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1997Reflection

StatementtoPrincipal,Explainingtheincident
Tasks:
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WhyIamoutofschoolduringlessons?
Whowastheman
WhatwasItalkingabout?
WhatarethepapersIexchanged?
Whymywalletgotsomuchmoney?

WrittenStatements
AtmiddayonWednesday,Iwasseenoutsideschoolinschooluniform.
Onthatday,MrsSia,myscienceteacherwasabsentfromschool.
IdecidedthatitwouldnotbeofanyharmtoleavetheschoolsinceSciencewasthe
lastlessonfortheday.

WhenIsteppedoutofschool,Isaw,whoisaofmyfather.

6. Hehadintendedtotogetexampapersforhisdaughterwhoisstudyingin

7. Ithenpassedthe2007Elem.Ofschooltohim.
8. <freeevaluation..>
9. ThisagitatedMrTanbecausehehad
10. MrTanthenarguedthatthe
11. Hefinallyagreedandpaidme
12. Thisexplainstheargument&theexchangeofpapers.<<

13. Afterthat,
14. Thenextmoment,Isawsomeoneapproaching.
15. Hewasrathershort&stout&heheldablackbriefcaseinhislefthand.
16. Fromadistanceoftometresaway,
17. Heseemedtoresemblemyprincipal.
18. Withoutasecondthought,Ifled.
19. Inmyhaste,Idroppedmywallet

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1998Reflection

Informal:ReplyLettertoafriendwhoswitchedschool
Tasks:
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Tellhimaboutafriendintheclass
Afavouriteteacher
Recentsportsresults
Changesinschoolcanteen
Unusual,difficult,orfunnyhappenings.

1.
2.
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Hithere!Howareyou?Allofusarefine,
Infact,Imdoingverywell,
Myresultsarebetterthanexpected&lifeisgood.
Iheardthatyouhavesettledinquitewellinyournewschool.
Thatisgood.
Ihopethatthingswillcontinuetogetbetter.
Ithasonlybeen2monthssinceyouleftbut
nothinghasremainedthesame

9. Themostchangehasmostdefinitelybeento.
10. Yup,thenerdyweirdoorsoheusedtobe.
11. Wellhereiswhathappened.
12. Afewweeksafteryouleft,<process>
13. MrTantriedtostopbuttonoavail<Linktothefavouriteteacher>

14. Ithinkthatisenoughbadnews.Now,forthegoodnews.
15. <Linktosportsrelatedgoodnews>

16. Anothermajoreventisthatsinceexamsareover,
17. Therehasbeenatableinthecanteencalled
18. Whichisrunbytheclub.
19. ,thewholecanteenroaredwithlaughter.
20. Jamesdidnotgetoffendedwhichislucky
21. Becauseyouknowhowheiswhenhegetsangry.

22. Wellthatisallfornow.Keeptheletterscoming.Bye!

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1999Reflection

Leaflet(Brochure):
Guide&TimetableofeventsforNewparentsduringopenday
Tasks:
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Includewhatcanbeseenin:
Thehall,welcomedbyprincipal
Classroomsspecialdisplays
Sciencelaboratories
Practicalareas:Workshops,sciencerooms,musicrooms
Outdoorevents

AnIntroduction(9.00a.m.)
Welcome,parentstos12thannualopenday.
Wearegreatlyhonouredbyyourpresenceheretoday&
Sincerelyhopethattodaywillbeofgreatbenefittoyou.
Wehavespeciallyarrangedtheactivitiestoday
Togiveyouanaccuratepictureofwhatlifeinthisschisabout.

7. Inthelittletimewehavewithyou,wehopetoprovideyouwithaninsightinto
thecurriculaprograms&activities
8. Whichhavetailoredtobringmaximumbenefittoourbyourexperienced&
dedicated

9. WelcomingSpeech
10. At8a.m.,therewillbeawelcomingspeechbythe...,MrsTanLayHongatthehall.
11. Itllbeashortspeechtowelcomeyouintoourfamily
12. Andisalsothetimewhenyoucan<poseQto>
13. Afterthat,pleaseheadtowardsthetoThestudentsthemselves..<Info>
14. Marvelatthecreativity&talentofthe...
15. Astheyexplaintheirwonderful&innovativecreationstoyou.

16. TourofScienceLaboratories&Practicalareas(9.00a.m.)

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17. Youmaythenproceedtoourfullyequippedsciencelaboratories.
18. Hereyoucanseetheexcellentfacilities
19. Attendtotheneedsofourbuddingscientists.
20. Feelfreetoviewourcollection
21. Next,pleaseheadtowardstheareassuchas
22. Specialisedareastocatertothevaryinginterestsofthe
23. Whateverfieldtheyareinterestedin,theywillbeabletopursueithere,ina
conduciveenvironment
24. Nextaretheoutdoorevents.
25. TheoutdooreventsareorganizedbythemanyCCA()intheschool
26. In,wewantallourstudentstoreceiveanallroundededucation.
27. ThroughtheirrespectiveCCAs.
28. Thestudentsgaininvaluableexperiences&valuesthatwillhelptheminlife.

