Task 10: Folklore Story

Group member :

1. Erna Bika
2. Yenisawati Bte Sidek
3. Cindy David
4. Dolinik Rosian
5. Nazratul Atiqah binti Abdul Rahman
6. Rameclarina bte Nosri@Josli
7. Ibranlly Nuviyona Simon
8. Salsabilla Shahren

Story of a legend “Aswang” in the Philippines

Maria Labo is from the province of Capiz. Maria Labo had a happy family she had a kind and loving husband and one son. Maria Labo decided to work abroad in England for the sake of her family. She had a good employer, who treated her well, but she did not know that the employer was a vampire. As a maid , Maria will have to prepare half-cooked liver for her employer to eat. After months of working for him, Maria began to feel sick. She did not know that she had ingested some blood from her vampire employer. Due to her unknown illness, Maria decided to return home to the Philippines, to live with her family. The vampire agreed.

Maria’s husband was a police officer. One day, after her husband returned home from work, Maria told her husband that she had already prepared dinner. The husband of Maria sat down to the table and asked Maria, “Where is our son?“. Maria replied, “Our son is right there!“. The husband did not know what she meant. He was unaware that the meat he ate was in fact their son! He opens the refrigerator and was shocked to see the head of their son in the refrigerator. Maria’s husband was so angry, he picked up a big knife and slashed the face of Maria. Maria had big scar on her face, which is why she was called ”Maria Labo”.

From that day on, Maria would stalk or hunt in many different locations within the Philippines, but her husband continued to hunt for Maria because he wanted to kill her. Whenever Maria was known to be in any place within the Philippines, all or the people tried to find and kill her, to save their own children. From those days till the present, the Filipino people gave Maria the nickname of the “Aswang”, meaning Queen of the Vampires.

Task 9

NOTES TECHNIQUES OF SKIMMING AND SCANNING AND SUMMARIZING TECHNIQUES. 

1.Skimming and scanning are especially valuable when there is only one item of information that you need to find from a particular passage.

2.Skimming and scanning are very rapid reading methods in which you glance at a passage to find specific information. These reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amounts of material, especially when you're previewing. They are also useful when you don't need to know every word.

What is scanning?

Scanning refers to reading a text quickly in order to locate specific pieces of information.

When scanning,

• don't start from the beginning and read to the end.
• jump around in the text, trying to find the information you need.
• can't read every word/skip many words.
• look for information as quickly as you can.

You can scan,

• a table of contents in a book or magazine.
• an index in a textbook.
• a timetable.
• the ads in a newspaper.
• a list of movies in the newspaper.
• a telephone book the page of a dictionary.
• a passage/text/article to quickly find the information mentioned in the question.

What is skimming?

Skimming refers to reading a paragraph quickly to get an idea of what it is about, without trying to understand its details.

• this is a technique used to identify the main ideas of a text.

When skimming, 

• don't read every thing but try to skip the text.
• read the first and last sentences of paragraphs.
• read the introduction and the summary.
• read a few examples until you understand the concepts they are meant to illustrate.

When skimming a textbook,

• quickly note the title, subheadings, italicized words.
• bold faces prints and illustrations.

LIE DETECTOR.

A Lie detector has been introduced in Britain. The various ways in which this machine can be used is it works by voice analysis and without a subject's knowledge. Besides, to the normally understood voice generation mechanisms. In addition, Dektor emphasises that the device shows only stress, not dishonesty. Moreover, the devices is used for pre-employment interviews. The objections to its use is there seems no law to prevent it use. In the Us, where lie detectors of all sorts are much more widely used, Senator Sam J. Ervin has introduced a bill to virtually prohibit their use by private companies.

Task 8

NOTES TECHNIQUES OF EDITING AND REVISING A PARAGRAPH. 

STEP 1 (Free Writing) before editing.

My Grandmother

  My grandmother. She was a good cook. The best cook. Every weekend we have a big dinner. With big, big, bowls of food. Lots of talking. Everybody in the family there. Every time we eat the same food, but we always love it. Is our favorite meal. She never mad at us. She always defends us when we are in trouble with our parents. One time I picked all the roses in her garden. She not even mad then. Grandmother kind and generous. She gives food to poor people. She never makes them feel bad about taking it. Makes people feel good, just as she made me feel good when I picked all the roses. Thanked me for the beautiful bouquet. Mother really angry. Grandmother always forgives. Forgiving heart.

STEP 1 (Free Writing) after editing.

