Form 3 Lesson 2

Short Text
… ‘Are you all right, Annie? You look Alex: Where is your sister? I haven’t
like you’re in a bad mood.’ ‘My brother seen her for a long time.
played a prank on me. Sometimes, he Suzy: She has become a globetrotter
drives me up the wall’… since last year.
1 The phrase ‘drives me up the wall’ 2 According to the dialogue above, the girl
suggests that means that her sister has
A Annie’s driving is bad. A been very busy.
B Annie’s brother irritates her. B seen the globe before.
C Annie’s brother is in a car accident. C travelled to many countries.

If you have a problem, face it! Uber driver got suspended for live-
Do not Facebook it! streaming riders without permission
3 If you have a conflict, you should 4 From the headline, we know that the
Uber driver
A solve the problem bravely A was forced to leave the job
B share it on social networking site B failed to give rides to the passenger
C talk it over with your Facebook friends. C recorded videos of the passengers
without their consent

Tim: Where do you want to go for lunch, PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE,
Sam? ONCE BROKEN CONSIDERED SOLD!
Sam: The ball is in your court, Tim.
5 From the dialogue above, we can gather 6 This sign is displayed next to the goods
that that are
A the decision is up to Tim. A easily sold
B Tim wants to pick a place to eat. B very fragile
C Tim wants to go play basketball. C easily bought

PARKING RATES LET’S TALK ABOUT BUILDING A

RM2/First hour HOME FOR STRAY ANIMALS
RM1/ Every subsequent hour Click here to donate to
www.animalcare.org
7 The notice above says that 8 The online notice above appeals the
public to
A parking is free A save the strays by taking care of them
B parking for 4 hours would cost RM5 B give money to the stray animal shelter
C every subsequent hour of parking cost C assist in the construction of animal
RM2 shelter

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Grammar errors
The first duty of the police force is to see that people obey the law. However, the
police are not only concerned with catching criminals. They (1) has to do other jobs such
as direct traffic, control crowds, find lost children, (2) rescued people in danger and give
first aid in accidents. In many countries, people often (3) approached a policeman for help
when they are in trouble. Most (4) policeman and policewomen wear uniforms but those
doing (5) undercovers detective work do not. They wear plain clothes so that criminals
will not know (6) whom they really are. If a policeman sees a person actually (7) commit a
crime, he can arrest him on the spot. In this way, the police catch the culprit (8) red-hand.
To make an arrest at other times, he must (9) obtaining a court order called a warrant.
The police cannot (10) sentences or punish criminals themselves but have to take them to
court. In some countries, there are secret police who arrest people who protest against the
government.

1. have 6. who
2. rescue 7. commits
3. approach 8. red-handed
4. policemen 9. obtain
5. undercover 10. sentence

Information transfer
Is it important to speak with a British accent?
A person’s accent is an indicator of their hometowns as well as their social
backgrounds and educational levels. This is generally the case for everybody in any part of
the world. However, even within the same place, accents can be different. For example,
the accents of Received Pronunciation (RP) and Cockney are found in London.
RP is also known as “the Queen’s English”, “Oxford English” or “BBC English”. It
does not tell us anything about a person’s hometown. However, it reveals a person’s social
and educational backgrounds as this accent is usually spoken by people associated with
power, money and influence. Despite its influence, only around 5% of people living in the
United Kingdom actually speak with this accent. On the other hand, Cockney is an accent
spoken by the working class in the East End of London. There are many differences
between Cockney and RP. For example, Cockney speakers would replace the voiceless

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“th” with “f”. For example, while an RP speaker would say “I have three pens”, a cockney
speaker would say “I have ‘free’ pens” which might cause confusion to many new English
learners.
Nowadays, majority of English speakers are non-native speakers. For them, English
is merely a communication tool. So, it does not make you an inferior speaker if you speak
with a Malaysian accent or it does not make you a superior speaker if you speak with a
British accent. When is someone’s accent an issue? The only real issue is intelligibility.
When your accent causes confusion to your listeners, you need to modify your
pronunciation to avoid communication breakdown.
In short, a language learner needs to be sensitised to the differences in
pronunciation in different accents so that they can communicate with English speakers
from all over the world.

Choose no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
1.
Information related to an accent  Educational levels
 Hometowns
Accents that can be found in London 2.
 Received Pronunciation
3.
Other names for Received Pronunciation  The Queen’s English
(RP)  BBC English
The labels which RP speakers are related 4.
to  Money and influence
The label which Cockney speakers is 5.
related to
The function of English in the current are 6.
The real problem of accents 7.
The purpose we change our pronunciation 8.

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Writing

Read the email from your classmate, Sharon

Hi,
I have decided to write an article for our school magazine. Would you like to join
me? I have thought of writing about our class trip to the museum recently. What else
can we write about? Let me know what you think.
Sharon

In about 80 words, write a reply to Sharon sharing your ideas.

Outline
Dear Sharon,
1. – great – hear (Chun Hern)
It is great to hear that you want to write an article for our school magazine.
2. – me in (Wen Liang)
I want to contribute too. So, count me in!
3. – school trip – idea (Yung Wei)
Writing about the museum trip is a great idea. (because)
4. – have not been – would be interested – (Qi Zi)
students who have not been to the museum would be interested to read about
it.
5. – budgeting (Osmond)
We can also write about budgeting. (because)
6. – managing – expenses (Chun Hern)
Many students do not know how to manage their expenses.
7. – educate (Wen Liang)
Hence, it is a great opportunity to educate them.
8. – what – think (Yung Wei)
What do you think of my idea?
9. - forward – reply (Osmond)
I am looking forward to your reply.
10. Goodbye

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Writing
In about 120 words, write an essay about why the internet is useful for students. You may
use the notes below to help you.

Why internet is useful?

Lots of information First, the internet has lots of information. Students can
browse the internet to complete their assignment, read
- browse e-books as well as watching educational videos on
- watch social media platforms.

Fun Next, is fun. Through internet, students can get different

a great source of types of learning materials such as power point slides,
entertainment videos even hand-written notes which make learning
fun. Furthermore, students can play online games and
communicate with friends.

Appeals to teenagers Internet is useful because it appeals to teenagers. It is

something that most teenagers know how to use.

Different ways to get It gives an alternative for students to get information. For
information instance, students do not have to be in a library. Instead,
a gentle click will enable you to get the information you
need.

Affordable Finally, the internet is affordable. The only cost you have
to pay is the internet service provider.