SPM 2014 Tips - Sejarah (Part2)

Tingkatan 4 Bab 5 Kerajaan Islam Di Madinah

Peristiwa Hijrah*****

Sangat penting

Syarat Perjanjian Aqabah 2 merintis hijrah

F1. Jemput Nabi muhammad dan Orang Islam berhijrah ke Madinah
F2. Sediakan tempat tinggal
F3. Janji keselamatan orang Islam
F4. Janji Pertahankan Islam

Maksud Hijrah

F1. Perkataan Arab bermaksud berpindah
F2. Perpindahan satu tempat ke tempat lain
F3. Perpindahan dari Makkah ke Madinah
F4. Perjuangan untuk menegakkan kebenaran
F5. Meninggalkan keburukan dan kejahatan
F6. Juga melambangkan semangat berubah seperti

• perubahan sikap
• cara berfikir
• tingkah laku

Sebab & Tujuan Hijrah

Peristiwa Pahit

F1. diperintahkan oleh Allah menerusi wahyu
F2. Allah telah menyatakan pakatan Quraisy untuk membunuh Nabi Muhammad.

Jemputan

F3. Jemputan Masyarakat Madinah melalui Perjanjian Aqabah

Wahyu

F4. Diperintahkan oleh Allah menerusi mahyu

Masa Depan

F5. Suatu strategi baru bagi mengembangkan Islam
F6. Memerlukan suasana aman
F7. Untuk mewujudkan kerajaan Islam

Terangkan kepentingan Hijrah

F1 Menunjukkan pengorbanan sahabat-sahabat Nabi

H1. Abu Bakar sanggup bergadai nyawa
H2. All bin Abu Talib sanggup tidur di tempat tidur Nabil Muhammad
H3. Abdul Hahman Auf sumbangkan harta

F2 Membina masjid

H1. al-Nabawi
H2. Masjid Quba
H3. Untuk beribadat
H4. Untuk belajar
H5. Untuk bertemu dan bincang masalah
H6. Persekitaran masjid jadikan tempat jual beli

F3 Mendamaikan suku Arab Madinah

H1. Yang sering bersengketa – Auz / Khazraj
H2. Melalui persaudaraan Islam
H3. Beri gelaran Ansar

F4 Menyatupadukan penduduk Madinah

H1. yang terdiri dari pelbagai suku, budaya, agama
H2. Melahirkan kehidupan harmoni
H3. Dapat menjalankan kegiatan ekonomi dan agama
H4. Rakyat hidup sejahtera

F5 Dakwah Islamiah

H1. Secara aman
H2. Tanpa berselindung
H3. Islam berkembang pesat

F6 Berjaya menubuhkan negara Islam

H1. Bernama Madinah
H2. Menukarkan nama Yathrib kepada Madinah
H3. Madinah menjadi pusat tamadun Islam
H4. Dibentuk Piagam Madinah

F7 Wujud kalendar Islam

H1. Berdasarkan tahun Hijrah
H2. Takwim Hijrah digunakan ketika Umar al-Khattab

Pandangan Orientalis Barat:

Bukti hijrah bukan pelarian

Penduduk Madinah

F1. Atas jemputan penduduk madinah
F2. Ketibaan orang Islam disambut dengan rela dan meriah

Memberi

F3. Orang Islam diberi tempat tmggal F4. jamin keselamatan

Pemimpin

F5. NM pemimpin di Madinah

Jelaskan Rentetan peristiwa hijrah

F1. Perjanjian Aqabah I dan II ditandatangani
F2. Wujud pakatan membunuh dan Quraisy mengepung rumah Nabi Muhammad
F3. Ali bin Abu Talib mengganti tempat tidur Nabi Muhammad
F4. Nabi Muhammad ke rumah Abu Bakar dan bersembunyi di Gua Thur
F5. Perjalanan mereka dipandu oleh Abdullah Arqat
F6. Tiba di Quba dan mendirikan masjid Quba
F7. Tiba di Madinah dan mendirikan masjid al-Nabawi

