Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Past years' questions

Essays
Here are the past years' questions for your discussion.

Write a composition of about 350 words on one of the following topics.

2007

1 Describe an embarrassing experience of your life.

2 Teenagers today are only interested in entertainment. Do you agree? Support your opinion

3 My early years

4 Write a story beginning with:
Kim was nervous when the door opened...

5 Tomorrow


2006

1 Describe an enjoyable weekend you have experienced

2 Write a story ending with:
"If only I had been more careful, that wouldn't have happened."

3 What changes would you like to see in your life in the next ten years?

4 How can televsion help students in their studies?

5 Food

2005

1 Describe the biggest challenge in your life.

2 Write a story with the title: An Unexpected Visitor

3 How to keep oneself healthy

4 If you were given a chance to be anybody, who would you want to be and why?

5 Music

2004

1 Describe a festival celebrated in your area

2 End your story with: We had never laughed so much in our lives.

3 My ideal school

4 How to promote tourism in Malaysia?

5 Clothes

2003

1 A day you wished had never happened

2 You have been a chance to visit a country of your choice.
Which country would you choose and why?

3 An invention you cannot live without

4 Friends

5 Write a story that ends with:
"If only I had listened to his/her advice."

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.
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