Short Communicative Message

PT3 ENGLISH ANSWERING TECHNIQUES
In the PT3 assessment for writing, there

are 2 parts.
Part 1
SHORT COMMUNICATIVE MESSAGE
Part 2
NOTE EXPANSION
Let me explain first about…

SHORT COMMUNICAT IVE MESSAGE
This format for this essay could be a

message, e-mail or postcard. You needs to
use proper format and paragraphing as
well as ideas and vocabulary.
You can write a suggestion

or reason but have to add
ideas or elaborations in
order to score.
SHORT COMMUNICAT IVE MESSAGE
In this section, you have to respond to an informal message!
Informal message includes :
✓ Email
What is a message?
✓ Informal letter
A message is a short piece of
✓ Short message information that you give to a person
✓ Note when you cannot speak to him/her
✓ Postcard directly.
You are advised to follow the word limit. Try not to exceed
more than 80 words!
Important Points / Format
Message
Salutation/Greeting Hi Aisyah,
I received your message and noted the
Introduction content about a suggestion for a holiday
destination.
The best place for you and your family is
Contents Melaka. There are several reasons for my
selection. First, there are many historical places
there. You can go to A’Famosa. It is …….
Closing/Conclusion That’s all from me. I hope you will like my
choice.
Sign off From,
Emily
Examples how you can start your writing
Salutation/Greeting ➢ Hi, how are you?
➢ Hey, how’s it going?
Introduction The reason I write this _____ to you is because

I want to _____
Contents ➢ Firstly, I think you should _____ because

_____
➢ Firstly, I would like to suggest _____
because _____
➢ This is a good opportunity to _____
Closing/Conclusion Furthermore / Moreover / In addition / Other
than that / Besides _____
Sign off ➢ I hope you can make it

➢ I hope you can join
➢ I need to go now. Talk to you soon. Bye.
➢ Drop me a line as soon as you see this.
Take care.
You may also…

Start with Hi + name instead of Dear + name
“Hi, Rohan!” instead of “ Dear Rohan”
Since you are replying to message, you can start with
“Lovely to hear from you”
Make sure you are answering to the questions
Opinion, suggestions or advice
You may use appropriate phrases such as
I’d recommend…You can…You should…followed by your valid reasons.
Use phrasal verbs to create a friendly tone.
“To catch up” … “To get together”
You may end your writing with phrases such as
“Looking forward to seeing you!”… “Write soon. See you soon”
What are the useful phrases that we can use for
introductions?
Well, you can use…
❑ It’s great to hear from you ❑ How’s it going?
❑ Many thanks for your e-mail ❑ How’s life?
❑ Lovely to hear from you ❑ Sorry it’s taken me so long to
❑ How are you? write back
❑ How are things (with you)? ❑ I’ve been really busy recently
What are the useful expression that we can use

to give contents?
❑ You should … ❑ What you should do is …
❑ You ought to … ❑ How about …
❑ If I were you I would … ❑ I think you should …
❑ Why don’t you … ❑ The best advice I can give you
❑ It would be a good idea to … ❑ I’d recommend …
How about closing / conclusion?

❑ Hope this has helped ❑ Keep in touch!
❑ Take care of yourself! ❑ Well, time to go!
❑ Look after yourself! ❑ I’ve got to leave off now!
❑ Got to go now! ❑ Write back soon!
❑ That’s all for now ❑ Drop me a line if you have time!
Can we use IDIOM / PROVERBS ?
simpulan bahasa peribahasa
Yes! Of course you can !
IDIOMS to be used in the beginning and closing of short communicative message.
OPENING ENDING
Hi, how are you? I hope you are
in the best of health. I am over Okay, I think I need to pen off
the moon because you are now. Drop me a line when you
coming. have time. Bye.
Hi, how’s it going? I hope you Okay, I think I need to pen off
are fit as fiddle. I am over the now. I have got bigger fish to
moon to know that you are fry. See you soon my friend!
coming to Sarawak. Goodbye!
Okay, I think I need to pen off
Hello, how are you? I hope you now. My mother is calling.
are fit as fiddle. The holiday is Don’t forget to drop me a line
around the corner. I am excited as I will be waiting around the
as I can spend my time clock for your reply. Take care.
watching The Walking Dead. Bye.
And you need to know the most important

