Model Compositions for Primary 1

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Model Compositions for Primary

Model Compositions for Primary Levels

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Pelangi Publishing Singapore Pte. Ltd.

ISBN: 978-981-07-5155-5 First Published 2013

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Model Compositions for Primary 1 is written with young learners in mind and to expose them to writing in a very friendly and enjoyable manner by sharing with them what is close to their heart. As such, the composition examples in the book are carefully planned and thought out based on understanding how a young mind learns, thinks and feels. The theme for each writing piece is drawn from the experiences, thoughts, ideas and feelings of young learners, and the themes presented in different writing styles are very relevant to school tests or exams.

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The book has a total of 200 Model Compositions.

The reader also gets to enjoy a bonus of Haiku Poetry and Rhyming Poems. Useful and handy Appendices are also included to help young learners build a stronger vocabulary.

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The theme for each topic is creatively and explicitly explained in simple language enriched with vivid imagery to stir up any young learner’s imagination. Each written piece also subtly carries the underlying values for character building. For language development, young learners can pick up useful phrases or words and use them in their own context.

Enjoy writing!

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My Family and Relatives

Myself 1

My Family

My Hobby

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My Favourite Book

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My Hardworking Father 17

My Favourite Fruit

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My Patient Mother

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My Naughty Brothers 19

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My Adorable Sister

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My Study Room

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My Pet

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My Favourite Colour

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The Games I Like

My Best Friend

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My Healthy Great Grandmother 21 My Wonderful Grandfather 22

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What I Like to Do on a Sunday

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My Wise Grandmother 23 My Adventurous Cousin 24

I Like to Visit Horse City 13

My Humorous Uncle

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My Kind Aunt

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My Favourite Singer

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My Cheeky Cousin

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My Favourite Photo

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My Family Album

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Favourite Pastimes

The First Time I Held a Pencil 29

I Like to Watch Cartoons 40

My First Dip in the Pool 30

My Brother Likes to Play Computer Games

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I Made My First Egg Sandwich 31

My Sister Likes to Draw and Paint

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Things I Fondly Remember

My Cousin Likes to Dance 43

I Wore My First Cheongsam 32 33

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My First Visit to the Hairdressing Salon

My Mum Likes to Cook 45 My Grandpa Likes Carpentry 46

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My First Touch on the Keyboard 36

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My Grandma Likes to Sew

The First Time I Held Chopsticks 37

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The People Who Help Us

My First Time Eating Spaghetti 38 Wearing My Mum’s High-heel Shoes

My Dad Likes Gardening 44

The Cleaners

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The Greedy Boy

My Family Doctor

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The Careless Girl

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The Veterinary Doctor 53

The Ice Cream Man

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The Good Chef

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The Postman

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The Impolite Girl

The Policeman

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The Polite Boy

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The Fireman

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The Hawker

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The Barber

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The Special Boy

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The Cobbler

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The Junk Collector

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The Litterbug

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The Taxi Driver

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The Disobedient Girl

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The People around Where I Live My Inconsiderate Neighbours 60

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The Hunchback Lady

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The Helpful Boy

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The Stubborn Girl

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The Reliable Security Guard 81

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The Helpful Petrol Kiosk Attendant

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Teachers’ Day

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The Key Maker

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The Clean Boy

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The Dirty Girl

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A Memorable Choir Practice 101

The Florist

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My Class Party

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When the Teacher Is Not in Class

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My School Canteen

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My Favourite Teacher 89

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My Strict Principal

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A Peek at My School

An Interesting Art Lesson 105 A Class Excursion

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Racial Harmony Day

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The School Bully

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My English Teacher

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My Art Teacher

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My Favourite Place in the School 109

My Physical Education Class 96

The Top Pupil in My Class 110

A Computer Lesson That Was Fun

My Beautiful Classroom 111

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The Responsible Lollipop Man 84

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A Trip to the Zoo

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Unhappy Incidents

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A Fight with My Brother 127

Visiting the Underwater World 117

Lost in the Shopping Mall 128

A Trip to Sentosa Island 118

A Pickpocket Nabbed 129

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Decorating a Christmas Tree 116

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A Kid’s Tantrum

A Tour of Uncle Bob’s Farm 119

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Going to the Cinema

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A Boy Who Nearly Drowned 131

Dinner at “Sushi King” 120

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Having a Cup of “McFlurry” 126

Going to the Market 114 Dressing Up for the Fancy Dress Party

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Celebrating Chinese New Year

