WRITING MODULE

REACH FOR A STAR

SMK TAMAN DESA JAYA
SECTION A
Directed Writing
[35 marks]
Sample question

You are President of the Health Club. Your teacher has asked you to give a talk to the students during assembly on the importance of health care and
personal hygiene.

1. Opening 2. Body
Greeting, self-introduction & Introduction
title of speech
-importance of health and hygiene-top physical shape
- Prevention is better than cure.
Point 1 : Physical health
#physical fitness- regular exercise regime
IMPORTANCE #balanced diet - wholesome meals
4.Closing
OF HEALTH Point 2: Mental health
Thank CARE AND # Avoid stress/ anxiety -affects health and emotions
you. PERSONAL
# Sufficient sleep - 6 to 8 hours a day4
HYGIENE
Point 3 : Good hygiene
# Personal hygiene - keep ourselves and belongings clean
3. Conclusion # Oral hygiene brush teeth twice a day
without good health -poor quality Point 4 : Medical check-ups
life #Regular check ups-twice a year
take care-health -practise- good # Consult doctor - get advice for any health problems.
hygiene.
Activity 1

You recently attended a ‘Road Safety’ campaign in your neighbourhood. As the chairperson of the Social Club,
you have been asked to give a talk during school assembly to raise awareness among students on the causes of
road accidents. Write your talk based on the notes given below:

Causes of the road accidents:

Distractions inside the car:

 Using a mobile phone

 Eating or drinking while driving
 Tuning the radio or changing a CD
 Applying makeup (grooming)
 Glancing at a map or directions
 Listening to loud music
 Feeling unwell or stressed
 Pets that are not contained

Distractions outside of the car:

 ‘rubbernecking’ at an accident scene

 Waving to or conversing with friends in another vehicle or on the roadside’
 ‘Window shopping’ when passing shops.
 Looking at the scenery

When preparing a talk, you should remember to:

 Address the audience

 Introduce the topic of your talk
 Use all the points given
 End the talk appropriately
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