It was the worst rainy weather that I had seen. The skies remained overcast as sheets of rain poured down without stopping. In the evenings, the rain usually accompanied by blinding flashes of lightning and deafening peals of thunder. Most of the residents in my area remained confined indoors. Apart from people scurrying to and from work and school, there was little outdoor activity.
After about a few days of incessant rain, the swollen river burst its banks and unleashed its fury on the residents. Many of the residents ere caught off-guard. As the floodwaters rose, the water started gushing into their homes. The flood swept away everything in path such as rubbish bins and small pots of plants. Cars parked along the roads were half-submerged.
Everyone tried to shift their things to higher level but their efforts were in vain. There was not enough time as the flood water was moving fast. Everyone could only save themselves. Many residents managed to climb up to the rooftop. Rescue boats were nowhere in sight. Some people were soaking wet while some managed to wait under an umbrella.
Soon, the rescue boats came and picked up the residents to a flood relief centre which crowded with people. After about a day of heavy downpour, the rains finally showed signs of abating. The overcast skies finally cleared. So, everyone started to return to their homes.
In the event of flood, we need to take precautions to stay safe. People could easily get drowned in a flood. So, it is important not to walk or wade through flood waters. We can also avoid from electrocution by stay away from power lines and electrical wires.
Vocabulary
overcast : 阴天
confined : 禁闭
scurrying : 急赶
incessant : continuous
swollen : 膨胀
burst : 爆发
unleashed : 解开
fury : 狂怒
gushing : 涌
shift : 转换
vain : 徒然
soaking wet : 湿透
abating : 减少
wade : 拨浅
electrocution : 电死
25.11.14
VISITING CLASSMATE IN HOSPITAL
Ken and Lenny are best friends. They always play badminton and go cycling together during their carefree time. Unfortunately, one day, Ken had admitted into the hospital because he had hit by a white car. So, Lenny decided to visit him on Tuesday afternoon. He had invited some of his classmates to visit Ken in the hospital.
On Tuesday afternoon, it had been a hot day as the sun was on the horizon. Lenny and his classmates had arrived at the hospital. Ken smile weakly as Lenny and his classmates entered the room. He looked very pale. It was very lucky for Ken that he only fractured his left leg in the accident. His left leg was in the cast at the moment. However, there were also some bruises on his left arm. Lenny and his classmates had brought a basket of fruits and a box of chocolates to Ken. Ken thanked them for their gift.
They then talked about the accident. Lenny had recommended some safety tips on how to avoid the accident from happening. First, we must always behave vigilant while walking or crossing a road. We can use the pedestrians bridge if we want to cross a busy road. It is also important to stay on the designed walkways for pedestrians. Stay alerts and always look right and left before crossing the street, even when the lights is green.
After a while, a nurse with a tray of medicine and a glass of water on it. It was time for Ken to eat medication. Lenny and his classmates then decided to leave because Ken need to get enough rest. Before they left, they promised Ken that they will visit him again next week. After that, they left the hospital and went home.
The moral of the story is we must always be careful and vigilant while walking or crossing a road or a street. As a driver, we also should obey the traffic rules to reduce the number of accident because 'prevention is better than cure'.
Vocabulary
bruises : 淤青
vigilant : 小心
alerts : 醒觉
obey : 遵守
On Tuesday afternoon, it had been a hot day as the sun was on the horizon. Lenny and his classmates had arrived at the hospital. Ken smile weakly as Lenny and his classmates entered the room. He looked very pale. It was very lucky for Ken that he only fractured his left leg in the accident. His left leg was in the cast at the moment. However, there were also some bruises on his left arm. Lenny and his classmates had brought a basket of fruits and a box of chocolates to Ken. Ken thanked them for their gift.
They then talked about the accident. Lenny had recommended some safety tips on how to avoid the accident from happening. First, we must always behave vigilant while walking or crossing a road. We can use the pedestrians bridge if we want to cross a busy road. It is also important to stay on the designed walkways for pedestrians. Stay alerts and always look right and left before crossing the street, even when the lights is green.
After a while, a nurse with a tray of medicine and a glass of water on it. It was time for Ken to eat medication. Lenny and his classmates then decided to leave because Ken need to get enough rest. Before they left, they promised Ken that they will visit him again next week. After that, they left the hospital and went home.
The moral of the story is we must always be careful and vigilant while walking or crossing a road or a street. As a driver, we also should obey the traffic rules to reduce the number of accident because 'prevention is better than cure'.
Vocabulary
bruises : 淤青
vigilant : 小心
alerts : 醒觉
obey : 遵守
FESTIVAL OF LIGHT---DEEPAVALI
Deepavali is a festival that celebrated annually by the Hindus in Malaysia. It is also known as the Festival of Light. This festival symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. It is usually celebrated in October or November.
Preparation of Deepavali usually starts a few weeks earlier. Hindus will starts cleaning up the house, putting up new curtains and replacing old furniture. Families will make traditional cakes, sweet delicacies, biscuits and other special treats. This is also the time to buy new clothes. The interior of the house is repainted and decorated. Numerous lights and oil lamps are placed outside the house at the entrance and it is a beautiful sight to behold in the dark.
Early on Deepavali morning, everyone starts of the day with a bath and wear on new clothes. The old folks will also visit the temple to offer prayers. Then, they have a delicious breakfast with Indians delicacies such as curry, Indian pancakes, hot coffee and others. After a while, the guests start arriving. Families will be busying serving their guests. The day ends with the children and adults playing fireworks in the garden.
The celebration of Deepavali and other festivals in Malaysia is important in cultivating neighbourliness. The 'open house' concept has become a special Malaysian way of life, It is a symbol of our warm hospitality. It is a great way for the different races to get know each other and to spend public holidays meaningfully.
Vocabulary
symbolizes : 象征
triumph : 胜利
interior : 内部
delicacies : 佳肴
cultivating neighbourliness : 和睦、亲切
hospitality : 热情
Preparation of Deepavali usually starts a few weeks earlier. Hindus will starts cleaning up the house, putting up new curtains and replacing old furniture. Families will make traditional cakes, sweet delicacies, biscuits and other special treats. This is also the time to buy new clothes. The interior of the house is repainted and decorated. Numerous lights and oil lamps are placed outside the house at the entrance and it is a beautiful sight to behold in the dark.