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Visiting a Bookshop

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Things and Places that Delight Me

A Bad Fall

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The Broken Car Screen 133

Watching National Day Celebrations 122

A Close Shave

Choosing My Birthday Present 123

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The Melted Chocolate Cake 135 vii

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My Brother’s Guppies 151

Scolded! 137

The Talking Parrot

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The Ice Cream That Never Got Eaten

My Sister’s Rabbit

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A Mother Bird

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Having to Stay Indoors 139

Watching the Butterflies

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The Long Wait

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A Litter of Seven Puppies 156

Home Alone

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The Snail

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I Lost My Pet

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My Pet Tortoise

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The Chameleon

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Walking My Dog

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Missing My Friend

A Blackout

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I Have Learned My Lesson 145

My Dog Offers a Pawshake 161

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New Experiences

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Left Behind

Our Animal Friends

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Punished! 136

A Roller Coaster Ride 162

The Stray Dogs

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Caring for My Cat

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A Parcel for the Family 163

The Homeless Birdling 149

My Father’s New Car 164

My Naughty Puppy

Our New Furniture

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My New Baby Sister 167

A Wet Day

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Breakfast at the Coffee Shop 168

A Thunderstorm

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A Breezy Day

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Moving House

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A Hot Day

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Our New Kitchen

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A Cloudy Day

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About the Weather

Wearing Glasses

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A Spelling Competition 171

Being Helpful

Feeding My Baby Sister 173

Helping an Old Lady 187

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A Singing Contest

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Sweeping the Floor

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Looking after My Younger Sister

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Carrying the Shopping Bag 191

Our New Maid

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Sharing My Umbrella 192

Going Shopping

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Taking the MRT

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Planting a Flower

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My First Day at School 177

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Offering My Seat

Living in Singapore My Neighbourhood

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Tea and Toast

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The Famous Singapore 195 City Centre

We Want to Play

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A Ride in a Singapore Taxi 196

Rhyming Poems

Magical Stories

Giddy Goat and Silly Cow 214

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No Pen and No Lamp 213

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Card in the Pool

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The Talking Chair

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Sing, Tap and Nap

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The Three Pumpkins 199

A Winner’s Song

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The Gentle Giant

Little Gosling’s Darling 218

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Birds Go Home Too 203

Grateful Black Drake 219 Paddy and Ratty

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Am I Nutty?

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When Kids Growl

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My Toy Car

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Appendix 1

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My Dirty Feet

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Appendix 2

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Fly on My Hair

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Appendix 3

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Funny Bunny

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P.E. Class

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Appendix 4

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Tick Tock

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Appendix 5

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The Little Ones

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The Community Club 194

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Myself

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I would like to introduce myself. My name is Lim Mei Li. My mum says “Mei Li” means “pretty and cute”. I am seven years old. I was born on 5th November.

I live in Woodlands, Singapore, with my parents and grandparents. I have two elder brothers and a younger sister. My father is a clerk and my mother is a housewife.

I have black hair. It is short and straight.

My skin is quite tanned. My eyes are big and round. I am small in size.

I study at Woodlands Primary School. It is a big school. My father sends me to school every day in his car. I wear my school uniform which is a white blouse and a maroon skirt.

I like to read and watch cartoons. I love to read comics, fairy tales and short mystery stories. I watch cartoons on Sundays when I am free. I think the animation is fantastic.

Perhaps when I grow up, I want to be a cartoonist.

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My Hobby

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My hobby is playing with dolls and soft toys. They are presents from my parents and friends.

I have two dolls. One of them has long yellow hair. I named her “Goldie”. The other has short, curly, black hair. Her name is “Shasha”.

I like to change their clothes. Sometimes I let Shasha wear Goldie’s long pants. Then I dress Goldie up in Shasha’s evening gown.

I like to comb the dolls’ hair and give them a different hairstyle.

I also play with my soft toys. I have a small white teddy bear, an orange giraffe and a pink chimpanzee. They all look so cute.

Sometimes I pick them up and hug them. I put these soft toys around my bed. Before I sleep, I pat them and say “Good night.”

I have learned to be caring and responsible by taking good care of my soft toys.

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My Favourite Book

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My favourite book is “Rainbow Crow”.

The story begins with animals playing happily in the snow. Then the snow became thicker. Some animals were buried by the snow.

So Wise Owl came up with a plan. All the animals would choose someone to go and speak to Kijiamuh. He had special powers to make the earth warm again. Wise Owl could not see during the day so he could not go.