Soalan KBKK

1.Jelaskan iktibar peristiwa hijrah kepada kecemerlangan diri kita

F1. Belajar erti pengorbanan
F2. Meninggalkan keburukan
F3. Menegakkan kebenaran
F4. Tidak putus asa
F5. Bersungguh-sungguh
F6. Perubahan cara berfikir
F7. Perubahan tingkah laku
F8. Berani menghadapi cabaran
(mana-mana jawapan munasabah)

2. Sebagai seorang murid bagaimanakah konsep hijrah dapat diaplikasikan dalam kehidupan harian anda?

F1. Meninggalkan keburukan kepada kebaikan
F2. Meninggalkan sikap malas kepada rajin
F3. Meninggalkan sikap biadap kepada hormat orang lain
F4. Meninggalkan sikap tidak siapkan kerja rumah kepada sentiasa menyiapkan
F5. Meninggalkan sikap sambil lewa kepada sungguh-sungguh
F6. Meninggalkan sikap tidak tepati masa kepada tepat masa
(mana-mana jawapan munasabah)

PERJANJIAN AQABAH****

Sangat penting

Golongan yang terlibat

F1. Kaum Aus
F2. Kaum Khazraj
F3. Nabi Muhammad

Syarat Perjanjian Aqabah 1

F1. Aus dan Khazraj beriman kepada Allah
F2. Membantu NM
F3. Tidak melakukan amalan jahiliah

Syarat Perjanjian Aqabah 2

F1. Jemput NM daN Orang Islam berhijrah ke Madinah
F2. Sediakan tempat tinggal
F3. Janji keselamatan orang Islam
F4. Janji Pertahankan Islam

Kesan Perjanjian Aqabah

F1. Berlaku hijrah
F2. Islam mula tersebar di Madinah
F3. Pembentukan kerajaan Islam pertama

Iktibar Perjanjian / Nilai-nilai murni

F1. Menjadi orang beriman
F2. Jangan melakukan amalan jahiliah
F3. Membantu orang dalam kesusahan
F4. Bekerjasama dan bersatupadu
F5. Bersungguh-sungguh

CADANGAN SOALAN KBKK

1.Apakah iktibar perjanjian Hudaibiyah kepada masyarakat berbilang kaum di negara kita.

• Hidup bersatu padu
• Jangan bermusuhan
• Menghormati agama orang lain
• Menyelesaikan masalah cara rundingan
• Sentiasa bertolak ansur
• Perlu ada kebebasan beragama
• Jangan mungkir janji
• Gunakan cara pakatan murni

(mana-mana jawapan munasabah)

Tingkatan 4 Bab 6 Pembentukan kerajaan islam dan sumbangannya

KERAJAAN BANI ABBASIYAH

Nama Khalifah

F1. Khalifah Harun al-Rashid
F2. Khalifah al-Makmun

2. Proses pembentukan kerajaan Bani abbasiyyah

F1. Asaskan pada tahun 750M
F2. Melalui gerakan Revolusi abbasiyah
F3. Menumbangkan bani Umaiyyah
F4. Guna nama Ahlul Bait untuk sokongan
F5. Menggunakan nama bapa saudara Nabi Muhammad iaitu al-Abbas
F6. Mengamalkan pemerintahan secara warisan
F7. Pusat pemerintahannya di Baghdad

Nyatakan sumbangan Bani Abbasiyah dalam bidang keilmuan

F1. Perkembangan kegiatan intelektual dan penyebaran ilmu

Penulisan

F2. Berkembang kegiatan penulisan
F3. Ulama terlibat dalam penulisan
F4. Kegiatan penulisan melibatkan tiga tahap (mencatat idea / mengumpul idea / mengarang)

Penterjemahan

F5. Penterjemahan karya asing ke bahasa Arab
F6. Penterjemahan karya, falsafah dan sains dari Yunani
F7. Penubuhan Baitulhikmah /institusi keilmuan / penterjemahan

Kepentingan penterjemahan

F8. Memelihara warisan ilmu dari lenyap
F9. Mempertingkatkan kegiatan penyelidikan
F10. Melahirkan zaman Renaissance di Eropah

