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National Language: Chinese

Profile of Foreign Visitor: Country => China

Age => 18

Gender=> Female

E.g Of Phrase Chart Questions

What is the time now? 请问现在几点？

Where are we going to now? 我们现在要去哪里？

Where is the toliet? 请问厕所在哪里？

Where shall we eat? 请问在哪里吃好呢？

How do I get to this place? 请问我应该怎么去这个地方？

E.g Of Phrase Chart Answers

The time now is eight o' clock 　　　　　 现在是八点。

We are going to the market.　　　　　　　　　我们现在要去巴刹。

The toliet is just right behind the cafe.　　　　厕所就在咖啡屋的后面。

We shall eat at that restaurant nearby.　　　　我们就在那间餐馆吃东西。

You can get to this place by taking the shortcut. 你可以走这条捷径到这个地方。

Note: The time taken is approximately around the duration.

Time Activity Time Taken

11:30a.m. Taking MRT from Bugis to Dhoby Ghaut 5 mins

(Hotel: The Intercontinental) (3 stops)

11:35a.m Taking MRT from Dhoby Ghaut 15 mins

to HarbourFront( 6 stops)

11:50a.m Walk to Vivocity 10 mins

12 noon Shopping at Cotton On 15 mins

12:15pm Shopping at Forever 21 18 mins

12: 25pm Shopping at TopShop 18 mins

12:45pm Shopping at Daiso 20 mins

1:05pm Shopping at Diva 15 mins

1:20pm Break at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 30 mins

1:50pm Shopping at Action City 5 mins

1:55pm Shopping at Mini Toons 5 mins

2:00pm Shopping at Precious Thots 10 mins

2:10pm Shopping at Simply Toys 10 mins

2:15pm Shopping at Fashion Pals 15 mins

2:30pm Walking towards Harbourfront MRT 10 mins

2:40pm Taking MRT from Harbourfront 15 mins

to Dhoby Ghaut ( 6 stops)

3:00pm Taking MRT from Dhoby Ghaut to Bugis 8 mins

(3 stops)

3:10pm Walk back to the Intercontinental 5 mins

3:15pm Back at the Intercontinental

E.g of Phrase Chart Dialogue while shopping

Me: We are now shopping at Vivo

City, where by this place sells a great variety of items here!

我：我们现在逛街的地方是怡丰城且 这里售买的东西可多了！

Visitor: Is this place always very crowded?

旅客：这个地方通常有很多人吗？

Me: Yes, indeed! It is because this place is connected to

the nearby Sentosa!

我：对呀！因为这个地方联系到圣淘沙附近！

Visitor: Oh I see, What is this shop we are entering now?

旅客：原来如此。我们现在观顾的这个店是什么？

Me: This is Daiso, where all items are priced at only 2 dollars!

Because it is cheap and it has almost everything you can find,

therefore attracting a lot of customers!

我：这里是大创，而且所有售价的东西都是两块！因为这里的东西非常便宜，所以吸引很多的顾客！

Visitor: Wow! I am definitely buying some things here!

旅客：哇！我肯定要买多一点东西！

Expected LORMS and Format





Sample 1 for inference skills





Source A
A photo of a boy crying in front of destroyed buildings caused by the Japanese.

Adapted from http://www.thefallof-singapore.blogspot.com

1) Study Source A. What does it reveal about life in Singapore after the Japanese's attack during the period of 1941- 1945? Explain your answer. [5m]

Question Target: Drawing conclusion/ Make inference based on evidence from source.

Skills required: Ability to use evidence in order to draw conclusion pertaining to question focus.

L1: Making wrong inferences without any explanation. [1m]

L2: Inference made but not supported with any evidence.[2-3m]

(Award 2m for 1 point and 3m for 2 points.)

L3: Inference supported and explained with cross reference to contextual knowledge. [4-5m]

As seen from Source A, I can infer that life in Singapore was harsh and poor as seen from the picture in the source, it shows a baby boy left in the middle of nowhere, without his parents and is in the state of crying. This shows that when the Japanese launched their attack on Singapore, many closed ones and relatives were killed, leaving their children as orphans and at a loss, not knowing what to do as they are young. Therefore, life in Singapore during the japanese occupation was terrible and people were suffering.

