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Patrick hates doing homework and would rather play sports and video games. His teachers warn him that he won't learn anything if he doesn't do his homework. One day, Patrick finds a tiny elf who agrees to do Patrick's homework for 35 days in exchange for being rescued from Patrick's cat. The elf struggles with the homework and constantly asks Patrick for help. Patrick ends up working very hard to help the elf with his homework. On the last day, Patrick gets good grades and his teachers praise his improved attitude. It is revealed that through helping the elf, Patrick actually learned the material himself.

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Dear Template 2015

Patrick hates doing homework and would rather play sports and video games. His teachers warn him that he won't learn anything if he doesn't do his homework. One day, Patrick finds a tiny elf who agrees to do Patrick's homework for 35 days in exchange for being rescued from Patrick's cat. The elf struggles with the homework and constantly asks Patrick for help. Patrick ends up working very hard to help the elf with his homework. On the last day, Patrick gets good grades and his teachers praise his improved attitude. It is revealed that through helping the elf, Patrick actually learned the material himself.

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Drop Everything And Read

7/2015

Patrick never did homework. "Too boring," he said. He played baseball and basketball and Nintendo instead. His teachers told him,
"Patrick! Do your homework or you won't learn a thing." And it's true, sometimes he did feel like a ding-a-ling.
But what could he do? He hated homework.
Then on St. Patrick's Day his cat was playing with a little doll and he grabbed it
away. To his surprise it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the tiniest size. He had a
little wool shirt with old fashioned britches and a high tall hat much like a
witch's. He yelled, "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I'll grant you a wish,
I promise you that."
Patrick couldn't believe how lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his
problems. So he said, "Only if you do all my homework 'til the end of the
semester, that's 35 days. If you do a good enough job, I could even get A's."
The little man's face wrinkled like a dishcloth thrown in the hamper. He kicked his legs and doubled his fists and he grimaced and
scowled and pursed his lips, "Oh, am I cursed! But I'll do it."
And true to his word, that little elf began to do Patrick's homework. Except there was one glitch. The
elf didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he'd say. And Patrick
would have to help -- in whatever way.
"I don't know this word," the elf squeeked while reading Patrick's homework. "Get me a dictionary.
No, what's even better. Look up the word and sound it out by each letter."
When it came to math, Patrick was out of luck. "What are times tables?" the elf shrieked. "We elves
never need that. And addition and subtraction and division and fractions? Here, sit down beside me,
you simply must guide me."
Elves know nothing of human history, to them it's a mystery.
So the little elf, already a shouter, just got louder "Go to the
library, I need books. More and more books. And you can help
me read them too."

Prepared by: Members of the English Language Panel of SMK Bt 5

As a matter of fact every day in every way that little elf was a nag! Patrick was working harder than
ever and was it a drag! He was staying up nights, had never felt so weary, was going to school with his
eyes puffed and bleary.
Finally the last day of school arrived and the elf was free to go. As for homework, there was no more,
so he quietly and slyly slipped out the back door.
Patrick got his A's; his classmates were amazed; his teachers smiled and were full of
praise. And his parents? They wondered what had happened to Patrick. He was now
the model kid. Cleaned his room, did his chores, was cheerful, never rude, like he
had developed a whole new attitude.
You see, in the end Patrick still thought he'd made that tiny man do all his homework. But I'll share a secret, just
between you and me. It wasn't the elf; Patrick had done it himself!

IDIOMS
Burn the candle at both ends
Meaning :
Work day and night with little rest.
Example :
Her weight loss is no surprise since she has been studying for
her final exams by burning the candle at both ends.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------A little learning is a dangerous thing
Meaning :
A small amount of knowledge can mislead people to think they
are experts.
Example :
My neighbour completed a three-month facial course. Now she
wants to open up a facial salon and claims herself to be a facial
expert a little learning is a dangerous thing!

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam


If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation
of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key
societal members who can make a difference. They are the
father, the mother and the teacher.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Burn the candle at both ends


Meaning :
Work day and night with little rest.
Example :
Her weight loss is no surprise since she has been studying for
her final exams by burning the candle at both ends.

Prepared by: Members of the English Language Panel of SMK Bt 5

English is necessary as at present original works of


science are in English. I believe that in two decades times
original works of science will start coming out in our
languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.
You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

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