change the world: To Make the World a Better Place

« To Make the World a Better Place Write about what you can do to make the world a better place. I am a teenager.

I am still a student.

I do not make government policies.

I do not have any influence in the world.

Yet, I am convinced that I can make a difference in this world.

I am convinced that I can do many things to make this world a better place. To start with, I must begin with myself.

I can do simple things such as picking up litter when I see it and not littering the environment myself.

This may not seem like a big thing, but imagine if all of the students in my school started picking up litter and keeping the environment clean.

Others would follow their example.

People would feel ashamed of littering especially if they saw students picking up that litter and putting it away in the litter bins.

How clean our environment would be! Another thing I can do is to watch what I say and how I say it.

I must never lie or be rude to people, whoever they are.

If I keep being absolutely truthful and polite, people will start respecting me.

They will consider me as honest person.

I am sure others including children and fellow teenagers will follow suit once they see the amount of respect I get.

It is no use telling people to be honest or polite.

One must show by example.

This is one of the ways how I can make the world a better place. Of course everything begins in the home.

It is no use wanting to make the world a better place and then being horrid and awful at home.

I have to start with my home.

I have to be responsible, respectful and loving.

This is one way in which I can earn my parents’ trust.

It is also one way of living by example so that my younger siblings follow my behavior.

When I do chores willingly at home, so will my brothers and sisters.

When I help them cheerfully with their homework, so will they do their work willingly. When I am loving and caring to them, so will they be loving and caring to others.

This attitude will help us become decent and caring adults. However, it is no use caring only for our families and neglecting others.

My concern must spread to my neighbours, and friends as well as strangers.

I believe that if I am polite and respectful to others, they will in turn be respectful to me.

In this way, the seed of caring behaviour will spread. Caring and respect can be done in many ways.

It means being a courteous customer or driver.

It means waiting in line and not jumping queue.

It means saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and meaning it. Just imagine, if every single person in the world did all these, how much better the world would be.

We would develop into a caring and respectful society and it would all have begun with me! Word Power litter : small pieces of rubbish that people have left lying in a public place decent : of a good enough standard or quality, honest and fair A Second Chance Lee Shan was an only child.

Her parents were hawkers who worked long hours to give their daughter everything she wanted.

If she wanted a bicycle, they got it for her.

If she wanted an expensive dress, she got it as well.

In return, there was only one condition that her parents laid before her.

They wanted her to study as hard as possible and do well in her examinations. Unfortunately, Lee Shan did not appreciate her parents. In her heart, she felt a little ashamed that they were poor and very ordinary.

She told all her friends that her parents were wealthy business people.

Her friends thought that Lee Shan lived in a big bungalow. When the end-of-term results were announced, Lee Shan topped the class.

Then, the teacher announced that parents had to come personally to collect the report cards. Lee Shan was in a fix.

She did not want her friends to meet her parents.

What was she to do? Finally, she talked to her mother and told her exactly what to do. The next day, Lee Shan’s mother went to the school to collect the report card.

She told the teacher, “Lee Shan’s parents are overseas, so they cannot come.

I am Lee Shan’s maid.

Please give me the report card.” Mrs Rama knew that something was wrong because the woman was weeping as she spoke.

Soon, she found out the truth.

She made the old woman sit in the staffroom and went to look for the daughter. She took Lee Shan to the library and had a heart-to-heart talk with her.

Mrs Rama scolded the girl for her disloyalty and unnecessary lies.

She pointed out the many sacrifices the parents had made for Lee Shan. “You should be proud of them,” Mrs Rama said sternly. “They work day and night for you.

Instead, you have been totally ungrateful, stupid and blind.

You don’t deserve parents like that.

You have hurt your mother very deeply.” Lee Shan began to cry with shame.

She bitterly regretted her foolish behaviour.

Together with Mrs Rama, she went to the staffroom.

When she saw her mother, she ran to her, crying, “Forgive me, Ma, forgive me.

Please give me a second chance so that I can truly show you how sorry I am.” Later that day, Lee Shan introduced her mother to all her friends.

She told them the truth of what had happened. Then, she hugged her mother and said, “She has given me a second chance to prove my love and appreciation.

I will never let her down again.” Word Power Appreciation : pleasure that you have when you recognise and enjoy the good qualities of somebody Directed Writing Informal Letters A Letter of Advice Your brother is studying in a residential school.

He used to be a good student but lately, he has been doing very badly in his exams.

You think it is because he is too involved in sports and extra-curricular activities and therefore, does not have enough time to study.

Give him some suggestions. Write him a letter urging him to manage his time better. 91, Jalan Manggis, 39000 Sitiawan. 18 February 2020 Dear Johan, We received your letter yesterday.

We are very pleased that you are in the school football team.

Congratulations! We know how much you love football. However, we also received your first term report card from your school.

We were dismayed that you did badly in your Additional Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry tests. In fact, you barely managed to pass those subjects.

You got only a B in your Mathematics and History tests.

It was only in your English paper that you scored 85 marks and obtained an A.

These results are not good enough, Johan, especially since you will be sitting for your exam at the end of the year.

You are a very intelligent boy so you should be scoring high marks. I think the reason for your poor performance is that you are too involved in sports and extra-curricular activities. Let me explain.

You are in the school football team.

You are also a member of the school badminton team.

You are the Chairman of the English Language Society and the treasurer of the scouts movement.

This means that you have practice or meetings every single day after school. You probably have little time to do your hpmework, let alone revise your lessons or study. Johan, this is not a good situation at all.

We are deeply worried about you.

At this rate, you are bound to fail in your exams.

Think of your future.

What will you do with poor or average results? Our parents are too poor to send you overseas to further your studies.

I know you want to become a doctor.

Well, we can’t afford the fees anyway. Your only hope is to get a scholarship.

To do that, you must get excellent results in your exams. Please manage your time carefully.

I think you need to give up some of your sports and club activities.

They are taking up too much of your time and energy.

Concentrate on your studies for now.

Your future is at stake.

Keep well.

We love you. Your loving sister, Liya Word Power Dismay: worry and sad At stake: at risk Continuous Writing Descriptive An Accident Write a story about an accident. Last Friday afternoon, children were pouring out into the streets after school.

The street was crowded with cars, vans, motorcycles and buses waiting to pick up children. They parked haphazardly along the street making it very difficult for people to cross the street.

In addition, other vehicles were speeding along, utterly disregarding the speed limit sign. I waited.... »