ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU LIST OF BOMBASTIC WORDS COMMON WORDS Attractive Beautiful Big Busy Clean Clear Cloudy Colourful Cool Crowded Dangerous Dark Dirty Famous Fresh Grand Great High Hot Isolated Noisy Peaceful Polluted Rough Special Strange Strong Wonderful Active Adventurous Beautiful Brave Careful Clever Committed Confident Cooperative Famous SAMPLE SENTENCES The interior design of her bedroom was attractive. The scenery was beautiful. We spent six hours at the big shopping mall. We left the busy town after lunch. The beach was clean. The sea was clear. The sky was cloudy. The buildings were colourful. The wind from the mountain was cool. The stadium was crowded on Sunday. The road to the apartment was dangerous. It was dark outside. The public toilet was dirty. We stayed at a famous resort. The air was fresh. The hotel lobby was grand. The waterfalls were great. We took photos of the high tower. We ran under the hot sun. The camping site was isolated. Our school canteen was noisy during recess. The village was peaceful. The air in the city centre was polluted. The countryside was rough. The chalet’s architecture was special. The man-made park was strange. The wooden bridge was strong. The Disneyland was wonderful. Sample sentence She was an active student. He was an adventurous person. His bride was very beautiful. My father was very brave. We were careful in making decisions. The clever boy smiled at me. He was a committed employee. I was confident we would win. Everyone was cooperative She was a famous singer. SOTHIPISCATED WORDS stunning spectacular colossal bustling pristine crystalline sunless resplendent breezy jam-packed perilous pitch-black filthy renowned invigorating majestic magnificent soaring scorching secluded deafening serene impure rugged distinguished peculiar indestructible fantastic Sophisticated adjective agile bold appealing bold meticulous brainy devoted optimistic accommodating celebrated ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU Friendly Funny Generous Glamorous Good Great Hardworking Helpful Honest Kind Special Strict Strong Successful Tidy Arrogant Bad Careless Crazy Cruel Dishonest Evil Forgetful Fussy Greedy Lazy Rude Selfish Strange Stupid Garrulous Troublesome Ugly Useless Weak Angry Bad Bored Confident Confused Disappointed Happy Lonely Nervous Proud The receptionist was friendly. My granduncle was funny. The manager was generous. He led a glamorous life. His son had good personalities. His mother was a great lawyer. The workers were hardworking. My best friend was helpful. I admired the honest tour guide. The district officer was kind. We had a special guest. Her husband was a strict man. He fought with a strong man. The successful team was great. Her tidy look impressed us. I hated his arrogant attitude. I could not stand my bad neighbour. She was a careless driver. Were they crazy? The cruel criminal was arrested. The dishonest clerk was fired. We stayed away from the evil killer. He was young but very forgetful. Her fussy mother-in-law was dying. The village headman was greedy. The lazy students were sleeping. The rude boy was her cousin. Their selfish attitude was bad. Her strange acts scared us. Her stupid act made everybody angry. She was a talkative neighbour. He was punished for his troublesome act. His face was ugly after the accident. A drunkard was a useless person. A weak leader made no progress. She was angry when her husband left her. I felt bad when I lied to you. We were bored. We felt confident to be with him. Everybody was confused when he suddenly ran away. He was disappointed when he got his result. We were happy to be there. The lonely wife cried in her room. She looked nervous during the contest. They were proud to be able to help us. amiable hilarious philanthropic dazzling virtuous eminent industrious obliging trustworthy benevolent notable rigid mighty triumphant well-groomed snobbish dreadful reckless lunatic ruthless fraudulent devilish scatterbrained picky avaricious indolent boorish self-seeking creepy half-witted garrulous irksome hideous worthless Futile Fuming Awful bored stiff Secure baffled disenchanted Elated lonesome Edgy swollen with pride ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU Sad Scared Surprised Unsure Worried Accurate Bright Cheap Clear Comfortable Delicious Easy Important Interesting Lasting Perfect Strong Successful Valuable Accidental Bad Boring Complex Difficult Expensive Haunted Heavy Ill Illogical Tasteless Tired Unclear Unlucky Wrong They were sad to lose the game. She was scared to stay alone at night. She was surprised to see me. My mother was unsure to make her own decision. He looked worried. The answers given were accurate. He used a bright colour to paint his room. The items were cheap. My explanation was clear. The new sofa was comfortable. We tasted the delicious food. Frying egg was easy. It was an important day to me. The story was interesting. I hoped to have a lasting marriage. The essay was perfect. Her evidence was strong. Our plans were successful. He took all the valuable items. The mistake was accidental. The plane crash was bad. We left early as the movie was boring. The problem was complex. Climbing Mount Tahan was difficult. I bought an expensive house. The house was haunted. The responsibility was heavy. His grandmother was very ill. Her reason was illogical. The food was