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Appendix i eng.proficiency
- 1. Appendix i Reading an Article Tunku Abdul Rahman was our first Prime Minister. ( 31st August 1957 - 22nd September 1970 ) He was also known as the ‘Father of Independence’ Tunku Abdul Rahman – In Memory Affectionately known as ‘Tunku’, Tunku Abdul Rahman was loved for his fine traits of character and humor. Tunku was born in Alor Setar, Kedah on 8 february 1903. Even as a child, he loved freedom and mixed with the village children outside the palace walls. as a prince, he was brought up as a royalty, but after a while he was treated as an ordinary boy, and he enjoyed being one. At the age of six, he enrolled in a Malay school in Alor Setar. He then continued his studies in the Government English School. The little prince was bright in his studies but was more interested in games and boyish tricks. When he was ten, his mother sent him to Bangkok to play with his eldest brother, Tunku Yusuf, who was working there. She hoped Tunku Yusuf would be firm with this lovely young brother. In Bangkok, Tunku did quite well in Debsurin School, where he made many friends. Tunku never had problems getting along with people of various races and social backgrounds. Two years later, Tunku Yusuf passed away, and Tunku had to return to Kedah. He studoed in a Malay school for a year and then joined the Penang Free School. His interest in studies was nutured by some excellent teachers. when he was seventeen, Tunku left for England to further his studies on a Kedah Government Scholarship. there he sta for the University Entrance Examination and was accepted into St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge university. It was there that he had an experience taht inspired him to fight for equality and to free our country from the British rule. (Adapted from:http//www.pmo.gov.my)