Quick Grammar Reference

Here's a link to quick grammar reference by British Council

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar

Never Had A Dream Come True- S Club 7

Reach For The Stars- S Club 7

Xanadu- Olivia Newton John

SAMPLE QUESTIONS- PT3 2014 (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Kertas Soalan Bahasa Inggeris PT3 from Maia Asan

it's her birthday...

It’s her birthday

Time for the celebration

of one’s personhood

I need to get her something special

To cheer her up and boost her mood

Her birth date is engraved

in my heart and mind

It is well kept and saved

In a place where only I can find

Each year I try to call her without fail

The same wishes might go stale

To make her smile and

brighten her day

Why not surprise her in my own way?

I browse the net searching for florist

I know none which is in my list

I spend hours to search for the best

Bloom is the best and I leave the rest

Is that necessary one may ask

Wasting your time on unnecessary task

For years asking for her home address

She did not bother to give but I’m not stressed

As I love her and

she deserves the best…

MLPML

 

 

When you are not a writer...

When I first ventured into the world of blogs (2009), I tried to get some pictures of how it would be like to have my own blog. For your information, my first ever written blog (which lasted for 2 years) was technically taken down and no longer exist after I did something really silly and I don't wish to talk about it. It took me some time to start from scratch again.

I don't know much about blogs and being a slow learner, I need a teacher who can be patient with me and repeat things a few times. I find that Mr You Tube is really very helpful all the time. I learn about different widgets for blogs, how to embed slideshow, and many other tips and tricks which are useful for my blog.

Looking  at my blog now gives me a sense of satisfaction, it is an achievement, but I'm still not happy about it. I find that it is empty without my own voice in it. I should be writing something...
 I have this problem... in which I always feel that I'm not really good in expressing myself, especially in writing. Sometimes I wonder how some people can so easily and freely write on various topics. Honestly, I see the use of words as a form of luxury that is open to everyone but only few really know how to utilise it well, while others abuse it to create the impacts that they desire.

Still considering myself as a beginner or novice in the bloggers' world, I am indecisive whether I should continue writing or not. Isn't it easier to just share what others have beautifully penned down rather than to crack my head searching for ideas to start writing?...What I write may be read by others- perhaps those who accidentally being routed to this blog in their search for some information. I don't think I'm going to impress anyone with my writings and that is certainly not the reason I write. I AM NOT A WRITER...and I do not wish to jump on the bandwagon- writing in blogs as everyone else is doing it. So, why am I writing now?
I guess, I just need my own space and my own voice, for my own sake...I live in my own world...how selfish does that sound huh?...




MLPML






  

UNDERSTANDING FORM 5 POEM- ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE by Zurinah Hassan

SYNOPSIS

This poem is told from a first person point of view, where the persona, reminisces her feeling of guilt, missing the beautiful melody of the bamboo flute played by her beloved long ago. She later questions and wonders if the flute is still being played now, as the village is now under populated and the paddy field is in a deplorable state. She mentions that, nowadays, relaxing and savoring the beauty of nature is a rare luxury. In the final stanza, she questions for the third time, whether her beloved is still playing the flute.  This time around, she admits that she couldn’t help but on the contrary, she feels guilty to be thinking of their love at their difficult times. The hardships portrayed here are unemployed young men, people disunited by politics and a ‘dying’ world.

Setting

The poem is set in a rural Malay village, which is undergoing a change. It is a quiet and deserted village. The paddy fields looked barren. Nevertheless, the ‘luxuries’, such as watching the rain, gazing at the evening rays, collecting dew drops and enjoying the fragrance of the flower, still exist in the rural.

Themes

·         Adapting to changes. This is inevitable. We need to adapt to all kinds of social, economic and political changes. In this poem, the flutist is aloof to changes happening around him.  

·         Love and appreciate the arts.

·         Love and appreciate the arts.

Moral Values

·         Aware of your family commitment.

Everyone needs to take responsibility to the changes that take place in life and act accordingly. The flutist does not succumb to the changes around him. He clings on to his roots. He is not aware of his family commitments. The persona, his former lover has progressed in life while he still leads his conventional lifestyle.  

·         Get your priorities right.

Eg: Village nowadays is left quiet and deserted. Rice fields are left barren, but the flutist continues to play his flute. He needs to realize there is time to play and time to work. Hence, one must get his priorities right.

Literary Devices

·         Point of View

Written in first person point of view

·         Structure

3 Stanzas (1^st stanza- 9 lines; 2^nd stanza – 8 lines; 3^rd stanza – 8 lines)

·         Rhyme Scheme

Free Verse

Repetition

·         In this poem the question “Are you still playing your flute?” is repeated three times.

            Each time, the question is asked in a different tone.

·         The word ‘my’ repeated in stanza 3, line 5-7. This emphasises how the persona care for people who are close to her.

Personification: Portrays human suffering

·         ‘the sick rice field’

·         ‘this world is too old and bleeding’

Metaphor: sick rice field (stanza 2, line 3)

·         The word ‘sick’ is used to describe the rice field. This gives us an idea that the rice field is barren.

Symbol

·         Flute is a symbol of solace or comfort.

Tone

·         First stanza, the persona is longing to hear her beloved playing his flute.

·         Second stanza, nostalgic, when the persona recalls how she used to enjoy the luxury of nature.

·         Third stanza, the persona sounds worried as she addresses the violence that is taking place around her.

Diction is used to illustrate the persona’s idea.

·         Stanza 1, line 1-9 explains how the music from the flute by the flutist mesmerized the persona.

·         Stanza 2, line 2-8, the beauty of nature is emphasized.

Alliteration of the sound /f/

·         ….fragrance of flowers

Language and style

• Rhetorical question
• Descriptive and questioning
• Simple style and no rhyme