Marks For finals

Dear Students,
look carefully at the table below.


Candidates are rated into six bands – band one being the lowest and band six being the highest -- according to their test scores. The total score is 300 and the table below shows MUET band description.

Band	Aggregated Score	Description
6	260 - 300	Very good user - Very good command of the language. Highly expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language: hardly any inaccuracies. Very good understanding of language and contexts. Functions extremely well in the language.
5	220 - 259	Good user - Good command of the language. Expressive, fluent, accurate and appropriate language but with minor inaccuracies. Good understanding of language and contexts. Functions well in the language.
4	180 - 219	Competent user - Satisfactory command of the language. Satisfactory expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with occasional inaccuracies. Satisfactory understanding of language and contexts. Functions satisfactorily in the language.
3	140 - 179	Modest user - Modest command of the language. Modestly expressive and fluent, appropriate language but with noticeable inaccuracies. Modest understanding of language and contexts. Able to function modestly in the language.
2	100 - 139	Limited user - Limited command of the language. Lacks expressiveness, fluency and appropriacy: inaccurate use of the language resulting in breakdown in communication. Limited understanding of language and contexts. Limited ability to function in the language.
1	Below 100	Extremely limited user - Poor command of the language. Unable to use language to express ideas: inaccurate use of the language resulting in frequent breakdowns in communication. Little or poor understanding of language and contexts. Hardly able to function in the language.

Useful tips (writing and listening)

Dear all,
Here are some useful tips for listening and writing.

Listening Tips

Listening- 1

You are often given false information first that sounds as if it could be the answer to the question. An instance of this is where the information given matches one of the answers, but does not fit the criterion given in the question- the person could be talking about last week, say, when the question asks about next week. The correct information usually, but not always, comes afterwards.

Listening- 2

Nearly right is not the same thing as right; examiners often give information that sounds more or less correct, but is in some way unsatifactory. Adverbs and modals are often used to send you the wrong way; the listening text might use 'She may well be late' and the question 'She will be late'- this is not an exact match and consequently could easily be the wrong answer. It has to be 100% accurate to be right.

Listening- 3

In longer listening passages, they often try to lull you into losing concentration by having quite long sections where no information relevant to the exercise is given, then out of the blue they hit you with a couple of answers in quick succession.

Listening- 4

Although most longer listening passages begin with an introduction that lets you get into the flow before they start testing you, you cannot depend on this; the first word could in theory be the answer to the first question.

Listening- 5

Examiners will often place a word directly from the passage in a wrong answer and use a synonym *[syn.] in the correct answer; check the meaning and do not rely on word recognition to get the right answer.

Writing Tips

Writing- 1

Don't carried away and overload your writing with too many obvious connectives and contrastives; if every sentence has two or three such words or expressions, then the writing can seem strained and artificial. Remember- you can try too hard as well as not hard enough.

Writing- 2

Write on alternate lines (leaving every second line blank) so that you have space to make changes when checking through your work.

Listening activity

6 Ria,
Click on the link below and try out these listening activities..

http://fog.ccsf.edu/~lfried/activity/listeningquiz1.html

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/call/phoneconv.html

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/call/abadday.html



Good day!

Feedbacks

Dear students,

MATHS AND SCIENCE SHOULD BE THOUGHT IN ENGLISH AND NOT BAHASA MALAYSIA.

Based on the statement above, provide your opinion/feedback (click comment). Each relevant comment will be rewarded maximum 5 marks and it will be added in your trial Muet examination. So, start commenting!! =) Good day ..

video 3- youtube

Students,
This video will show you a glimpse on how the actual MUET Speaking exam will take place. Watch carefully. Hope this may be helpful for our in class speaking activity.

Video description: Group discussion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHLZyZUAGXE&feature=related

Video 2- youtube

Students,
This video will show you a glimpse on how the actual MUET Speaking exam will take place. Watch carefully. Hope this may be helpful for our in class speaking activity.

Video description: Individual Speaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BJfHvyQGSg&feature=related

Study Tips for Muet Test

Dear all,
Hera are some study tips and information for your trial Muet examination

Exam information as follows:
1. Listening test ( 30/10/2009) 10.30 am at the computer lab.
2. Writing test & ( 2/11/2009) 8.30 am - in class
3. Reading comprehension (2/11/2009) 11.30 am - in class
4. Speaking test -individual (3/11/2009)
group (4/11/2009)
*you will be notified the time and group for your speaking test on the 3rd and 4th November.
* Be punctual and read the instructions carefully.