29. GrandFinale(12Noon)
30. Thewillbeabytheschools
31. Wehopethatyouwillenjoyyourself&gainnecessaryinformationtohelpyou
seriouslyconsider.Yourchoice.
32. Welookforwardtowelcomingyourtobepartofourschool.
33. Thankyoufortakingtimeofftobeherewithus.

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2000Reflection

SchoolMagazineArticle:TheMysteryoftheRedBox
(Mesitnearwindowinschoollibrary,sawacardroveintoentrance,2meninside,Onegetsout&
enterwitharedbox.Shortly,Iheardaloudconversationfollowedbylaughter.2students&menget
intocar&droveoff.)

Tasks:
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Whointhecar?
Whatsinthebox?
Whatstheconversationabout?
Whytheylaugh?
Whystudentleaveschool?

1. IwassittinginthesometimeagowhenIwitnessedapeculiarincident.
2. Oneofthepeopleinvolvedisanacquaintanceofmine.
3. Aftercallinghimup&talkingtohim,Imanagedtofindoutwhatitwasallabout.
4. Thiswaswhathappened.<<

5. AsIwaslookingoutofthewindows,acar<TheQprocess>
6. MyviewwasblockedbutIoverheardaconversationafterwardsbetween
7. Oneofwhomwasmyacquaintance.
8. Theywerespeakingaboutanoperationwhichtheyaregoingtoundertake.
9. Theoperation,aslaterIfoundoutwasactuallyanAprilFoolsprank.

10. Probablyatthethoughtofhowtheirprankwasgoingtoturnout.
11. Whatwasinthebox?
12. Well,itwasactuallyfullofcockroachesmeantforateachertheyallloathed.
13. WhatbettertimetodoitthanonAprilFoolsDay.

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2001Reflection

Informal:Lettertohospitalizedrelative(Minoroperation)
Tasks:
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SayhowsorryIam
Askhimabouthiswellbeing
Tellhimsomelightheartednewsfromhome
Suggesthomecomingparty
SayImvisitinghim.

1. DearBob,
Hithere,mymostcoolandhappeningcousin.
Iheardthebadnewsaboutyourupcoming
Imreallysorrytohearit,&itmustbetoughforyou.
Ihopethatyourehealthy&ingoodspirits.
Dontworry,Iknowyoullgetoverthis&comeoutbetterthanever.

7. Yesterday,mycat<happyhomenews!>
8. Actually,itwaskindoffunnyforshewasangry&
9. AtthesametimeYouknowhowmuchshelovesthecat.

10. Ithasbeenboringwithoutyouaroundforsolong&Imissyou.
11. Whenyouarefinallyback,maybewecanhavea!

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

12.Thatllbegreat,huh?
13. WecaninviteallourYouwillprobablygetalotofpresentstoo.
14. Youjustrelaxthere&leavealltheplanningtome.

15. Thisletterisgettinglong.<<
16. ItwouldbebetterifIgoandmeetyouinperson,denwecantalkproperly.
17. IpromiseIwillcomeoverin2daystime,aftersch.
18. Tillden,takecare.

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2002Reflection

ThankYoulettertoBusinessmanforgivinglargesumofmoneytomyclub
Tasks:
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Thankhim
Tellhimwhatimprovementshavebeenmade
Whatsportsequipmentwasbought
Explainwhymoneyisspentinthisway
Invitehimtocome&seethenewfacilities

DearSir,
IamLeeHongRui,aseniormemberofthe.
Onbehalfoftheexecutivecommitteeofmyclub,&allclubmembers,
Iwouldliketothankyousir,foryourgenerous&valuablecontributiontotheclub.

Yourgenerousdonationhasgonealongwayinimprovingtheleisurefacilities.
Theclubhasanexcellent&room,whichhasbeenasourceofprideforus.

7. However,withincreasing,theprovidedhavebecomeinadequatetoserveour
needs
8. Partofyourcontributionhasbeenusedtorenovate&anewhasalsobeen
installedtocomplementtheexisting

9. Ourgymtoohasbeenimprovedbyadding&moreadvancedtobetterserve
10. Thegymhasbeenanimportantpartofour,notonlyinmaintaining..fitness,
11. Butalsoforrehabilitationfrominjuries.
12. Ourclubisactivelyinvolvedinmanylike&injuriesarecommon.
13. Assuch,wehavedecidedthatupgradingourisaworthwhileinvestment.

