Unforgetful Incident (Pg.

31)
It was a warm night. Encik Azmi and his family were sound asleep and snoring on bed. He woke
up suddenly for no reason. He smelled something burning in his house. The smell caught his nostrils. But,
he just keeps on smelling the smoke. In less than five minutes, the fire alarm in his house alarmed. Then,
he got out of bed to investigate. He thought that the smoke came from somewhere nearby. He went
downstairs and into the kitchen. Upon reaching the kitchen, he heard the crackling sound of the fire. To
his horror, he saw half of his kitchen was on fire. At that moment, Encik Azmi shouted loudly, Fire! Fire!
Our house was on fire! His family woke up and went downstairs. They were so terrified at the moment.
They were aghast and shocked beyond words. They just could not believe what had happened. Soraya, his
youngest daughter started to cry. Later, Puan Samsiah carried her downstairs while Encik Azmi called the
Fire and Rescue Department nearby. The other two older children stumbled out their bed and fell but they
quickly ran outside. The fire spread quickly and the house was engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes.
Encik Azmi and his neighbor formed a bucket brigade to extinguish the raging fire. But their efforts were
like a drop in the ocean. After a while, a fire engine arrived. The firefighters worked hard in order to put
out the fire. They sprayed a lot of water in the flames with their hoses. Within one hour, the firefighters
managed to put out the fire. However, most parts of their house had been reduced to ashes. Luckily, there
were no casualties. Encik Azmi thanked his neighbors and the firefighters for umpteen times for helping
him to put out the fire. It was indeed a terrible night for his family.

My Best Friend (Pg.32)

Halim is seventeen years old. He is studying in form five at SMK Tanah Merah. He is an egghead
student in his school. He is also a very active student in his school. He always involves himself in extracurricular activities held in his school. He loves to play games such as badminton and tennis. He plays
badminton and tennis with his friends in the court near his house every evening. He often represents his
school to the district and state level in badminton tournament. He has won for a few times in the
tournament. At his school, he has many friends. He does not boastful with his friends and teachers. He is a
very friendly person to everyone. He is also willing to train his friends who are interested to play
badminton or tennis for free. He feels very happy when his friends know how to play badminton well.
That is why the school authority awards him as the best sportsman of the year. He receives RM500 and a
certificate. He feels very delighted with the gift. His parents are very proud as a peacock and happy with
him. Therefore, students must follow Halims active lifestyle in their daily lives.

Extra-Curricular Activities Should Be Encouraged (Pg. 33)

Schools do more than teach children to read, write and compute. Along with academic activities,
schools also offer extra-curricular which is non-academic activities. These activities may be organized
and supervised by school personnel. Various clubs, societies and sports are set up as co-curricular
activities for students with the aim to enhance their personal development. Extra-curricular activities
involve all students in all schools in Malaysia. Therefore, it is vital for us to encourage students
participation in extra-curricular activities. This is because, students who join these activities will get some
benefits from it. One of the benefits of extra-curricular activities is character building that they can apply
to their study habits and their lives. By participating am preserving in any of these activities, each of us is
given responsibilities which we try our best to carry out. On top of that, we also learn useful new skill
from our chosen activity. We learn time management, critical thinking, teamwork and social skills. Group
activities encourage cooperation and teamwork, personal sacrifice for group goals and empathy-qualities
that benefit young people in their studies, their jobs and their personal lives as well as help them become
responsible and successful adults. All students are encouraged to get involved in extra-curricular activities
so that they can expand their horizons and make new friends. We can also learn how to organize programs
better and be responsible as leaders. Participation in extra-curricular activities avoid students from
unhealthy activities such as smoking and abusing drugs or alcohols. Lastly, extra-curricular activities is
one of the criteria to further studies into local university or overseas in our future.
How to Improve Our English (Pg. 34)
As we all know, the English Language is the international language in this world. Also, English
Language is the language of Science and Technology as well as the language of tertiary education. Thus,
if you have a keen interest in science and technology and you want to further your studies, you shall
improve your standard of the English Language. In fact, there are many simple ways to improve the
English Language. Firstly, read widely and extensively in English. This means you should read more
materials in English. This includes storybooks, magazines, newspaper and many more. In this way you
will be able to learn new words and at the same time you will be exposed to various sentence structures
too. Thus, you can use this knowledge when writing essays. Next, listen to English radio stations and
watch television programmes in English. These programmes will not only knowledgeable but entertaining
for us because we will be exposed to the proper pronunciation and intonation especially by native
speakers. So, we can improve our pronunciation. Finally, make it a point to speak to your friends, teachers
and family members in English. You can speak with them in English at the school, home or even go for an
outing. Dont shy if you make a lot of mistakes in the beginning. However, as you keep on practicing, you
will become more confident in this language. Also, practice makes perfect.