Pusat Ilmu Pengetahuan

F11. Kota Baghdad

2014 SPM Sejarah Tips

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Part 2 : http://spmtrialpaper.blogspot.com/2014/11/spm-2014-tips-sejarah-part2.html

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SPM 2014 Tips - Sejarah (Part1)

Tingkatan 4 – Kertas II

BAB	TIPS UNIT-UNIT YANG PENTING
1.	Kemunculan Tamadun Awal Manusia**** Sumbangan/ Proses Tamadun Hwang Ho (fakta )*** iktibar /mengapa cemerlang [KBKK]** Sumbangan /proses/perbezaan Tamadun Mesir dan Mesopotamia*
2.	Peningkatan Tamadun Peningkatan ekonomi (struktur) Perluasan kuasa(struktur) Sains & Teknologi (struktur) Senibina*(struktur) Pendidikan (struktur)
3.	Tamadun Awal Asia Tenggara Kerajaan Agraria/ Angkor
5.	Kerajaan Islam Di Madinah**** Perjanjian Aqabah & Hijrah*** (struktur) Perjanjian hudaibiyah Piagam Madinah (Esei / Struktur)** Penyebaran islam di Madinah (Esei / Struktur)*
6.	Pembentukan Kerajaan Islam & Sumbangannya Khalifah Umar bin AL - Khattab-ekonomi Madinah Sumbangan khalifah - khalifah Kerajaan Bani Abbasiyah (struktur)****

Tingkatan 5 – Kertas II

BAB	TIPS UNIT-UNIT YANG PENTING
1.	Kemunculan & Perkembangan Nasionalisme Di Asia Tenggara Imperealisme Barat Nasionalisme –maksud,factor kemunculan,perkembangan **** Thailand : birokrasi barat,Nasionalisme *****
2.	Nasionalisme Di Malaysia penentangan di Sarawak*** Kelantan Terengganu Peranan Akhar, novel,majalah *** Faktor nasionalisme di Tanah Melayu ** (struktur/Esei) Persatuan -persatuan melayu pemangkin nasionalisme** (struktur)

Tamadun Mesopotamia

Proses Pembentukan:

F1. meliputi kawasan Sg. Tigris dan Sg.Euphrates
F2. Tanah subur /bekak makanan /bekalan air
F3. Orang Sumeria membina petempatan
F4. Menjalankan aktiviti pertanian, berjaya membina sistem pengairan
F5. Membawa kepada lebihan penghasilan makanan
F6. Dapat menampung keperluan penduduk
F7. Wujud perkembangan bandar
F8. Terbentuk negara kota seperti Babylon

Sumbangan Tamadun Mesopotamia

F1. Fungsi Ziggurat

1. Pusat Ibadat
2. Pusat Perdagangan
3. Tempat Simpan Khazanah Nega
4. Menggunakan batu-bata
5. menghasilkan arca

F2. Tulisan

1. Tulisannya dikenali Cuneiform / berbentuk pepaku
2. Ditulis pada tanah liat
3. Tulisan diguna untuk catat urusan :
   1. Perniagaan
   2. Pentadbiran

F3. Roda

H1. Untuk menghasilkan kereta kuda
H2. Untuk menghasilkan kincir air
H3. Roda membolehkan mereka menguasai

F4. Kapal Layar

1. untul perdagangan
2. menguasai jalan darat

F5. Sistem Perundangan

1. Terdapat Kod Undang-undang Hammurabi
   - lannya digubal oleh Raja Hammurabi / pemerintah Babylon
2. Jumlah kod ialah 282 undang-undang
3. Dipahat pada tiang besar / tembok

F6. Astronomi

H1. Menghasilkan kalender
H2. Mencerap bulan dan bintang
H3. Menggunakan12 bulan dalam satu tahun

F7. Matematik

H1. Mahir dalam Geometri
H2. Mengetahui kemahiran menambah, mendarab, menolak, membahagi, punca kuasa dua.perpuluhan 

F8. Perubatan

H1. Berjaya hasilkan pelbagai ubat
H2. Mengetahui cara mengubati penyakit
H3. Kesihatan tentera diutamakan
H4. 500 jenis ubatan dan herba dikatalogkkan jalan dara