In addition,from Source A, I can also infer that life under Japanese rule was full of atrocity as the houses surrounding the baby boy are destroyed and in poor condition, and also the place full of broken pieces. This shows that the houses were damaged and not suitable for the people to live in, people were homeless and had no where to go, or even families being burned in the houses together. Thus, the Japanese has caused life in Singapore during the occupation to be meaningless and horrible.

This is consistent with my contextual knowledge that the Japanese occupation caused lots of lives being lost and homes being shattered, resulting in the harsh lives people face.

[Award 4m for 1 point and 5m for 2 points]

Sample 2 for utility skills

Source B

Adapted from http://

2) Read Source B. How useful is Source B in showing the reasons of the downfall of Singapore?Explain your answer. [6m]

Question Target: Determine the usefulness and limitations of Source B in showing the reasons of the downfall of Singapore.

Skill(s) required: Evaluation of usefulness of source

Content to be verified through the use of cross reference to prove usefulness

Level 1 one-sided answer. Useful or Not useful without explanations.[1m]

Level 2 two-sided answers without ANY explanation.[2m]

Both of level 1 answers.

Level 3 One sided answer. Inference explained and supported [3m]

Level 4 Two sided answer. Useful and not useful with inferences unexplained. [4m]

Level 5 Two sided answer. Useful and not useful supported with explanations and reference to contextual knowledge. [5-6m]

Expect both of level 3 answer plus

5m for one point of weakness

6m for two or more points of weaknesses.

Source B is useful in showing the reasons for the downfall of Singapore. From Source B, I can infer that

Tic tac toe

Descriptive writing task: 700 words



Poem featured in assignment: Dulce et decorum est



Dear Diary,

I have failed upmostly. My soldiers have been sacrificed in the battle to fight for our country. What more can i say? A feeling of guilt has been in my heart, for I am the king of the country but cannot do anything to salvage the broken relationship between our enemies and us and yet the soldiers have no choice to fight.

How could I ever imagine the pain and sorrow the soldiers must have felt then. How could I ever compensate their families. No, that is not possible. For they were willing to fight to the end, even if it was to sacrifice their sight and limbs, the soldiers continued to go into battle for the state. I can never thank them enough, for they have did their best and even if they fail, I will still recongnise their efforts to fight for our country. A soldier who survived the ordeal came to me today and told me the heart-breaking news. The way he described it, its just unbearable!

I remembered vividly, he said that they were drunk with fatigue and the morale was low. However, they still continued to fight for what is right. But as we were unprepared, the enemies launched an attack of poisonous gas upon us. As they fumbled to wear their masks and helmets, many were still not quick enough to escape the trauma, which resulted in death.

It is believed, i am afraid, the old saying of Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori has brought them into a world of an old lie to fight for the glory of the country. I have always thought to abolish that rule, however I feel that there will be internal rebellion by the ministers. I stood there in guilt, not knowing what to do. '

I feel at a loss, hearing the outcome of these brave soldiers have deeply scarred me for life. As a king, I might be saying that there is no need to worry, for that matter of sacrifice is a trivial matter. But is that really so? No. Everyone is equally important and have freedom of choice to choose whether to sacrifice their lives or not. I can do nothing, for there are generations and generations of that old lie, is it beneficial in the first place? I do not know. I am sandwiched in between choosing to abolish something so minor yet it has such a big impact on us. Can I then not worry? No! I have to think of a way to stop sacrificing the soldiers and give them better options to fight for the country or not.

