Merdeka Public Speaking Competition

Merdeka season.... A time where you see flags are finally being displayed by patriotic commercial and private drivers alike. This is the time when you don't see Tunku Abdul Rahman as a geek. This is the time when you look up to him. Some may even realize that we are actually quite a fortunate country. Do we get hit by tsunami at least once every four years? Do we fortify our houses with nails and wooden boards whenever we hear warnings of strong wind? Do we fear our life would fly out of the window in the next minute? NO, we don't. So, you've got to appreciate it lah.

In collaboration with the Bulan Kemerdekaan, an English Public Speaking Competition will be held. The details are below.

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Location:

Pusat Sumber SMK Sri Permata

Time:

On the first Wednesday after school reopens.

Registration Deadline:

Latest is on the first Tuesday after school reopens.

Judges:

Pn. Kong

Mr Hugh Leong aka HUGE (Pn Kong calls him that)

Pn Nallini

and Your English teacher (which is Pn Kong again...)

Unofficial Judges:

Other participants (Other unexpected audience may be there too)

The titles for the competition are....

1) My Home, My Glorious Malaysia

2) We can only be proud of our history

3) Teenagers nowadays don't appreciate the significance of independence

4) The Rukun Negara isn't just for show

5) Bangsa Malaysia is a reality

6) Harmonious interaction among races isn't an option, it is a must

7) A diverse Malaysian community is the strength of our country

8) National integration has to start in schools

9) Malaysia is a role model of national integration

10) The young determines the future of our country

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ALL participants will receive a certificate of participation. As of now, there is only 2 official participants, namely Keith and Nicholas. There should be a prize for the champion, the first and second runner-up... i think.

So, yeah. Other Form 4's who wish to join are encouraged to do so.

p/s: Yes, I moderate things around here, crimsonteddy. Do you want to subscribe to a daily newspaper filled with foulwords or disturbing pictures and the headline is about your notoriety? I don't think so... Try being in someone else's shoe before you post things up.

Stay cautious, you dont want to be part of the figure below.

Latest death figure [H1N1]: 67

Yay, free period... And of course, The Necklace

Alright.

On the 2nd of April 2009, Thursday, I've come to notice that some of us were lazy not able to copy the exercise given on The Necklace. So for your convenience, I'll post it below. Jot it down in your Literature exercise book.

Credits goes to Chen. 

Thursday April 2, 2009

The Necklace

1. The necklace suggest the following about Mathilde...

A. She is pretty and charming

B. She was too good looking to be born into a family of clerks

C. She has no opportunity of marrying a rich man

2. What kind of feeling aroused by the above description of Mathilde?

C. Sympathy

3. Which of the following statements best summarises Mathilde's feelings?

A. She deserved better than to be born into a lower class society

4. Based in the description in the given extract, Mathilde may be considered

C. Conceited and proud

5. The phrase 'not to remarked by another woman' in this extract emphasises that Mathilde

A. is concerned about keeping her appearances

6. Why did Mathilde did not want to wear her wrap?

A. She was embarassed to wear her ordinary wrap

7. From this extract we know all the following about Mathilde except

A. She has always been a good housekeeper

8. In what way does Mathilde help  pay off the family's debt?

C. She does the work her maid used to

9. When Mathilde says, "You never notices, then" she most likely expresses

D. Sadness

10. What would Mathilde be feeling when Madame Forestier says, "Oh my poor Mathilde! My necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!"?

B. Shock and disbelief

Well, that would be the end of it. Please bring your Results Slip tomorrow and for those who haven't got their copy of Maths and Bio exercise, please pay me 30 sen tomorrow and 20 sen to Johanan if you still want those exercises. Sorry to hear about your grandpa, Fudin. We hope he's in a better place. 

Yes, yes, I know. This is really late.

I know I should have posted this MUCH earlier but I was quite busy so, I haven't got much time in my wallet (or money if it made the situation any worse). Well anyway, there's some English notes that you suppose to jot down last week. There was approximately 11 pupils not in class that day.

So, yeah. Here's your English notes.

Thusrday March 26th, 2009

The Infinitive

A. Forms of infinitive

The infinitive consists of "to + verb"

e.g : to work  to write

to eat to sing

to play to punish

B. Uses of infinitive

a) To show an action

e.g : We began to think.

They tried to sing.

b) As a subject of a sentence

e.g : To climb a staircase is dangerous.

Yo help the poor is a good deed.

c) As an object or a compliment of a verb

e.g : I promise to write.

She agreed to return the money.

d) To modify a sentence

e.g : I asked Razali to talk to her.

We expect him to call us at 8.00 p.m.

Okay, that's all I guess. And please bring 30 sen tomorrow for the maths exercise.

Yes, I've been neglecting this... sorry.  Happy Belated Birthday Ong!!! and Happy Belated Birthday Zaim!!! Ya, ya, I know this is really late but it's better late than never, right?