Task A: Combine each of the following sets of simple sentences into one complex sentence.

1. The strike was going to be called off. The leader told me that.
2. We can succeed only by combined effort. It goes without saying.
3. He may become a member. I don’t know.
4. He is not educated. He is well experienced.
5. I sank into the water. I felt great confusion of thought. I cannot describe it.
6. I went there. I found the door locked.
7. There is heavy rainfall here. Grapes will not grow in such places.
8. It may rain. Then the match will be cancelled.
9. You finish dressing. I will wait here.
10. Ahmad failed the examination. He was the school golden boy.

Task B: Rewrite this mini story in the past tense.

Jenny is a nurse in a hospital. She can be seen moving about in the hospital in her white uniform. She looks pretty and
smart in her uniform. She is a symbol of service and humility. Jenny helps the doctors to cure the sick. She also helps
them in the operation theatre. Her job is very tough. She looks after the patients admitted in the hospital. Sometimes
she has to work through the night. She has to be very alert and watchful. In an emergency, Jenny at once calls a doctor.
She takes the temperature of patients and gives medicines to all the sick. She has to fill in their charts. She prepares
their bed, gives them food and changes their clothes. There are many other nurses like Jenny. Jenny takes great care of
her patients. She is always busy. Therefore, she gets little time for rest and relaxation. She is always smiling. She talks
with patients lovingly and cheerfully. When the doctors are on the round of the ward, she accompanies them. She tells
them about the patients' condition and their progress, etc. She draws medicines, injections, etc. from the hospital stores
and enters them into her distribution and consumption records. Jenny's mission is to serve the sick without caring for
her own comforts.

Task C: Make corrections to the sentences.

1. They will announcement the winner’s name tomorrow.

2. The parents very proud of their son’s achievement.
3. Ali had an accident last night because he drove her car recklessly.
4. Azizah was went to the AEON Mall last week to buy some clothes.
5. Futhermore, he thought that it was dangerous.
6. Have some girls eating at the canteen right now.
7. Everybody went to the canteen for ate.
8. At 5 p.m., we back home happily.
9. She regretted because not listening to her mother’s advice.
10. Amran Kasimin did’nt went to the assembly because of stomach ache.
Task D: Add the given information to the description.

Lee Chong Wei

 Born : 21 October 1982 (Bagan Serai, Perak)
 Height : 1.70 m
 Weight : 60 kg
 Right-handed
 Tournament won : 53

Dato' Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian professional badminton player. Lee was ranked first worldwide for 199
consecutive weeks from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the third Malaysian player after Rashid Sidek
and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking. He is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold the number one ranking
for more than a year. Lee received a Datukship from Penang’s Yang diPertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
in 2008.

Task E: Write the Malay equivalent of Peribahasa for these idioms.

1. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush –

2. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth –
3. Better to be safe than sorry –
4. Between the devil and the deep blue sea –
5. Blood is thicker than water –
6. Cut your coat according to your cloth –
7. Diamond cuts diamond –
8. Don’t judge a book by its cover –
9. Empty vessels make the most noise –
10. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me –
11. Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (yard) –
12. In for a penny, in for a pound –
13. It never rains but it pours –
14. It’s no use crying over spilt milk –
15. Kill two birds with one stone –
16. Like father, like son –
17. Many hands make light work –
18. Practice makes perfect –
19. Time is money –
20. Where there is a will, there is a way –
Answers 8. At 5 p.m., we returned home happily.
9. She regretted because she did not listen to her mother’s
Task A
advice.
1. The leader told me that the strike was going to be called 10. Amran Kasimin didn’t go to the assembly because of
off. stomach ache.
2. It goes without saying that we can succeed only by
combined effort. Task D
3. I don’t know if he will become a member.
4. Though he is not educated, he is well experienced. Dato' Lee Chong Wei, who was born on 21 October 1982 at
5. When I sank into the water I felt great confusion of Bagan Serai, Perak, is a Malaysian professional badminton
thought which I could not explain. player. Lee, who is 1.70 m tall and weighs 60kg, was ranked
6. When I went there I found the door locked. first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 August
7. Grapes will not grow where there is heavy rainfall. 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the third Malaysian player after
8. If it rains, the match will be cancelled. Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking.
9. I will wait here until you finish dressing. The right-handed Lee is the only Malaysian shuttler to hold
10. Ahmad, who was the school golden boy, failed the the number one ranking for more than a year. Lee, who had
examination. won 53 tournaments, received a Datukship from Penang’s
Yang diPertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas in 2008.
Task B
Task E
Jenny was a nurse in a hospital. She could be seen moving
1. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush – yang dikejar
about in the hospital in her white uniform. She looked pretty
tak dapat, yang dikendong berciciran
and smart in her uniform. She was a symbol of service and
2. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – hutang darah
humility. Jenny helped the doctors to cure the sick. She also dibayar darah, hutang nyawa, nyawa padahnya
helped them in the operation theatre. Her job was very 3. Better to be safe than sorry – Biar lambar asal selamat
tough. She looked after the patients admitted in the hospital. 4. Between the devil and the deep blue sea – ditelan mati
Sometimes she had to work through the night. She had to be emak, diluah mati bapak
very alert and watchful. In an emergency, Jenny at once 5. Blood is thicker than water – air dicincang tak akan
called a doctor. She took the temperature of patients and putus
gave medicines to all the sick. She had to fill in their charts. 6. Cut your coat according to your cloth – ukur baju di
She prepared their bed, gave them food and changed their badan sendiri
clothes. There were many other nurses like Jenny. Jenny took 7. Diamond cuts diamond – bertemu buku dengan ruas
great care of her patients. She was always busy. Therefore, 8. Don’t judge a book by its cover – air yang tenang
she got little time for rest and relaxation. She was always jangan disangka tiada buaya
smiling. She talked with patients lovingly and cheerfully. 9. Empty vessels make the most noise – tong yang
When the doctors were on the round of the ward, she kosonglah yang selalu berkocak
accompanied them. She told them about the patients' 10. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
condition and their progress, etc. She drew medicines, – takkan pisang berbuah dua kali
11. Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (yard) –
injections, etc. from the hospital stores and entered them
beri betis hendakkan paha
into her distribution and consumption records. Jenny's
12. In for a penny, in for a pound – sedikit-sedikit lama-
mission was to serve the sick without caring for her own
lama jadi bukit
comforts. 13. It never rains but it pours – sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga
14. It’s no use crying over spilt milk – sudah terhantuk,
Task C baru terngadah
15. Kill two birds with one stone – sambil menyelam
1. They will announce the winner’s name tomorrow. minum air
2. The parents were very proud of their son’s achievement. 16. Like father, like son – bapa borek, anak rintik
3. Ali had an accident last night because he drove his car 17. Many hands make light work – ringan sama dijinjing,
berat sama dipikul
recklessly.
18. Practice makes perfect – alah bisa tegal biasa
4. Azizah went to the AEON Mall last week to buy some 19. Time is money – masa itu emas
clothes. 20. Where there is a will, there is a way – di mana ada
5. Furthermore, he thought that it was dangerous. kemahuan, di situ ada jalan
6. There are some girls eating at the canteen right now.
7. Everybody went to the canteen to eat.