Tamadun Mesir Purba

Proses Pembentukan Tamadun Mesir Purba

1. Berjaya membina sistem perparitan / pengairan
2. Berjaya meningkatkan kesuburan tanah
3. Wujud petempatan tetap berteraskan pertanian
4. Petempatan tetap berkembang menjadi kampung
5. Gabungan kampung wujudkan bandar
6. Gabungan bandar menjadi Nome atau daerah
7. Raja Menes satukan semua Nome membentuk kerajaan
8. Pusat pentadbiran seperti Thinis/ Memphis /Thebes

Sumbangan Tamadun Mesir Purba

Pendidikan

1. Untuk kanak-kanak keluarga atasan
2. Diberi pendidikan sejak umur rendah

Pengurusan

3. lnstitusi pendidikan diuruskan oleh rumah ibadat
4. Diletakkan di bawah pentadbiran kerajaan

Tujuan

5. Melahirkan Pegawai kerajaan seperti juru tulis
6. Bagi melahirkan golongan terlatih yang menguruskan
   1. membina piramid
   2. mengawal air Sg Nil

Subjek

7. Diajar ilmu geometri / matematik / sains

Tulisan

1. Dikenali Hieroglif
2. Bentuk gambar/ simbol berdasarkan bunyi
3. Tulisan diguna untuk merekod aktiviti spt:
   1. keagamaan
   2. pertanian
   3. cukai
4. Tulis pada makam dan batu

Perubatan

1. Mahir dalam pengawetan mayat (memumiakkan mayat) dan mahir dalam pembedahan mayat

Sistem pengairan

1. Kemajuan sistem pengairan / berjaya menukarkan padang pasir menjadi kawasan pertanian

Senibina

1. Pembinaan piramid
2. terhasil dari ilham Imhotep
3. Bina dengan guna blok batu-bata

Kemahiran astronomi

1. menghasilkan kalendar
2. 365 hari berdasarkan 12 bulan
3. 12 bulan dalam 1 tahun

Penciptaan kertas

1. daripada pokok papyrus

ATAU

Perbezaan antara sumbangan Tamadun Mesir Purba dan Tamadun Mesopotamia

Makna tamadun manusia

1. Pandangan Barat
   
   F1. Dari Perkataan Barat iaitu Civitas yang bermaksud bandar
   F2. Dari Perkataan Inggeris iaitu Civilization
   F3. Menekankan pembangunan lahiriah sahaja spt : Tulisan / Undang-undang / Kesenian / Bandar
2. Pandangan islam
   F1. Perkataan Arab iaitu Madana / Mudun / Madain
   F2. Membawa pengertian tinggi budi bahasa & pembukaan bandar
   F3. Merangkumi rohaniah dan lahiriah

2014 SPM Sejarah Tips

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Part 2 : http://spmtrialpaper.blogspot.com/2014/11/spm-2014-tips-sejarah-part2.html

Part 3 : http://spmtrialpaper.blogspot.com/2014/11/spm-2014-tips-sejarah-part3.html

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Faedah Bersukan

Bersukan merupakan aktiviti riadah yang dapat mengeluarkan peluh daripada tubuh badan kita. Malah, kerajaan menggalakkan rakyatnya sentiasa melibatkan diri dengan aktiviti sukan.Hal ini kerana melalui bersukan banyak faedah yang kita peroleh.

            Salah satu daripada faedahnya ialah dapat menyihatkan tubuh badan.Apabila kita berakreasi seperti berbasikal,bermain badminton dan sebagainya,badan akan mengeluarkan peluh dan berlaku pembakaran lemak dalam tubuh kita.Kesannya, badan kita menjadi sihat dan cergas serta tidak berasa lesu ketika belajar di dalam kelas.

            Seterusnya, melalui bersukan kita dapat mengeratkan hubungan dan menambah kenalan. Kita dapat berkenalan dengan sesiapa sahaja tidak mengira umur, bangsa mahupun agama. Kebiasaannya, ketika kita berjoging di taman-taman, kita akan bertegur sapa dengan individu yang berada di kawasan itu. Hal ini akan mengeratkan hubungan dan perpaduan antara kaum dapat dipupuk.