Early on Deepavali morning, everyone starts of the day with a bath and wear on new clothes. The old folks will also visit the temple to offer prayers. Then, they have a delicious breakfast with Indians delicacies such as curry, Indian pancakes, hot coffee and others. After a while, the guests start arriving. Families will be busying serving their guests. The day ends with the children and adults playing fireworks in the garden.
The celebration of Deepavali and other festivals in Malaysia is important in cultivating neighbourliness. The 'open house' concept has become a special Malaysian way of life, It is a symbol of our warm hospitality. It is a great way for the different races to get know each other and to spend public holidays meaningfully.
Vocabulary
symbolizes : 象征
triumph : 胜利
interior : 内部
delicacies : 佳肴
cultivating neighbourliness : 和睦、亲切
hospitality : 热情
THE UNWANTED CHILD
It was a sunny day. Mrs Susan was walking along a dirty lane. She was in a hurry and had to take a short cut. There were many rubbish along the lane. Stray dogs and cats can be seen by the roadside, searching for foods in the rubbish bin.
A bolt out of the blue, Mrs Susan heard a baby cried. It was a pathetic cry. However, when she turned around she can't find anything. She then realized that there was a baby in a big rectangular box. The baby was still crying. She quickly went to the box and carried the baby out of the box. Someone had abandoned the poor baby.
Mrs Susan felt so pity to the baby. She took him in her arms and saddled him gently. She used her sari to cover the baby so as to keep him warm. Mrs Susan took the baby to the ' Home For The Poor'. The in-charge people there welcomed the newcomer. They nursed the baby backed to health.
After about a few months of care, the baby boy had grew up. He was healthy and living happily at the moment. Mrs Susan felt ecstatic because she had saved a life. The moral of the story is we must always be a willing horse.
Vocabulary
pathetic : 可怜、悲哀的
willing horse : a helpful person
A bolt out of the blue, Mrs Susan heard a baby cried. It was a pathetic cry. However, when she turned around she can't find anything. She then realized that there was a baby in a big rectangular box. The baby was still crying. She quickly went to the box and carried the baby out of the box. Someone had abandoned the poor baby.
Mrs Susan felt so pity to the baby. She took him in her arms and saddled him gently. She used her sari to cover the baby so as to keep him warm. Mrs Susan took the baby to the ' Home For The Poor'. The in-charge people there welcomed the newcomer. They nursed the baby backed to health.
After about a few months of care, the baby boy had grew up. He was healthy and living happily at the moment. Mrs Susan felt ecstatic because she had saved a life. The moral of the story is we must always be a willing horse.
Vocabulary
pathetic : 可怜、悲哀的
willing horse : a helpful person
HELPING UNCLE PETER TO CROSS A BUSY ROAD
Uncle Peter owns an orchard. He always sell his rambutans at the market. One sunny day, the wind breeze gently and the sun was on the horizon, Uncle Peter had harvested two basket full of rambutans. He felt happy and satisfied with his gain. As usual, he would sell them at the nearby market.
Uncle Peter is as thin as a bag of bones. The two basket of the rambutans seemed heavy for him. Moreover, he needs to cross a busy road so as to reach the market. At the moment, the traffic was very heavy. He had been waiting for quite a long time but still unable to cross the busy road.
Two little kind boys, Ken and Lenny were at the spot at the moment. They saw the situation and decided to help Uncle Peter to cross the busy road. The two kind boys walked towards Uncle Peter and offered him their help. They helped Uncle Peter to carry the two heavy baskets. They waited patiently for an opportunity to cross the busy road.
No long later, the traffic became light. So, Ken and Lenny quickly crossed the road and Uncle Peter followed closely behind them. Uncle Peter was so pleased and gratified that he managed to cross the busy road with their help. He then thanked to Ken and Lenny.
Uncle Peter decided to give each of them a bunch of rambutans as their reward. Ken and Lenny felt so happy and ecstatic with Uncle Peter's offer. They then went off and enjoyed eating the scrumptious rambutans.
Vocabulary
gain : 收获
as thin as a bag of bones : 瘦骨如柴
opportunity : 机会
gratified : 欣慰
Uncle Peter is as thin as a bag of bones. The two basket of the rambutans seemed heavy for him. Moreover, he needs to cross a busy road so as to reach the market. At the moment, the traffic was very heavy. He had been waiting for quite a long time but still unable to cross the busy road.
Two little kind boys, Ken and Lenny were at the spot at the moment. They saw the situation and decided to help Uncle Peter to cross the busy road. The two kind boys walked towards Uncle Peter and offered him their help. They helped Uncle Peter to carry the two heavy baskets. They waited patiently for an opportunity to cross the busy road.
No long later, the traffic became light. So, Ken and Lenny quickly crossed the road and Uncle Peter followed closely behind them. Uncle Peter was so pleased and gratified that he managed to cross the busy road with their help. He then thanked to Ken and Lenny.
Uncle Peter decided to give each of them a bunch of rambutans as their reward. Ken and Lenny felt so happy and ecstatic with Uncle Peter's offer. They then went off and enjoyed eating the scrumptious rambutans.
Vocabulary
gain : 收获
as thin as a bag of bones : 瘦骨如柴
opportunity : 机会
gratified : 欣慰
BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
Badminton hall was full with students because there was an interschool badminton tournament. My classmate and I were also in the badminton hall in order to support and cheer for Ken Taylor, the top badminton player of our school. Besides, there were also many supporters from other school were cheering for our battle companion, Adam Swift. The hall was crowded with supporters from both school.
Ken Taylor was playing against Adam Swift of Convent School. It was a highly-charged game, with two enthusiastic players from two rival schools. The game started about 9.00a.m in the morning. The score was at 13-9 with Ken leading the service. My friends and I were cheering on top of our voice for Ken to keep on doing his best.