My Grandmother

  My grandmother. She was a good cook. The best cook. Every weekend we have a big dinner. With big, big, bowls of food. Lots of talking. Everybody in the family there. Every time we eat the same food, but we always love it. Is our favorite meal. She never mad at us. She always defends us when we are in trouble with our parents. One time I picked all the roses in her garden. She not even mad then. [Grandmother kind and generous.] She gives food to poor people. She never makes them feel bad about taking it. Makes people feel good, just as she made me feel good when I picked all the roses. Thanked me for the beautiful bouquet. Mother really angry. Grandmother always forgives. Forgiving heart.

STEP 2 (Write the first draft)

• Write your paragraph in rough form.
• Don’t worry about the errors.

My Grandmother

        My grandmother kind and generous. She never mad at us. She always makes people feel good. One time I picked all the roses in her garden. She not mad even then. She made me feel good. Thanked me for the beautiful bouquet. Grandmother gives food to poor people. She never makes them feel bad about taking it. Makes people feel good, just as she made me feel good when I picked all the roses. Grandmother always forgive. Forgiving heart.

STEP 3 (Edit the first draft)

• This is when you start to edit the 1^st draft.
• You need to check & make changes & corrections.
• There are 2 steps:
• STEP   A
• You check the paragraph as a whole.
• Is the meaning clear?
• STEP   B
• Check the paragraph for good form, organization, grammar, punctuation, spelling & etc.
  

STEP 4 (Write the final copy)

•  You write a neat final copy of your paragraph to hand in to your lecturer.

My Grandmother.

        My grandmother is kind and generous. She always makes people feel good. One time, I picked all the roses in her garden. She wasn’t mad even then. She thanked me for giving her a beautiful bouquet. Grandmother also gives food to poor people. She never makes them feel bad about taking it. She makes them feel good, just as she made me feel good when I picked all the roses. I will always remember my grandmother’s kindness and generosity. 

"The Pursuit of Happyness"

The Pursuit of Happyness, is story about a Chris Gardner is a bright and talented but marginally employed salesman. Besides, Chris Gardner is a family man struggling. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, while his wife Thandie Newton and his five years old son named as a Christopher is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave. After his wife leaved him, Chris became a single father, continues doggedly to pursue a better paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms, or wherever they can find refuge for the night. Therefore, to despite his troubles, Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces. If i were a main character in this story, I'll never ever give up to build up my family happiness. I want my family get a blast happiness beside me. I will always try my best in order to give a comfortable life for my family. Moreover, if i in his situation, I will use all my knowledge to some useful job, and establish some business that could help me to change my life and my family.

Task 7

NOTES LITERARY DEVICES. 

The terms, roles of literary devices and imagery. 

~Use a little figurative language to add interest to your story.

  *Simile.
  *Metaphor.
  *Alliteration.  
  *Onomatopoeia.
  *Hyperbole.
  *Personification.

Simile:

~Comparison between two unlike things that have something in common using 

  like or as.

~Examples:-

  *It's been a hard day's night and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles.
  *My heart is like an open highway. - Jon Bon Jovi.

  *as hungry as a bear.
  *as nutty as a fruitcake.
  *as quick as lightning.

Metaphor:

~Comparison between two unlike things that have something in common 

  without using like or as.
 
~Examples:-
  *Patty was a raging tiger when she lost her lunch money.
  *During the night the forest was a dark, frightening battlefield.

Alliteration:
 
~Repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring 
 words or syllables.
 

~Examples:-
  *down in the dumps.
  *do or die.
  *right as rain.
  *sink or swim.
  *pay the price.
  *back to the basics.
  *green as grass.
  *live the life.

Onomatopoeia:

~The imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form 

  mental pictures about the things, people, or places that are described.

~Examples:-

  *buzz.

  *hiss.

  *roar.

  *woof.

  *bang.

  *pop.

  *sizzle.

Hyperbole:

~A hyperbole is a figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs. Often used in poetry or in casual speech, hyperboles are usually used to create emphasis or effect.

~Ex: The bag weighs a ton. 

Personification:

~Personification is a figure of speech where something nonhuman is given the characteristics of a human.

~Ex: *The camera loves me.

       *The flowers begged for water.

Task 6

 NOTES AND EXAMPLES OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

1. NOUN.

 ~Words used as the names of persons/ things/ places.  
 ~Note: The word thing includes all objects which we can SEE, HEAR, TASTE, 

  TOUCH or SMELL.
 ~4 types of nouns: 

  *Common Nouns. 

