Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Excellent model essays

There are many excellent essays written by my students which might be helpful to you as you prepare for your exam.

Friends by Manu Menon

Friends are people whom we turn to when our spirits need a lift. They are always by our side through thick and thin. They stand beside us even when our disposition is not perfectly right and will fight for us if we are oppressed. Therefore, it is clear that friends play a vital role in shaping who we are today. But what qualities exactly do we need to look for in a friend?
A friend should always be caring towards you. He or she should take interest in your problems no matter how big or petty your problem may be. A friend should be able to sit beside you and encourage you to keep your chin up even when everyone else is against you. A friend’s empathy and lovingness will also replenish your worn-out soul and will make you realize how important a friend really is.
Apart from that, a friend should be an honest person. An honest friend will dissipate any worries that he or she is lying towards you. A friend’s honesty will enable you to trust his or she’s opinion when it comes to telling you the truth about yourself. For example, an honest friend will remand you on your declining grades and will ask you to work harder while a dishonest friend will see it with a blind eye. Therefore, an overall improvement in yourself will be noticeable if you have an honest friend.
Moreover, a friend should be generous both emotionally and knowledge wise. A friend who is generous ought to be able to connect with you and provide emotional support. He or she should also be generous when it comes to sharing knowledge. A true friend must be ever-ready to help you when you are inept in certain subjects. A friend can easily guide you towards understanding the subject matter better as he or she is often on the same page as you. The only difference is that you can’t quite grasp the content of the page per se.
Besides that, a friend must also be able to humour you. Humour plays a quintessential role in making your day more lively and enjoyable. Friends who pull your leg and mess about will indefinitely make life seem so much better. As they say, laughter is the best medicine and a little levity on rainy days is always welcomed.
In conclusion, friends are people we spend most of our time with. Thus, we have to be selective when it comes to choosing our friends.

27 comments:

mohdazizihusaini said...

thanks ihope this model essay can push up my grammar skill

Unknown said...

i hope i will i get more than A or more than excellent in english essay writting ang speech ... i hope so ... wish me luck dude .. wish u all lucky !!!

Unknown said...

this essay's good!
It made me realise how much more improvements i should make in my own writing.

genius94 said...

this essay is very good.it uses a lot of gerunds and an extensive vocabulary..thanks^^

genius94 said...

this sample essay is really good and impressed me. it uses a lot of gerunds and an extensive vocabulary...thanks for the posting^^

Anonymous said...

The only difference is that you can’t quite grasp the content of the page per se.

what does that mean actually?

jenho said...

you cannot understand what is being said on the page...

Athirah said...
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Unknown said...

Urs awesome...
good description about friend in the material n cyber world where we are in....
superficial grammar mistakes...
truly merely deeply make a sense

blooregard q kazoo said...

what does "se" mean at the last three paragraph at the very last sentence?

jenho said...

'per se' is a latin phrase which means 'in itself'...meaning that you cannot understand the content itself without the help of your friend..

qyla aqillah said...

ITS GOOD . WHERE I'M SUPOSSED TO GET YOUR BOOK ?

jenho said...

aQILLAH, you can get a copy of my book from Popular book store.
Essential English for SPM BY
JENNY TAN AND AINON ZUBIAR, PEARSON LONGMAN

Thu Hai said...

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Joanne :) said...

the last paragraph one is we have to be selective when it comes to choose a friend. Is CHOOSE not CHOOSING :)

Joanne :) said...

the last paragraph, we have t be selective when it comes to choose our friends. Is CHOOSE not CHOOSING. :)

jenho said...

Joanne, it is choosing..when it comes to choosing our friends..it is used here as a gerund..

Amerawrrr said...

Hello teacher jenny ho. I'm having my spm english exam next week. so could you post some grammar skills ? for example, the tenses. you see, im not good with my grammar :(

Unknown said...

you are very good

Malaysian Tongue Recipes said...

On the third paragraph:
"A friend’s honesty will enable you to trust his or she’s opinion when it comes to telling you the truth about yourself."
Is it "when it comes to telling you..." or "when it comes to tell you..."? Check this one pls

Malaysian Tongue Recipes said...

On the third paragraph:
"A friend’s honesty will enable you to trust his or she’s opinion when it comes to telling you the truth about yourself."
Is it "...to telling you..." or "...to tell you..." ? Check this one pls

HL ♥ said...

Can this essay be argumentative speech?

Joy Lim said...

just a tip, A friend’s...his or she’s opinion when it.... should be his or hers

桦桦 said...

It's helpful, thanks for sharing. But why "his or she’s opinion" is using she's but not her?

Sorry my English is bad...

Unknowm said...

Teacher....How can I improve my grammar?

Unknowm said...

Teacher...How can I improve my essay?

Unknowm said...

Teacher...How can I improve my essay?

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