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Using song to teach grammar_Part 3

I am not a big fan of any singer.  But I do listen to good songs with meaningful lyrics such as songs by Richard Marx and such.  I have been listening to his songs for more than 10 years (since I was a teenager).  Little did I know that I will use his songs to teach students grammar.  Yup.  One of the songs that I used to teach grammar is this song.  This is not a break up song.  It is a song which could be interpreted as someone who is searching for his identity and finally has the courage to decide on something.  I used this song whenever I could (not only for the classes that I taught, but also relief classes).

I remember I played this song during a relief class with Form 3 SK (girls).  The girls love it!  They requested for an encore.  But when I came back to the teacher’s room, some of them commented that about hearing an English song playing in one of the classrooms and the students were singing (although this was not the first time).  Well, I was guilty as charge.  What a heck!  It is not easy to keep students motivated to learn English.  I have to be creative in this sense.  Indeed.

Ready to Fly by Richard Marx

I have been trying to open the door
To the secret of my destiny
And every new road I think is the one
Seems to lead right back to me

I have looked for a way to be wiser
A way to be strong
Now I see the answer was hiding
In me all along

And I am ready to fly
Over the sun
Like a rocket to heaven
And I am ready to soar
Right through the sky
Never dreamed I would find something to lift me so high
I have always had wings
But I was not ready to fly

Restless, hopeless, and misunderstood
Like so many others I know
So busy trying to keep holding on
When I should have been letting go

I was given the gift to find it
The spirit inside me
But I never really imagined
All I could be

The answer to all of my wonder
Was right in my hands
Now it is time for me to discover
All that I am

I have always had wings
Now I am finally ready to fly

  1. Identify the types of tenses from the text
  2. In a table, write down the types of tenses and the related verbs
  3. Identify countable and uncountable nouns
  4. List the countable and uncountable nouns that you can find from the text
  5. Identify adjectives from the text
  6. List the adjectives that you can find from the text

Unexpected thing to happen

The fabric of this baju kurung was given by a senior colleagues as a gift for my PhD completion.  She said that I need to wear something cheerful, pastel color clothing.  Well, I have pastel color baju kurung but at that time not as many as darker color ones.   The tear was caused by an over-heated iron.  My fault, really.

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Road rage: Does it worth?

A Thai advertisement on road rage makes me think how easy it is for us to lose control of ourselves and how easy it is for us to be a rational driver.  All it takes is compassion.  Sometimes, when people overtake me on the road, of course I feel shocked and angry but I would say out loud to myself “Perhaps he needs to arrive to certain destination due to nature’s call” [Agaknya dia nak pergi tandas kot].  It does work for me to calm myself and not to get angry with those drivers who drive recklessly.

There are times when I am stressed that I find it hard to stay focused on the road.  So, when this happens I have the tendency to either drive a bit slow or fast especially when I am using Senai-Desaru highway.  But what I don’t understand is there are some drivers who like to tailgate me for no reasons when I drive a bit slow or fast.  Come on, man!  I am not inviting you to have a race with me.  Just leave me alone.

All of us know about the story between the late Arwah Syed Muhammad Danial (Al-Fatihah) and a Mr. Yew Wei Liang.  Perhaps we can learn couples of things from their story and the story in the advertisement.  We need to have the “co-driver” in us [we don’t need other person to remind ourselves, right?]

UTM Royal Gala Dinner 2019

UTM Royal Gala Dinner is a yearly event at UTM and this year, 2019 it will be held on 6 Oktober 2019 at the prestigious 5-star Marriot Putrajaya Hotel which is the official hotel partner for the Gala Dinner.

The UTM Royal Gala Dinner 2019 will be graced by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah  Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, Permaisuri of Johor and Chancellor of UTM.

For more information about this event, please go HERE.