Exam tips as follows:
Writing ( Summary is based on a scientific text)
Reading ( go through the activities that has been attached- social bookmarking
Speaking ( Go through the videos ) and look up at some social issues.

All the best.

Video 1 - youtube

Students,
This video will show you a glimpse on how the actual MUET Speaking exam will take place. Watch carefully. Hope this may be helpful for our in class speaking activity.

Video description: Individual Speaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuHjBS8v1xY&feature=related

Good Day!

Individual Speaking activity 2

Dear Students,
Do prepare yourselves for our individual speaking activity which will take place on Friday during our double period class. Each student is given 10 minutes to talk about the topic chosen. You will also have another class activity (impromptu speech) on Monday.

Choose any 1 topic in the list given bellow

1) Discuss the pros and cons of offline and online friendships.
2)Present the steps to simple life.
3)The truth behind the death of Michael Jackson.
4)The golden rules of a television sitcom comedy.
5)Famous tunes and songs.

Good luck

Writing activity

Dear students,
we are having a long semester break. There are 2 activities (homework) for you all to do. Please pass it up during the next class. Happy holidays!

Activity 1
Write an essay about 200 words ' cloning is said to bring more negative effects than positive effects. How far do you agree with this statement.
Note: you may refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning for details on cloning.

Activity 2
Summarize the article below in not more than 80 words.

Already, better imaging techniques mean doctors can look deep inside the brain to see changes that might indicate if a person will develop Alzheimer's. One very hopeful area, Positron Emission Tomography or PET scans, uses an agent, PIB, that binds to the beta amyloid. If there's a lot of beta amyloid in the brain, you can be pretty sure the patient will develop Alzheimer's. This is being looked at as part of the large Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle (AIBL) Study. Researchers are using PET/PIB scans to compare beta amyloid levels in a large number of patients to work out how predictive they are for Alzheimer's. ''If the amyloid load is highly predictive, this will be a very useful test,'' says Professor Ames.

Tom Valenta knew his wife, Marie, had Alzheimer's – she'd been diagnosed a year before her PET/PIB scan. But he was shocked at how graphically the scan showed the spread of the disease. Coloured in bright yellows and oranges, the areas covered by beta amyloid plaques seemed to dominate the brain.

''My main hope, and I believe it's a realistic hope, is that [PET scans] will be part of the solution that will prevent my three children from getting Alzheimer's,'' he says.

Valenta is enthusiastic about PET/PIB scans because they can detect the beta amyloid build up before there is any
outward sign of behavioural change or memory loss



Good luck!

Speaking - video from you tube

Dear students,
This video is useful to learn how to speak clearly and confidently during your Muet Speaking Examination.

Thank you.

Announcement

Students of 6 Ria,

1. Please keep yourselves updated (latest videos, related websites & useful Muet exercises)
Refer social bookmarking - DELICIOUS ( the application is on the right side of the blog)
2. Examination questions would be 40% covered from the exercises posted.
3. Any questions or unclear about application, don't hesitate to ask your class monitor.

Thank you very much
Ms Kavendeep Kaur

Exercise 1

Dear Students,
Please answer the comprehension questions (click on the link attached)
Answers shall be discussed on Monday.
Have a great weekend!

http://maxwellianforever.talkspot.com/aspx/templates/pro5a.aspx/msgid/65698

Group activity 1

Dear Muet Students,

Select a group of 5 members and choose any (1) of the following topics:
a) Environmental Issues.
b) Importance of English Language
c) Child abuse
d) Elections
e) The use of technology

Note:
* Please register your chosen topic with the class monitor.
* Presentation will take place on the 28/10/2009

Thank you.

Welcome

Welcome students of form 6 Ria,Below is the objective and purpose of this blog.
Objective: To give exposure to students on blogging and making the English lesson interesting.
Purpose and goal:
a) Post of homework/ announcement.
b) Critical Thinking questions requiring students commment.
c) Examination tips and exam format.I hope that you would make this blog as a useful learning process.
Thank you.