tasteless. We were tired. His unclear idea was rejected. We were unlucky that day. It was wrong to cheat others. cheerless petrified stunned hesitant apprehensive Precise Gaudy inexpensive Lucid Comfy delectable effortless momentous engrossing long-standing flawless undisputed fruitful treasured unintentional Appalling Dreary Multifaceted Arduous Pricey Ghostly Hefty Bedridden Absurd Insipid Exhausted Hazy luckless Sinful SENTENCE CONNECTORS. Sentence connectors To show similarity - Similarly - Likewise To show contrast - On the other Meaning Begitujuga Examples My two uncles have opened a business in Kuala Lumpur. Similarly, I will open one after my studies. She was late and I,likewise was delayed. Ali worked hard. On the other hand/ in contrast / however, Halim hardly did ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU - hand In contrast However Nevertheless Despite that / this Instead Although - Berbezade ngan Walaubag aimanapu n Namun any work at all. Mr and Mrs Kana are old,nevertheless they are still very active. Ahmad did not answer. Instead, he looked out of the taxi window. Although Kim Long sprained his ankle, he came to school. To show result - As a consequence - For this reason - Therefore - As a result - Consequently - Hence - Thus - Because of this - Akibatnya Atassebabi ni Olehitu He passed his examination. Therefore / Thus / Hence / Accordingly / Consequently, he had some good news to tell his parents. He lacks motivation to practise music. Therefore, he can't become a good musician. Living in a big city offers good job opportunities. Also, it provides good educational opportunities. To show addition / listing - Moreover - Besides - Also - In addition - Furthermore - First / first of all / firstly/ to begin with - Secondly - Thirdly Lagi pun Tambahan pula Pertama Sebagaipermul aannya Kedua Ketiga Ali plays football. Moreover/ Besides/ Also, he plays tennis. Mei Mei writes short stories. In addition, she writes articles for a newspaper. To complete his homework, Jack went through various history books. Furthermore, he took notes from several encyclopedias. I prefer to buy fruit and vegetables in the open market because they are quite cheap there. Besides, they are much fresher than those sold at the greengrocers’. Owning a car has some advantages. Firstly, it gives you comfort. Secondly, it saves you a lot of time. Thirdly, it gives you great freedom of movement. ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU To show time - Afterwards - First ….then - At first - In the meantime - Meanwhile - Selepasitu Mula-mula … kemudian Padamula nya, Dalampad aitu I read the morning papers for a while. Afterwards, I took a shower. First pick up the receiver and then insert a coin into the coin-box. At first, I had great difficulty with grammar. Later, however , I was able to overcome the difficulty by studying hard. The party is on Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food. They'll be here soon. Meanwhile, let's have coffee. To show example - For example - For instance To explain - In other words To show negative condition - …or else - Otherwise Sebagaicontoh There are many uses of water, for example, drinking, cooking, irrigation and running industrial plants. Denganperkataa n lain The brochure dealt with travelling in Morocco. That is/In other words/Namely, it discussed transportation, currency, and language. …atautidak… Kalautidak You should stop teasing the poor little boy, or else, I’ll tell your mother of your act. You must study hard. Otherwise, you’ll fail. To summarize - In summary - In brief - In short - In conclusion - To sum up - In a nut shell Secararingkasny a Kesimpulannya In summary/In brief/In short/In conclusion/To sum up, there are a lot of advantages of having a healthy food fair in the school. PHRASAL VERBS : NOTES ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU PHRASAL VERB MEANINGS IN ENGLISH MEANINGS IN MALAY ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU abide by ask for ages ago break/broke into break/ broke down bring down call 0n call off carry on carry forward close shave come up come across cut down cut off crash into drop in / by end up fall behind figure out get along with get ready get through get over go for go over join in laugh at listen to look into look out look forward look after look up to look through mad at map out make up make up make up for make up one’s mind make out pass away follow request long ago enter/entered by force stop / stopped because of a fault reduce visit cancel continue postpone narrow escape produce (idea) find by chance reduce stop supplying hit visit finish up / wind up fail to keep up understand be friendly with hurry pass recover (feelings) choose review / check to take part take lightly pay attention to investigate be careful expect with pleasure take care of respect check angry plan to create to resolve a quarrel to substitute to decide understand die Ikut Minta masalampau masuktanpakebenaran Rosak kurangkan melawat batalkan sambungtugas/kerja bawakedepan nyaris beri (idea) terjumpa kurangkan hentikan melanggar melawat siapkan / tamatkan ketinggalan Faham berkawan Cepat Lulus lupakan (perasaan) pilih Semak mengambilbahagian Ejek memberiperhatian menyiasat berhati-hati Ternanti-nanti menjaga menghormati menyemak Marah rancang Mereka-reka Berbaiksemula mengganti membuatkeputusan faham mati ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU pass out put off put forward put up put up with rely on run into running out running around run over set off set up sign up spruce up step up step forward tag along take up take after taken aback talk about it think about turn down turn up watch out work out work out write down work against fainted postponed propose to build to be patient depend on meet lacking busy hit start a journey organize register clean increase move ahead accompany to enter into (profession) inherit shocked discuss consider reject attend be careful plan exercise list oppose pengsan ditangguhkan mencadangkan mendirikan bersabardengan bergantung terserempak kehabisan sibuk /berkeliaran Langgar bertolak menganjurkan mendaftar mencuci meningkatkan kehadapan mengekori memilihjurusan Warisi Terkejut bincang mempertimbangkan menolak Hadir hati-hati merancang bersenam Tulis melawan IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS : Notes IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS MEANINGS MEANINGS IN MALAY A bookworm A close shave A red letter day A white elephant One who likes to read A narrow escape An important day Useless possession Ulatbuku Nyaris / hampir-hampirtidakberjaya Hari yang penting Barang yang mahaltetapitidakberguna / fungsinyasebagaihiasan Anakemas / orang yang disayangi Akan datang Padasaat-saatakhir Apple of the eye Favourite person Around the corner Coming soon At the eleventh At the last minute hour ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU Bear in mind Black sheep Blow one’s trumpet Burn the midnight oil Butter fingers By hook or by crook By leaps and bounds Call it a day Caught red handed Come on foot Could kill myself Count me in Crack of dawn Crying over spilt milk Day in and day out Don’t lose heart Down to earth Drive me up the wall Drop a line Easier said than done Eye catching Flying colours Getting on my nerves Give it a go Green with envy Grown out of them Have green fingers Heart and soul Hold his head up I am all ears Remember Person who is an embarrassment To boast Mengingat Seseorang yang memalukan / membawamasalah Cakapbesar Study until late at night Slippery fingers By all means Belajarhinggalewatmalam Greatly Denganbesar / jaya To end Caught in the act Menamatkan Tertangkapketikasedangmelakukank esalahan Berjalan Marahdengandirisendiri Libatkansaya Fajar Menyesal Walk Furious with myself Include me Early in the morning Regretting Cemerkap / kecuaian Denganapacarasekalipun Everyday without exception Don’t be discouraged Humble/Honest Make me very angry Setiaphari Write Easier to talk about an idea than carry it out Attractive Good grades Making me annoyed/irritated Try it Jealous Have gotten used to them Good at gardening Menulissurat / menelefon Senangbercakapdarimelakukansesu atu Menarikperhatian Lulus dengancemerlang Mengujikesabaran Commitment Be proud I am listening Penglibatansepenuhhati Bermegah / berbesarhati Sudimendengar Janganputusasa Rendahdiri Membuatsayasangatmarah Cuba Cemburu Sudahbiasa / lali Pandaidalamberkebun ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU In a twinkling of an eye In high spirits In hot water / soup Keep an eye Keep your word Kept in mind Lame excuse Lend a hand Let the cat out of the bag Let you off Not kidding Not my cup of tea Not one’s day Once in a blue moon Out of the blue Piece of cake Practice makes perfect Put your mind to it Raining cats and dogs Reduced it to ashes “Rome was not built in a day” Searched high and low Soft spot Stand on their own feet Stayed away from Strike while the iron is hot Spick and span The early bird catches the worm Very quickly Secepatkilat / sangatpantas Happy In trouble Gembira Dalamkesusahan / menghadapimasalah Tengok-tengokkan Tepatijanji Ingat Alasantidakmunasabah Menolong Bocorkanrahsia To watch Keep your promise Remembered Poor reason Help Let a secret out Let you go / excuse you Not joking Not to my liking Unlucky day Rarely Mengecualikananda Unexpectedly An easy task You will be good if you do it often Concentrate Tanpadisangka-sangka Sangatmudah Alahbisategalbiasa ( latihanmembawakepadakecekapan ) Tumpukanperhatian Raining heavily Hujanlebat Completely burning it Bakarkeseluruhan It takes time to succeed Looked everywhere Mengambilmasauntukberjaya Fondness Be independent Rasa sayang / kesukaan Berdikari Avoided Grab opportunities Menghindari Rebut peluang Clean and tidy Those who are early will benefit Bersih Siapacepatdiadapat Tidakbergurau Tidakmeminati Hari yang malang Jarang-jarang Mencarimeratatempat ENGLISH MODULE SPM 2015 PREPARED BY: MR. PURU Throw in the towel To be in the same boat To believe your ears To face the music To keep one’s fingers crossed To live from hand to mouth / to make ends meet To paint the town red To sit on the fence Took to heart Turn over a new leaf Under the weather Where there’s a will, there’s a way Give up Putusasa To be in the same circumstances To believe what you hear To take the punishment or scolding To hope for the best Mengalaminasib yang sama To live in hardship Sangatmiskin To enjoy oneself Menghiburkandiri To take no sides in a debate/ a quarrel Be upset by To change for the better Slightly ill Tidakmenyebelahi mana-manapihak Ambilhati / tersinggung Insaf / berubahsikapmenjadilebihbaik Tidaksihat / sakit When you are determined, you will succeed Di manaadakemahuan di situ adajalan Percayaapa yang didengar Menerimahukuman Mengharap yang terbaik
