Wednesday, February 23, 2011

BEL260: Sample of an informative/expositry writing

Salam, check your textbook pg. 201

Question 1

(Basically, this is how you put together your points in your essay.)


Introduction

∑ The bar graph and the table show the forms of transport used by the students in a local university and the number of parking lots available at the university respectively.
∑ Overall, there is an increase in all the means of transport used, with most students using personal cars.

Body
∑ The least number of students used other forms of public transport between 2006 and 2007.
∑ The use of the campus buses registered the second lowest number.
∑ Most students preferred personal transport. (car and motorcycle)
∑ However, the increase in the use of personal transport did not commensurate with the number of parking spaces available.

Conclusion
∑ The big increase in the use of personal transport is mainly due to the rise in the number of students from affluent families.
∑ However, the lack of parking spaces may lead to problems such as haphazard parking and traffic congestion on campus.

Monday, February 21, 2011

BM1111C: Speaking Practice

Salam BM1111C,

Just want to make things clear here.
Some step-to-step instructions for the Speaking Assignment:

First, once given the topic assigned by your lecturer, (Yes....I want to CHALLENGE you and I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT!) brainstorm and write a draft of what you would like to talk about. Something u have to consider is the form of speech. Is it narrative (storytelling) or informative?

If it's narrative, you just tell a story about your past experience or your future plans (u know what i'm talking about).

If it's informative like "My Favourite Movie" or "My Favourite Idol", what you need to do is to find 3 main points and elaborate the points in your draft.

If it's something like "Vote for me", you have to give us three reasons why we should vote you.

If it's the opposite, you have to use reverse psychology....(^_^)v so like, you tell us the three reasons we should not vote for you. This is going to test your creativity...and your sense of humour...I'm really challenging you!!! and if you managed to do well, you're AWESOME!!!! :)

Second, you are given 4-5 minutes to present in front of the class.

Third, you are to hand me the written version of your speech..(not word-by-word, but the general idea of your speech)...You can hand it to me after the speech or before the speech..

All the best! :)

The first one to speak this Wednesday is Raudhah
Second is Daniel...
and the rest will be randomly picked.

Salam..:)