Most of us were hardly sitting as the excitement built up towards the end of the game. Ken finally score the last point and won in this interschool badminton tournament. Adam's supporters were disappointed with his loss. Both players looked tired but they shook hand as a gesture of sportsmanship. They waved at the crowd to thank them for their undying support.
The badminton tournament had taught us a few lessons. One of the moral values is the importance of fairness. Players should win their game fair and square. Students should play fair not only in sports but in other areas. There is no pride and joy in winning when it is done through unfair means.
Vocabulary
battle companion : 战友
rival : 竞争者、敌手
a gesture of sportsmanship : 体育精神
undying support :不朽的支持
fair and square : 公平、公正
pride : 骄傲、自豪
Ken Taylor was playing against Adam Swift of Convent School. It was a highly-charged game, with two enthusiastic players from two rival schools. The game started about 9.00a.m in the morning. The score was at 13-9 with Ken leading the service. My friends and I were cheering on top of our voice for Ken to keep on doing his best.
Most of us were hardly sitting as the excitement built up towards the end of the game. Ken finally score the last point and won in this interschool badminton tournament. Adam's supporters were disappointed with his loss. Both players looked tired but they shook hand as a gesture of sportsmanship. They waved at the crowd to thank them for their undying support.
The badminton tournament had taught us a few lessons. One of the moral values is the importance of fairness. Players should win their game fair and square. Students should play fair not only in sports but in other areas. There is no pride and joy in winning when it is done through unfair means.
Vocabulary
battle companion : 战友
rival : 竞争者、敌手
a gesture of sportsmanship : 体育精神
undying support :不朽的支持
fair and square : 公平、公正
pride : 骄傲、自豪
24.11.14
A VISITING TO THE ORPHANAGE
Last Saturday, the Interact Club had organised a visit to the orphanage which named "Rumah Bahagia Orphanage "that was located in Kuala Lumpur. The trip was comprised of thirty members and accompanied by three teachers. We boarded a huge bus from our school to the destination and arrived at about 10.00 a.m in the morning.
Our arrival were greeted by all of the little cute children and some of the volunteers. They looked so happy when they saw us. They cheered happily and welcomed us with opened arms. All of us were surprised with their respond.
The event was started off with a short opening speech by the president of Interact Club followed by a welcomed speech by the head of Rumah Bahagia Orphanage. Then, we also gave out the scrumptious apple pie that we had made in school to the children. They looked so ecstatic and were in a high glee.
After that, we played games with the little children there such as tug-of-war, gunny sack race and bobbing for apples race at the courtyard of the house. We had a lot of fun and the children enjoyed themselves very well. They seemed to have a nice time with us. Lastly, we also gave presents that we had brought to all the children included the volunteers there.
Soon, it was time to leave. Everyone had a great time and this event was a success. Before we went back to school, we gave each of the little cute children a bear hug. We hope to visit another home again in the next summer holidays.
Vocabulary
scrumptious : 美味可口
bear hug : 大拥抱
A GREAT STORM
Last Monday ,the wind raged, the clouds burst and a gale-force storm hit the city. It took many people by surprised. I was lucky that I had an umbrella with me. However, others were not as lucky as me. They did not have umbrella with them so that they had to run to find shelter. It rained like dogs and cats. Many of them got drenched.
Then, I noticed a small boy in primary school uniform standing alone by the road. He looked anxious and frightened. He looked lost and ran across the road. Without hesitation, I walked towards him and shelter him with my umbrella. I noticed he was crying in the rain.
I tried to comforted him and asked him why he cried. He told me that his father was supposed to fetch him but was nowhere. I decided to accompany this pity boy while waiting for his father to come.
Not long later, a Proton Wira came nearby us. The boy looked ecstatic because it was his father's car. He quickly darted to the car. Then, he and his father waved to me as a gesture of thanks.
Vocabulary
drenched : 湿透
hesitation : 犹豫
comforted : 安慰
accompany : 陪同
darted : 狂奔
gesture : 手势（做表示）
Then, I noticed a small boy in primary school uniform standing alone by the road. He looked anxious and frightened. He looked lost and ran across the road. Without hesitation, I walked towards him and shelter him with my umbrella. I noticed he was crying in the rain.
I tried to comforted him and asked him why he cried. He told me that his father was supposed to fetch him but was nowhere. I decided to accompany this pity boy while waiting for his father to come.
Not long later, a Proton Wira came nearby us. The boy looked ecstatic because it was his father's car. He quickly darted to the car. Then, he and his father waved to me as a gesture of thanks.
Vocabulary
drenched : 湿透
hesitation : 犹豫
comforted : 安慰
accompany : 陪同
darted : 狂奔
gesture : 手势（做表示）
MICE IN THE ESTATE
Robert had just sat his final examination at the university. He decided to work as a temporary worker in an oil palm estate in order to gain the working experience. However, he had to stay in a hostel provided by the oil palm estate.
On the first night, Robert could not sleep soundly because there were many mice running around the room and made squeaky noise. Robert thought of his pet cat Mimi. He then decided to bring Mimi to the hostel.
The next day, Robert took a taxi to his home because he wanted to bring Mimi back to his hostel. Mimi loved to catch mice. It certainly happy to see so many mice at night.
On that night, Mimi chased after the mice and killed so many of them. Since then,no more mice in the room. Robert felt both happy and relief. Now he could have a peaceful sleep. He thanked to Mimi.
On the first night, Robert could not sleep soundly because there were many mice running around the room and made squeaky noise. Robert thought of his pet cat Mimi. He then decided to bring Mimi to the hostel.
The next day, Robert took a taxi to his home because he wanted to bring Mimi back to his hostel. Mimi loved to catch mice. It certainly happy to see so many mice at night.
On that night, Mimi chased after the mice and killed so many of them. Since then,no more mice in the room. Robert felt both happy and relief. Now he could have a peaceful sleep. He thanked to Mimi.
AN UNLUCKY DAY
It was a bright Saturday morning. The sun was not too fierce and there was a gentle breeze. It did not seem as though it was going to rain, either. In short, it appeared to be the right day for an outing. So, I decided to hangout with my buddies at the park that near to my house. We were going to have a cycling competition.