Turtle was steady but too slow. Finally, the animals chose responsible Rainbow Crow.

So Rainbow Crow flew up into the sky, past the moon, stars and sun. The journey took three days. Finally, Rainbow Crow arrived at Kijiamuh’s place.

Kijiamuh gave him a stick with fire.

Rainbow Crow carried the stick back to earth.

The fire melted the snow and all the animals felt warm again.

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My Favourite Food

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My favourite food is fish balls.

My family and I often go to the food court in Woodlands. There we can find many food stalls. My mum usually orders noodles with fish balls for me. The fish balls are soft and easy to chew. The fish meat is so tasty.

I also buy fried fish balls from my school canteen. I eat them together with tomato sauce. When we go for a picnic, my mum always packs fish balls for me. She puts the fish balls on a stick, just like satay. I pull the fish balls out, one by one, from the stick with my mouth and eat them.

I like to eat fish balls because they do not have any bones. They are also tasty and rich in protein.

I wonder who first thought of this ingenious idea of fish balls. It is certainly a wonderful idea! Are fish balls you favourite type of food too?

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My Favourite Fruit

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I eat fruits every day. My favourite fruit is the papaya.

I like the papaya because it does not have a sour taste. I do not like sour fruits.

I shiver when I eat anything very sour. I like the papaya because it is juicy. A lot of sweet juice comes out of the flesh. The flesh of the papaya is reddish-orange in colour.

I can easily bite the papaya with my teeth. The flesh of a ripe papaya looks hard but actually it is soft. The papaya has many seeds. I once chewed on a papaya seed. I did not like it. It tasted bitter.

The papaya has many vitamins. The papaya tree bears fruit the whole year round. It needs little care and grows well in black soil. I am so lucky that I can enjoy a papaya anytime.

I think I can say, “A papaya a day keeps the doctor away.�

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My Favourite Drink

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Has any one of you ever tried a milkshake?

Well, that is my favourite drink. I love milkshakes of any flavour.

When my parents take me to a restaurant, I will order a milkshake. I like a milkshake that comes chilled with crushed ice. The drink is made from fresh milk and blended with strawberries, chocolate or any fruit we like. It is very creamy and tastes sweet.

The drink is served in a tall glass. I use a big straw to suck the milkshake little by little into my mouth. The ice makes my mouth feel very cold. I always finish my milkshake. I giggle when I make a funny sound as I suck up every drop of the milkshake from the bottom of the glass.

Who knows I may open a milkshake shop one day! I shall recommend my favourite milkshake to my customers!

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My Favourite Colour

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My clothes are in a wardrobe. When my friends look at my wardrobe, they always say that I have so many pink dresses. Yes, pink is my favourite colour.

I also have pink hair bands and pink hair clips to match my pink dresses. I have pink socks and pink shoes too.

At the supermarket, I see some schoolbags with Barbie Doll and Kitty Cat designs. They are all in pink too.

I wear my favourite pink colour when my parents bring me to a special dinner. Sometimes it is a wedding dinner and sometimes it is my grandparents’ birthday dinner.

I see pink colour in some restaurants. The restaurant “Fruit Land” has its walls painted pink.

My friends tell me that I look sweet in a pink dress.

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My Study Room

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My study room is very simple. There is a long desk placed against the wall. I have a wooden chair with a cushion to sit on.

On my desk is a study lamp. My desk has a drawer that I can slide out or in to keep my pencils.

On the wall above my desk is a chart. I am a great fan of Manchester United. I put their photos there.

In one corner of the room, there are a small carpet and a cushion. I like to sit there and read a book.

My study room has a ceiling fan. The walls are painted in light purple. A picture of Mickey Mouse reading a book is on the door.

I like my simple and clean study room.

I like the quiet atmosphere as it is very conducive tor studying. I am spared of all distractions when I am in my own study room.

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My Pet

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My pet is a rabbit. I got it from the pet shop. I named my rabbit “Cookie”. It likes to nibble at cookies. It is a big rabbit with brown fur and long ears. I keep Cookie inside a cage.

Cookie likes me to pat its head. When I do that, it will close its eyes slowly and then fall asleep.

Cookie’s favourite food is the carrot. It drinks water from a small bowl that I put inside its cage. In the evening, I let Cookie out of the cage to play in the garden. Its big long ears flap up and down as it hops about.

That makes me laugh.

I feel very happy when I look at my lovable Cookie. It is fun to play with it.