14. Anothermajorcontributionyourfundinghasmadepossibleisthepurchasingof
15. Weareveryhappythattheteamhasbenefitedfromyourgenerosity,
16. &assureyouthatitwillspurtheteamtogreaterheights

17. Sir,weareextremelypleased&gratefultoyouforyoursinceresupportofour....
18. Yoursupporthasensuredthatthecontinuestoserveitsmemberstothebestof
itsability.
19. Itwouldbegreathonour&wouldgiveusgreatpleasureifyouwouldbewilling
toacceptourhumbleinvitationtovisitourtoobserveforyourselfwhata
differenceyouhavemade.

20. Onceagain,Iwouldliketoextendthedeepestofgratitudetoyouforyour
donationtothe

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2003Reflection

Letterofinvitationtoguestforacharityconcert,sportsevent
(Iamorganizerofevent,toraisemoneyforcharity)

Tasks:
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Tellhimwastypeofevent
When&whereitlltakeplace
WhatIwanthimtodo
Otherarrangementsmade
Whyismoneyneeded

1. INVITATIONTOTAKEPARTINCHARITYHOUSESFUNDRAISINGMINIWALKATHON
2003
2. On14December2003,wouldbeholdingitsannualfundraisingevent.
3. Thisyear,weareproudtoinviteyoutotakepartinourveryfirst
4. Allproceedsfromtheeventwillgotowardstheexpenseincurredby

5. isahomeforunderprivileged&orphaned
6. Itisrunentirelybyvolunteers&fundedbycharity.
7. Themoneyweraisegoessolelytowards
8. payingfortheirupkeepClothing,food&utilitybills.
9. currentlyhouses110,comparedto80lastyear,thenumberisgrowing.
10. Assuch,werequireincreasedfundingtoaccommodatethem.
11. Wearealsolookingintoimprovingourfacilitiessoastoprovideamoreconducive
environmentforthe
12. Thesechildrenhavelimitedchoicesavailableforthem,&wehopetoprovidefor
thosewecantothebestofourcapabilities.

13. Weareveryexcitedaboutourlatestfundraisingprojectcalledthe
14. Thewillbeheldat,&willkickoffat1000hrs.
15. Thedistanceisonly
16. Andtheeventwilllasttill1500hrs,inclusiveoftheluckydraw&otheractivitiesat
theendofthe
17. Thiseventisopenforaswellas
18. Oneofthemainsponsorsis,currentlythetoptabloid,
19. Andthusweexpectextensivemediaexposurefortheproject.

20. Yousir,areinvitedtosoundtheofficialblowhorntokickstartthewalkathon.
21. Thereafter,youmaywishtojoin...,or
22. Youtimewouldgoalongwaytowardshelpingusachieveouraimof
23. Garneringfundsforthesakeofthe...members
24. Iawaityourfavourablereply.Thankyouforyourtime

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2004Reflection

InformalLettertouncle,highlightingmypreferredchoice
(Iamhisnephew,given2choices)

Tasks:
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Thankhimforhiskindoffer
Mypreferredschool
Myreasonsofchoice
Lethimknowwhatmakemehappy
Makehimfeelateaseofmysafety

1. DearuncleAli,
2. HowareyouandAuntSitiinEngland?
3. Ijustreceivedyourletter&Iwanttothankyousomuchforofferingtopayfor
IamimmenselygratefulandIamveryexcitedaboutit!
Ihavebeenthinkingofsigningbefore
AftergoingthroughcarefullytheoftheYousenttogetherwithyourletter,
IhavedecidedthatIwouldreallyliketoinsteadof.
ThemainreasonforthisisthatIdonotreallylike
crammedurbanconditions&Iknowthat,beingthecapitalofwouldbejust
that
10. Furthermore,youknowhowmuchIlovenature&beautifulscenery

4.
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8.
9.

11. Livingbytheseawithsoundsveryappealingtome

12. Beingawayfrommyfamilyfor6weekswouldsurelycausemetomissthemalot.
13. Assuch,Ifeelthatitwouldbebetterratherthan
14. Thisisalsolesstaxingonyou.
15. YouknowhowIhavealwaysbeeninterestedinthe&theirculture&
16. IamsoexcitedtofinallybegiventheopportunitytointeractwhenIenter

17. IrealizeyourconcernaboutmysafetyasItravelalonetofrom...andalsoduring
18. Iassureyou,Ihavemanytimes&Iwillbejustfine
19. ItrustthatthefamilyIamgoingtostaywith&thattheycanbereliedonto
ensuremywellbeing.

20. Ithasalwaysbeenmydreamtolearnfrom
21. AndIamtrulyoverjoyedreceivingthisfromyou
22. EquippedwithbettercommandoftheEnglishlanguage,
23. IamcertainthatIwillhaveabrighterfuturedueto
24. Onceagain,thankyousomuch,dearestuncle,
25. Forgoingalloutforme&takinganinterestinmyfuture.
26. SendmylovetoAuntSiti.