On my way to the park, I would pass by a quiet road. The road was very dirty and smelly. Stray dogs and cats can be seen looking for food around the rubbish bin. There were a lot of flies flying around them. It was so disgusting. I quickly cycled through the dirty lane.
A bolt out of the blue, my bicycle tripped over a small stone. I fell down and hurt my knee. It was so painful. The wound on my knee started bleeding. I try to take my phone which was in my bag to call for help, but my bag was bitten away by the group stray dogs.
I panicked and did not know what to do next. I started shout as loud as I could. Luckily, my mum who was going to fetch my brother back from tuition heard my cried. She quickly came towards me and took me to the nearby clinic to get some treatments.
The doctor said that I need to rest at least a week. I cannot do any extreme activities. I felt so sad. Then I quickly used my mum phone to inform my buddies about this incident. Surprisingly, they had started their race and had a lot of fun. What an unlucky day for me!
Vocabulary
disgusting : 恶心
extreme : 激烈
On my way to the park, I would pass by a quiet road. The road was very dirty and smelly. Stray dogs and cats can be seen looking for food around the rubbish bin. There were a lot of flies flying around them. It was so disgusting. I quickly cycled through the dirty lane.
A bolt out of the blue, my bicycle tripped over a small stone. I fell down and hurt my knee. It was so painful. The wound on my knee started bleeding. I try to take my phone which was in my bag to call for help, but my bag was bitten away by the group stray dogs.
I panicked and did not know what to do next. I started shout as loud as I could. Luckily, my mum who was going to fetch my brother back from tuition heard my cried. She quickly came towards me and took me to the nearby clinic to get some treatments.
The doctor said that I need to rest at least a week. I cannot do any extreme activities. I felt so sad. Then I quickly used my mum phone to inform my buddies about this incident. Surprisingly, they had started their race and had a lot of fun. What an unlucky day for me!
Vocabulary
disgusting : 恶心
extreme : 激烈
WAYS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE IN MALAYSIA
A very good morning to my dear principle, my beloved teachers and all my fellow friends. Today, I am going to give a talk entitled " Ways To Protect Wildlife In Malaysia ".
One of the things that we can do is to refrain from buying items made from animals body parts. If there is no demand for these items, the manufacturers will stop producing them. This will subsequently reduce and stop unnecessary killings of wildlife altogether.
Besides that, the authorities must impose stricter laws on those who commit this heinous crime. Severe punishment such as a hefty fine, a long jail sentence or caning may deter people from committing such crimes.
Moreover, the government should create awareness among the general public about the importance of protecting wildlife, Campaigns, talks and seminars are some of the things that can be done in order to achieve this.
Finally, I would like to urge everyone to take a moment and think about what will happen if we do not put a stop to this crime. Many animals will soon disappear if we do not do something about it fast. Thank you.
Vocabulary
refrain : 避免
demand : 需求
manufacturers : 制造商
subsequently : 接着
reduce : 减少
authorities : 执法人员
impose : 把……强加在（加于）
stricter : 更严格的
commit : 犯上
heinous : 可憎的、凶恶的
caning : 鞭打
deter : 使……断念
awareness : 觉悟、醒觉
seminars : 讲座会
urge : 呼吁
One of the things that we can do is to refrain from buying items made from animals body parts. If there is no demand for these items, the manufacturers will stop producing them. This will subsequently reduce and stop unnecessary killings of wildlife altogether.
Besides that, the authorities must impose stricter laws on those who commit this heinous crime. Severe punishment such as a hefty fine, a long jail sentence or caning may deter people from committing such crimes.
Moreover, the government should create awareness among the general public about the importance of protecting wildlife, Campaigns, talks and seminars are some of the things that can be done in order to achieve this.
Finally, I would like to urge everyone to take a moment and think about what will happen if we do not put a stop to this crime. Many animals will soon disappear if we do not do something about it fast. Thank you.
Vocabulary
refrain : 避免
demand : 需求
manufacturers : 制造商
subsequently : 接着
reduce : 减少
authorities : 执法人员
impose : 把……强加在（加于）
stricter : 更严格的
commit : 犯上
heinous : 可憎的、凶恶的
caning : 鞭打
deter : 使……断念
awareness : 觉悟、醒觉
seminars : 讲座会
urge : 呼吁
20.11.14
INFORMAL LETTER : MY HOLIDAYS
Dear Sharon,
How are you recently? I hope you are in the pink of health. Holidays had just passed. How was yours? I had a really fun and memorable time during my holidays. Do you interested how I spent my holidays? I couldn't resist to share with you my holidays life.
During the last summer holiday, my family had planned to Pantai Morib for picnic. It was a nice Saturday morning. The gently wind breeze and it was quite a cold day. We arrived at the beach rather earlier and got a fine spot to lay out the food. Pantai Morib is such a marvelous place. The sand is so white and the sea water is so clean and clear. I can see many fishes in the water and can see there was a lot of crab climbing in and out of the sand. What a beautiful scene!
As usual, my mum would make sure to bring enough food to feed an army. My brother and I were so excited and ecstatic. We quickly change into our swimming suit that we had just bought and jumped into the water. We shivered because the water was as cold as ice as it was still early in the morning. My brother was beyond excited while my father took out the new flouts that he had bought at the nearby store. He could not stop jumping up and down just like a monkey. We played happily and were in high glee.
We then swam until our skin wrinkled up like dried prunes. Later, we built some sandcastle and put some baby crabs in it like it was crabs' kingdom. After that, we collected many beautiful and unique seashell by the seashore. We also did not forget to buy some souvenirs and took quite a lot of pictures at there. It was so wonderful!
Maybe you can join us next time. I reckon you sure will enjoy this trip very well. If not, we also can go fishing at my village or climbing up the hill to enjoy the beautiful scenery. We can learn a lot about the flora during those trip. It was quite a list of activities that we can do in the next school holiday. Do you fancy joining me? I hope your answer is ' yes ' instead of no. I have to stop now. Don't forget to reply my letter.
