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while they are yet far away. These are two perfect examples of Concluding
electronic communications which cut the boundaries that separate Sentence
countries and make communication possible between countries around Topic Sentence 3
the globe. In conclusion, it is crucial to have these electronic
communications in today’s age of globalization as they make it easier Explanation and
for people around the world to connect with each other. Examples

Not forgetting, the dominance of these electronic Concluding
communications is, people could gain prominent information more sentence
efficiently than before. As there are lesser borders between countries, Conclusion
the efficiency of getting more relevant and prominent information is
higher. People will have the ability to provide and gain information
effectively through Facebook or Twitter accounts. Long forgotten songs
of yesteryears, a rare item of sentimental memory, a book no longer
found in the market or even a piece of unheard of item; just name it and
you may find it through a single posting in their electronic account. In
2012, Julia Ruben (69 years old) from America posted a picture of a
scarlet earring in her Facebook and requested for a matching pair and
within a week found it in the archipelago of Hawaii. Similarly, in 2014
Matthew Scott from London, located his lost kitten by announcing its
disappearance through various electronic communications. Likewise,
international artists who plan concerts can inform their fans about it
through their Facebook account and their fans could also ask just about
anything to their favourite artists regarding the concert. Hence, this
explains why people make these electronic communications a huge
trend these days since they certainly provide fast, quick and apt
information that is relevant to the quick paced world today.

In a nutshell, the growing trend of using electronic
communications is inevitably vital in people’s lives as it gives a myriad
of benefits as aforementioned. So, to avoid ourselves from not getting
the chance of keeping up with the changing trends, we have to try our
utmost best to adapt ourselves with the rapid changes. I believe that the
electronic communication trend is a trend which is very important to be
followed as the world is getting more advanced day by day.

Comments:

a) A compelling introduction that compares past with present
b) A clear stand and thesis statement
c) Effective linkers and ideas are presented coherently
d) Appropriate language with good and varied vocabulary and sentence

structures
e) Lengthier body paragraphs with well elaborated points mainly by comparing

past and present and also different situations.
f) Varied examples from various sources

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Sample Essay 3

There was an era when people woke up with beads of sweat trailing down their necks
after a night filled with a phantasmagoria of ghosts haunting them. Currently, the scenario has
changed with the advent of sophisticated gadgets where the torment is experienced through
social networking. Never before has the world encountered a deadlier juxtaposition of an actual
poison being labelled as an antidote. The fact is social networking is an enemy rather than a pal
that stealthily hides behind the image of the blue bird we know as Twitter. It is ironic how
humans can claim to be in control of the social media when we are proud but blind pawns on a
chessboard. To be honest, technological advances have come such a long way that even
Alexander Graham Bell himself would be flabbergasted at how we have altered his bulky
invention and made it a slim, light device that can fit it a pocket. As smart and convenient as it
may seem, the hidden truth is that social networking has in fact caused more harm than good to
our planet: proof outlined below.

The primary social ill that has sprouted like mushrooms from social networking has to be
racism. Through numerous sites and blogs, innocent individuals are judged, commented on and
even mocked at merely because they are from certain ethnic groups or communities. For
example, in many of these social sites, African Americans are assumed to be engaged in theft
and armed robberies, Hispanics, on the other hand, are labelled as drug cartels. The minorities
have suffered far too long and only a few have seen salvation through leaders like Abraham
Lincoln and philosophers like John Rowles who wrote in his book, ‘The Veils of Justice’, that
the life of a human can never be quantified by the parameters of skin colour. Social networking,
however, has turned the clock the other way round. It perpetuates vicious stereotypes about how
individuals with a specific skin colour would act and react in a society, thus ostracizing certain
ethnicity. Is this not ridiculous? The lottery of birth is indefinite and random. Given that, it is our
duty as members of a fair society to ignore racial differences in the battle to overcome the
tyranny of biology, not advocate spite and vengeance through social networking.

Moving on, undoubtedly, social networking has intruded the private lives of most
individuals thus creating a mess of a chaos and pandemonium into unperturbed lives.
Sardonically, social networking has been said to promote positive values and unity among
individuals but the truth is quite different. Sir Patrick Henry once said during the Virginia
Convention after World War 2, “Give me liberty or give me death”. Though these words were
actually spoken during a different time frame, it still speaks volumes and resonates within the
minds of the youths of today. The aforesaid youngsters demand freedom and they falsely assume
that social networking is a form of escape. Let me debunk this myth. Social networking sites like
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are home to cyber bullying, character assassination and racism.
Cyber bullying is horrible as it is repressive to individuals and the way they think. We should
never forget that humans are creations of emotions, experiences, memories and feelings. Cyber
bullying destroys their very identity, ripping off the dignity and pride of every vulnerable
individual: the dignity and pride that we need to protect in order to live and a decent life on
earth.

The torture of social networking does not stop here. It tears into the core of humanity.
Martin Luther King told us that the moral arc bends towards mankind. I would say that with
social networking, the moral arc has stopped far too short. The crucial human values of being
kind, compassionate, magnanimous, benevolent and clement are no longer upheld in the cyber

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world that we live in today. Instead of being a caring society and foster unity, social networking
is now commonly used to incite violence and push people further apart. For example, numerous
Twitter revolutions have been organized on Twitter to gain media attention and support for riots
held on the streets of Egypt and Syria. These violent gatherings have only contributed to the
number of death during the Arab Spring. The nature of social networking sites is that people
tend to exaggerate incidents. As a result, more blood, sweat and tears are shed because of
conflicts that need not have happened. These episodes may not have been true to begin with.

