Something to know and to be alert ...learning vocabulary is always fun if you let yourself explore the meaning and knowing these 4 subtances here:-PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, ROOTS, AND CONFUSING WORDS OF ENGLISH VOCABULARy
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Prefixes are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning. Three common prefixes are dis-, mis-, and un-. The prefix a and an mean not or without. The related study-words are 1. amoral and apathy.
(without sensation) (without a sense of moral responsibility) (not cuttable)
2. ab, abs, a [from, away] abnormal, abduct, absent, avert
(turn away)
3. il, ir, in, im [not]
illegal, irregular, incorrect, immoral
4. in, il, im [into] [beneath]
inject, inside, illuminate, illustrate, impose, implant, imprison,infra, infrared
5. un [not, release]
unfair, unnatural, unbutton

6.under [beneath]
underground, underlying

7. uni [one] unicycle, uniform, unify, universe, unique
(one of a kind)

8. vice [in place of]
vice president, vice admiral, viceroy
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Suffixes are used with base words to form new words. For example, the words derived from “develop” include develops, developed, development, developing, and developer.
1. able, ible [able, can do] capable, agreeable, edible, visible
(can be seen)
2.ize [make]
emphasize, publicize, idolize

3. less [without] baseless, careless, artless, fearless, helpless
(without care)

4. ly [like, manner of]
carelessly, fearlessly, hopelessly, shamelessly

5. ment [act of, state of, result ] contentment, amendment
state of amending

6. [state of]
carelessness, restlessness
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ROOTS
The root of a word is its basic form. For example, the root “port” means carry. Knowing this helps to learn the spelling and meaning of such words as portage, import, export, report, porter, deport, portable, comportment, and portfolio.

1.sequ, secu, sue [follow] sequence, sequel, consequence, subsequent, prosecute, consecutive (following of one thing after another)

2.serv [save, serve] servant, service, subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve, reservation, deserve, conservation, observe

3. sign, signi [sign, mark, seal] signal, signature, design, insignia, significant (a gesture or sign to call attention) (the mark of a person written in his own handwriting) (distinguishing marks)

4. simil, simul [like, resembling]
similar, assimilate, simile, simulate (resembling in many respects) (to make similar to) (pretend; put on an act to make a certain impression)

5. sist, sta, stit [stand] assist, persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state, static, stable, stationary, substitute (to stand by with help)
(stand firmly; unyielding; continue) (power to withstand; to endure) (standing) (to stand in for another)

6. solus [alone]
solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude
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This course clears up confusion about many words in the English language. It teaches students to spell and use different words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling. It also teaches the usage of words that have the same spelling but sounds different.

1. can, may- Can suggests ability while may suggests permission.

2. capital, capitol- The noun capital refers to a city or to money. The adjective capital means “major or important.” Capitol refers to a building.

3. cent, sent, scent- Cent is a coin; sent is the past tense of the verb send; scent is an odor or a smell.

4. chord, cord- Chord may mean “an emotion or feeling,” but it also may mean “the combination of two or more tones sounded at the same time, as with a guitar chord. A cord is a string or rope.

5. chose, choose- Chose (choz) is the past tense of the verb choose (chooz).

English workshop at school - Week 2

Okay, this Wed is my second week for the tutoring class in SMKBI. My students had given their good performance in doing,copying,remarks,questioning,writing and feed backs. They're really building an effort to learn BI. So as usuall before starting, we had a quick lighten-up-mood and then drilling.
Day: Wednesday.
Date: 22nd April
Venue: SMKBI
Form: 1F & 2C
Method: Innovative Approaches.
Topic:Tenses ( Construct Sentences.)
Sub-topic: Present,Past,Participle,Future,Present Continuous Tense.
Time: 7.30 am - 8.55 am.
Learning outcomes:1.Presentations,Discussion,Drill, ask & answer,Creative Critis Thinking

S.A.L. - Read & memorise the words and tenses.
- Construct sentences .

Today Abu eats fried chicken.
Last night Abu ate.
Abu is eating now.
Abu has eaten the food already.
Abu will eat the cake tomorrow.

English workshop at school.

Last Wednesday was my first attempt(after 5 years of resting) to grammatical analysis and guide the students towards learning English to perfection.
I was given about 20 students and overall they were really cooperative and behaved.The beginning of the class seems too unorganised but then when we were placed comfortably, everything turned out well apparently.I started to asked and do some inquiry about their interest & knowledge in english and these were the answers.
- left out students because ignorable on certain topics.
- didn't know the structures to start writing.
- didn't know how to learn and apply the substances of English.
- boring .
- the subject is too serious & schematic.

So, I simply put on the learning outcomes which I had practised perpetually about 22 years back, all lasted approximately in one and a half hours of fun learning.
Seems that my innovations approaches was accepted and my next mission is to check out their result and progressing.


Day: Wednesday.
Date: 15th April
Venue: SMKBI
Form: 1F & 2C
Method: Innovative Approaches.
Topic:Parts of speech ( Construct Sentences.)
Sub-topic: Noun,Verb,Preposition,Adverb,Adjective.
Time: 7.30 am - 8.55 am.

Learning outcomes:
1.Construct and evaluate sentences using the substance in Part of Speech.

Pak Hamid sits .
He sits on the chair.
The fat Pak Hamid gradually sits on the chair at the park.
The fat Pak Hamid gradually sits on the small chair at the beautiful park in Ipoh.
Today, The fat Pak Hamid and his tall son gradually sit on the small chair at the beautiful park in Ipoh.

2. Control and practise some emotion to apply the learning outcomes.
3. Run over the lesson and give the inference.

S.A.L- Write more words.