Your best friend,
Sherry
Vocabulary
resist : 忍不住
marvelous : 美好
shivered : 发抖
beyond : 超级
glee : 高兴
wrinkled : 有皱纹
dried prunes : 干梅子（形容皮肤干燥）
unique : 特别
How are you recently? I hope you are in the pink of health. Holidays had just passed. How was yours? I had a really fun and memorable time during my holidays. Do you interested how I spent my holidays? I couldn't resist to share with you my holidays life.
During the last summer holiday, my family had planned to Pantai Morib for picnic. It was a nice Saturday morning. The gently wind breeze and it was quite a cold day. We arrived at the beach rather earlier and got a fine spot to lay out the food. Pantai Morib is such a marvelous place. The sand is so white and the sea water is so clean and clear. I can see many fishes in the water and can see there was a lot of crab climbing in and out of the sand. What a beautiful scene!
As usual, my mum would make sure to bring enough food to feed an army. My brother and I were so excited and ecstatic. We quickly change into our swimming suit that we had just bought and jumped into the water. We shivered because the water was as cold as ice as it was still early in the morning. My brother was beyond excited while my father took out the new flouts that he had bought at the nearby store. He could not stop jumping up and down just like a monkey. We played happily and were in high glee.
We then swam until our skin wrinkled up like dried prunes. Later, we built some sandcastle and put some baby crabs in it like it was crabs' kingdom. After that, we collected many beautiful and unique seashell by the seashore. We also did not forget to buy some souvenirs and took quite a lot of pictures at there. It was so wonderful!
Maybe you can join us next time. I reckon you sure will enjoy this trip very well. If not, we also can go fishing at my village or climbing up the hill to enjoy the beautiful scenery. We can learn a lot about the flora during those trip. It was quite a list of activities that we can do in the next school holiday. Do you fancy joining me? I hope your answer is ' yes ' instead of no. I have to stop now. Don't forget to reply my letter.
Your best friend,
Sherry
Vocabulary
resist : 忍不住
marvelous : 美好
shivered : 发抖
beyond : 超级
glee : 高兴
wrinkled : 有皱纹
dried prunes : 干梅子（形容皮肤干燥）
unique : 特别
AN ACCIDENT
It was a very cold morning as it had been raining like cats and dogs the previous night. As my mum was feeling a little under the weather, I decided to walked to school by myself on that day. A bolt out of the blue, when I was about to reached the school, I heard a screeching noise from a car and some screaming by the pedestrian.
I quickly turned around to see what had happened. I saw a boy was lying down in the middle of the road with his bicycle. He was badly hurt. The floor and his school uniform was all covered with his blood. He was bleeding profusely. There was a white Honda stopped in front of the little boy. The driver of the car quickly came down from the car. Luckily, the car driver did not hurt much. He just had some injuries on his hand.
I felt so frighten and anxious at the time. I wanted to call the ambulance but then I realized that my phone was not with me. There was no any telephone booth around either. Luckily, a passer-by that had saw the situation quickly used her mobile phone to call for an ambulance.
There were a few students that had seen this situation quickly ran into the school to inform the teacher. After a moment, a male teacher rushed out from the school and called to the police without wasting any second. Soon, the ambulance had arrived and the badly injured boy was taken away to the hospital. The police arrived too at the same time. They questioned the driver and some witnesses so as me.
After that, I quickly ran into the school because I realized that my class was going to start soon. I was already late. There was a way to prevent road accidents happened especially in school area which is by having road bumps. There should also be a lollipop man to help the pupils cross the road. Students should also be taught how to cross the road carefully. As we know "prevention is better than cure".
Vocabulary
a little under the weather : 有些不舒服
bleeding profusely ：流很多血
screeching : 尖锐；刺耳（声音）
lollipop man : 护送学童安全过马路的人
prevention is better than cure : 预防胜于治疗
I quickly turned around to see what had happened. I saw a boy was lying down in the middle of the road with his bicycle. He was badly hurt. The floor and his school uniform was all covered with his blood. He was bleeding profusely. There was a white Honda stopped in front of the little boy. The driver of the car quickly came down from the car. Luckily, the car driver did not hurt much. He just had some injuries on his hand.
I felt so frighten and anxious at the time. I wanted to call the ambulance but then I realized that my phone was not with me. There was no any telephone booth around either. Luckily, a passer-by that had saw the situation quickly used her mobile phone to call for an ambulance.
There were a few students that had seen this situation quickly ran into the school to inform the teacher. After a moment, a male teacher rushed out from the school and called to the police without wasting any second. Soon, the ambulance had arrived and the badly injured boy was taken away to the hospital. The police arrived too at the same time. They questioned the driver and some witnesses so as me.
After that, I quickly ran into the school because I realized that my class was going to start soon. I was already late. There was a way to prevent road accidents happened especially in school area which is by having road bumps. There should also be a lollipop man to help the pupils cross the road. Students should also be taught how to cross the road carefully. As we know "prevention is better than cure".
Vocabulary
a little under the weather : 有些不舒服
bleeding profusely ：流很多血
screeching : 尖锐；刺耳（声音）
lollipop man : 护送学童安全过马路的人
prevention is better than cure : 预防胜于治疗
A TRAP TO CATCH WILD CAT
Ken's father is a rubber tapper. His family lived at the edge of a rubber estate. Behind their house is a forest. Occasionally, some wild animals come across. Besides, Ken's family also rear some chickens and ducks to supplement their income. It is not surprising that sometimes their fowls went missing. Ken's father once spotted a wild cat in the act of killing a duck.
Ken's father thought of a plan to catch the wild cat. He set up a trap near the place they kept their fowls. He put some fish as a bait in the trap. Then, he went home and told Ken about his trap.
That night, Ken and his father watched the live telecast of World Cup 2014 on the television. The program lasted until one o'clock in the midnight. Ken went to the window to see if the wild cat had been trapped. However, nothing happened.
A bolt out of the blue, Ken was awakened by a strange noise. He thought that there must be something happened at the trap. He saw his father walked quickly to the trap so he followed closely behind his father.