In The Midst of Hardship (Pg.35)

It rained heavily since three days ago at Kampung Datu. The heavy rain made the river nearby the
village to overflow its bank. Within minutes, the whole Kampung Datu was flooded. It was the most
horrendous floods than before. The news of the flood spread widely to the other villages. Their village
headman requested for some volunteers to assist the flood victims. The volunteers helped Abu and his
family to carry their belonging. They were evacuated to the community hall nearby. At the same time,
Abu was looking for his albino buffalo but he could not find it. He looked very sad. His father and mother
knew that Abu loved the buffalo so much. So, they went to look for the buffalo in the flood. They were
out in the flood the whole day and night to find the missing buffalo. Their clothes were soaked and torn
while their limbs were covered with scratches and wounds. They saw many bloated carcasses and broken
branches that had been destroyed by the flood. They searched desperately for their sons albino buffalo
but they could not find the buffalo. They thought that it might have drowned by the horrendous flood.
Exercise 1 (Pg. 36)
Siti Zainab is on her way to the night market near her house to buy her groceries for a week. In
the middle of the street, she is surprised to see her neighbor carry a handbag and his little daughter walk
towards a taxi stand. Suddenly, a motorcyclist pass very quickly from her. Then, the motorcyclist turn
back again. He rides slowly and follow Siti Zainab. She do not like to see this act and yelled for help.
Exercise 2 (Pg. 36)
It was around 10 oclock at night. Darwisy was fast asleep. He was awakened suddenly by the
commotion in his house. He opened his eyes and listened to the commotion on her bed. He heard
someone shouts loudly from his bedroom. Without wasting so much time, he quickly came outside to
investigate what had happened. He sensed that something was wrong as soon as he came out. He rushed
out and saw a crowd of people were gathered in front of his house. Many people stood along the street in
his neighborhood. He could see that his neighbors house was in a fire.
Exercise 3 (Pg. 37)
Everybody knows that health is wealth. Therefore, in order to stay healthy, we must have healthy
eating habits. Healthy eating means eating variety of foods that give us the sufficient nutrients to sustain
our activity. We need to take balanced meals that consist lots of fruits, vegetables and grains. These foods
give us carbohydrates for energy, plus vitamins, minerals and fiber. For our body to function properly, we
should drink at least eight ounce glasses of water a day. We should also cut down on red meat, junk foods,
caffeine and sugar intake. Avoid soft drinks or canned fruit juices. For our information, healthy eating is a
basis of a healthy lifestyle. In this case, the saying we are what we eat is the truth. A healthy lifestyle is
one of the good habits to keep fit that will take you a long way. Always remember to eat natural foods
only.

Exercise 4 (Pg. 37)

The day just like any other day. The morning rays of the sun penetrated through the canopy of
leaves. The vast expanse of blue sky was dotted with magnolia white clouds. It was a fine, sunny Monday
morning. Zhoreef had noticed a stranger man with a cap acting rather strangely watching him locked the
door of his house. He thought the man wanted to break into his house. As he searched around, he could
not see anyone. So that, he stepped out of his house. He walked along the pavement and make a way to a
train station nearby. Suddenly, his arms were folded and his body became warmth. He turned back but he
noticed there was no one else behind him. Later, he could see the stranger behind the oak, was followed
him. The stranger had concealed himself well from Zhoreef.
Question 1 (Pg. 38)
Yesterday, a boy who had joined the school badminton team since form one has been selected to
represent his school in a badminton tournament. He had never played in the badminton tournament
before. So that, it was his first time represented his schools in the tournament at the district level. He did
not have any experience in playing badminton. As he felt very nervous while playing the badminton in the
tournament, he had played badly. He lost the game and felt very disappointed. Then, he wanted to leave
the school badminton team. His teacher did not allow him to leave the team and encouraged him to stay in
the school badminton team. He was trained harder by his teacher. Three months later, another tournament
was organized. He participated in the tournament but he lost the game again. He did not give up with his
achievement. He practiced playing badminton every day with his friends and brothers as practice makes
perfects. Six months later, he took part in inter-school badminton championship. In this tournament, he
became a champion. He was really on top of the world. He thanked his teachers for umpteen times.
Question 2 (Pg. 39)
During the last school holidays, Amin, Raju and Kevin woke up early in the morning. They got
ready for their first jungle trekking. They were very on top of the world. The three boys went for a
trekking in a jungle. They took a short breakfast and left their home twenty minutes later. At that time,
they did not know that there would be huge trouble ahead. The jungle they planned to go to was quite far
from the city. Its name was Royal Belum Raiforest which was located in Grik, Perak. Upon reaching
there, they started trekking. There were lots of flora and fauna they had not seen before. They were
mesmerized by the beautiful of the jungle. After a while, they noticed that they were standing at an
unusual place. They did not follow the path. Then, they were realized that they were lost. They shouted
with all the strength they had for help but their efforts had gone down the drain. The day started to
become darker and scarier. They were very confused and did not know what to do. They were unable to
find their way out of the jungle. They were lost for almost three days. They were started to get tired and
hungry. They followed the stream for a few minutes and then realized that they had reached an open
space. They were so tired and want to give up. When they were about to sleep, they heard a helicopter
noise. Soon, they looked for small pieces of wood. Without wasting so much time, they built a fire. The
smoke were seen by the helicopter. They were rescuers who had coming looking for them because their
parents had reports their loss. They were rescued by rescuers and had taken back home. They were so
happy knowing that they were safe. They reunited with their families.

