pmr essay writing techniques

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PMR ESSAY WRITING TECHNIQUES [BASED ON PICTURES/NOTES GIVEN]

The basic stesto answer this type of question are:

1. Read & understand the question.

2. Brainstorm ideas.

3. Write the essay in organised paragraphs. Write at least 5 sentenes for

eah paragraph.

!. Re"read the essay to he# on your grammar and spelling.

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PMR ESSAY WRITING TECHNIQUES [IN-ORMA. .ETTER]

*our ousin has +een hosen to ta#e part in the ,ational -er'ie rogramme and

is worried a+out going. *ou ha'e deided to write a letter to tell him)her a+out the

+ene/ts of this programme and to enourage your ousin to go.

(Your Name & Address)

-halini

50 alan Tun era#0

55 ohor Bahru.

(Date)

2nd arh 213

(Salutation)

4ear -am0

(Introduction)

$ow are you% hope you are in the pin# of health. was thrilled when got your

letter. read your letter eagerly .To +e honest0 had mi6ed feelings after reading

your letter. 7ne was of happiness while the other was of sadness. am happy that

you got hosen to go for the ,ational -er'ie rogramme. 7n the other hand0

sad0 seeing how worried you are to 8oin this programme. ha'e penned this

letter to enourage you to go for this programme.

9Body 1

Bene/t 1 " 7ne main point

" Two ) Three supporting details

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9Body 3



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(Closing)

hope my reasoning will on'ine you to go for this ,ational -er'ie rogramme.

To +e honest with you0 am a +it 8ealous that was not hosen for the

programme. surely would trade plaes with you if ould. will #eep my /ngers

rossed that you will ta#e my ad'ie and 8oin this programme. Bye and ha'e fun.

*our ;ousin0

(Your Signature)

The o+8eti'es of the national ser'ie programme:

4e'elop a young generation who are patrioti and with lo'e for their

ountry


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PMR ENG.ISH

NOVE.3 THE RAI.WAY CHI.DREN

SYNOPSIS

Ro+erta 9Bo++ie0 eter and hyllis li'ed in a omforta+le home in =ondon.

Their father was a i'il ser'ant while their mother was a housewife. Their parents

were wonderful and #ind people. They also had a maid to do the house wor#.

7ne day0 two gentlemen ame to the house to see their father. -oon after0

he followed them out. $e was ta#en to prison. $e was aused of +eing a Russian

spy. The hildren did not #now why their father left with the two men +ut their

mother #new. -he #ept it to herself and did not tell the hildren.

-oon0 they had to mo'e to a modest ottage in the *or#shire ountryside.

The ottage was situated near a railway station. The hildren>s life re'ol'ed

around the passing trains0 wor#ers at the station and the town?s people. Their

mother wrote some stories to earn some money to +uy food and for other

neessities. t was hard at /rst to +e poor +ut they soon learned to li'e with the

little they had.

They learned not to steal oal from the railway station e'en if they ha'e so

little oal to #eep warm. Their life was full of ad'entures. @or instane0 they

managed to stop a train when a landslide o'ered the tra#s. They found the

in8ured +oy 9hound in the train tunnel and managed to get help for him.

They li#ed to wa'e at passing trains. n time they made many new friends

and forged a speial friendship with one old gentleman in partiular. The old

gentleman gets to #now them and helps them in 'arious ways. $e +eomes

instrumental in the release of their father from prison. @inally0 one day their father

returns home and e'ery+ody is happy that now they are together again.


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CHARACTER

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easily throw in the towel when the odds seem to +e against her.

There are many inidenes in the no'el where we an see her persistene.

@or e6ample0 in hapter 3 9page 1 " paragraph 5 " lines 1"30 we an see how

determined she was in getting the things neessary for her mother>s

reo'ery when her mother was ill. $er persistene paid oC when the old

gentleman ga'e the things needed for her mother>s reo'ery.

n hapter D 9page 3E " read the whole page0 er#s was not happy with people

gi'ing him presents. $e was worried that people would laugh and ma#e fun of

him. Bo++ie persistently reasoned with er#s a+out the good intentions of the

'illage people gi'ing him the presents until he relented and aepted the gifts.