To think, just for the glory of our country, my soldier has gone into a trap of the poisonous gas. Coughing, choking, at the verge of death rings at my ears, making me feel even more worse. How could I ever forgive myself? Yes, war is something that every country have to face, but to the extent of sacrificing human lives, is that even humane? Maybe to other conquerers, but not me. That soldier in fact, was my trusted aide, who have fought in many of the battles. To fight for our country. He is a great old pal of mine, for without him, I am not able to fight the battle between both countries alone. He was a friend, a good soldier, a good pal. I miss the moments that we spent together, drinking wine and playing poker cards. Even if his death was with honour and his family were to forgive me, It is still not enough, or should I say never enough to compensate them in exchange of a human life.

Here is a message to you, my dear friend.
" I have always treated you as a pal, nevertheless you have served our country with pride and always did your best to fight in the battles. I sure miss you, my friend. There will no longer be someone who could replace you in our drinking sessions or even the times of poker cards. I honour for your contributions towards the country, for you have done lots of things for me and the nation. Thank you, for always staying by my side and helping me with offical state matters whenever possible and also going out to the battlefields bravely to fight. I will always remember you. "

I have lost a great friend.

Yours truly,
The King

GEOG PT

A picture of a poster showing good saving water habits in the canteen

MEASURE: A poster to teach the students how to save water through little ways.

HOW DOES IT REDUCE POLLUTION: Through engaging posters to inform the students to use little ways to save water, it allows the students to save water and not to pollute the water, which plays a very important part in their lives. Therefore, the students are taught to prevent water wastage and water pollution and they can play a little part to conserve water.

IS IT EFFECTIVE?: Yes, it is defintiely effective. This is as the poster is situated above the taps for the students to use. Thus, the students'attention can be caught by the poster and they will be informed of the ways to prevent both water pollution and water wastage, then they can put these knowledge into action by executing these ways to conserve water.

IMPROVEMENTS: We suggest that to improve the people getting to understand the ways to conserve water, the school can put more of these posters around the school compound where they can be easily seen and get people's attention. This helps to get more people to see the poster and understand how water is very precious and therefore they need to play a part to conserve it. All in all, through each student's part to save water and protect it from being polluted, the water will thus be clean and used wisely.

A picture of the water cooler in the school compound.

MEASURE: A filter in the water cooler to reuse the water from the water mains.

HOW DOES IT HELP TO REDUCE POLLUTION: The filter in the water cooler helps to reuse the water. But how does it do that? Firstly, when the person drinks water from the water cooler, some water will flow down the drain and this filter will filter the dirty water again, thus reusing it when it is provided from the water mains. Therefore, no matter if there is dirty water flowing down, there will always be clean water to be used again. Thus, there will be no water contamination and it is safe for human use.

IS IT EFFECTIVE? This measure is may not be very effective as in certain situations, some dirty remnants may flow down with the water to the filter, and it may not be filtered properly, therefore it may cause polluted water and it may not be suitable for people to use. This may lead to the students who previously used the water have poisoning or even serious cases. In addition, the filter may be old and not very useful in filtering the water, thus not making it very safe for the students to even consume the water or even for those who already consumed it, it may cause dire consequences.

IMPROVEMENTS: What can be improved to the water cooler is that the simple filter can be improved to a better one so that the water can be filtered properly or the drain holes can be made smaller so as to not allow the remnants to flow through so that the people consuming can have confidence in the water provided by the water cooler. Also, by replacing the filter regularly so that it will not have substances such as algae growing on it and that it does not get old and may not be able to function properly.

A picture of the token of participation from the PUB to SCGS for taking care of the canal.

MEASURE: A project to take care of the Bukit Timah Canal.

HOW DOES IT HELP TO REDUCE POLLUTION: By including the schools which are situated nearby these canals, these schools help to take care of the various canals. This project allows the students to understand the conditions of these canals and thus putting in effort to take care of the water from rubbish disposed by the general public, which ends up they put their ideas to reduce pollution into action. Therefore, it prevents water pollution caused by litter and other reasons as well.

IS IT EFFECTIVE? : This project is truly effective as it benefits both the school and the PUB as well. The school can gain more knowledge and be informed of the water pollution in the canal and thus get into action to help clean the waters. To the PUB, they get help and cooperation from the school into making the water cleaner. In conclusion, it benefits in the entire body whereby the water in the water canal gets cleaner instead of being polluted by rubbish.