ingredient to make your short communicate
message to be crispy and delicious…
LINKING WORDS…
linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences when you speak or write English
Linking Words for Writing Essay
Giving examples Concession
❑ For example ❑ Although
❑ For instance ❑ Though
Sequencing ideas ❑ Even though
❑ Despite
❑ Firstly / First and foremost
❑ In spite of
❑ Secondly
❑ Apart from
❑ Finally (or lastly)
❑ Except for
Adding information ❑ But for
❑ In addition Reformulating
❑ As well as
❑ That is to say
❑ Also
❑ In other words
❑ Too
❑ Namely
❑ Furthermore
❑ To put things differently
❑ Moreover
❑ Apart from Summing up
❑ In addition to ❑ In short
❑ besides ❑ All things considered
Emphasizing ❑ To sum up
❑ In a nutshell
❑ As a matter of fact
❑ In fact Choice
❑ Indeed ❑ Neither … nor
❑ Either … or
Condition
❑ Whatever
❑ If ❑ Whenever
❑ Unless ❑ Wherever
❑ Provided that ❑ Whoever
❑ Suppose
❑ Whether
PT3 TRIAL PAPER
PT3 SAMPLE INSTRUMENT
Introduction (examples)
➢ I hope you are fine. I have received your message regarding starting a new hobby.
➢ How are you? I read your message yesterday and gave it a serious thought.
➢ I hope you are in the pink. I put on my thinking cap about your new hobby.
➢ I’m writing to give you some suggestions for your new hobby.
➢ I received your message yesterday. In your message, you asked me about starting
a new hobby.
Content – Reasons for cooking (examples)
➢ My suggestion for you is definitely cooking. You can cook dishes for your family,
friends, teachers and even people you do not know like homeless people. You told
me before that your mother is a great cook so you can always learn from her.
➢ In my opinion, cooking is very useful in life, so cooking is the best hobby. If you
learn to cook, you can always make your favourite dishes. Futhermore, it comes in
handy when you are living alone in college.
➢ I think you should choose cooking. If you know how to cook, you can always make
yourself some food. It is also cheaper to cook at home. You do not have to go out
and eat at the café and restaurant all the time. Plus, when you have time, you can
cook for your family or you can cook for me!
Content – Reasons for cycling (examples)

➢ In my opinion, you can choose cycling as your new hobby. You told me that you
have put on a lot of weight. You now weigh 75 kg. All your shirts and trousers
are too tight. Your weight gain has made you sluggish and lazy. So, you need to
exercise. Take up cycling as it burns calories and builds up muscle.
➢ Cycling is the best hobby for you as you told me that your brother received a
bicycle for his birthday. Why don’t you make good use of it? When you exercise,
you can keep your body healthy. Riding a bicycle is not a hard activity and you
can do it anywhere.
Content – Reasons for painting (examples)
➢ In my opinion, you should pick up painting. It can improve your concentration,
develop your critical thinking skills, and enhance your fine motor skills. Learning
how to paint should be more pleasure than pressure. Painting as a hobby is a
great way to relax. In life, you do encounter challenges and various stumbling
blocks. You can escape in painting and draw your energy into painting.
➢ My suggestion is painting. Painting provides stress relief. This is great for you as
you are sitting for the PT3 examination soon. It strengthens memory too. Painting
boots memory recollections skills and works to sharpen the mind. This hobby will
certainly help you memorise facts and formulas in your subjects like History and
Mathematics.
Conclusion (examples)
➢ I hope you will choose cycling. It is guaranteed to help you lose weight. Take care.
➢ That’s all from me. Bye.
➢ Wishing you all the best.
➢ Hopefully, you will agree with my choice. Bye.
➢ Hope to see you soon.
➢ I need to pen off now. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
➢ Do let me know about your choice.
➢ I always look forward to hearing from you.
What if you don’t have so many ideas?

Then, you can write some NEGAT IVE THINGS about the
others hobbies.
examples
➢ I think you should choose cooking. If you know how to cook, you can always make
yourself some food. It is also cheaper to cook at home. You do not have to go out
and eat at the café and restaurant all the time. I think cycling is expensive,
because you need to buy a bicycle. And of you start painting, you also need to buy
brushes and paint.
➢ Painting is the most affordable as you only need crayons or water colours and a
drawing book. Whereas you need to have a bicycle to choose cycling. And mind you,
bicycles are not cheap! To opt for cooking too will create some problems for you
and you need proper utensils and ingredients. You need to list down all these and
also the recipes and steps.
Writing is easy. All you have to do
is cross out the wrong words.
~Mark Twain
Good writing is lean and confident.

~William Zinsser
Good writing is clear thinking made

visisble. ~Bill Wheeler
A good essay is 10% inspiration,

15% perspiration, and 75%
desperation.
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PT3 ENGLISH ANSWERING TECHNIQUES

In the PT3 assessment for writing, there

Let me explain first about…

This format for this essay could be a

You can write a suggestion

Important Points / Format

Introduction The reason I write this _____ to you is because

Contents ➢ Firstly, I think you should _____ because

Sign off ➢ I hope you can make it

You may also…

What are the useful expression that we can use

How about closing / conclusion?

Yes! Of course you can !

IDIOMS to be used in the beginning and closing of short communicative message.

And you need to know the most important

Content – Reasons for cycling (examples)

What if you don’t have so many ideas?

Good writing is lean and confident.

Good writing is clear thinking made

A good essay is 10% inspiration,

Thank you for

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