Question 3 (Pg. 40)

It was late one night. Daniel was burning the midnight oil doing his homework. Suddenly, he
heard strange sounds from the backyard. The strange sound aroused Daniels curiosity. His heart was
palpitating wildly and adrenaline rushed through his veins. Beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead.
He tried to calm down. After a while, he decided to check. He went to the kitchen and slowly he opened
the door. He was shocked when he saw a giant python in front of him. When he saw the snake, he knew
he was in danger. Just then, the snake slithered into his house. He shouted with all the strength he had for
help. Luckily, his father and brothers heard the screams. They came to Daniel and Daniel narrated the
whole incident. Without wasting so much time, his father went to the backyard searching for something to
catch the snake. His father quickly caught the python even though it was something difficult to do. Then,
my father called the fire brigade nearby to take the python. The python was sent to the zoo.
Question 4 (Pg. 41)
We often read in the newspaper about the numerous road accidents that take place daily. It is
shocking to note that the number of accidents has increased tremendously. There are many causes of fatal
road accidents. One of the causes on accidents is overtaking recklessly. If a driver is speeding and
overtaking recklessly, it is highly risk that the vehicle may skid and caused an accident. They will hit
oncoming cars from the opposite direction. The drivers attitudes can also lead to an accident. Some
drivers are extremely impatience. They beat the red traffic light and do it without thinking their risk of
losing their lives. They think that stopping at the red signal is wastage of time and fuel. The red light
beaters not only jeopardize their lives but also the safety of other road users. Besides, many inconsiderate
drivers like to drive at high speed especially those who are driving heavy vehicles like lorries and express
busses. Some of the drivers are very selfish and do not care about other safety. They just speed up while
driving because in a hurry to go work or other place. They do not realize that their action might harm
others especially when they overtake cars. Many of accidents also happen due to the faulty vehicles. A car
which is not serviced may have problems such as the brakes and clutches which cannot work efficiently
and may cause accident. The poor road condition such as slippery when raining, muddy or have many
potholes can also harm drivers and motorcyclist.
There are many ways to overcome accidents. Firstly, more stringent checks on cars and vehicles.
The car and vehicles must be serviced regularly to maintain their best condition. Furthermore, heavier
fines shall be imposed so that they will abide the traffic rules. The government can organize the road
courtesy campaign in order to overcome the fatal road accidents. The campaigns seeks to remind all road
users to show greater consideration and courteous behavior, to exercise more tolerance and practice more
patience on roads. Lastly, better roads can also prevent accidents on the road. So, the Works Department
(JKR) must do maintenance of roads and repair damages on roads immediately before more accidents
happen.

Question 5 (Pg. 42)

Fuad is a cobbler. He makes an honest living by mending shoes. He works outside a music school
in Batu Pahat. One day, while he was repairing ones shoes at his workplace, he noticed a girl came out
from the music school. The girl waited her parents along the pavement under the shady tree as it was a hot
day. There was no one else except the cobbler, Fuad. Suddenly, a car drew up beside the girl. Fuad
watched as a man grabbed the girl into the car. Fuad quickly hid behind a tree. As the car drove off with
the girl struggling inside, Fuad quickly took down the registration number of the car. Then, he
immediately made a call to inform the police. Ten minutes later, the police arrived. Fuad stopped the
patrol car. He gave the description to the policemen by giving them the car number and narrated the
whole incident. The police gave chase the kidnappers by setting up roadblock. In less than an hour, the
kidnappers were caught by the police. Fuad breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the girl was safe. Later
in the evening, the kidnapped girl and her family visited Fuad. The girls parents were very thankful to
Fuad for his quick action. To show their gratitude, they rewarded Fuad with RM300. Fuad were
commended. He was delighted with the gift and happy that he was able to be of help.