11. / m /

Consonant                 / m /         [ m ]         151

Mark likes to help his mother,

Mdm Ma to make a mango cake.

His ambition is to become a baker

or a chef or a computer technician.

He thinks he would like to be

a part-time magician.

But his mum always says,

 “You must know how

to manage your time to become efficient.

Then you will lead a more meaningful,

interesting and happy life.”

Mark knows he has to study hard and be smart.

He must read widely and a lot

to become a well-informed and a well-versed person.

Yes, he must be well-prepared

to fulfil his ambition and mission in life.

Consonant  / m /                [ m ]                         152

Mark, Mary and Tim are bothers and sister.

They like to have merry-making and games

under the coconut palm (/pɑ:m/).

They really enjoy themselves so much.

Mdm Ma, their mum does not mind

if they are smeared with dirt and mud.

She sees it no harm and never feels alarmed.

She always keeps cool and calm

to see the mud or mess all over the place.

She makes no comment (/ˈkɒmənt/) no matter how.

She only watches out so as to make sure

that they follow the rules 

and adopt the correct manners (/ˈmænəz/).