LISTENING TEST

Sharp 9.00 am we start our listening test,,,

It is held at LT1,,,

We seat in a group of a class,,,

But I feel confused because the lecturer set up the examination seats too close with each others and we all can see other person answers..hehe :)

But, I do not copy other person answer!!
There is some other person who is captured by lecturer because she was copy other person answers..

It’s very as we focusing at the recording voice to answer the question that is provided,,,

Listening test have three section that is A, B and C,,,

All section have 5 question,,,

3 objective and 2 fill in the blank,,,

It’s about half hour the test to be finish,,,

Sometimes I’m wondering what is the purpose of listening test,,,

Then I realize one thing,,,

People from the beginning learn by listening to other,,,

Listen how they pronunciation the word correctly and correct the wrong pronunciation,,

Catch up the word that may be the important topic,,,

Understanding by relate it with the example and the first point view,,,

Try to get as many information as you could,,,

The important tips to score this paper is read the question paper first,,,

Listen to the main point question ask and list some answer,,,

At the second time the recording is playing tick or choose the best answer,,,

During the listening test, I feel very sleepy and I was nearly to fall a sleep because the recording voice was so soft..
 

  

INFORMATION TRANSFER ( NON-LINEAR TO LINEAR TEXT)

Tips on How To Do Task :

• spend 5 minutes reading the graphs/charts etc
• make sure you understand axes
• make sure you follow lines on graph
• focus on the key information
• if two graphs - compare
• think about the time period - tenses
• vary your vocabulary
• organize information clearly
• write neatly

FORMULA!!

• TITLE
• 1) OV
• (2, 3, 4) ClKFs
• 5) P(i) + P(ii)

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

BEFORE WRITING......

• Brainstorm ideas on the subject
• Identify the main topics
• Use these topics as headings for organizing your notes.
• Decide which side you are on i.e. which arguments are most convincing. Make sure you choose the side that you can fully support.
• Plan and write an outline for your essay noting down the information you will include in each paragraph.

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Your introduction should :

• Introduce the topic with a general statement 
• State why it is important
• State there is a difference of opinion about this topic
• Thesis statement must state what your claim is and can include the "parts" of the argument you are going to state..

BODY PARAGRAPH

• Arguments for : The reasons "parts" of your thesis statement will be in your body paragraphs
• Give clear arguments for your claim with support (examples: statistics, explanation etc)
• Use transition words as you move from paragraph to paragraph ( Firstly, secondly, furthermore, in addition, moreover, finally)
• You can also use any of the transitions from the other types as long as they are appropriate for your argument. (you may want to compare/contrast things, give reasons/results, descriptions, definitions etc)

REFUTATION PARAGRAPH

• This is also used to support your claim.
• Use the counter arguments to show that your idea is the stronger one,
• Do not focus only on the opposing ideas.

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Your conclusion should :

• Restate the main claim
• Present one or two general sentences which accurately summarize your arguments which support the main premise
• Provide a general warning of the consequences of not following the premise that you put forward and/or a general statement of how the community will benefit from following that premise. 

THE CONCLUSION

        The conclusion is the last paragraph in your essay. A conclusion completes the essay and reemphasizes your thesis statement or main ideas.
         In addition to referring back to your main idea, your conclusion needs to show your reader the significance of your thesis. When discussing the importance of your thesis, try to address questions such as...

• How and why is this topic important?
• How might this topic affect me or other people?
• What can be learned from this topic?

CONCLUDING AN ESSAY  by..

• Prediction
• Recommendation
• Quotation

USEFUL TRANSITIONS :

• In conclusion,
• Therefore,
• In summary,
• To conclude,
• Thus,
• In short,

BODY PARAGRAPHS

Purpose : The body paragraphs in your essay support the main idea in your thesis statement by breaking it down into smaller ideas or subtopics. Ideas in your paragraphs should relate back to thesis statement.

Form : Most paragraphs contain between five to ten sentences. The first line of a paragraph is usually indented (begin a few spaces to the right of the margin) to show that there is a new paragraph.

Key features : Body paragraphs should contain some of the following features...

• A topic sentence
• Supporting sentence
• A concluding sentence
• Unity

THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

Purpose of The Introductory Paragraph :

• get the reader's attention
• set tone for the rest of the essay
• make a contract with the reader - what will be covered in this piece?

Parts of The Introductory :

• The Hook - designed to grab attention immediately and give some indication about the essay's topic
• The Transition - moves the reader from the hook to the driving force of the essay...
• The Thesis - makes the contract with the reader about what will be discussed without a blatant announcement

Types of Hooks :

• Personal examples
• Quotations
• Facts or statistics
•  Rhetorical questions
• Current events
• Contrast to the thesis statement
• Definition

USING PERSONAL EXAMPLES

• Provides strong, dramatic incidents to use. Honesty in expressing thoughts and feelings will ring true with the reader. While you can make up the personal experience, be careful that it sounds credible
• Personal observation - different from a personal example, an observation is something you saw happening

 USING QUOTATIONS

• Content of quote should be : dramatic, emotionally appealing, surprising, humorous
• Quote does not have to be from a famous person
• Must be relevant to thesis statement

USING FACTS OR STATISTICS

• Must be startling or unusual
• Must be from a credible source
• Use journal as a place to record both quotes and facts or statistics that might work for an introduction

USING RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

Example : Take a moment and think of the three women closest to you. Who comes to your mind? Your mother? Your sister? Your girlfriend? Your wife? Your best friend? Now guess which one will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime. It is not pleasant thought, but according to the Malaysian Department of Justice, one of every three Malaysian women will be sexually assaulted sometime during her life.

USING CURRENT EVENTS

• Must be recent
• Must be important
• Should be made in public by newspapers, television or radio

USING CONTRAST TO THE THESIS STATEMENT

• In direct contrast to the thesis statement
• It is fun to prove an expert wrong

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

VOICE is the form a verb takes to indicate whether the subject of the verb performs or receives the action.
Two types of voice : - active voice
                               - passive voice

ACTIVE VOICE 

• indicates that the subject of the verb is acting - because the subject does or " acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice.
• example : - The dog jumped onto the boy.

PASSIVE VOICE

• in a passive voice sentence, the subject and object flip-flop The subject becomes the passive recipient of the action - because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentence are said to be in the passive voice.
• Example : - The boy was jumped on by the dog.