Writing Articles

General guidelines How To Save the Environment/River Wordlist WORDLIST MEANING IN BM air udara appliances kelengkapan authorities pihak berkuasa car pool berkongsi kereta construction pembinaan destroy memusnahkan dumping/dump tempat pembuangan/buang energy kuasa environment alam sekitar factories kilang fines denda hose hos air household dalam rumah impose megenakan industrial industry pollutants bahan-bahan mencemarkan pollute mencemarkan pollution pencemaran protect melindungi public transport kenderaan awam recycling bin tong kitar semula reduce mengurangkan report laporan river sungai rubbish sampah-sarap save selamatkan switch off memadamkan tap paip air throwing membuang waste sisa water air Activity 1 Fill in the blanks with a suitable word from the wordlist. 1. There are many ways to save the ___________. 2. We must learn how to _______ water. 3. We should use a pail instead of using a _________ to wash our cars. 4. Puan Aminah uses collected rain ________ to water her rose plants. 5. Make sure you turn off the _______ while brushing your teeth. 6. We can use the collected rain water to carry out the _______ chores. 7. We should _________the electrical appliances when we are not using them. 8. We can also buy ________saving bulbs. 9. We must _______ the air. 10. We can share our vehicles in order to _______ air pollution.

Activity 2 Write an article on How to Save the Environment for your school bulletin. Use the notes below to help you to write the article. HOW TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT Tips to protect the environment: Save water o wash car do not use hose o collect rain water o turn off tap after use Save energy o switch off appliances not in use o do not watch television late at night o use energy-saving bulbs Protect the air o car pool reduce pollution o use public transport o impose heavy fines factories pollute When writing your article: o you may use all the notes given o elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting o add any other relevant information o make sure it is not less than 120 words

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Statement/Points given Save water wash car do not use hose collect rain water turn off the tap after use Save energy switch off appliances not in use do not watch television late at night buy energy-saving bulbs Protect the air car pool reduce pollution use public transport impose heavy fines factories pollute

WH -questions What can we do to save water? How do we save water?

How do we save energy?

How do we prevent pollution? What actions could be taken? How?

Complete the article below with the words from the wordlist. How To Save The Environment There are many ways that we can do to save the _________(1). We must work hand in hand in order to achieve our objective above. First of all, we should save water. (Body A) Instead of using a _______(2), we should use a pail to wash cars. We can use collected _________(3) water to water plants or carry out other _________(4) chores. Next, it is advisable to turn off the _______(5) after using it. Apart from that, we have to save ________(6). (Body B) For example, we should ___________(7) the electrical __________(8) when we are not using them. Other than that we should not watch television until late at night to save electricity. We can also purchase energy saving bulbs. Last but not least, we must _______(9)the air. ( Body C ) One of the ways is by car pooling. When we share our vehicles, we can reduce air ________(10). Moreover we should always use _____________(11) such as buses and taxis to go to our places of work. The relevant authorities should ________(12) fines on factories which pollute the environment. In conclusion, we should follow the above tips to help save the environment. Written by Eric P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6

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