IMPROVEMENTS: The school can make signs to the public on the overheard bridge as that is where the public would easily throw their rubbish into the waters of the canal by informing them the pollution caused by them if they were to litter there. All in all, the public will get informed and thus not littering from the overhead bridge into the canal waters.

Creative Writing: Poetry

Word i have chosen: Captured.

Captured.
Into someone's clutches.
The soldier has been caught.

The feeling,
Of being manipulated by somebody.
The soldier hates that thought.

Captured.
The fear of never being free.
The soldier is in panic.

The feeling,
Of waiting for someone to save him.
The soldier yearns to be free once again.

But.
Being captured by the enemies,
The soldier refuses to betray Her.

Her.
As she is the one
That the soldier must protect.

Her.
As she is the one
Who caused the soldier
To be Captured.

Captured.
Oh, how awful it has been
To be captured by Her
Enemies.

History Performance Task

Epidemics can have severe impacts on the country, and even the whole world. Therefore,it is important to understand the impacts that happened to the countries that were affected. Firstly, I would like to define what is ïmpact of external events". It can mean the direct effect from the events that happened externally. Therefore, I would like to illustrate the event that happened recently which is H1N1. From the source, News.XinhuaNet,I can infer that the impact on Mexico is really great as seen from the provenance of the source, Over 70,000 cases of A/H1N1 flu confirmed in Mexico. The numbers of the confirmed cases are increasing since the past year when the flu first broke out in Mexico and as quoted, "including 1,1o8 deaths" . The huge number of deaths struck the people in Mexico and there is chaos in the country. The impact on the people was severe as people are living in fear that the illness may be spread to them anytime and they worry for their families for they are in danger as well. This illness has also spread to the entire world, and the world is currently in a crisis.
More and more cases reported to the news each day and the sight of the sick patients just makes the people more frightened and therefore they take safety precautions to take care of their health and others around them too.



Secondly, there has been another illness that broke out a few years back which is SARS. It was another severe event which shook the entire world as it was more fatal. It is a rare disease and as soon one has got it, it could spread to the world in a few days. People were wearing masks and sanitizing their hands to prevent this disease. From the source, Wikipedia, it says that SARS has affected several events that was to have taken place in the year of 2003. The FIFA Women"s world Cup was to be moved to the United States which caused a greater inconvenience as people are in fear that the illness might strike them at anytime of the day. Also, "the WHO advised against all but essential travel to Toronto" which caused more disturbance to the flights and the people who are being quarantined in the country. Those people who yearn to go back home and see their families were unable to go home and therefore resulting in great unhappiness amongst the people who traveled to Toronto.



Thirdly, which is the last pandemic, is the Bird Flu. As seen from the source, it is seen that the workers are disposing the affected birds which I can infer that the Bird Flu"s impact was serious.
The chickens, to be more specific are sick with the flu and this illness caused them to die, therefore indirectly affecting the food chain. As chicken is one of the most common poultry that people eat, the people in the world get more wary of the chickens that are imported from the other countries as there is no doubt that any chicken could be affected with the flu.
In addition, the Bird Flu could be spread to the humans as well, therefore it is more dangerous to go to places where birds are in and this affects the tourism of the countries as well.


In conclusion, How do these external events affect us Singaporeans? Some of us Singapore citizens may have relatives or family members that have been affected by the illnesses therefore causing emotional hurt and worry. Also, Singaporeans themselves may have been affected physically, they might have the illness themselves and have the potential danger of spreading to the other people. Last but not least, these events might affect the mindsets of Singapore citizens and make us more aware of these external events and how we also can contribute to society. These impacts have affected us in many ways and therefore also gave us more awareness about these events as well.

Bibliography
Source 1: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-03/16/c-13212832.htm
Source 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome
Source 3: http://www.quietrockland.com/tag/bird-flu/

Done by: Tricia Loh (20) 2PE