They felt so ecstatic because they had managed to catch the wild cat. Ken's father flashed the torchlight at the wild cat. It was not able to move but stared at them fiercely and snarled ferociously. Ken's father decided to send the wild creature to the zoo next morning.
Vocabulary
edge : 边缘
occasionally : 偶尔
bait : 饵
live telecast : 直播
snarled : 咆哮
A FLYING SAUSER ( ALIENS )
It was a beautiful day. A gentle breeze was blowing and the sun was on the horizon. Su Yin and Michelle climbed up to the hillock. When they reached the top of the hill, they were puffing and panting. They felt so ecstatic.
Su Yin and Michelle saw many beautiful and colorful wild flowers. So they plucked the flowers and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Later on, they sat under a shady tree. They looked into the distance and saw the town they came from. It looked very small.
A bolt out of the blue, Su Yin and Michelle saw a flying saucer landed in front of them. They looked astonished and were shocked when the door of the flying saucer opened automatically. Then, they saw two aliens came out of the flying saucer. They were only a foot tall and they had big eyes and big head. However, their bodies were very small. Su Yin was a brave girl. She walked towards the two aliens and asked them why they came to the earth. One of the aliens answered that they came for collecting some specimens from the earth.
The two aliens gathered some soil, leaves and rocks around the place. Then they decided to leave. They said goodbye to Su Yin and Michelle. Soon, they walked into the flying saucer with specimens that they had collected and flew off.
Vocabulary
hillock : 小丘
puffing and panting :气喘吁吁
specimens : 标本；样本
Su Yin and Michelle saw many beautiful and colorful wild flowers. So they plucked the flowers and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Later on, they sat under a shady tree. They looked into the distance and saw the town they came from. It looked very small.
A bolt out of the blue, Su Yin and Michelle saw a flying saucer landed in front of them. They looked astonished and were shocked when the door of the flying saucer opened automatically. Then, they saw two aliens came out of the flying saucer. They were only a foot tall and they had big eyes and big head. However, their bodies were very small. Su Yin was a brave girl. She walked towards the two aliens and asked them why they came to the earth. One of the aliens answered that they came for collecting some specimens from the earth.
The two aliens gathered some soil, leaves and rocks around the place. Then they decided to leave. They said goodbye to Su Yin and Michelle. Soon, they walked into the flying saucer with specimens that they had collected and flew off.
Vocabulary
hillock : 小丘
puffing and panting :气喘吁吁
specimens : 标本；样本
WITNESSED A SNATCH THIEF
It was a hot sweltering Saturday afternoon. A scorching sun hang high above in the cloudless sky. I was hot and perspiring profusely by the time I reached the bus stop in front of a garden.
A bolt out of the blue, I heard a lady's screaming. I looked around and saw a motorcyclist was pulling the lady's handbag. She screamed when the motorcyclist who sit behind tried to grabbed her handbag. She tried to saved her handbag but the motorcyclist kept pulling and dragged her along. I was shocked and frighten at the moment. I panicked. I did not know what to do next.
At last, the lady let go her handbag as she had been exhausted. Luckily, there were two security guards that was patrolling around the area past by the bus stop saw that situation and tried to helped the lady by chasing after the motorcycle. The pedestrian that saw the situation quickly took out his phone and informed the police about this incident.
Unfortunately, the motorcycle hit a stone and both the motorcyclists fell down from the motorcycle. The guards quickly caught both of them to prevent them from escaped. After a few moment, the police had arrived. They quickly caught both of the motorcyclist back to the police station for investigate.
Luckily, the lady was uninjured and she felt relieved at last. The policemen then returned her handbag to her. She thanked everyone that had helped her. Soon, my bus had arrived and I quickly queue up to board the bus. The moral of the story is we must always be helpful and work together when we met the case such as this.
Vocabulary
sweltering : 闷热
scorching : 灼热
cloudless : 没有云朵
perspiring profusely : 流很多汗
a bolt out of the blue : 突然间
A bolt out of the blue, I heard a lady's screaming. I looked around and saw a motorcyclist was pulling the lady's handbag. She screamed when the motorcyclist who sit behind tried to grabbed her handbag. She tried to saved her handbag but the motorcyclist kept pulling and dragged her along. I was shocked and frighten at the moment. I panicked. I did not know what to do next.
At last, the lady let go her handbag as she had been exhausted. Luckily, there were two security guards that was patrolling around the area past by the bus stop saw that situation and tried to helped the lady by chasing after the motorcycle. The pedestrian that saw the situation quickly took out his phone and informed the police about this incident.
Unfortunately, the motorcycle hit a stone and both the motorcyclists fell down from the motorcycle. The guards quickly caught both of them to prevent them from escaped. After a few moment, the police had arrived. They quickly caught both of the motorcyclist back to the police station for investigate.
Luckily, the lady was uninjured and she felt relieved at last. The policemen then returned her handbag to her. She thanked everyone that had helped her. Soon, my bus had arrived and I quickly queue up to board the bus. The moral of the story is we must always be helpful and work together when we met the case such as this.
Vocabulary
sweltering : 闷热
scorching : 灼热
cloudless : 没有云朵
perspiring profusely : 流很多汗
a bolt out of the blue : 突然间
AN INCIDENT : A THIEF
A crisp morning brought a beginning of a new day. It was a sunny day. When Bala was walking home from school, he saw a group of boys attacked a stray dog. They took the sticks to hit the dog and threw stones to it. Bala quickly shouted at the group of boys to stop attacking the poor creature. Then they ran off laughing.
Bala took pity on the dog and carried it home. The dog was badly hurt. Bala cleaned the wounds and gently nursed it back to health. After a few weeks, the dogs was well and able to run and jump again. Bala felt very happy and excited. He then decided to keep the dog as his pet. He named the cute dog as Patch.
During Bala carefree time, Bala always played with Patch in the house garden. Whenever Bala threw the stick to anywhere, Patch would run after the stick and brought it back to its owner.