            Selain itu, bersukan juga merupakan aktiviti mengisi masa lapang secara bermanfaat.Sesi latihan  permainan atau beriadah biasanya dijalankan ketika waktu lapang.Kesibukan kita menyertai sesi latihan dan beriadah dapat menghidarkan diri daripada terjebak dalam gejala sosial.

            Di samping itu, dengan bersukan kita dapat mengharumkan nama sekolah.Sekiranya kita berbakat dalam bidang sukan, kita akan dapat mewakili pasukan sekolah,daerah, negeri mahupun negara.Apabila kita berjaya memenangi mana-mana kejohanan sukan, maka kita telah berjaya mengharumkan nama sekolah.Nama kita juga kian dikenali dan rezeki makin bertambah.

        Kesimpulannya, tiada menjadi kerugian jika kita aktif bersukan.Marilah kita bersama-sama menyahut seruan kerajaan untuk menjadikan rakyat Malaysia masyarakat yang cerdas dan cergas.

Faedah Menyertai Aktiviti Kokurikulum

Kegiatan kokurikulum ialah aktiviti di luar bilik darjah. Terdapat banyak jenis kegiatan kokurikulum di sekolah. Kegiatan tersebut termasuklah aktiviti badan beruniform, kelab dan persatuan serta sukan dan permainan. Semua pelajar digalakkan menyertai kegiatan kokurikulum mendatangkan banyak faedah.

     Antara faedah kegiatan kokurikulum ialah dapat mengisi masa lapang. Dengan menyertai aktiviti kokurikulum, kita tiada masa untuk bergaul dengan budak-budak nakal atau kacang hantu.Secara tidak langsung akan dapat menghindari diri kita daripada terjebak dengan gajala sosial. Contohnya, jika kita aktif dalam bidang sukan, kita akan berlatih setiap petang. Oleh itu, kegiatan kokurikulum dapat mengisi masa lapang dengan berfaedah.

     Selain itu, kegiatan kokurikulum juga dapat melatih pelajar menjadi pemimpin. Ada pelbagai jawatan dalam persatuan seperti pengerusi, setiausaha, bendahari, ahli jawatankuasa dan ahli biasa. Apabila pelajar memegang sesuatu jawatan maka kita akan belajar menjadi ketua dan menguruskan aktiviti persatuan. Ahli biasa juga boleh belajar daripada kawan-kawan yang ada jawatan. Oleh hal yang demikian, dengan menyertai aktiviti kokurikulum, pelajar akan belajar menjadi pemimpin.

     Di samping itu, dengan menyertai kegiatan kokurikulum juga kita dapat membentuk disiplin diri. Disiplin sangat penting untuk mencapai kejayaan. Pelajar yang tidak berdisiplin susah untuk berjaya. Contohnya, kita akan dilatih menepati masa, berpakaian kemas dan mematuhi peraturan sama ada peraturan perkhemahan, bersukan dan sebagainya.


     Akhir sekali, kegiatan kokurikulum akan mengukuhkan lagi perpaduan. Setiap persatuan dan kelab ada banyak ahlinya. Ahli-ahlinya terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum seperti Melayu, Cina, India dan lain-lain. Dalam aktiviti yang dijalankan, semua ahli akan berkumpul. Kita boleh berbincang untuk bertukar-tukar pendapat serta bekerjasama dalam melakukan sesuatu aktiviti. Dengan ini akan mengeratkan hubungan sesamakita.

     Kesimpulannya, terdapat banyak faedah apabila kita menyertai kegiatan kokurikulum. Pihak sekolah hendaklah mengadakan aktiviti yang menarik untuk menggalakkan pelajar menyertainya. Ibu bapa pula hendaklah menggalakkan anak-anak mereka terlibat dengan kegiatan kokurikulum. Oleh itu, kita dapat menghasilkan pelajar yang cemerlang.

Idiomatic expressions

50 IDIOMATIC EXPRESSSIONS YOU MUST KNOW
The correct use of idiomatic expressions will earn you merit points when you write your essays.