Mari sertai solat hajat buat Puan Aziliah binti Ahmad

Dimaklumkan bahawa pihak Masjid Sultan Ismail UTM dengan kerjasama Unit Keselamatan UTM, dan Kelab Setiausaha UTM akan mengadakan Solat Hajat dan Bacaan Yassin khusus buat Puan Aziliah binti Ahmad, PA Pengarah Keselamatan UTM yang kini sedang dirawat di HSI, JB akibat kanser buah pinggang. Dua slot program diadakan seperti ketentuan berikut :
 
SLOT 1 : SOLAT HAJAT KHUSUS
TARIKH : 15 OGOS 2019 (KHAMIS)
MASA : SELEPAS SOLAT ZOHOR
TEMPAT : MASJID SULTAN ISMAIL UTM
IMAM BERTUGAS : USTAZ IBRAHIM KHALIL dan,
 
SLOT 2 : BACAAN YASSIN & SOLAT HAJAT KHUSUS
TARIKH : 15 OGOS 2019 (KHAMIS)
MASA : SELEPAS SOLAT MAGHRIB
TEMPAT : MASJID SULTAN ISMAIL UTM
IMAM BERTUGAS : USTAZ IBRAHIM KHALIL
 

Dijemput semua yang berkelapangan untuk sama-sama menghadirinya sebagai sokongan dan galakkan buat sahabat seperjuangan UTM untuk kembali sihat menabur bakti.

Marilah kita bersama-sama mendoakan agar Puan Aziliah binti Ahmad diberi kekuatan, dihilangkan kesakitan, diberi kesembuhan dan dipermudahkan segala urusan beliau. Aamiin.

Jangan lupa isi soal selidik KPM kepada semua warga akademik institusi pengajian tinggi: High Impact Education Practices (HIEPs)

Adalah dimaklumkan MAGNETIC dan Bahagian Kecemerlangan Akademik JPT, KPM sedang mengumpul maklumat berkenaan HIEPs yang telah dipraktikkan di universiti awam dan universiti swasta. Adalah dipohon jasa baik dan kerjasama YBhg. Dato/Datin/Prof./Prof. Madya/Dr/Tuan/Puan untuk memberi maklum balas berkenaan perkara tersebut dengan mengisi borang survei seperti pautan di bawah. Segala kerjasama dan kesudian semua didahului dengan ucapan setinggi-tinggi terima kasih.

http://bit.ly/HIEPSsurvey2019

SEMINAR AR-RADHA’AH DAN PELANCARAN HUB IBU SUSUAN UTM 2019

Pihak CFiRST akan mengadakan Seminar Ar-Radha’ah dan Pelancaran Hub Ibu Susuan UTM sempena Sambutan Minggu Penyusuan Susu Ibu Sedunia 2019 pada tarikh dan waktu yang diperincikan berikut: 
 
Tarikh: 17 Ogos 2019 (Sabtu)
Masa : 8.00 pagi – 4.30 petang
Tempat : SifufBads Academy, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur 
Untuk makluman YBhg. Datuk/Datin/Prof./Dr./Saudara, objektif seminar ini adalah untuk: 
a. Memberi informasi bagi kepentingan mencapai status mahram/ibu susuan dalam kalangan ibu bapa angkat. 
b. Memberi pengetahuan berkenaan persiapan kaedah menjayakan penyusuan cetusan dalam kalangan ibu angkat. 
c. Memberi peluang kepada peserta untuk menggunakan sistem KongsiSusu.My sebagai medium mencari ibu susuan/anak susuan dan penyimpanan data anak angkat. 
d. Mempromosi, menyokong dan menyampaikan maklumat yang tepat berkaitan amalan perkongsian susu ibu.
 
Selain itu, acara yang bersejarah yang bakal berlangsung adalah Majlis Peyampaian Anugerah Tokoh Ibu Susuan 2019. Booth jualan barangan ibu dan bayi serta perkhidmatan urutan kesejahteraan daripada MamaCare PLUS turut bakal memeriahkan seminar ini.
 
Berikut ini kami perincikan butiran lain berkaitan kursus: 
 
Yuran : RM30 sahaja untuk individu & RM50 untuk pasangan suami isteri (tempat adalah terhad)
Sijil akan diberikan kepada semua peserta
Mata CPD akan diberikan kepada staf UTM
 
Untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai kursus, sila berhubung dengan nombor-nombor berikut: 
Cik Syakirah: 013-7455667
Cik Attiya : 013-963 3512