Issue 2_HIP English E-Bulletin SMK Mak Mandin 2021

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ISSUE 2

MAY 2021

SMK Mak Mandin
H.I.P for English Language

e-Bulletin
Prepared by
Emily John Wejidas
H.I.P Coordinator
SMK Mak Mandin

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Editor’s Note

Hi students! The month of May is a very
meaningful month for us. For many of
us the mid-term exam begins this
m0nth.

Next, we will celebrate two very
important individuals in our lives; our
Mothers and our Teachers. They may
scold us, nag us or even be angry with
us but they will never stop caring for us.

So, appreciate your Mothers and
your Teachers. The best gift that you
can give to your Mothers and Teachers
is to succeed in life.

Regards,
Emily John Wejidas

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STORY TIME

‘EIGHT LIES OF A
MOTHER’

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1) This story begins when I was
a child: I was born poor. Often
we hadn't enough to eat.
Whenever we had some food,
Mother often gave me her
portion of rice. While she was
transferring her rice into my
bowl, she would say ..

“Eat this rice, son! I’m not
hungry.”

2) As I grew, Mother gave up her 5
spare time to fish in a river near
our house; she hoped that from My heart was touched when I
the fish she caught, she could saw it. Once I gave the other
give me a little bit more fish to her on my chopstick but
nutritious food for my growth. she immediately refused it and
Once she had caught just two said, "Eat this fish, son! I don't
fish, she would make fish soup. really like fish."
While I was eating the soup,
mother would sit beside me and
eat the what was still left on the
bone of the fish I had eaten.

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3) Then, in order to fund my education, 4) When I had to sit for my Final
Mother went to a Match Factory to Examination, Mother accompanied
bring home some used matchboxes me. After dawn, Mother waited for
which she filled with fresh me for hours in the heat of the sun.
matchsticks. This helped her get When the bell rang, I ran to meet
some money to cover our needs. her. Mother embraced me and
One wintry night I awoke to find poured me a glass of tea that she
Mother filling the matchboxes by had prepared in a thermos. The tea
candlelight. So I said, "Mother, go to was not as strong as my Mother's
sleep; it's late: you can continue love. Seeing Mother covered with
working tomorrow morning." Mother perspiration, I at once gave her my
smiled and said, “Go to sleep, son! glass and asked her to drink too.
I’m not tired”. Mother said .. "Drink, son! I'm not
thirsty!"

5) After Father's death, Mother had 7
to play the role of a single parent.
She held on to her former job; she marry again. But Mother refused to
had to fund our needs alone. Our remarry saying.. "I don't need
family's life was more complicated. love!"
We suffered from starvation. Seeing
our family's condition worsening, my 6) After I had finished my studies
kind Uncle who lived near my house and gotten a job, it was time for my
came to help us solve our problems old Mother to retire but she carried
big and small. Our other neighbours on going to the market every
saw that we were poverty stricken so morning just to sell a few
they often advised my mother to vegetables. I kept sending her
money but she was steadfast and
even sent the money back to me.
She said, "I have enough money!"

7) I continued my part-time studies 8
for my Master's Degree.
Funded by the American 8)In her dotage, Mother was
Corporation for which I worked,
I succeeded in my studies. With attacked by cancer and had to be
a big jump in my salary, I hospitalized. Now living far
decided to bring Mother to across the ocean, I went home to
enjoy life in America but Mother visit Mother who was bedridden
didn't want to bother her son; after an operation. Mother tried to
she said to me .. "I'm not used smile but I was heartbroken
to high living!" because she was so thin and
feeble but Mother said, "Don't
cry, son! I'm not in pain!“

Telling me this, her eighth lie, she
died ..

YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL ! 9

M-O-T-H-E-R "E" is for her Eyes with love-light
shining in them
"M" is for the Million things she gave
me "R" means Right, and right she'll
always be. Put them all together,
"O" means Only that she's growing they spell "MOTHER" a word that
old means the world to me.

"T" is for the Tears she shed to save For those of you who are lucky to
me be still blessed with your Mom's
presence on Earth, this story is
"H" is for her Heart of gold beautiful. For those who aren't so
blessed, this is even more
beautiful.

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Story Time

Thanksgiving Day was near. The 11
first grade teacher gave her class
a fun assignment — to draw a the subjects of most of her
picture of something for which student’s art. And they were.
they were thankful.
But Douglas made a different
Most of the class might be kind of picture. Douglas was a
considered economically different kind of boy. He was the
disadvantaged, but still many teacher’s true child of misery,
would celebrate the holiday with frail and unhappy. As other
turkey and other traditional children played at recess,
goodies of the season. These, Douglas was likely to stand close
the teacher thought, would be by her side. One could only
guess at the pain Douglas felt
behind those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. 12
When asked to draw a picture of
something for which he was His abstract image captured the
thankful, he drew a hand. imagination of his peers. Whose
Nothing else. Just an empty hand could it be. One child
hand. guessed it was the hand of a
farmer, because farmers raise
turkeys. Another suggested a
police officer, because the
police protect and care for
people. Still others guessed it
was the hand of God, for God
feeds us. And so the discussion
went — until the teacher almost
forgot the young artist himself.