Additionally, social networking takes control of your mind as if you were its slave. They
operate in such a twisted manner that people always feel the urge to accept and move along. This
kind of addiction is worse than any drug. It is not a chemical intoxication but a form of mental
domination. Individuals rely strongly on social networking such that it no longer seems a virtual
premise but a reality. They begin to believe that it is their actual life. With just a push of a
button, the world is at your fingertips. It is a sad tale when children look at the screen of a
computer more than they look into their parents’ eyes. Social networking connects the world, but
pushes families apart. It limits the freedom of expression of an individual to the confines of a lit
screen. Social networking is no longer a peaceful medium of interaction, but a hostile entity
pushing us to promote negativity.

It cannot be denied that social networking can overcome time constraints and
geographical distances, but to the expense of family unity and neighbourhood harmony. It is
certainly powerful enough to jeopardize strong beliefs such as human dignity and goodwill
amongst mankind. Social networking is surely responsible for creating a moral difference based
on the colour of the skin and languages spoken around the world. It creates a false identity and
has made nations shed more blood than any knife. The worst of it all, we are helpless. In a world
where social networking is highly valued, the balance of power is truly asymmetrical. Friend or
foe; prey or predator: Is it just another application in our smart phones or is it a time bomb
waiting to explode? You and only you have the answer!

Comments:

a) A captivating introduction
b) Clear stand and maturity of thought displayed vividly
c) Very good use of language, varied vocabulary, plenty of low frequency words
d) Paragraphs are effectively linked, elaborated well and points are justified

with examples
e) A very informative and thought provoking piece

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PRACTICES

Exercise 1

Read the introduction carefully and fill in the blanks with the appropriate elements highlighted in
sample essay 1 and 2.

‘TV Advertising today is harmful for young children.’ Do you agree? Discuss. You should write
at least 350 words.

Advertisements are now considered an essential tool to disseminate 1
information and spread advertising opportunities to different groups of
people through print notices and other electronic media such as via 2
television (TV), radio, social media and others. It is unquestionable that 3
advertising has become very much a part of modern life today. In almost
everything we do, we are constantly bombarded by advertisements. It is
hard to escape from the influence of advertisements. Teenagers and
young adults are becoming easy prey as they are quite vulnerable to the
advertisements they are exposed to. However, I strongly believe that
today’s television advertising does not affect young children’s growth.
In fact, advertising has helped in their physical and mental development.
Poor parenting is to blame and not the advertisement itself whereby
parents must train and educate their children about healthy eating habits,
smart consumerism ethics and product awareness.

Exercise 2

Read the body paragraph carefully and fill in the blanks with the appropriate elements
highlighted in sample essay 1 and 2.

‘Money is the root of all evil’. Do you agree?

Firstly, money is essential in life because it is the only things used in the 1
exchange of goods and services. Nothing, except perhaps the air that we 2
breathe, is free. Just walk into a shop and one will notice that everything 3
on sale has a price tag attached to it. In order to have any possessions, 4
we need to have money. For instance, we need money to buy the most
basic essentials that we cannot do without: food and clothing. We are no 5
longer living in an era in which we forage for food in the jungle and
wrap leaves around our bodies. We also need to rent a place to stay and
that again, comes with a monthly rental. Even a small room costs at
least RM 300 a month. These are only a few of the basic necessities that
to do not come free. There are other needs such as education, healthcare,
transportation, entertainment, and the long list goes on. Therefore,
money is a most important entity for our survival, not a curse or root of
all evil.

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Exercise 3

Read the body paragraph carefully and fill in the blanks with the appropriate elements
highlighted in sample essay 1 and 2.

‘Tertiary education determination a person’s success in life’. Do you agree?

In conclusion, the amalgam of higher education with determination, 1
2
personal interest and goal will make one wiser in his exploration and
pursuit of life’s attainment. It is therefore recommended that life’s

success is not only determined by the level of education but the absence

of other essential elements may be a stumbling block that will thwart

opportunities knocking at the door. The quote shared by Evan Esar that
says,” Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration,
desperation, perspiration and inspiration” recognises that success is not

after all a simple formula but it is also an inter-play of other factors that

are often mistaken as unimportant and thus ignored.

Answers:

Exercise 1

1. Introduction
2. Stand
3. Thesis Statement

Exercise 2

1. Topic Sentence
2. Explanation
3. Example
4. Explanation
5. Concluding Sentence

Exercise 3

1. Restates thesis statement
2. Restates stand

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MUET 800/1
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LISTENING (PAPER 1 800/1) : TEST SPECIFICATIONS

Component Test Specifications

Listening Candidates are assessed on their ability to comprehend
various types of oral text of varying length and level of
complexity ( content and language )
Assessment will cover the following :

a) Knowledge
- Recalling information
- Recognising main ideas
- Recognising supporting details

b) Comprehension
- Deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences
from context
- Paraphrasing

c) Application
- Predicting outcomes
- Applying a concept to a new situation

d) Analysis
- Understanding language functions
- Distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant
- Distinguishing fact from opinion
- Drawing inferences
- Identifying roles and relationships

e) Synthesis
- Following the development of a point or and
argument
- Summarising information

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Test Specifications
f) Evaluation

- Appraising information
- Making judgements
- Drawing conclusions
- Recognising and interpreting speakers’ views,

attitudes or intentions

Possible genres :
Lecture, briefing, talk, discussion, interview, telephone
conversation, announcement, instructions, advertisement,
news, meeting, documentary