    Ex: wallet, ball, table, chair, book, college, glass, girl.

  *Proper Nouns. 

    Ex: Haikal, Britney, Klang, Astro, Petronas, Nokia, Gucci.   

  *Collective Nouns. 

    Ex: a school of fish, a herd of cows, a box of chocolates, a team of players.

  *Abstract Nouns.  

    Ex: sad, plagiarism, cooperation, honesty.

2. PRONOUN.  

 ~Defined as a word which can be used instead of a noun.
 ~We use pronouns very often, especially so that we do not have to keep on

   repeating a noun.
 ~Words that take the place of nouns.
 ~3 levels:-
   *1^st person (I, We)
   *2^nd person (You)
   *3^rd person (He, She, It) 

   Ex: Johan is a boy. He studies in our school.

Singular

Plural

 3. ADJECTIVE.
  ~A word that describes or tells us more about a noun.
  ~Gives some idea of what the noun is like.
  ~Adjectives are said to qualify nouns.
  ~Ex: a) Shana is a clever girl.
          b)Manchester United displayed great team spirit.

  

4. VERB.

 ~Occur at the center of the predicate.
  ~The main part of a sentence.
  ~May denote actions or states of being.
  ~A verb is a doing word.
  ~ex: a) We saw the cricket match.
         b)She runs as fast as Usain Bolt.

  

5. ADVERB.

  ~Provides information about the verb/adjective or another adverb.
  ~Most adverbs end in ‘-ly’ but not all.
  ~Generally there are 5 types:-
    *Adverb of Manner.
      These adverbs tell us how something is done.
      ex: a) He worked systematically.
           b) He plays tennis well. 
    *Adverb of Place.
      These adverbs tell us where the action takes place.
      ex: a) The manager is there.
           b) He is going abroad this year.
    *Adverb of Time.
      These adverbs tell us when the action takes place.
      ex: a) He will be arriving tomorrow.
           b) Negotiations have now begun.
    *Adverb of Degree.
      These adverbs tell us the degree to which the action takes place.
      ex: a) I quite like her.
           b) It is a very hot day.
    *Adverb Expressing Emphasis.
      These adverbs emphasizes the action taking place.
      ex: a) The train is certainly going to be late.
           b) You are absolutely right about this.

 6. PREPOSITION.

  ~Express a relation between 2 entities; the prepositional complement and 

   another part of the sentence.
  ~“Pre-position” = placed before.
  ~Used to indicate position, time, duration, location, etc.
  ~Usually placed before a noun.

7. CONJUNCTION. 

 ~They are joining words.  

 ~They may link words, phrases, clauses or sentences.  

 ~Join two ideas.  

 ~ex: a) I like to read books and magazines.  

        b) He is my friend but your enemy.   

8. INTERJECTION. 

 ~A word which expresses sudden feelings of joy, sorrow or surprise.  

 ~Expressions which deal with emotions.  

 ~ex: a) Hooray! We won the match.  

        b) Alas! Her only son is dead. 

 ~ex: a) The books are on the table. 

        b) The couple rested under the tree. 

 
The common mistakes that i always do in writing is a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes. Sometimes i don't sure about the grammar that i had written. I got confused with the use of present tense and past tense. I am not sure which one i should use in my writing. For example, the use of "have, has and had". No matter how much i try, i always end up making more mistakes and it caused me to lose ideas. Furthermore, i also have trouble in spelling because the pronunciation in English is sometimes different with the spelling that's why i always repeating the same words. 

Is it writing in English is difficult? well, no. I'm not saying it is easy too. It depends on how much we know about the English language. It will be easy if i practice writing a lot in order to learn and avoid from making much grammar mistakes. The problem is i rarely practice in writing. I only write when i need to. If not, i will not going to practice writing my essay. When i write, i use my instinct to write and use the words which is far too simple. When I'm stuck with vocabulary, i will just simply skip it since i can't write it out.

The kind of problem i faced when start writing is i do not know where to start. There are so much ideas in my mind but they would not come out when i want to start writing and it will stuck on my mind. My suggestions to overcome the problem is to let myself reading more English books and try to discover the tips on how to create good sentences. Besides that, listen to English songs and watch English movies more often will make me get used to the language. I believe it is a fun way to learn English. Last but not least, i think that practice to speak and write in English will help me improve my English skills and also help generate ideas in writing. The important thing is to practice because practice makes perfect.