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to other assignments, she
paused at Douglas’ desk, bent How often had she said, Take my
down, and asked him whose hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.
hand it was. Or, Let me show you how to
hold your pencil. Or, Let’s do this
The little boy looked away and together. Douglas was most
muttered, It’s yours, teacher. thankful for his teacher’s hand.

She recalled the times she had Brushing aside a tear, she went
taken his hand and walked with on with her work.
him here or there, as she had
the other students.

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This story speaks of more than
thankfulness. It says something
about teachers teaching and
parents parenting and friends
showing friendship, and how much
it means to the Douglases of the
world. They might not always say
thanks. But they’ll remember the
hand that reaches out.

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Vocabulary
&

Grammar

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Complete the sentences with the
correct words from the list.

1. We ……………. beautiful roses
to mum for Mother’s Day.

2. Only ……..……….. students
attended the online class.

3. The grizzly ………….. loves to
hunt for food.

4. I need one more …..……… to
have enough money.

5. Sally …………. some apples she
bought from the market.

6. Most of the leaves are gone,
so one plant is almost ……………

A. MEANING OF WORDS B. MEANING OF WORDS 17

1. What instrument is used to 1. It is the state of being poor.
measure heat and cold? 2. You search for something in a

2. What name is given to a bunch rough, untidy way.
of flowers arranged beautifully? 3. It is a traditional story which

3. What name is given to a large may or may not be true.
group of bees? 4. It is available for the use of

4. What name is given to a great only a few people and not
number of soldiers? everyone.
5. Handwriting or printing that is
5. What instrument is used for clear enough to be read.
looking at distant objects? 6. It is a plant used to flavour
food or to make medicines.
6. What do you call the collection
of people at a concert? (private, legible, herb, poverty, rummage, legend)

(a telescope, a bouquet, a swarm, a thermometer,
an audience, an army)

Key Words & Concepts 18

A. treatment D. recover G. prompt J. convenient
H. excellent K. emergency
B. encouraged E. cautiously I. astonished L. clumsy

C. praised F. limbs

Rani’s grandfather slipped and fell. He could not move his (1) __________. Rani
telephoned for an ambulance because it was an (2) __________ . The ambulance
arrived within twenty minutes. Her (3) ___________ action saved her
grandfather’s life. He was warded in hospital. The daily (4) ___________ he
received helped him to (5) __________ within three weeks. The doctors and
nurses were (6) ___________ by his speedy recovery. They (7) __________ him to
walk on his own. Grandfather felt (8) ___________ and afraid at first. He walked
slowly and (9) __________ . Rani gave him a walking stick. It was more (10)
________ for him to move around on his own. Grandfather (11) _______ the
doctors and nurses for their (12) ___________ care.

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Choose the correct answer. 20

1. I know a great little restaurant … 4. My grandfather remembers the
we can get lunch. time … there was no television.
A. that A. when
B. who B. where
C. where C. that

2. Sam knows a man … brother works 5. Do you know the reason … there
for the president. are no penguins at the North Pole?
A. who A. where
B. whose B. why
C. Whom C. whose

3. The cookies … you baked are really 6. He had a feeling … something
delicious. terrible was going to happen.
A. why A. why
B. which B. who
C. when C. that

Riddles 21

1 What Am I ?

Language I am gentle enough to soothe
Activities your skin, light enough to fly in
the sky, strong enough to crack

rocks. What am I?

2 Mr.Brown was killed on Sunday
afternoon. The wife said she was
reading a book. The butler said he
was taking a shower. The chef said
he was making breakfast. The maid
said she was folding clothes, and the
gardener said he was planting
tomatoes. Who did it?

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Opposites Crossword Puzzle

Write the opposite of each word in the crossword
puzzle :

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Joke of the Day

Teacher : Where is your
homework?

Pupil: I lost it fighting this
boy who said you weren’t the

best teacher in the school.

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Finding the differences

Can you find 8 differences between Picture A & Picture B.

AWESOME WORDS 26

Answers 27

HOMONYMS Key Words & RELATIVE CLAUSES Crossword
1) sent Concepts 1) C Puzzle
2) eight 2) B
3) bear 1. limbs 3) B Across
4) cent 2. emergency 4) A 1) sell
5) ate 3. prompt 5) B 2) pull
6) bare 4. treatment 6) C 3) false
5. recover 4) hard
Riddles 6. astonished Find the Differences 5) narrow
Check your 7. encouraged 6) wrong
answers with 8. Clumsy In Picture B 7) white
your teacher. 9. Cautiously 1. CAD on briefcase 8) late
10. convenient 2. Pants are short
11. praised 3. BUS SPOT Down
12. excellent 4. Buttons are on other side of coat 1) expensive
5. Stitching on second button is 2) full
3) raw
horizontal 4) first
6. Hand is out of pocket 5) hot
7. Scarf has two ends 6) dirty
8. Craig Freeman ‘98

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Thanks!

Thank you again for reading our 2nd E-Bulletin.
Hope all of you will enjoy our second issue which
is filled with a lot of interesting materials. You
may also use this E-Bulletin for your E-NILAM.

Mdm.Emily John

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