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHERS

PRE- ✓ Choose listening texts of various themes
LISTENING ✓ Identify the contexts of text
✓ Brainstorm ideas, vocabulary from the predicted
WHILE
LISTENING contexts
✓ Encourage listeners to read the questions in each part

thoroughly
✓ Study the sentence structures to predict language

items

✓ Minimise distractions before listening activity
begins

✓ Make sure the cd player and the disc are functioning
✓ Make listeners take down notes for main ideas and

important details
✓ Make listeners use the notes taken to complete the

tasks for each part
✓ Check on the listeners’ use of language items –

parts of speech, spelling, punctuation

POST ✓ Provide feedback on the tasks
LISTENING ✓ Pay attention to:

- Subject + verb + complement
- To- infinity
- Tenses
- Types of sentences (simple, compound, complex)

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UNIT 1: LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS, SUPPORTING DETAILS AND SPECIFIC
INFORMATION
Skills:

1. Recalling information
2. Recognizing main ideas
3. Recognizing supporting details

Learning outcomes:
Learners will be able to

1. Recall information from stimuli
2. Relay information
3. Select relevant details
4. Extract key ideas

Guidelines for Teachers:
1. Listening for main ideas and supporting details

- The main idea is the key point or the gist of a message, speech, news report,
dialogue, telephone conversations, talks and discussions. It is the most important
piece of information the speaker wants the listener to know about the paragraph.

- The main idea is sometimes explicitly stated somewhere in the paragraph. It may be
stated at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a paragraph.

How to recognize main idea and supporting details? LISTENING

Tell the students to

- Listen for verbal cues and signposts. Certain words like ‘Firstly’, ‘First’, ‘Second’,
‘Next’, ‘In conclusion’, ‘On the other hand’, ‘Importantly’, ‘Significantly’, ‘In
summary’, ‘In essence’ etc. normally signal a main idea.

So what are the benefits you gain from joining the camp? First, you will have
a head start in your academic life. At the camp, we provide interesting
activities that will enhance your language skills. Besides that, we will also
help you to improve your self-confidence. We have invited an expert to share
the tips on how you can improve your self-confidence. By the end of the
session, you will have the confidence to speak English in front of an audience.

The word ‘first’ in this paragraph is used to introduce the first main idea which is the
benefit of joining the camp. The rest of the sentences give the details and explanation
of the main idea.
- Listen for words or phrases that are repeated in the listening text.

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How do barcodes work to help a company? Barcodes can display information
such as price, location, number of items available and the date of purchase.
This helps a company to check their stock. Barcodes also help the pricing to
be more accurate. Old fashioned price tags can be torn, or wrinkled which
makes reading the prices difficult. Scanning barcodes also helps in quicker
checkout when many items are purchased especially in a supermarket.

In this paragraph, the word ‘barcodes’ is repeated many times. Upon closer listening,
the aspect that is being presented is the benefits of barcodes. Thus, the central idea of
this particular paragraph is the benefits of the barcodes.

- Listen to main idea rather than to individual words and facts.
- Write down key words or phrases that describe the main idea.
- Identify the topic sentence. If there is no topic sentence, that means the main idea is

implied or unstated and the students have to discover the main idea in the selected
text. Usually, in this case, the supporting details suggest the main idea.

2. Listening for specific information.
Listening for specific information means listening out for details or a particular piece
of information. Listeners need to pay attention or focus on the parts that are relevant
and ignore information that is not required. Specific details usually include:

• Names
• Numbers
• Reasons/causes
• Dates
• Places

How to recognize specific information?

Tell the students to

Pay special attention to Wh questions; where, when, who, what, how etc. These Wh
questions provide information on the supporting details.

Example

Listen to the extract and fill in the details from the text in the graphic organizer below in
NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

Sample of listening extract:

How are barcodes used? Barcodes are more than just a way of labelling
products. Rather than use a price sticker, most businesses now use barcodes
on their items. Let us examine what happens when we buy a product from the
supermarket. A scanner is used to read the bars and spaces. As the scanner
reads the bars, it transfers the information to a computer. The computer then
finds the record of the barcode. The information then appears on the screen.
All the cashier needs to do is to print the items sold and their prices.

(Source: MUET July, 2013)

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How are Barcodes Used?
1. A scanner is used to read the bars and spaces.

2. Once the scanner reads the bars,
________________________________________

3. Then, the computer
________________________________ barcode.

4. The information appears
________________________________________

5. Finally, the cashier prints
________________________________________

________________________________________

In order to complete the graphic organizer, the students need to listen to the extract
and pay attention to relevant details. In this case, the students need to listen to the
information that answers the question ‘how’.

1. Listen to examples and illustrations. Listen for phrases like for example, for instance,
to illustrate etc. These phrases are used to list out examples.

Secondly, acid rain causes damage to man-made structures. For example,
marble, limestone and sandstone can easily be dissolved by acid rain.

Example:
1. _____________, ______________ and ______________ are man-made structures

that can easily be dissolved by acid rain.
The phrase ‘for example’ is used to show the specific information, i.e. examples
of man-made structures which is required by the question. In order for the students
to look for the answer, they need to listen to the phrase ‘for example’ in the text.
Therefore, the answer to this question can be found in the second sentence.

Answer
1. Marble, limestone and sandstone are man-made structures that can easily be

dissolved by acid rain.