One night, the wind raged, the clouds burst and everyone had slept soundly in their dream. Suddenly, Patch saw two dark figures around the house. It became suspicious because they were not Bala or Bala's family members. It started to bark as loudly as it could to frightened them. Within a minute, the shadows disappeared.
However, the shadows appeared again the next night. They entered the house through the back door. The robbers then tied Bala and his family up by using a rope. The noise had awaked Patch. It immediately ran toward the noise. Patch rushed in through the back door and attacked the two robbers. However, they hit Patch in its head. Despite the wound, Patch attacked them fiercely until they fled. At last, Bala and his family felt relieved and lucky because Patch had saved their life. They were thankful to Patch.
Vocabulary
pity : 同情
wounds : 伤口
figures : 影子（黑影）
suspicious : 可疑
despite : 虽然
fled : 逃走
Bala took pity on the dog and carried it home. The dog was badly hurt. Bala cleaned the wounds and gently nursed it back to health. After a few weeks, the dogs was well and able to run and jump again. Bala felt very happy and excited. He then decided to keep the dog as his pet. He named the cute dog as Patch.
During Bala carefree time, Bala always played with Patch in the house garden. Whenever Bala threw the stick to anywhere, Patch would run after the stick and brought it back to its owner.
One night, the wind raged, the clouds burst and everyone had slept soundly in their dream. Suddenly, Patch saw two dark figures around the house. It became suspicious because they were not Bala or Bala's family members. It started to bark as loudly as it could to frightened them. Within a minute, the shadows disappeared.
However, the shadows appeared again the next night. They entered the house through the back door. The robbers then tied Bala and his family up by using a rope. The noise had awaked Patch. It immediately ran toward the noise. Patch rushed in through the back door and attacked the two robbers. However, they hit Patch in its head. Despite the wound, Patch attacked them fiercely until they fled. At last, Bala and his family felt relieved and lucky because Patch had saved their life. They were thankful to Patch.
Vocabulary
pity : 同情
wounds : 伤口
figures : 影子（黑影）
suspicious : 可疑
despite : 虽然
fled : 逃走
19.11.14
AN INCIDENT : ATTACKED BY CROCODILE
Terrance lives in the interiors of Sabah. One day, he went to visit his friends. His friends lived at the other side of the river, so he had to go there by boat. Terrence left the longhouse, which was his friends' house hurriedly when the day was getting late and dark. He started paddled down the stream slowly.
After rowing for about a moment, Terrance noticed something was moving in the water. It was a ferocious looking crocodile. At first, Terrance was panicked but he tried to calm himself down. He tried to paddle as fast as he could to avoid the fierce creature. Unfortunately, the crocodile kept on following him. Suddenly, the crocodile attacked him. He nearly fell into the sea / fell overboat. Luckily, he managed to steady himself. He quickly took out his shotgun and fired the crocodile.
However, he missed to shoot the ferocious looking crocodile. It struggled and attacked Terrence again. He shot the second time. This time he was able to shoot the crocodile in its head. The nearby villages heard the sound of the shotgun. They hurried run towards Terrence to lend a hand.
The helpful villagers found that the crocodile had died. They helped Terrance out of the boat and pulled the dead crocodile out from the sea. They tied the crocodile on a bamboo and carried it to the village. Terrence felt relieve that he managed to save himself.
Vocabulary
hurriedly : 匆忙地
ferocious :凶猛的
struggled : 挣扎
AN VISIT TO THE OLD FOLKS HOME
Last weekend, our school English Society had organised a trip to visit the old folks home which was located in Taman Bahagia. The trip was comprised of twenty members and accompanied by two teachers. We boarded the bus from school at nine in the morning and arrive the old folks home at ten.
When we arrived at the old folks home, all the senior citizens came out to welcome us. They cheered happily and welcomed us with opened arms. All of us were surprised with their respond and we gave everyone a food hamper that we brought along.
First, we were divided into two groups. One group was consist of ten people. The first group was given the task to clean up the compound of the old folks home. They swept the garden, gathered the dead leaf and clean the blocked drains. While the other group which was my group were responsible to clean up the hall and kitchen. We shared out the work and helped each other in order to complete our jobs as quickly as possible.
Then, we had lunch with the old folks. The foods that cooked by our two teachers were mouthwatering. They were so delicious. After lunch, we had some performances to entertain the senior citizens. We sang some evergreen songs to them and told them some interesting stories. They were so happy and clapped enthusiastically / cheerfully. They really enjoyed the shows that performed by us.
Soon, it was time to leave. We all said goodbye to the old folks, They seem so sad that we were going back so soon. Before leaving, we promised them that we will pay them another visit soon. It was a memorable and ecstatic trip.
Vocabulary
comprised of : 包括；包含
task : 任务
entertain ：娱乐
evergreen songs : 经久不衰
enthusiastically :满腔热情
AN INCIDENT
During the second semester break, Lenny and Ken were so free. They were lazing around the house and talking. Soon, they got bored. They then decided to catch fighting fish at the stream nearby their house. They brought along a basket and small plastic pail.
The stream teeming with colorful fighting fish. Lenny and Ken felt delighted and excited at the moment. Lenny filled the plastic pail with water without wasting any precious time. While Ken quickly walked into the stream to catch fish using the basket that he brought along. They were beaming with joy because they managed to catch many fish.
They decided to catch more fish. So Ken went to the middle of the stream. There he found more fish. He was so delighted that he did not noticed a water snake was actually behind him. Suddenly, Ken felt his hand was so painful when the water snake bit him.
Ken shouted loudly and left everything behind. Lenny quickly raced him home. He was fortunate that his father was just came back from work. His father quickly sent him to the nearby hospital to get examined by the doctors.
Vocabulary
teeming : 充满；很多
beaming with joy : 笑逐颜开
raced :背
The stream teeming with colorful fighting fish. Lenny and Ken felt delighted and excited at the moment. Lenny filled the plastic pail with water without wasting any precious time. While Ken quickly walked into the stream to catch fish using the basket that he brought along. They were beaming with joy because they managed to catch many fish.
