Syaza Nazura

Wa'alaikumsalam. Aww, thank you:'D

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And no worries, you still have a long way to go before SPM. Trust me, I wasn't even ready for my SPM even after sitting for my trials in August/September, so you're good to go for now. Just remember that although SPM Is important, it is not the sole reason for living. :)

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As for acing SPM, well, start preparing from now. Depending on what subject combinations you're taking, make sure you're doing ample practice for the subjects that you are weaker in. Spend more time (double, if possible) on the subjects that you are weak. Even if you hate the subjects, force yourself to start liking it (if not loving it), because it will be so much harder to learn and understand a subject that you hate.

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Remember that you are not studying for the sake of getting straight A's in SPM, but instead studying for the sake of learning new things that you can use in your future life. Lots of students make the mistakes of memorizing facts for SPM, but forgetting them after SPM ended. THIS IS A BAD HABIT THAT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.

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The knowledge that you learn in high school, the skills that you develop, all of these will be useful in your future live. Make sure that you actually understand the topics that you learn, instead of just memorizing it word by word. Memorizing things and spitting it out during exams is a risky thing to do, as you will be more stressed out if you missed out a word or two in the phrase. But if you understand it, you'll have a better chance of using it in the exam.

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And, remember, studying is important, yes, but so is resting your body. Have ample sleep, and never pull an all-nighter, especially during exams week (though I do this sometimes, but this is bad bad bad). Eat well, rest well, sleep well, and play well. Exercise regularly, it helps keep your mind and body fresh and ready to learn. :)

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All the best for your trials and SPM later on! :) <3

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Wa'alaikumsalam. Ahaha, thank you :') You're being too kind with the compliment. My English is still average at the moment, and I'm still trying to improve it myself.

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There's countless ways to improve one's English, and you don't have to do them all. Just find a few that works for you and stick to them. Some of the most common ways are:

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1) Watching English movies and dramas without subtitles. This helps to improve your listening skills.
2) Reading English novels / books / magazines / newspapers. Start small, with teenagers' novels and all, and move on to bigger and harder materials (adult novels, non-fictions, etc). I started with the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, as well as Enid Blyton's books, before moving on to novels by Cecelia Ahern and other YA writers.
3) Write. Either a blog, a journal / diary, or even on Facebook / Twitter. Practice your written English by using it often. One of my favorite ways to do so is to blog, of course. To make it interesting, try finding a penpal from a different country (search 'find a penpal' on Google and you'll have tons of website popping up). Like, personally I have an email penpal in Germany that I would occasionally exchange emails with and share random stories and all.
4) Speak English. Practice using it with your family and friends. Don't worry if there are people who thinks you are being arrogant and snobbish, just ignore them. And don't worry if you're speaking broken English or if your grammar's all over the place. As long as you keep on trying to speak in English, it'll help to build your confidence. Improve bit by bit, and you'll be better.
5) Learn root words, prefixes and suffixes. This will help you to guess the meaning of harder words. Say, you haven't heard of what 'hydrophobic' means. But, you know that 'hydro' refers to water, and that 'phobic' comes from 'phobia', which means fear of something. So from knowing these, you can guess that hydrophobic means something like fear of water or repelling water of some sort.
6) Listening to English songs. This will definitely help to improve your listening skills since the words are almost always hard to understand (we had to do this for one of our classes in INTEC, and man that was super hard).
7) Always bring a notebook with you, and whenever you learn a new word / phrase, write it down for future references.
8) Learn idioms, common phrases and slang words. UrbanDictionary helps :)

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Good luck! :)

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