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Practice: Listening for main ideas, supporting details and specific information.
Extract 1.1

To help preserve important historical sites, the International World Heritage Programme was set up
in 1972. At that time, historically important sites were being destroyed because of rapid development or
neglect. People were concerned that future generations would never have a chance to see these sites.
Therefore, in order to help preserve these sites, the United Nations Scientific Cultural Organisation, or
UNESCO, set up the Programme through an international treaty.

Heritage sites are places that are listed by the Programme because they are of special natural or
cultural interest. The natural sites would include forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, caves, while the cultural
sites refer to buildings, monuments and cities. Today, there are 962 listed sites. Most of these sites - nearly
three-quarters of them - are cultural sites, while the rest are natural features. Among the well-known heritage
sites are the Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge in Britain, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Easter Island in the Pacific
Ocean and the Coliseum in Rome.

Being listed as a World Heritage site brings several benefits to the country. A key benefit is
financial assistance from the World Heritage Fund. Listing also results in increased public awareness which
attracts more visitors to the site and indirectly this increases job opportunities for the local people.

Here in Malaysia we now have four listed Heritage Sites. They include the co-listed historical sites
of Malacca and Penang. These two towns both developed oyer a period of 500 years from trading and cultural
exchanges between Asia and Europe in the Straits of Malacca. Another listed site is Gunung Mulu National
Park. The park is important for its broad biodiversity and especially for its spectacular limestone caves,
including the largest known cave chamber in the world. Another park in East Malaysia, Kinabalu Park in
Sabah, is also a listed site. It is named as the Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia. The park is also
home to representatives of all the mammals, birds, amphibians and invertebrates that can be found on the
whole island of Borneo.

(Source: MUET July, 2014)

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Listen to the text. Then answer the questions that follow.

1. The International World Heritage Programme was set up in 1972 to help maintain
_________________________________________________________________ .

2.
MALAYSIAN HERITAGE SITES

3. One of the benefits of being a World Heritage Site is
__________________________________________________________________

___________________________

4. There are two types of heritage sites namely __________________________ and
________________________________.

5. Being the largest known cave chamber in the world, Gunung Mulu National Park
is important for its _____________________ and
____________________________.

6. Forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, caves are examples of
_____________________

7. The two sites of Penang and Malacca share a listing because they both

A have a similar history
B are located along the Straits of Malacca
C were developed more than 500 years ago

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UNIT 2: COMPREHENSION, ANALYSIS, SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION

Skills:

1. Deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences from context
2. Paraphrasing
3. Understanding language functions
4. Identifying roles and functions
5. Summarising information
6. Recognising and interpreting speaker’s views, attitudes or intentions

Learning outcomes:
Learners will be able to

1. Restate information given
2. Identify language functions
3. Identify speaker’s roles and relationships

Guidelines for Teachers:

1. Deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences from context:
- Do not panic if you do not understand a word or phrases in the text
- You can guess the meaning of words by using several techniques:
a) Listen to the definition provided by the speaker(s)
b) Listen to the content to guess meaning
c) Look out for examples given related to the specific word(s) used
d) Use of suffixes and prefixes in the text

2. Paraphrasing :
- Restate the ideas in your own words
- Write the whole ideas first then rewrite them within the number of words required
by the questions ( not more than 3 or 5 words )

3. Understanding Language Functions:
- Be aware of the language functions and phrases used to facilitate listening and
comprehension.

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4. Listening to Recognise and Interpret Speakers’ Views, Attitudes or Intentions:
a) Listen to the tone, rhythm, volume as well as the rate of speech
b) Listen to choice of words used

5. Listening to summarise Information:
a) Listen to understand what is spoken then restate the ideas in your own words
b) Write a short and precise summary of the text
c) Do not leave out specific details and focus on the main ideas

Practice: Comprehension, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation
Extract 2.1

How many of you have taken vitamins or health supplements in the last week?
Please raise your hands. Oh, yes — I can see a lot of hands in the air. And I'm sure
you spent quite a lot of money to buy those products, didn't you?

Did you know there's a much cheaper and easier way to stay happy and healthy?
You don't need any special medicine, food, drink, or equipment -what you need is
always with you, ready to be used any time.

I'm talking about L.A.U.G.H.T.E.R. [spells] - that's right, laughter.

It's amazing what laughter can do for us. Scientists have known for many years that
laughter is able to relieve pain, improve memory and aid the digestive process.
More recently, research has shown that laughter can reduce the levels of stress
hormones in our body. It improves our immune system so that we can fight off
colds and other infections. It also relaxes our muscles. But what scientists didn't
know was how or why laughing made us feel better.

Of course, we all know that we laugh naturally and spontaneously when things are
going well for us, or when someone says or does something that amuses us, that
"tickles our funny bone", as the saying goes. Now it has been found that the
physical action of laughing stimulates our emotions, which in turn makes our brain
release endorphin. Endorphin is a brain chemical that makes us feel happy and
relaxed.

What is interesting is that even if we don't feel happy, we can "force" ourselves to
smile, and the effect is similar! It seems that just the physical action of pulling up
your cheek muscles into a smile is enough to stimulate the brain to release
endorphin. The physical act of smiling is associated in our brain with previous
incidents of smiling and laughing; it activates the brain's memories and repeats the
process of stimulating the release of "happy" brain chemicals. The fact is, our body
just doesn't know the difference between real laughter and(Sfoaukreclea:uMghUteErT! July, 2012)

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1 What is the purpose of the talk?

a) To persuade
b) To inform
c) To motivate
For questions 2 to 5, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

Benefits of Laughter On Humans

LAUGHTER
23

Improve Memory
45

6 Endorphin is _________________ that makes us relaxed and feel elated.
7 We laugh naturally and spontaneously when __________________.

