MAKTAB TEKNIK SULTAN SAIFUL RIJAL

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

Sample answer script - Letter from K.L

Forming questions

1. What festivals are celebrated in Malaysia?
2. How can one get to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore?
3. What can you see on the journey if you travel by bus?
4. How many species are there in the Zoo?
5. What attracts devotees to the Batu Caves?

Comprehension

1. Ani recommends traveling by bus because it is pleasant and enables the traveler to see rubber, oil palm, coconut, pepper, and pineapple plantations along the way. It is also cheaper than either the plane or the train.
2. Ani says that the Zoo has about 200 species of Malaysian wildlife – birds, reptiles, and all types of marine life. Visitors can also ride elephants and ponies.
3. Hindu worshippers attach kavadies or wooden frames that are decorated with fruits and flowers to their bodies by thin spikes or arrows.
4. At Mimaland, visitors have facilities for boating, swimming, and jungle trekking.
5. The National Museum is attractive to visitors because they can see not only the relics of the past but also scenes of Malaysian life displayed. Those interested in History can learn more about Malaysian culture. They can also see a wide variety of jewellery.

Identify topic sentences

Paragraph 1 – given

                 2 – given

                 3 – given

                 4 – The next place you must visit is Batu Caves

                 5 – The next place you must visit is Mimaland

                 6 – The National Museum is another attraction.

 Section 2

1.

Ø      1 – c

Ø      2 – b

Ø      3 – d

Ø      4 – h

Ø      5 – g

Ø      6 - a

Ø      7 – e

Ø      8 – f

2.

Ø      interesting

Ø      warm / friendly

Ø      pleasant

Ø      famous

Ø      national

3.

Ø      dirtier dirtiest                                              

Ø      more most

Ø      tastier tastiest

Ø      simpler simplest

Ø      more most

Ø      more most

Ø      more most

Ø      more most

Ø      more most

Ø      more most