They decided to catch more fish. So Ken went to the middle of the stream. There he found more fish. He was so delighted that he did not noticed a water snake was actually behind him. Suddenly, Ken felt his hand was so painful when the water snake bit him.
Ken shouted loudly and left everything behind. Lenny quickly raced him home. He was fortunate that his father was just came back from work. His father quickly sent him to the nearby hospital to get examined by the doctors.
Vocabulary
teeming : 充满；很多
beaming with joy : 笑逐颜开
raced :背
SPEECH : ENGLISH MONTH
A very good morning to our dear principle, beloved teacher and my fellow friends. As you know, this month is English Month. Today, I would like to talk about the activities that organised by the English Language Society in conjunction with English month.
As you can see from our poster, we had prepared a list of interesting activities such as spelling competition, story telling competition, talent time and story writing competition. First of all, we have story telling competition. Come and hone your speaking skills by participating in this competition. Every participants will stand a chance to win fabulous prizes such as books with exciting titles which will blow your mind away.
Whoever very good in spelling of English words can join the competition of spelling bee. Please be well prepared because you need to spell a selection of challenging words. Because of popular demand, we have brought back the talent time competition. You need to perform well if you do not want to be disqualified.
Last, but not least, for those whose hobby is become an author, you can come to join this story writting competition. You might need to think of some creative storylines so as to win in this competition. Those who are interested in these competitions, you need to register as fast as you could before the closing date as stated on the poster.
In this year, English Languege Society will give out a lot of fabulous and interesting prize. I reckon that everyone will enjoy these activities very well. I hope that everyone will grab this precious chance and opportunity to win the fabulous prizes.
Vocabulary
in conjunction with : 与……一道进行
talent time : 才艺表演
hone : 增进你的语文能力
blow your mind away : 兴奋、惊奇
popular demand : 根据大众要求
disqualified : 不合格
storylines :故事情节
as stated : 指定的
As you can see from our poster, we had prepared a list of interesting activities such as spelling competition, story telling competition, talent time and story writing competition. First of all, we have story telling competition. Come and hone your speaking skills by participating in this competition. Every participants will stand a chance to win fabulous prizes such as books with exciting titles which will blow your mind away.
Whoever very good in spelling of English words can join the competition of spelling bee. Please be well prepared because you need to spell a selection of challenging words. Because of popular demand, we have brought back the talent time competition. You need to perform well if you do not want to be disqualified.
Last, but not least, for those whose hobby is become an author, you can come to join this story writting competition. You might need to think of some creative storylines so as to win in this competition. Those who are interested in these competitions, you need to register as fast as you could before the closing date as stated on the poster.
In this year, English Languege Society will give out a lot of fabulous and interesting prize. I reckon that everyone will enjoy these activities very well. I hope that everyone will grab this precious chance and opportunity to win the fabulous prizes.
Vocabulary
in conjunction with : 与……一道进行
talent time : 才艺表演
hone : 增进你的语文能力
blow your mind away : 兴奋、惊奇
popular demand : 根据大众要求
disqualified : 不合格
storylines :故事情节
as stated : 指定的
A SCENE AT A NIGHT MARKET
A night market will be set up every Friday from 6pm to 10pm along the road in front of a row of the shop houses near my house. This has become a regular activity for me and my family to visit the night market every Friday evening after our dinner.
Last Friday,as usual, me and my family pay a visit to the night market that near to our house. It was not completely dark yet but the market has been crowded with shoppers. There were stall selling fresh products such as vegetables, fruits, meats, seafoods and others. Besides, there were also stall that sell clothes, toys, shoes, foods and all sorts of goods. Most of the products sold here were always dirt cheap compare with those in supermarket or department store.
When reaching the vegetables and fruits stall, my mum bought some vegetables and fruits because they seem so fresh and delicious. The clothes sold here were well made and beautiful. The prize are also very reasonable and affordable. I could not resist and buy a few clothes with good bargains.
When we walk along the row of food stalls, the aroma of freshly cooked food filled the air. The mouthwatering dishes such as satey, asam laksa and a dizzying array / variety of lawker 'kuih' and snacks made us feel hungry. Although we had eaten our dinner, we still bought some of them home as our supper.
By 10pm , the shoppers started to dwindle and the vendors and stall owners began to pack their staff. The bustling area became quiet and back to normal. It was a wonderful and ecstatic outing for us.
Vocabulary
dirt cheap : 非常便宜
could not resist : 无法抗拒
aroma : 香味
dizzying array / variety : 很多选择
mouthwatering : 美味
supper : 宵夜
dwindle : 减少
vendors : 小贩
staff : 货物
ecstatic : 狂喜
A MISCHIEF BOY
Kelvin is my neighbour. He is a mischief and naughty boy. He is always a troublemaker who likes to create many problems and trouble. His mother had always advised him but the advice fallen on deaf ear.
Its was a beautiful day. A gentle breeze was blowing and the sun was on the horizon. Kelvin played with his catapult as usual at the garden in front of his house while I was watering the plants at the moment. A bolt out of the blue, Kelvin saw a beautiful bird resting on one of the branches of the tree in the garden. Without wasting any second, he quickly aimed his catapult to the bird.
However the shot missed to shoot the bird. The frighten bird immediately flew away. Unfortunately, his shot hit the beehive which was on the nearby branch. The angry bees flew out and chased after Kelvin. Kelvin was shocked and shouted loudly when he saw a swam of bees flew out of the beehive towards him. He ran as fast as he could to escape.
Luckily Kelvin's mother heard his screaming at that time. She ran out of the house with a thick blanket to shoo the swam of bees. Without hesitation, I quickly sprayed the tape water toward the bees in order to chase them away. Fortunately, the bees had flew away from Kelvin.
Sadly, Kelvin was bitten by the bees on his face and legs. He was howling in pain at the moment. His mother quickly took him to the nearby clinic to get some treatments. Kelvin had learned his lesson in that incident and promised not to be naughty again.
Vocabulary
mischief : 顽皮
fallen on deaf ear : 被忽视
catapult : 弹弓
without hesitation : 毫不犹豫地
howling ：咆哮
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