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Extract 2.2

Amy: Hi Harun, what do you think of Miss Chan's talk about the hospitality
industry?

Harun: I thought it was very interesting. I didn't know that we can work in so
many sectors and that it brings in so much revenue. Now I am keen to work in
the hospitality industry. I can work in hotels, restaurants, event planning, a theme
park or join a cruise line. Wow! There is really quite a choice.

Amy: Well, I'm thinking of working in a hotel. I can join the marketing
department and focus on customer service. There is so much potential and I like
meeting people. Miss Chan says that we can think of the hotel's clients as regular
customers, chance customers and visiting customers. Each would need to be
dealt with in different ways. But I missed out some parts of it. What are some of

their needs again?

Harun: There are priorities. For regular customers, she said that we have to pay
attention to knowing their needs and to satisfy their expectations. For the chance
customers, we need to attract them and create favourable first impressions. I can't
remember what the information about the third group is, though. Oh yes, I
remember now, it is to see if the visiting customers are local or foreign. It's
important to know the difference.

Amy: That's very true. What would you like to do?

Harun: Mm... I can't decide yet. Sometimes, I think I want to be a chef but
maybe being a pilot is better. As a chef, I can work in a restaurant or open my
own business. As a pilot, I can work in a commercial airline or work in logistics
involved in transportation of goods. My uncle works on a cruise liner but he says
it is boring and wants to quit. A girl at every port is not true, he says. It is
difficult to make friends as the land visits are so short.

Amy: Well, to each his own. My aunt is a commercial pilot and she enjoys every
minute of it. The best thing she said is that she doesn't have to bring the job
home unlike an engineer or a lawyer.

Harun: I think I'd like to be a pilot when I finish my studies. But I heard the
airline industry is very competitive and saturated. Just the other day, I met Alvin
who finished his training two years ago and he has not found a position yet.

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1 What do you think of Harun’s attitude towards Mrs. Chan’s talk?

a) Indifferent
b) Enthusiastic
c) Inquisitive

2 Harun is keen to ______________ the hospitality industry as it can brings in so much
revenue.
a) venture into
b) be involved in
c) work in

3 Who is Alvin?
a) Amy’s uncle
b) Harun’s friend
c) Harun’s nephew

4. Alvin is still unable to land himself a job due to__________________
a) Competition in the aviation industry
b) Stiff competition to be (a) pilot

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UNIT 3: SYNTHESIS

Skill:

1. Following the development of a point or an argument

Learning Outcomes:
Learners will be able to

1. Follow the line of argument
2. Transfer information into non-linear form
Guideline for Teachers:
Remind students to follow the logical progression of a point or an argument by paying
attention to connectors like therefore, however, subsequently, on the contrary, after, after
that.

Practice: Synthesising
Extract 3.1

Light pollution is excessive or obtrusive artificial lighting and like any other form of
pollution, disrupts ecosystems and has adverse health effects. But today, I just want to focus
on excessive lighting. These excessive lights may include lights within buildings, offices and
factories, as well as exterior lighting which includes neon signs, billboards, lights on the
streets and vehicle headlights. Stadium lights are also culprits. These lights come in many
forms as they may flicker, glare, shine or glow.

(Source: MUET July, 2013)

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For questions 1 to 7, write your answers in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

Excessive Lighting

Sources Forms

1) lights _______ buildings 7) ____________
2) ________ and factories glare
3) ________ signs shine
billboards glow
4) ________ lights
5) _________ headlights
6) __________ lights

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Extract 3.2

What are barcodes? Barcodes are usually striped black bars, about 2 cm in height, and
stretching around 4 cm in length. Some can be bigger or smaller. Barcodes are stuck
on smooth surfaces.

Sometimes, items are without a smooth surface like fruits and cakes. For these items,
there are no barcodes on the packaging. The cashier will have to refer to a barcode
scan sheet. The sheet is just a list of items and their corresponding barcodes, so when
someone buys a piece of cake, the cashier will just scan the barcode for the cake from
the barcode scan sheet. Efficient and quick, isn’t it?

I am very sure you have seen barcodes on labels. Barcodes are everywhere – from the
packet of biscuits you buy in a supermarket to the books you check out from a library.
But most of us don’t give much thought to barcodes even though they are very useful.

How do barcodes work to help a company? Barcodes can display information such as
price, number of items available and the date of purchase. This helps a company to
check their stock. Barcodes also help the pricing to be more accurate. Old fashioned
price tags can be torn, or wrinkled which makes reading the prices difficult. Scanning
barcodes also helps in quicker checkout when many items are purchased especially in
a supermarket.

How are barcodes used? Barcodes are more than just a way of labelling products.
Rather than use a price sticker, most businesses now use barcodes on their items. Let
us examine what happens when we buy a product from the supermarket. A scanner is
used to read the bars and spaces. As the scanner reads the bars, it transfers the
information to a computer. The computer then finds the record of the barcode. The
information then appears on the screen. All the cashier needs to do is to print the
items sold and their prices. The job is as easy as ABC. But sometimes, the scanner
fails to read the barcodes, the cashier has to type the number printed below the
barcodes into the cash register.