Although Cookie does not make any sound, I feel that we are already communicating when it hops to me to rest at my feet each time I let it out to play.

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The Games I Like

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I like to play Scrabble and snakes and ladders.

I play Scrabble with my sister. When I first started, my score was very low. Now I am better. I have learned more new words. I am very happy when I can make a word that gives me many points.

Another game that I like is snakes and ladders. I play it with my sister. I like to throw the dice. I always hope that I do not land on any of the snake pictures. The snake will make me lose all my moves.

As for the ladders, I always hope to get to the tallest one so that I can reach “home” faster.

Playing the two games is fun. I also get to spend time with my sister. We talk, laugh and chat as we play. We really enjoy each other’s company.

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What I Like to Do on a Sunday

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I like Sundays. There are many things that I like to do on a Sunday. I like to laze in bed and get up a little late. I cannot do that on a school day.

I also like to play computer games and watch television. My dad allows me to play computer games on a Sunday. I get to play the game CDs that my friends have lent me or my dad has bought for me. I am so excited each time I play a new game. I like cartoons.

I watch “The Smurfs� on television in the morning.

On a Sunday, I also like to go on an outing with my family. Sometimes we go to the zoo, the park or the beach.

I am happy when it is Sunday. I get to do what I cannot or do not do on the other days.

I can have more time to relax by engaging in my hobbies and by going on a family outing.

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I have many friends but there is one who is very special to me. Her name is Lena. She is my best friend.

Lena and I are classmates. We do many things together. We go to the library to borrow books to read. We go to the canteen to eat at recess time. When Lena brings food from home, she always shares it with me.

My school bus once broke down and Lena asked her mother to give me a lift home.

When I do not know how to do my homework, Lena is happy to teach me. Lena is very clever but she is not proud.

Lena and I like sports. We play badminton together.

My best friend, Lena, is friendly, helpful and kind to me. I treasure our friendship and I think Lena and I will be there for each other always.

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I Like to Visit Horse City

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I saw real horses when my dad took me to Horse City at Turf Club Road in Singapore.

I was a little afraid when I saw the horses. They are big animals. Horses can kick people with their powerful hind legs.

I also saw ponies. They look like small horses. My father paid $10 and I got to ride on a pony. As the pony walked, I held onto the reins. I touched its beautiful long, soft mane.

It had big brown eyes. Its head was moving up and down as it trotted along. I felt like I was a cowboy. It was fun. After going three rounds, the ride ended and I said “Goodbye� to my pony.

I hope to come back again and see the lovely horses. I cannot wait to ride on a pony again.

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My Favourite Singer

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My favourite singer is Justin Bieber from Canada. He is very young. He writes his own songs. He is very talented. He plays many musical instruments like the guitar, drums, piano and trumpet.

I like pop music. Bieber sings a lot of pop songs. The song titled “Baby” by Bieber is my favourite. I like this song because it has a fast beat. I also like to hear the guitar sound when Bieber plays the guitar as he sings.

I think Bieber has a cute face. I like what he wears. He looks casual but smart. When he speaks, he is polite.

I have bought Bieber’s famous album called “My World”. This album has many good songs. Bieber will always be my favourite singer. I am waiting excitedly for the release of his next new album.

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My Favourite Photo

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My mother keeps all our family photos in an album. When I am free, I like to look at the photos.

My favourite photo is the one of myself when I was just a few months old. I was a baby then. I was fat. I had little hair. A pacifier was in my mouth. My mum put a nice little baby cap on my head. I was on a baby bouncer. I think I looked cute with pink mittens on my little hands and pink socks on my tiny feet.

That is my favourite photo. Looking at it makes me smile. I did not know that I was such a cute baby. I thank my parents. They took photos of me which I can see today.

I think I am going to put my favourite photo on a nice photo frame.

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Birds Go Home Too

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You’ll be home soon.

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The Little Ones

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Eyes closed, Breathing out warm air,

“ Wo of ! Wo of ! ” Says Mama.

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My Toy Car

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Toy car in my hand, I put on the floor to run, Toy car’s gone.

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www.PelangiBooks.com • Online Bookstore • Online Library •

WJPB11523 ISBN: 978-981-07-5155-5

Pelangi Publishing Singapore Pte. Ltd.

( 201112597 C )

,!7IJ8B0-hfbfff!

• 20 0 M Co m o del • Co positio ns m mo nly Tes t • Va e d The mes rie Style d Writin g s

Bonus!

• Haiku Poetry • Rhyming Poems • Informative Appendices

G.E. Giam