The document outlines guidelines for students preparing for the 1119 English exam, covering time management and the structure of both papers. It details the types of directed writing tasks, strategies for reading and writing effectively, and the marking schemes for various sections. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of practice in enhancing writing skills and understanding English through reading.

1. Welcome to 1119
Mohamad Razif bin Disa
“26 YEARS”
SMK JENGKA 6
BANDAR JENGKA
PAHANG

2. Time Management
 Paper 1: 1 3/4 hours
 1 hour 45 minutes
 2 questions
 Section A
 Section B

3. Section A
Directed Writing
• Known also as DW
• 35 marks
• Understand the task
requirement
• Decide the appropriate format
• Use all the notes given
• Can use own words (bonus)

4. Types of questions
 a report
an informal letter
A talk (speech)
A formal letter
A dialogue

5. Organize time
• 15 minutes of preparation
• 10 minutes of editing
• 15 minutes of rewriting
• 5 minutes of final touch….check
out for spelling mistakes/
tenses errors/ points missing

6. A Report
 Past tense
 Normally report on things/events that had
happened
 Try using own points if you find that it is difficult
to elaborate on the given points
 Make sure that the meaning is similar

7. Marking
 Format: 3 marks
 Points used: 12 marks
 Language : 20 marks
 Total : 35 marks

8. Example of a DW
• Give a talk about a reference book
• Title: Mathematics Made Simple
• Author: Sarimah Suhana
• Publisher: Pokok Publications
• Attractive presentation
• Clear explanations
• Helpful diagrams

9. Example of a DW (Cont)
• Helpful diagrams
• Variety of exercises
• Sample answers
• Practice question papers
• Useful tips
• Own reason
• Own reason

10. Section A(DW)
 You may use your own words
 Do not change the meaning
 Rephrase is allowed
 Do not be scared of grammar
 Make sure to try doing the task
 Do not submit blank answer script

11. Section B ( CW )
• 50 marks
• Needs lots of reading
• Let‟s make reading fun and joyful
• Let‟s reading a cure for boredom
• There‟s no short cut to be a good writer
• A good writer is as well a good reader

12. Start writing a diary
A day a sentence
 A paragraph a week
 An essay a fortnight
 Start reading-A page a day
 A short story a week
 A novel a month
 Make the dictionary your best friend

13. Reading is Rewarding
• Once you start reading and writing, you
will feel something new with yourselves
• Other subjects could be understood
better
• Start using English with your friends
• Do not bother of grammar errors
• Start with „market language‟
• Do not care of others teasings

14. Writing an Essay
Start gathering words
Jot down any word that links
Use mind- mapping strategies
Sort out / put in categories the
words that come across
Develop other words from the key
words
Draft the essay

15. Final work
• Edit the draft
• Write out the final work
• Edit the errors and spelling
mistakes
• Memorize good sentence
structures
• Adopt and adapt the structures
to suit into your essay

16. SPM Paper 1119/2
• Time: 2 ¼ hours
• 4 Sections A, B, C, D
• Section A: 15 marks
• Section B: 10 marks
• Section C: 25 marks
• Section D: 25 marks

17. Section A
 Questions 1-8, based on short notes,
graphics, advertisement, etc. MCQ
 Questions 9-15, cloze text
 Identify the tenses
 Look for the suitable and correct grammar
 Read all throughout

18. Section A
 Q 9-15
 Cloze text- always look for the tense
 Frequently asked questions:
- articles (a, an, the), determiners ( the, this,
that), prepositions( in, on, of, for, at), pronouns (
his, her, its, their, our)
- Tenses (simple present/past, present/past
perfect tenses )

19. Section B ( Info Transfer
)
• Short and precise
• Don‟t fish for the answer
• Irrelevant answers ( lifted blindly) not
accepted

20. Section C ( 25 marks )
 Read and re-read
 Underline sentence/topic statement
 Figure out the meaning of the text
 Look for main characters
 Look for the descriptions of the main
character
 Get the main theme of the text

21. Doing the task
Look at the paragraph meant for
every question
Understand the questions carefully
Be careful with the need of the
questions
Giving your views/opinions
Lift only relevant answers
Do leave blanks without answers
Minimize the errors

22. Q.31-SUMMARY
Read the instructions carefully
Use the 10 words given
Write within the lines stated only
Leave out the long examples
Categorize/ classify the words
To be safe, use the words in the
passage
Cut down the less important
adjectives

23. Marking Scheme
 Summary
 1 mark for each point = 10 marks
 5 marks – Use of English = 5
 5 marks – paraphrase = 5
 Use of English + paraphrase = 10/2=5
2
 Language = 5
 Total + 15