If you want to be an air steward or stewardess, read on.
To be an air steward or stewardess, you must have good teeth, a height of at least 158 cm and possess an SPM certificate.
You must also enjoy meeting people. Jeremy M., an officer in SIA says, "We look for people who are not shy and who smile a lot".
When you are looking for a job with the airlines, the best chance is with Malaysia Airlines and SIA. Both these airlines advertise regularly in the local newspapers.
(Adapted
from The Sun)
WORD
LIST
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Malay |
| 1. to be | menjadi |
| 2. steward | pramugara |
| 3. stewardess | pramugari |
| 4. must | mesti/wajib |
| 5. height | ketinggian |
| 6. at least | sekurang-kurangnya |
| 7. certificate | sijil |
| 8. also | juga |
| 9. meeting | bergaul |
| 10. officer | pegawai |
| 11. look for | mencari |
| 12. shy | pemalu |
| 13. smile | senyum |
| 14. a lot | sentiasa |
| 15. job | pekerjaan |
| 1. possess | memperolehi |
| 2. airlines | syarikat penerbangan |
| 3. chance | peluang |
| 4. advertise | iklankan |
| 5. regularly | kerapkali |
Each time it rains in Ipoh, it floods in Taman D.R. Seenivasagam, a popular spot for joggers.
This famous park in Perak is flooded whenever it rains heavily. Wooden benches have started to rot because of being submerged in up to a metre of water for hours, sometimes for a few days. With no proper drainage system, it is just a matter of time before the park is damaged.
(Adapted
from The Sun)
WORD
LIST
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Malay |
| 1. each time | setiap masa |
| 2. rains | hujan |
| 3. floods | banjir |
| 4. popular | tumpuan ramai |
| 5. spot | tempat |
| 6. joggers | orang berjoging |
| 7. park | taman |
| 8. whenever | apabila |
| 9. heavily | lebat |
| 10. wooden | papan |
| 11. benches | bangku |
| 12. to rot | reput |
| 13. a few | beberapa |
| 14. drainage system | sistem pengaliran |
| 15. damaged | musnah |
| 1. submerged in | ditenggelami |
| 2. up to | hingga |
| 3. for hours | untuk beberapa jam |
| 4. proper | baik, sesuai |
| 5. a matter of time | menunggu masa |
A two-year-old British toddler always embarrasses his mother because his magnetic force field sets off alarms in shops. These alarms would usually go off when someone tries to steal things from the shops.
Doctors are not sure how this can happen. They think that the boy’s body has magnetic waves which are picked up by the alarm sensors.
Once his mother took off all his clothes to prove that he didn’t steal anything but the alarms still went off when they tried to leave.
Today, the shopkeepers are so used to the boy that they do not stop him when the alarms go off.
(Adapted
from New Straits Times)
WORD
LIST
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Malay |
| 1. always | selalu |
| 2. embarrasses | memalukan |
| 3. sets off | menghidupkan |
| 4. alarms | alat-alat penggera |
| 5. go off | berbunyi |
| 6. tries | cuba |
| 7. steal | mencuri |
| 8. from | dari |
| 9. how | bagaimana |
| 10. think | berfikir |
| 11. by | oleh |
| 12. once | sekali |
| 13. took off | tanggalkan |
| 14. prove | membuktikan |
| 15. leave | tinggalkan |
| 1. toddler | kanak-kanak |
| 2. magnetic waves | gelombang magnetik |
| 3. picked up | dikesan |
| 4. sensors | pengesan-pengesan |
| 5 used to | biasa/kebiasaaan |
Many people are happy with the Prime Minister's advice to master English.
Students feel that mastering English is very important as it is an international language. Learning the language can help them to do well in their studies and their careers later on in life.
However, some students feel that their weakness in the language is partly their teachers' fault.
During an interview, a student, Wan Khaliah, said that teachers rarelycommunicated in English or they spoke a mixture of languages when talking to the students. The use of "mixed languages" discouraged students from communicating in English.
(Adapted
from The Sun)
WORD
LIST
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Malay |
| 1. advice | nasihat |
| 2. master | menguasai |
| 3. important | penting |
| 4. as | sebab |
| 5. international | antarabangsa |
| 6. language | bahasa |
| 7. learning | mempelajari |
| 8. do well in | berjaya |
| 9. studies | pelajaran |
| 10. careers | kerjaya-kerjaya |
| 11. weakness | kelemahan |
| 12. fault | kesalahan |
| 13. interview | temuramah |
| 14. communicated | berhubung |
| 15. discouraged | tidak menggalakkan |
| 1. call | seruan |
| 2. later on | kemudian hari |
| 3. partly | sebahagiannya |
| 4. rarely | jarang |
| 5. a mixture of | campuran |
2e ZAINI OWES IT TO PAHANG GOVERNMENT
A 22-year-old woman's dream to walk again will soon come true. Zaini Razali of Felda Jengka 14 had her left foot amputated above her ankle when she was nine after being bitten by a poisonous snake. The Pahang Government and State Welfare Services will sponsor an artificial leg for her.
The leg will be ready in a few months. She hopes to lead a normal life with the artificial leg.
(Adapted
from New Straits Times)
WORD
LIST
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Malay |
| 1. dream | impian |
| 2. again | semula |
| 3. soon | tidak lama lagi |
| 4. come true | menjadi kenyataan |
| 5. left | kiri |
| 6. amputated | dipotong |
| 7. above | sebelah atas |
| 8. ankle | buku lali |
| 9. bitten | digigit |
| 10. snake | ular |
| 11. government | kerajaan |
| 12. state | negeri |
| 13. sponsor | taja |
| 14. artificial | palsu |
| 15. ready | siap |
| 1. owes | berhutang |
| 2. poisonous | beracun |
| 3. welfare services | perkhidmatan kebajikan |
| 4. lead | menjalani |
| 5. normal | biasa |