2009/11/17
KUALA TERENGGANU: From casual school mates to best of friends -- all because of the Exxonmobil's "A Moment in English" programme.
Five pupils at Sekolah Kebangsaan Rantau Petronas in Kerteh -- Muhd Haziq Abdul Manap, Ahmad Dhiyauddin Shihabuddin Arip, Skandakumera Selvaraj, Wan Amirun Naim Wan Bahruddin and Ahmad Nasreen Husaini -- joined the programme early this year.
They have since earned several accolades as a team. They became state champions in the "Story Telling and Action Songs" contest in Besut in June, represented Terengganu in the national championships in Perlis a month later and performed at various State Education Department's functions all over the state.
A part from winning competitions, the travelling and staying together as a team has made them close buddies.
Group leader Muhd Haziq said they were normal school mates when they joined the programme but were best of friends now.
He said they were, however, disappointed to finish fourth in the national competition but were happy to be in each other's company, performing song and dance routines to the tunes of Little Mermaid's movie soundtracks such as Under the Sea, Part of That World and Frozen.
"When we first joined the programme, our English was just average but now we are comfortable singing and speaking to each other in English," he said after their group's performances at the "A Moment in English" closing ceremony in Kuala Ibai near here, yesterday.
School English Language panel head Fadhilah Ab. Hamid said the students had worked hard and spent long hours since January to prepare for the state championship.
"Earlier this year, they practiced twice a week but a few weeks before every competition they practiced daily.
"But, I am happy to note that the students' proficiency in the English language has improved tremendously ever since they start participating in this programme," she said.
Meanwhile, in his closing speech, State Education Department director Ariffin Embong said the programme which was first mooted in 2003, had proven to be a success in promoting the usage of English in school extra-curricular activities.
(source:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/22EXXO/Article/index_html)
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（adjective)
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