1 ace
Get an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc.
I heard that Susie aced the test yesterday

2 As easy as a pie
very easy
The test was as easy as a pie.

3 at the eleventh hour
at the last minute; almost too late.
He finished the project at the eleventh hour and he nearly lost his job.

4 all ears
eager to hear what someone has to say.
Tell me about your latest trip overseas. I’m all ears.

5 be broke
be without money.
I need to borrow some money. I am broke.

6 be on the go
be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).
I am very tired. I've been on the go since 5 in the morning.

7 beat
exhausted; very tired
I need a break after this. I'm beat!"

8 beat around the bush
evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.
Stop beating around the bush! Just tell me what happened to my car.

9 bite off more than one can chew
take responsibility for more than one can manage.
Mrs Lee finds it difficult to finish all her work. She has bitten off more than she could chew!"

10 blow one's top
become extremely angry.
My father blew his top when he found out I had taken his car without his permission.

11 burn the midnight oil
study/work all night or until very late at night.
Johan is not ready for the test. He will have to burn the midnight oil."

12 call it a day
stop work for the day.
The labourers call it a day after working for five hours on the field.

13 can't make heads or tails of something
can't understand something at all;
find something confusing and illogical.
I cannot make heads or tails of your notes. Were you sleepy during the class?

14 catch one's eye
attract one's attention/interest.
This colourful advertisement caught my eye when I was in the bus.

15 change one's mind
decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier.
David did not go to Australia. He changed his mind when he heard that his mother is ill.

16 cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost a lot;
be very expensive.
This car costs him an arm and a leg. He has to get another job to help pay for it.

17 couch potato
someone who spends too much time watching TV.
You are becoming a couch potato. You need to get out and do some exercise.

18 Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched) Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened.
I think you should not count your chickens until they’ve hatched. Wait till the boys win the competition this Sunday.

19 drop someone a line
write to someone
Do drop me a line when you have time.

20 drag one's feet delay;
take longer than necessary to do something.
Why are you dragging your feet? You should have finished your homework by now.

21 an eager beaver
a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.
Rahim is an eager beaver. He is the first to volunteer for any job to be done.

22 feel blue
feel sad and depressed.
Rita is feeling blue because she has not heard from her boyfriend for a long time.

23 fire someone
dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance. Lokman might be fired if he continues to be late for work.

24 get it
understand something (often negative).
I don’t get it. Could you please explain it to me again?

25 get on one's nerves
irritate someone; make someone upset.
His constant chatter is getting on my nerves. Please tell him to keep quiet.

26 get out of hand:
become out of control; become badly managed.
The situation is getting out of hand. The relief centre can only hold forty people but we have one hundred people to care for.

27 give someone a hand
i. help someone.

ii. applaud someone
Please give a hand to the poor old lady. She is trying to cross the road.
The gardener has done a wonderful landscaping job. Let’s give him a hand.

28 Hard-headed
have one's hands full stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change.
It’s pretty difficult to get Simon to change his mind. He is hard-headed.

29 have one's hands full
extremely busy
Peggy usually has her hands full in the beginning of a new school term.

30 in the black:
profitable; not showing a financial loss.
The company is back in the black after suffering from great losses the last two months.

31 in the red:
unprofitable; showing a financial loss.
The company is in the red. We have to stop some of the workers if the situation continues.

32 keep an eye on
check something regularly.
Please keep an eye on the children while I go to the bank.

33 keep one's fingers crossed
hope for the best.
He is keeping his fingers crossed while waiting for the results of his interview.

34 lend someone a hand
help someone.
Can you please lend a hand at the relief centre for the flood victims?

35 live from hand to mouth
survive on very little money; have only enough money
to pay for basic needs.
Ros and the children live from hand to mouth after the fire destroyed their house.

36 make a mountain out of a molehill
make something seem much more important than it really is.
Susila is making a mountain out of a molehill. I am sure the boys are perfectly capable of looking after themselves.

37 make up one's mind
decide what to do
Moses has to make up his mind whether to continue his studies or take up a job.

