Introduction

Objective Questions

Structure Questions

Answers

 

Language Focus

 

A. Give the meanings of the following words, taken from the text.

 


1.         Harvest                                    5.         Descending  

2.         Potential                                 6.         Mannerisms 

3.         Harsh                                      7.         Preservation 

4.         Hindered                                 8.         Devastated 


 

B.  Use the words above to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

 

1. The teacher was very ________ with her students when they didn’t do their homework.

 

2. The Tsunami had _________ many coastal towns and villages around the Indian Ocean.

 

3. As we were _________ the mountain, we could faintly hear the cries of the rare proboscis monkey.

 

4. Most of our Malaysian paddy farmers ________ their crops three times a year.

 

5. We should take immediate measures to maintain the ___________ of all animal species.

 

6. The maintenance work on most government buildings is being _________ by the lack of funds.

 

7. The youth today are sorely lacking in the correct _________ when talking to their elders.

 

8. Each and every one is born with a __________ to succeed in life.

 

Writing

 

“In Asia , natural resources and people to harvest them are quite plentiful,

yet many of these resources are too expensive to harvest.”  

 

This statement is taken from the text above.  

 

You have been appointed as a director of a company to be based in one of the areas mentioned in the text. You have to develop the natural resources available in that part where you will be stationed.  

Give a report on how you are going to develop the region by using the information given.  

-         resources available

-         machinery to be used

-         manpower

-         financial support/backing

-         benefits to  - company,

                              -  employees

                              -  country  

Remember to write in continuous form.

The length of your report should not be less than 150 words.

 

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