COMPARING TWO ITEMS

Lesson 20 - Comparing Items by giving reasons ( 14 May 2024)

Let's Compare the two cars!

Back to Grammar -- The Tenses

 The Nouns and Verbs (Lesson 19, 23 Jan. 2024)

Please identify nouns and verbs in the news extracts 1 and 2 below.

1.

• At least 65 Palestinians were killed in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis on Monday as Israel intensifies attacks on the city.
• Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) reports that staff in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis say they can feel the “ground shaking” as Israeli bombardments close in, with a “sense of panic” among staff, patients and displaced people in the building.
• The United States and United Kingdom have launched new air attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen, hitting the capital Sanaa and other areas.
• At least 25,295 people have been killed and 63,000 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attack stands at 1,139.

2.

KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Naimah Khalid, the wife of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption (MACC) is insisting for her to be charged tomorrow despite her husband still being hospitalised.

In a statement, she said, a team of MACC officers suddenly arrived at the hospital where her husband is warded demanding to record her statement despite having already taken her statement earlier on Jan 10.

She said she had asked for the charge to be done on Wednesday, the day after Daim completes his medical procedure on Tuesday, but this was refused.

"Today a team of MACC officers suddenly arrived at the hospital where my husband is being warded, demanding to record my statement, having already taken my statement earlier on Jan 10.

Writing a Topic

 Writing Thesis Statements (Lesson

 18) 12 December 2023

Writing Thesis Statements and brainstorming ideas

A thesis statement is a sentence which contains argumentative statement. It requires arguments and elaboration consolidated by examples.

e.g 1

Dieting is better than exercise.

*The statement above is too general or vague.

The better statement will be:

Dieting is better than exercise to lose body weight. (extension technique)

e.g 2

War causes destruction  ( use extension technique)

The better statement will be:

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e.g 3

Currency fragmentation is a good strategy in economy. (use rephrasing technique)

The more accurate statement will be:

Currency fragmentation enhances positive development in foreign exchange economy.

e.g 4

Agro-tourism is a better form of tourism industry.  (use rephrasing technique)

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e.g 5

The National Service Training Project must include firearms training.

*Brainstorm three ideas from the statement above and write an argument/elaboration for each idea.

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Drawing Conlusion

 Concluding Paragraphs

Lesson 17 - 28 November 2023

    Commuting to work can be a serious business. There will be too many vehicles on the road at one time or the other. During peak hours, traffic jams are unavoidable. So, a lot of time is wasted on the road. To overcome this problem, it is wise to use public transportation instead of private vehicles. Public transport could carry more passengers. Apart from that, some public transport run on their own tracks. Not only that, the number of vehicles on the road will be reduced.

    Public transport like buses, LRT and vans could carry more passengers. A bus usually shuttle 35 to 45 passengers. LRT could carry even more while a van may transport from 8 to 12 passengers at a time. So, this will enable more people to reach their respected working places. Commuting public transport is also more convenient, since it saves the trouble of driving and solves the problem of overcrowding the parking lots.

       Some public transport like commuters and LRT run on their own tracks.They move freely without having to encounter traffic lights and traffic jams. This could save a lot of time. Apart from that, with less vehicles on the road, accidents could be avoided. Using public transport is more economical since we can save on fuel and maintenance of wear and tear.

       As more people are using public transportation, there will be less vehicles on the road making it more convenient to travel. Not only that, it also saves time. As the number of vehicles on the road is reduced, there will be less accidents which cause injuries, loss of lives and damage of properties. Furthermore, there rate of air pollution will be reduced as there are less vehicles on the road. 

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Write a short conclusion for the passage above.

Stating Points and Elaborating Them Part II

 Lesson 16 (31 October, 2023)

Writing a short essay

Title of Essay:

Commuting Public Transport Could Reduce Traffic Congestion

Points:

1. Public transport could carry more passengers

2. Some public transport run on their own tracks

3. The number of vehicles on the road will be reduced

Introduction

    Commuting to work can be a serious business. There will be too many vehicles on the road at one time or the other. During peak hours, traffic jams are unavoidable. So, a lot of time is wasted on the road. To overcome this problem, it is wise to use public transportation instead of private vehicles. Public transport could carry more passengers. Apart from that, some public transport run on their own tracks. Not only that, the number of vehicles on the road will be reduced.

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Stating Points and elaborating them (Lesson 15, 10 October, 2023)

 State a point, elaborate it. (Lesson 15 10 Oct 2022)

Title of essay:

Studying in local universities is better than studying abroad. 

Points:

1.      It is cheaper.

2.      Familiar culture and food.

3.      Frequent family visits.

State a point, elaborate it.

e.g.

a) Studying in local universities is cheaper. The cost to complete each degree course is mostly below RM20,000 except for medical and engineering courses. So, the cost of food and lodging could be easily covered. We have learned that the cost of studying in foreign universities may at least be RM100,000 for ordinary degree courses. For technical and medical courses, it is even much higher. Those who are not offered scholarships may have to decline the offer to study the various courses overseas. Apart from that, the cost of lodging, food and transportation may considerably affect the students’ monthly and annual budgets.

 

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Constructing Sentences

 

Lesson 14 (25 Sept. 2023)

Construct sentences using the Subject/Predicate or SVO (Subject/Verb/Object) Structure.

Use the words listed in the table below.

Study the words in the table below and construct sentences using them.

List of subjects	List of verbs	List of objects
building hawker food rain stalls	is constructed sells is sold causes are opened	in town food court cheap flood morning

Simple sentence construction:

e.g.

a. The building is constructed in town.

b. That hawker sells food in the food court.

c. The food is sold cheap.

d. The rain causes flood.

e. Those stalls are opened in the morning.

More detailed sentences can also be constructed:

 e.g.

The huge office building is constructed in the heart of town.

Can you construct more detailed sentences in (b) until (e)?

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