Can we as customers personally benefit from barcodes? Certainly! We do not get
cheated by dishonest cashiers because they cannot fiddle with the prices. We can also
Counter check our goods as the receipt will have the details on print. In some stores,
where we are able to return goods, the barcodes help the store to get the details of our
purchase.

(Source: MUET July, 2013)

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For questions 1 to 3, write your answer in NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

How A Barcode Is Used
The cashier scans the barcode

1) The scanner ___________________________
rea____________________________________

The scanner transfers information to a computer

2) The computer ___________________________

The information appears on the screen

3) The cashier prints _______________________

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UNIT 4: APPLICATION
Skills:

1. Predicting outcomes
2. Applying a concept to a new situation

Learning Outcome:

Learners will be able to:
1. make predictions based on information provided

Guideline for Teachers:
- Remind students to listen to certain words or clues that may help them to guess what
is coming next.
- Remind students to practise reacting mentally and predicting accurately to everything
heard by paying attention to questions that begin with solve, use, illustrate and
complete.

Practice: Application
Extract 4.1

Voicel;2k;: Are we spending too much money on night lighting?
Voice 3: Certainly. Much energy is needed for the night lights. So can you
imagine the amount of oil we burn to produce electricity for lights at night? That
is why we should support Earth Hour Malaysia. Just for one night let us switch
off all lights for one hour and let the Earth rest. We should cut down on artificial
lights, at work and at home.

(Source: MUET, July 2013)

According to Dr. Yeoh the problem of excessive lighting in Malaysia is
A critical
B exaggerated
C under control

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Extract 4.2

What are barcodes? Barcodes are usually striped black bars, about 2 cm in height, and
stretching around 4 cm in length. Some can be bigger or smaller. Barcodes are stuck
on smooth surfaces.

Sometimes, items are without a smooth surface like fruits and cakes. For these items,
there are no barcodes on the packaging. The cashier will have to refer to a barcode
scan sheet. The sheet is just a list of items and their corresponding barcodes, so when
someone buys a piece of cake, the cashier will just scan the barcode for the cake from
the barcode scan sheet. Efficient and quick, isn’t it?

I am very sure you have seen barcodes on labels. Barcodes are everywhere – from the
packet of biscuits you buy in a supermarket to the books you check out from a library.
But most of us don’t give much thought to barcodes even though they are very useful.

How do barcodes work to help a company? Barcodes can display information such as
price, number of items available and the date of purchase. This helps a company to
check their stock. Barcodes also help the pricing to be more accurate. Old fashioned
price tags can be torn, or wrinkled which makes reading the prices difficult. Scanning
barcodes also helps in quicker checkout when many items are purchased especially in
a supermarket.

How are barcodes used? Barcodes are more than just a way of labelling products.
Rather than use a price sticker, most businesses now use barcodes on their items. Let
us examine what happens when we buy a product from the supermarket. A scanner is
used to read the bars and spaces. As the scanner reads the bars, it transfers the
information to a computer. The computer then finds the record of the barcode. The
information then appears on the screen. All the cashier needs to do is to print the
items sold and their prices. The job is as easy as ABC. But sometimes, the scanner
fails to read the barcodes, the cashier has to type the number printed below the
barcodes into the cash register.

Can we as customers personally benefit from barcodes? Certainly! We do not get
cheated by dishonest cashiers because they cannot fiddle with the prices. We can also
Counter check our goods as the receipt will have the details on print. In some stores,
where we are able to return goods, the barcodes help the store to get the details of our
purchase.

(Source: MUET July, 2013)

In years to come, barcode will provide _________________ to store management and
customers.

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UNIT 5: LISTEN AND DRAW INFERENCES

Skills:

1. Drawing inferences

Learning Outcomes:

Learners will be able to
1. Infer speakers’ intention
2. Infer speakers’ tone
3. Infer speakers’ attitude

Guidelines for Teachers:
1. Listen and infer speakers’ intention
- After listening to the text, listeners determine speakers’ intent about something not stated
explicitly in the text. Listeners have to rely on the clues, or information presented in the
text.

2. Listen and infer speakers’ tone
- After listening to the text, listeners use information based on the given situation to infer

the speakers’ tone. The organization, choice of details and sentence structure and word
choice are indicators of speakers’ tone. But the best indicator is word choice.

3. Listen and infer speakers’ attitude
- After listening to the text, listeners use the given context and clues to draw inferences of

the speakers’ attitude

How to infer speakers’ intention.

a) Provide a list of words that are language function words - to inform, to persuade, to
suggest,
to clarify, to agree, to disagree.

b) Guide students to elicit examples, and details that support the main ideas.

c) Get students to find a match for the evidence to the language function words.

How to infer speakers’ tone.
a) Provide a list of words that describe tone – amused, analytical, approving, authoritarian,
bored, cautious, commanding, condescending, convincing, critical, encouraging,
frustrated, indifferent, neutral, optimistic, persuasive, pessimistic, serious, unbelievable,
unfair, unproven

b) Refer to websites for other words that describe tone. (https:// writerswrite.co.za )

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c) Guide students to categorize the words into 3 columns: positive, negative, neutral.

d) Discuss answers

Extract 5.1

Voice 2: Advertisers will always try to make you buy their products, but they sometimes
tell half -truths. This is the negative side of advertising. They make you buy something you
don’t need or the product bought is not as good as advertised. But advertising can serve a
very important function. Because of advertising, we can make more informed choices. Let’s
say you want to buy a cell phone. Which phone you decide to buy depends on your budget.
And you would want to know the range of phones available to suit your budget. This is
where advertisements would help. They help you to narrow down your choice. Here
advertisements inform rather than fool consumers.