38 on the dot exactly at a given time.
If you do not come on the dot, we will leave without you.

39 (on the) cutting edge
using the most recent technology
This car boasts of having a cutting edge technology. It has a computer and tracking system.

40 pull someone's leg tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's untrue.
She pulled my leg when he said that he had quit his job to get married.

41 Rain or shine
no matter what the weather
"We're leaving for Cameron Highlands, rain or shine."

42 rain cats and dogs
Rain heavily
It’s raining cats and dogs now. You better leave later.

43 read someone's mind:
know what someone is thinking.
I can read your mind. I know you are very hungry and I have ordered pizza.

44 rub someone the wrong way
irritate someone
I cannot stand Robert. He seems to rub me the wrong way every time we discuss something.

45 sleep on it take some time to think about something before making a decision.
You should sleep on it first and we will discuss again tomorrow.

46 To make his own bed; now let him lie in it.
Someone has caused his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
He insisted that he should take up the project alone. So, he has made his own bed, let him lie in it.

47 under the weather
ill; unwell.
Susan was feeling under the weather yesterday, so she decided not to go to work."

48 until you're blue in the face
forever
You can advise him until you're blue in the face, but he won’t change his ways.

49 wet behind the ears inexperienced and naive.
I do not think Suresh is suitable for this project. He is still wet behind the ears, having only joined us last month.

50 wishy-washy:
without an opinion of one's own.
You better check with the other members. John can be wishy-washy at times.

HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE ESSAY 2

SUGGESTED VOCABULARY WHEN YOU DESCRIBING PLACES AND SCENES
Apart from the common words such as nice and beautiful, there are other words which you can use to describe a place or scene.

Marvellous time
Terrific place
Exciting activities
Breathtaking beach
Magnificent buildings
Fascinating sunset
Spectacular view
Picturesque beach
Delightful play
Inspiring show
Thrilling performance
Panoramic view
Captivating sight
Relaxing room
Lively town
Vibrant people
Delicious food
Mouth-watering desserts
Unique


Unpleasant day
Dull show
Nerve-wrecking journey
Awful time
Dreadful room
Depressing scene
Disappointing show
Miserable time
Frustrating weather
Upsetting news
Tiring event
Crowded room
Chaotic roads
Deserted town
Crammed room
Feel discontented
Boring film




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SPM English Essay - My Best Pal

Close friendships are hard to come by these days. In an ever-changing world with people striving to achieve their interpretation of preordained success, it is hard to know who your true friends are. Fortunately, I found my best pal early at the tender age of seven. We were both enrolled at the same school and were at wits’ ends as we searched tirelessly for our designated classes.

Samantha and I got acquainted as both of us were in the same class and sat next to each other. Samantha was a happy-go-lucky girl who always managed to breathe fresh air into the sometimes arid classroom. She always knew what to say and would voice them at the best possible moments. Both pupils and teachers alike enjoyed her company and liveliness. There was hardly ever a dull moment when she was around with her funny quips and expressions.

Samantha was born with a silver spoon. Her father was a businessman and her mother owned and ran a boutique. Both her parents were very caring towards her as she, just like I, was the only child of the family. Samantha came to school each day with a perpetual smile. She was a very nice person to be around with. She and I used to go everywhere together and both of us were rarely seen apart. We used to talk about so many things as we walked, thoroughly enjoying our time together.

One day, I went to school and forgot to ask my parents for lunch money. At first, I was not hungry and thought I could bear going without a meal but soon, my stomach began to growl. Without asking, Samantha generously paid for my meal and drinks during recess. The incident revealed to me how lucky I was to have such a caring and compassionate friend.

As time went on, people started teasing us as we were spending more and more time together. We seemed to know what each other thought and we cared for each other deeply. Was I in love with her? I did not know then and we both knew we were too young for all that emotional roller coaster.

Currently, Samantha and I are studying at different schools. It was hard to be apart at first, but technology in the form of instant messaging and e-mails have helped to bridge the gap in our friendship. I sincerely wish our friendship will never end as it would be equivalent to waking up from a beautiful dream.


Written by, Manu Menon (2007)