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27. SeeyouinDecember.

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2005Reflection

Speech,Explainingtoclassmatesthepreferredholidaycourse
(Iamastudent,discussingwithclassmates)

RequiredTasks:
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SpeechtoexplainthecourseIprefer
Reasonsforchoice
Persuadethemtosupportme
ConvincethatmychoiceisBest

Goodafternoontomyfellowclassmates
Asallofyouknowbynow,ourschoolwillbeholding
Thoughsomeofusmayhavepreferenceonwhatcoursewewouldliketohave,
Iamsurethatmostofusarestillundecided&areleavingyouroptionsopen.

5. Personally,Iammostinclinedtohavingacourseon

6. Mostofyouwouldquestiontherelevanceofacourseonforteenagerssuchas
7. Istronglybelievethatsuchknowledgewouldserveuswellinthelongrun.

8. <Manypeopleonlystartedto
9. &regretnothavingsoundfinancialknowledgebeforehand>
10. Itisawellknownfactthat

11. Learninghowtodoesnotmeanwewillnecessarilybe
12. However,itmeansthatweatleastneednotworryabout
13. Hopefully,wewould<futurebenefits>

14. Ihopethatallofyouareconvincedoftheimportanceofmanagingourfinance,
asitissomethingwecertainlyhavetodowhenwegrowup.
15. Please,vouchforacourseonforourownfuture

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2006Reflection

ReporttoPrincipal,SuggestingBestwaytohelpprisch...
(Iamchairmanofacommitteeofstudents)

Requiredtasks:
1. Writereport,givingreasonschoice.
2. WhyIthinkitsthemostsuccessfulwaytohelp..Settlehappily?
3. Suggesthowprojectcanbeorganized.

1. Aftermuchdebateandanalysis,
2. ourcommitteehasreachedaunanimousdecisionthat
3. themostsuccessfulwaytoassisttoassimilateintoistoorganizeanOpen
4. Thiscanbeplannedinsuchawayastobeableto
5. accomplishallourobjectivesinthefastest&mosteffectivemanner.

6. Twomainfactorswhichhadtobeevaluatedwerefirstly,
7. theimpactofourto,andsecondly,theimpactofouron

8. Withregardstothe1stfactor,anOpenhouseistheperfectavenueforustoallow
9. Getaccustomedtothegeneralfeelandcultureofoursch.
10. Asitwillbeheldintheschcompound,andfacilitatedbycurrentstudents&staff.
11. Thiswillgivethem&theirparentsthechancetodirectlyinteractwith
12. Thusaddingahumantouchtotheproceedings.

13. Studentswillleadtodiffstations
14. Eachstationwillhaveinformativeminiexhibitionboards&
15. Teacherswillbepresenttoexplainthis
16. Thiswillenableinformationtobedispensedtothevisitorsinasystematic&
digestibleform.

17. Thiseventwillalsoresultindirectbenefitstotheschitself.
18. Onefulldaywouldhavetobededicatedtotheopenhouse,andtimewouldhaveto..
19. Thiscanbedoneasaprojectbyateamof
20. Havingsuchprojectwillbeanexcellentmethodofenrichingthestudentleaders
andinculcatinghigherlevelleadership&organizationalskillsinthem.

21.Developsthemintomorebalancedandallroundedindividuals.

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2007Reflection

LettertoPrincipal,Suggestingbestuseofnewbuilding.
1. Mynameis...andIamaseniorstudentaswellasastudentleader.
2. Ihavebeenkeenlykeepingtabsontheproposeddevelopmentofthenewbuilding.

3. Iamalsoanactivevoluntarymemberofthenearby..
4. andamfrequentlyinvolvedin
5. Assuch,IbelieveIaminauniquepositiontoproposethebestpossibleuseofthis
building
6. Soastofulfilltheneeds&wantsofboththe

7. Thethreeproposalshavetheirmerits,butinmyhumbleopinion,
8. Awouldbyfarbethemostidealoptiontomeetourobjectives.

9. Firstly,thereisnoproperlocationfor
10. Thehallissorelyunderequippedforitspurpose
11. Yetitstillholds8
12. Thisfurtherprovesthatthereisastrongdemandforsuch

13. Secondly,ourschoolsartgroupisalsoveryactive3rdconsecutiveyearitwon
14. Thenewtheaterwillthusbeanidealplatformtoshowcase

15. Allthreeproposedareusedbyboth.
16. However,onlyinatheaterwilltherebeanactualclose
17. Aorwillhardlyresultinanycommon
18. Artisauniversallanguagewhichcanbringpeopletogetherand
19. Thisisthecoreessenceofwhatthisnewisabout.

20. Ihopethatmyinputs&viewswillbetakenintoconsiderationindeciding
21. Ilookforwardtojoiningyou,membersofthe&myfellow
22. attheinauguralperformanceofournewsoon.