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Form 1 Poem: News Break – Max Fatchen | Vocabs, Theme & Moral values|

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News Break – Max Fatchen

 

Now why so loving, darling,

and why the sudden kiss?

You’d help me with some little jobs?

For goodness sake, what’s this?

 

You face is clean for once, dear.

Your clothes without a crease.

You saved your luncheon money?

Will wonders never cease?

 

No dropping of your school books,

No shrieking, childish treble.

Today you are a lamb, love,

Where yesterday a rebel.

 

But surely you’re some stranger,

No rage or hullabaloo.

Come closer, let me look, dear,

Can this be REALLY you?

 

Now are you struck by lightning

Or were you stunned at sport?

Ah… now I see the reason.

You’ve brought your school report!

 

Words you might not know:

1. clothes without a crease

 

 baju tidak berkedut 衣服没有奏摺
2. luncheon money:

 

 duit makan tengah hari

 

 午餐的零用钱
3.Will wonders never cease?

 

 adakah keajaiban tidak akan berhenti?

 

 奇迹会停止吗？
4. No shrieking, childish treble:

 

 Tiada jeritan 没有小孩的吵闹和尖叫声
5. Today you are a lamb, love:

 

 hari ini awak mendengar kata 今天你很乖
6. yesterday a rebel:

 

 Semalam awak seorang pemberontak 昨天很叛逆
7. No rage or hullabaloo:

 

 tiada kemarahan dan huru-hara

 

 没有生气，大乱
8. struck by lightning: dipanah petir 被雷劈到
9. stunned

 

 Terkejut 吓到
10. school report Laporan keputusan peperiksaan 成绩册

 

Theme:

  1. Honesty

We should be honest with our parents and always tell them the truth. If we lie to them we might make them feel sad when they find out. Also, if we are honest to our parents , we can avoid unnecessary arguments. It can also improve our relationships with one another.

Moral values:

  1. We should be honest with our parents, even though it make us feel bad.
  2. We should not be afraid to tell our parents about out results.
  3. We should be responsible for all the things we do.
  4. We should not find excuses for our mistakes.

 

I try to make things as simple as I can,

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19 thoughts on “Form 1 Poem: News Break – Max Fatchen | Vocabs, Theme & Moral values|”

      1. Theme
        2. Becoming a good person
        If we want others to treat us kindly, we must first behave accordingly. In the poem, the child changes his behavior so that the parent would not be upset with him when the latter sees his school report.
        3. Contrast in child’s behavior and their way of thinking
        The poem mainly talks about how children usually behave. They can be messy, loud and rebellious. They can also be kind, gentle and compassionate. Depending on situations, children know how to act to avoid from getting into trouble. The changes in behavior can sometimes confuse parents. However, every change has a reason behind it in which the child would not/never tell. Therefore, parents should investigate whether the reason of the change is positive or negative.

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  3. Here’s some alternative themes :
    1. Be wary of people with hidden agendas
    2. Trust no one not even your family members
    3. Fakery cannot replace genuine kindness
    4. Do not judge a book by its cover
    5. A leopard never changes its spots

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