@inally0 er#s ele+rated his +irthday with a happy note.

n hapter 9pg !2 " the whole page0 she did not gi'e up in /nding a way to help

seure her father>s release from prison. -he was persistent e'en when her mother

had gi'en up. -he seretly wrote a letter to her friend the old gentleman as#ing

for his help to lear her father>s name. n the end her father was released from

prison.

*Brave - Chapter 5, Chapter 7, Chapter 8

*Kindhearted - Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 8

*Responsible - Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5

*Moral - we mst not easil! "ive p when thin"s seem impossible# $e mst %eep

tr!in" b! &ndin" means and wa!s to ma%e the impossible possible li%e Roberta#


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sensiti'e +ut easily forgi'ing. n ;hapter 5 9p2F03 & 310 we an see the +ra'e

side of hyllis. -he together with her elder sister

and +rother managed to stop the train from meeting with a terri+le aident.

n ;hapter 1 9p " p1 " last line0 hyllis felt 'ery inseure when they mo'ed in to

their new

house at the ountryside. While in ;hapter D 9pg 3E " p1&20 hyllis +eame 'ery

sensiti'e when er#s refused to aept the gifts the hildren had +rought to him.

-he was so hurt +y er#s? words that she started to ry. n ;hapter !050D and E we

an see how lo'ing0 aring and helpful hyllis is.

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@AT$s father wor#ed in a go'ernment oHe. $e was a i'il ser'ant.

$e was an honest and hardwor#ing man. $e was wrongly aused of +eing a

Russian spy and was sentened to 5 years in prison. n ;hapter 1 9pg 1 " p 3 "

lines 2"!0 we an see how tolerant and wonderful he is. $e ne'er gets angry at

the hildren or at his wife. The hildren lo'e their father 'ery muh for he is

always happy and ready to play games with them. n ;hapter 1 9pg 3 " p1 " lines

1"30 when eter showed him his +ro#en steam engine0 father loo#ed at it

'are(ll! and smilin"l! told eter that there is hope )optimisti' that his steam

engine ould +e repaired. $e is also a grateful man. n ;hapter F 9pg 5 " +es,

said .ather# /0t1s him 0 mst than%#. @ather was "rate(l for his release and

wanted to than% the old gentleman for helping him to lear his name and seure

his release from prison.


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PMR ENG.ISH

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THEMES

1# T'e I$"ta*ce O< A -ai:;" The family +ond +etween the haraters in

this no'el is 'ery strong. @or e6ample0 in hapter 10 mother was always at home

spending time with the hildren. -he played with them and read stories to them.

other also read stories whih she wrote to them after tea. oreo'er0 the

hildren had a wonderful father who was ne'er angry0 and was always ready toplay a game with them. The hildren lo'ed their father and ne'er forgot him

though they ne'er tal#ed muh a+out him. Bo++ie0 eter and hyllis were always

together +e it at the railway line0 the railway station and e'en when they

olleted gifts for er#s.

5# H$e a*7 Otiis" The hildren>s father was always optimisti that things

would +e /ne. @or e6ample0 when eter showed him his +ro#en toy steam engine0

father loo#ed at it and optimistially assured eter that he would amend it.

Bo++ie had high hopes that the old gentleman would +e a+le to help her to see#

the truth a+out her father>s innoene. The old gentleman helped Bo++ie in her

quest +eause he had hopes that her father was innoent.

8# B"a)e";" Bo++ie0 eter and hyllis are +ra'e hildren. They ris#ed their li'es

to stop a train from aident. eter and hyllis wa'ed their Kags +y

standing along the railway line while Bo++ie ran on to the line wa'ing her

Kags. The hildren also showed +ra'ery when they entered the dar# tunnel to

loo# for the +oy in the red shirt. other stayed alm and +ra'e for the hildren?s

sa#e while her hus+and was away in prison.

The oys of ;hildhood

Iindness Brings Reward

The =oss of nnoene

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;oping With $ardship

Resoureful and nno'ati'e

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PMR ENG.ISH TEST 8 MINUTES

NAME3 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 DATE3

18 APRI. 518

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fruit orhard L Taiping " +us

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