You have just returned from Langkawi.

Your teacher has asked you to write an article

on Langkawi for your class website. Use the following notes to help you.

Langkawi The Isles of Legends consists of a cluster of 99 islands

Captivating beaches Pantai Cenang, Pantai Buray Bay and Pantai Kok
The waters around the island a rich world of marine life
Many legends a village maiden, Mahsuri wrongly accused of adultery she
cursed that Langkawi would not prosper for seven generations
Kuah town good facilities for travel
Other places of interest Telaga Tujuh a series of waterfalls ideal for
picnickers
Langkawi Book Village only twelve in the world 50 000 books
Langkawi Crocodile Farm 1000 crocodiles
Underwater World in Pantai Cenang more than 5000 fish and marine creatures,
walk through a glass tunnel

MODEL ANSWER

Malaysia owns among the gorgeous islands in the whole world, namely Langkawi,
The Isles of Legends, situated in the state of Kedah,which also consists of a cluster
of 99 islands. Tourists from local and all over the world came to experience their
best moment here. The population there is about 64,792 people.
The island is so popular with its captivating beaches, giving the tourists the best
view from Pantai Cenang, Pantai Buray Bay and Pantai Kok. The waters around the
island are crystal clear and rich with world of marine life, suits for activities like
snorkeling and scuba diving.
Like many legends from other state of the country, Langkawi is famous with its own
legend, about a village maiden named Mahsuri, who was wrongly accused for
adultery and then it was said that she cursed Langkawi would not prosper for seven
generations.
Besides that, Langkawi is also popular with its Kuah town. Many tourists would love
to shop there as it gives them almost everything they need and also good facilities
for travel, and lots of tourism agencies if we want to go for island-hopping. Other

place of interest is like Telaga Tujuh, a series of waterfalls which is an ideal place for
picnickers or family picnics.
Among the most interesting places in Langkawi is also a place called Langkawi Book
Village. Only twelve places existed in the world like such this place and there are
about 50 000 books we can find there. Most people might find this place interesting,
especially for those who loved reptiles. Langkawi Crocodile Farm, which nurtured
about 1000 crocodiles. For animal lovers, especially sea creatures, you might find
the Underwater World located in Pantai Cenang, the most exquisite where more
than 5000 fish and marine creatures lived there, and you may walk through a glass
tunnel and watch the sea creatures swimming on top of you freely.
There are lots of fascinating places in this world but as Malaysian, Langkawi with its
beauties will never let us down and all we need is just to have a spirit to explore and
enjoy Gods creation.

his good English essay was submitted by boey. You can submit your essay and get it
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Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million

consisting of 61 percent Malays, 30 percent Chinese, 8 percent Indians and 1
percent of other ethnic groups. Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races,
religions and cultures, the stability of the country and many places of interests.
Besides, there are many international achievements which are the pride of our
nation.

Diversity of races, religions and cultures is a significant characteristic of our nation.

Malaysia is a multiracial country with a rich cultural heritage. Unique to Malaysia is
the 'Open House' concept where during the various cultural and religious festival
like Hari Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Gawai Day and others, friends and
families and even strangers would visit the homes of those who are celebrating the
festival, to wish them well and enjoy the feast prepared by the hosts. Although the
visitors may be from different races, they still can tolerate with each other and live
under the same roof where they celebrate the festival together. This will help to
strengthen the ties among themselves.

Moreover, the stability and peacefulness of Malaysia is also a uniqueness of us. We

live harmoniously in a country where there are no wars and conflicts among
Malaysians. War is dreadful and it may deteriorate humans' lives. We are fortunate
that our country is safe and runs off the war. So, people can live safely here.
Somehow, Malaysia is a paradise for those Iraqis or Pakistanis. Besides, our country
is freed from natural disasters such as earthquakes. Earthquakes may bring death

and destroy many buildings. Therefore, Malaysia is unique because of the stability
and peaceful environment.

On top of that, there are many places of interests in country such as beaches,
islands and rain forest. Malaysia's rain forest is considered as the oldest in the
world. The diverse species of animals and plant life continue to excite a great deal
of scientific research. Many believe that some undiscovered plant may hold cures to
many currently incurable human diseases. There are many islands in our country
such as Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Redang, Pulau Ketam and many others. Pulau
Langkawi has a lot of historitical informations. Those who are in favour of history
can go there to explore the history of that place. All the beaches in those islands are
beautiful. The sand is soft and white. The accommodation is well-established and
that makes those islands ideal places to visit.

Following this, there are also international achievements of our country. Those
achievements include the existence of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA),
Formula One (F1) racing circuit and the Petronas Twin Towers. KLIA is unique
because it has all that is needed for business, entertainment and relaxation within
its boundaries. The airport is part and parcel of the Multimedia Super Corridor where
high technology industries are being actively developed. Nevertheless, there is a
Formula One Race Track near the airport, so foreign car racing enthusiasts from all
over the world can come for a visit to gather here. Besides that, Petronas Twin
Towers which is a building that soars 452 metres into the sky is once upon a time,
the tallest building in the world and yet it is a national pride to the people of
Malaysia.

In short, Malaysia is unique that it has diversity of races, religions and cultures, a
stable and peaceful environment, places of interest and some internal
achievements. Those are important characteristic of our nation. It is rich of cultural
heritage; it would be worth to play a visit here.

Corrections made in the essay above:

Do not put an extra hyphen - multiracial is correct, multi-racial and multi racial are
wrong
Use noun instead of adjective - diversity of races, religious and cultures is wrong; it
should be diversity of races, religions and cultures; a unique of us is wrong, a
uniqueness of us is correct
This sentence is wrong because there should be two phrases in the sentence where
you use the conjunction although - Although the visitors may be from different
races. However It should be Although the visitors may be from different races,
they

Article an unique is wrong, a unique is correct

Subject-verb agreement - the stability and peacefulness of Malaysia is should be the
stability and peacefulness of Malaysia are Wrong: there is no wars and conflicts.
Correct: there are no wars and conflicts
Use adverb instead of noun we live in a harmony country should be we live
harmoniously in a country or we live in harmony.
Singular or plural - humans' life is wrong, humans lives is correct, human beings is
more appropriate
No plural form Wrong: historitical informations. Correct: historical information
Avoid using informal word - has lots of is informal, has a lot of is formal