After a restful 6 weeks of school holidays, we are ready to re-start our Secondary 4 English classes! In this post, we turn our attention to the Narrative Comprehension (Paper 2 Section B), in which you will face many questions that require you to appreciate and interpret the use of Read more…
Planning before writing is an essential skill for all levels, be it primary or secondary. Below, Tr Rachael discusses what she has worked on with her Sec 4 class last Sunday during their writing component. Our Secondary 4 lessons have kicked off and in our first lesson, we focused on Read more…
Our Secondary 4 2021 class will begin on November 1st 3.30pm-5.30pm. Just like the PSLE year, we believe that preparing students early for any major examination is important. In the post below, Tr Rachael, our upper secondary teacher, explores the Conversation part of the O-level oral component. In this second Read more…
At Thinking Factory, every component of the English Language is important. We make the time and effort to help our students score in all their English components, especially in major examinations such as the PSLE and the GCE O-levels. While Secondary 3 students are in the midst of their end-of-the-year Read more…
As you cross over from Secondary 3 to Secondary 4, it is never too early to start preparing for your English ‘O’ Levels. Knowing what to expect in your ‘O’ Level year and what gaps you need to close could spare you a lot of trouble in the year ahead. Read more…
This is Teacher Rachel’s follow-up post on Tackling summary questions for lower secondary students. Click here to read her first post on How to identify points in summary. The Summary question might seem like a test of your vocabulary skills, and with the time limit pressing on you, it is Read more…
Like most language components, knowing the correct techniques to help you answer your questions accurately is essential. In this post, Teacher Rachael, one of our secondary school teachers, has prepared a short video, along with a worksheet, to help lower secondary students in the summary writing component. If you find Read more…