Source: MUET July, 2012

Suggested Exercise:

To determine the overall tone of the speaker towards advertisement, first examine the
evidence that lies in the organization and choice of details. The text begins with the negative
side of advertising (they sometimes tell half truths) and moves on to the positive side of
advertising (Because of advertising, we can make more informed choices.)

This is where advertisements would help. They help you to narrow down your choice. Here
advertisements inform rather than fool consumers.) The other evidence lies in the word
choice. Examine the following words and phrases: important function, more informed
choices, help you to narrow down your choice advertisements, inform rather than fool
consumers. These words and phrases indicate that the speaker shows approval of advertising.
Thus, the overall tone of the speaker towards advertisement is an approving tone.

Extract 5.2

Voice 2: Here’s some important news for anyone who is interested in Malaysian birds.
The 24th Annual Fraser’s Hill International Bird Race will be held next weekend.
Teams can register any time up to the morning of the event. For those who have not
heard of a bird race, the race is not among birds- it’s among teams who try to identify
as many birds as possible within a specified time. You don’t need to be an expert. The
bird race is open to everyone, but it will certainly help if someone in your team has
some knowledge of Malaysian birds. But the race is not really about winning- it’s
about going out and enjoying nature. There are about 260 species of birds at Fraser’s
Hill, so there’s a good chance of seeing some birds you won’t find in your garden.

Source: MUET, July 2012

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a) The speaker’s intention is to inform listeners about 24th Annual Fraser’s Hill

International Bird Race. Complete the boxes with suitable information from the
listening text.

When will it be held?
1 _________________________

To
inform

State two purposes of the race. Who can take part?

2a) _______________________________ 3a)
________________________________ _________________________________

b) ________________________________ ___________________________________
__________________________________ _
B
b)
__________________________________

b) The speaker’s intention is to explain about a Bird Race to__th_e__l_is_t_e_n_e_rs_.__________________________
Complete the box with suitable information from the listening text.

To
explain

In a Bird Race, the teams will (4) ___________________
______________________________________________

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b) The speaker’s intention is to persuade listeners to join the 24th Annual Fraser’s Hill

International Bird Race. Complete the box with suitable information from the
listening text.

To
persuade

By joining a Bird Race, you will get
5) ____________________________________

____________________________________

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UNIT 6: EVALUATION

Skills:
1. Appraising information
2. Making judgement
3. Drawing conclusion

Learning Outcomes:

Learners will be able to
1. Interpret information based on stimuli provided
2. Justify opinion

Guidelines for Teachers:
- Making judgements and drawing conclusion mean thinking carefully about what has
been said and forming a logical opinion.
- Teacher formulate questions to guide students to make judgement and draw
conclusion.

Practice: Evaluation
Extract 6.1

Voice 1: Listen to a news items. Based on the news item, answer the questions that follow.

Voice 2: Here’s is an interesting piece of news. Apparently, a couple has separated after
being together for 115 years. Bibi and Poldi are now going on their separate ways after
being companions for more than a century. They are a couple of giant tortoises in the
Austrian zoo. Zoo keepers said the trouble started when Bibi, the female tortoise started to
bite the shell of Poldi, the male tortoise. It seems that the male tortoise didn’t like this and
moved to stay in another enclosure – something that never happened before because the two
tortoise had never been apart. Zoo officials said, “We get the feeling that they can’t stand
the sight of each other anymore.”

(Source: MUET July, 2014)

Suggested activities.

1. Students identify the two characters. LISTENING
2. Students identify the special aspects of the two characters who are a couple.
3. Students identify the problems faced by the couple.
4. Students make their own conclusion of what happened to the couple in the end.

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Extract 6.2

Commuting by car or public transport rather than walking or cycling is associated with
negative effects on long term health, according to researchers in Sweden. Generally, car and
public transport users suffer everyday stress. They have poorer health and experience
exhaustion, compared to active commuters who walked or cycled. Car drivers who
commuted 30 to 60 minutes experienced worse health than those whose journey lasted more
than one hour. One explanation for the discrepancy could be long distance commuting
allowed the opportunity for relaxation.

(Source: MUET July, 2013)
Questions.

1. According to the research, commuting by car or public transport can be related to
_________________________________________________________________

2. Why are drivers who commuted more than an hour had better health?
_________________________________________________________________

3. Based on the news item, can we conclude that walking or cycling is better than
commuting by car or public transport? Explain.
_________________________________________________________________

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Enrichment Activity 1: Information Sheet

My Baby You by Marc Anthony

Who is Marc Anthony?

1. Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz, better known by his stage name as Marc Anthony, is an American
actor, record producer, singer-songwriter, and television producer.

