In an earlier post on Oral Spoken Interaction, you learnt about four conversation handles (or strategies) to discuss a topic — Circles, Clock, 5W1H and Key. These help you to organise your thoughts and frame the discussion in a coherent Read more…
This week marks the start of the SA1 Oral component for many of our P6 students. In the next few weeks, our P4 students will also be having their SA1 Oral. In today’s blog post, I will focus on the Read more…
One of the challenging components that P3 students face as they move on from P2 is the writing component. Students are expected to now write in clear paragraphs and up to 120 words. Aside from these new demands, P3 students Read more…
Certain themes can be difficult for students to write on. Describing certain emotions that are not often dealt with in compositions can be challenging for some. Recently, we worked on the theme of embarrassment. Unlike being sad, happy or afraid, Read more…
You are reading an article from the Sec 3 and Sec 4 English Paper 2 section. It’s nearly quarter time in the year, and for those of you who are sitting your ‘O’ Level examinations at the end of the Read more…
You are reading an article from the English P4 Paper2 section. Recently, I worked on a grammar exercise with my P6s and a few of them had difficulty choosing the correct preposition of time for the word ‘sunrise’. This led Read more…
You are reading an article from the English Paper 2 for Primary 5 students section. The comprehension cloze component is one of the trickiest in the Paper 2 section of the PSLE paper. A student needs to fill in the Read more…
You are reading an article from the English Paper 1 section for lower secondary students in Singapore. From emails, to application letters, to proposals and speeches, the Situational Essay is about adapting your writing to suit these various purposes. Are Read more…
You are reading an article from the P4 English Paper2 section. Continual assessments, weighted or non-weighted assessments can be a source of worry, especially when the results are revealed. As students come to the end of Term 1, what can Read more…
You are reading an article from the Sec 3 and Sec 4 English Paper 1 section. In Part 1 of this two-part series, you learnt about crafting effective hooks and impactful conclusions for the narrative essay. These are key to Read more…