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1. Welcome to 1119
Mohamad Razif bin Disa
“26 YEARS”
SMK JENGKA 6
BANDAR JENGKA
PAHANG

2. Time Management
 Paper 1: 1 3/4 hours
 1 hour 45 minutes
 2 questions
 Section A
 Section B

3. Section A
Directed Writing
• Known also as DW
• 35 marks
• Understand the task
requirement
• Decide the appropriate format
• Use all the notes given
• Can use own words (bonus)

4. Types of questions
 a report
an informal letter
A talk (speech)
A formal letter
A dialogue

5. Organize time
• 15 minutes of preparation
• 10 minutes of editing
• 15 minutes of rewriting
• 5 minutes of final touch….check
out for spelling mistakes/
tenses errors/ points missing

6. A Report
 Past tense
 Normally report on things/events that had
happened
 Try using own points if you find that it is difficult
to elaborate on the given points
 Make sure that the meaning is similar

7. Marking
 Format: 3 marks
 Points used: 12 marks
 Language : 20 marks
 Total : 35 marks

8. Example of a DW
• Give a talk about a reference book
• Title: Mathematics Made Simple
• Author: Sarimah Suhana
• Publisher: Pokok Publications
• Attractive presentation
• Clear explanations
• Helpful diagrams

9. Example of a DW (Cont)
• Helpful diagrams
• Variety of exercises
• Sample answers
• Practice question papers
• Useful tips
• Own reason
• Own reason

10. Section A(DW)
 You may use your own words
 Do not change the meaning
 Rephrase is allowed
 Do not be scared of grammar
 Make sure to try doing the task
 Do not submit blank answer script

11. Section B ( CW )
• 50 marks
• Needs lots of reading
• Let‟s make reading fun and joyful
• Let‟s reading a cure for boredom
• There‟s no short cut to be a good writer
• A good writer is as well a good reader

12. Start writing a diary
A day a sentence
 A paragraph a week
 An essay a fortnight
 Start reading-A page a day
 A short story a week
 A novel a month
 Make the dictionary your best friend

13. Reading is Rewarding
• Once you start reading and writing, you
will feel something new with yourselves
• Other subjects could be understood
better
• Start using English with your friends
• Do not bother of grammar errors
• Start with „market language‟
• Do not care of others teasings

14. Writing an Essay
Start gathering words
Jot down any word that links
Use mind- mapping strategies
Sort out / put in categories the
words that come across
Develop other words from the key
words
Draft the essay

15. Final work
• Edit the draft
• Write out the final work
• Edit the errors and spelling
mistakes
• Memorize good sentence
structures
• Adopt and adapt the structures
to suit into your essay

16. SPM Paper 1119/2
• Time: 2 ¼ hours
• 4 Sections A, B, C, D
• Section A: 15 marks
• Section B: 10 marks
• Section C: 25 marks
• Section D: 25 marks

17. Section A
 Questions 1-8, based on short notes,
graphics, advertisement, etc. MCQ
 Questions 9-15, cloze text
 Identify the tenses
 Look for the suitable and correct grammar
 Read all throughout

18. Section A
 Q 9-15
 Cloze text- always look for the tense
 Frequently asked questions:
- articles (a, an, the), determiners ( the, this,
that), prepositions( in, on, of, for, at), pronouns (
his, her, its, their, our)
- Tenses (simple present/past, present/past
perfect tenses )

19. Section B ( Info Transfer
)
• Short and precise
• Don‟t fish for the answer
• Irrelevant answers ( lifted blindly) not
accepted

20. Section C ( 25 marks )
 Read and re-read
 Underline sentence/topic statement
 Figure out the meaning of the text
 Look for main characters
 Look for the descriptions of the main
character
 Get the main theme of the text

21. Doing the task
Look at the paragraph meant for
every question
Understand the questions carefully
Be careful with the need of the
questions
Giving your views/opinions
Lift only relevant answers
Do leave blanks without answers
Minimize the errors

22. Q.31-SUMMARY
Read the instructions carefully
Use the 10 words given
Write within the lines stated only
Leave out the long examples
Categorize/ classify the words
To be safe, use the words in the
passage
Cut down the less important
adjectives

23. Marking Scheme
 Summary
 1 mark for each point = 10 marks
 5 marks – Use of English = 5
 5 marks – paraphrase = 5
 Use of English + paraphrase = 10/2=5
2
 Language = 5
 Total + 15