2. Born: September 16, 1968 (age 45), New York City, New York, United States

3. Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)

4. Spouse: Jennifer Lopez (m. 2004–2012), Dayanara Torres (m. 2002–2004), Maria Von
Ritchie Lopez (m. 2000–2002)

The song “My Baby You”

My Baby You is a very emotional and passionate song that has a lot of meanings to it. Marc
Anthony dedicated this song to his daughter, Arianna (oldest child of Marc Anthony) who is
now 18 years old. It is so beautiful the way a father expresses his love for his daughter.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Baby_You

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Enrichment Activity 1

MY BABY YOU
(Marc Anthony)- Contractions

As I look into your eyes Chorus
I see all the reasons why You are the reasons I could fly
My (1) _____ worth a thousand skies And ‘cause of you
(2)_____ the simplest love (3)_____ known I (11) ____ have the wonder why
And the purest one (4)_____ own My baby you
Know (5)_____ never be alone (12)____ no more just getting by
Chorus ‘cause (13)_____ the reasons I feel so alive
My baby you Arianna I feel so alive
Are the reasons I could fly
And ‘cause of you Source:
I (6) _____ have to wonder why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnh0yU5ef4U
Baby you
(7)_____ no more just getting by
(8)_____ the reasons I feel alive

Though these words I sing are true
They still fail to capture you
As mere words can only do
How do I explain that smile
And how it turns my world around
Keeping my feet on the ground
Chorus
I will soothe you if you fall
(9)____ be right there if you call
(10)____ my greatest love of all

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Apostrophe for Contractions
We use short forms and contractions such as that found in friendly letters, diaries and
conversations. In informal language short forms and contractions are often used.
A. Write out the complete words for each of the following contraction.

No. Contractions Complete Words
1 I’ll
2 You’re
3 I’ve
4 You’ll
5 There’s
6 Don’t
7 Can’t
8 Won’t
9 There’s
10 Life’s

B. Write out the formal language Formal Language

No. Informal language
1 I’ ve spoken to my aunt.
2 The mango’s sweet.
3 What’ll you do?
4 You mustn’t be rude

C. Punctuate the following sentences with an apostrophe where necessary. LISTENING

1. Dont eat curry laksa while wearing a white shirt.
2. If it hurts, dont do it again.
3. Dont dye your hair purple. Your mother will find out.
4. Youll feel ugly if you compare yourself to models.
5. Love your parents. You wont live with them forever.
6. You mustnt be rude to your elders. They know more than you. Theyve been around

longer.
7. Take care of your teeth. Youll be needing them for a long time.
8. Use sunscreen. Too much sun and youll get wrinkles and skin cancer.

D. Answer the following questions.

1. The song is dedicated to whom?
2. What is the relationship between the singer and Ariana?
3. Write down 2 phrases that show the father’s feeling towards his daughter.
4. Based on the song, list down 2 things that the father is willing to do for his daughter. Explain.
5. It is important to have a strong family bonding. However, there are times when parents face

marriage problems that leads family members to live separately.
What are some ways to have good family bonding in this situation?

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ANSWER KEY

UNIT 1

Extract 1.

1. important historical sites
2. Malacca, Penang, Gunung Mulu National Park, Kinabalu Park
3. financial assistance
4. natural sites, cultural sites
5. broad diversity, spectacular limestone caves
6. natural sites
7. C

UNIT 2
Extract 2.1
1C
2 Relieve pain
3 Aid digestive process
4 Reduce the levels of stress hormones
5 Improve immune system
6 (a) brain chemical
7 things are going well / someone says something amusing / someone does something
amusing

Extract 2.2

1B

2C

3B

4B

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UNIT 3

Extract 3.1

1) within
2) offices
3) neon
4) street
5) vehicle
6) stadium
7) flicker

Extract 3.22

8) the bars and spaces
9) finds the barcode’s record
10) the items sold and prices

UNIT 4
Extract 4.1
a) A
Extract 4.2
b) benefits/advantage

UNIT 5 LISTENING

Extract 5.2
1. Next weekend
2. (a) to identify as many birds as possible within a specified time

(b) to go out and enjoy nature

3. (a) open to everyone
(b) someone with knowledge of Malaysian birds

4. try to identify as many birds as possible within a specified time

5. a good chance of seeing some birds you won’t find in your garden.

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UNIT 6

Extract 6. 1

1. Bibi and Poldi
2. The couple is giant tortoises.
3. They don’t live together anymore.
4. They don’t love each other anymore.

(Accept any suitable answer)

Extract 6.2

1. Negative effect on long term health.
2. Long distance commuting allowed the opportunity for relaxation.
3. Accept any suitable answers

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UNIT 7 ENRICHMENT 1 – ANSWER KEY

A. 1. I will
2. You are
3. I have
4. You will
5. There is
6. Do not
7. Cannot
8. Will not
9. There is
10. Life is

B. 1. I have spoken to my aunt.
2. The mango is sweet.
3. What will you do?
4. You must not be rude.

C. 1. Don’t eat curry laksa while wearing a white shirt.
2. If it hurts, don’t do it again.
3. Don’t dye your hair purple. Your mother will find out.
4. You’ll feel ugly if you compare yourself to models.
5. Love your parents. You won’t live with them forever.
6. You mustn't be rude to your elders. They know more than you. They’ve been
around longer.
7. Take care of your teeth. You’ll be needing them for a long time.
8. Use sunscreen. Too much sun and you’ll get wrinkles and skin cancer.

D. 1. Ariana
2. Ariana is his daughter.
3. You’re the simplest love I’ve known.
And the purest one I’ll own
You’re the reason I could fly.
You’re my greatest love of all.
You’re the reason I feel so alive
4. I will soothe you if you fall. (Accept any suitable explanation)
I’ll be right there if you call. (Accept any suitable explanation)
5. Accept any suitable respond

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"Can't Smile Without You"

You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
You see I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

You came along just like a song
And brightened my day
Who would of believed that you were part of a dream
Now it all seems light years away

And now you know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
You see I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile

Now some people say happiness takes so very long to find
Well, I'm finding it hard leaving your love behind me

And you see I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
You see I feel glad when you're glad
I feel sad when you're sad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

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