It’s the PSLE English paper tomorrow. To help you with the paper, here are some quick tips for Paper 2. It’s difficult to do last minute revisions for languages as you need constant exposure to the language. I will focus on the few segments that we can be exam-smart on. Synthesis & Transformation tips: What[…]
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English tip: An easy way to differentiate these prepositions.
English tip: An easy way to differentiate these prepositions.
Listening comprehension tip: It’s the listening comprehension examinations on Sept. 20, i.e. this Friday. Like all examinations, we need to know what we are tested on to be able to ace them. Here are the details I derived from MOE and various government schools. Marks: Listening comprehension accounts for 20 marks of a total 200[…]
Chinese tip: I overheard someone say this on national television. ?????????? This is wrong. It means you had the business through your father’s genes. It should be: ?????????? ??? inherit ??: heredity
“Chinese tip: I overheard someone say this on national television. 我遗传了爸爸的生意。 This is wrong. It means you had the business through your father’s genes. It should be: 我继承了爸爸的生意。 继承： inherit 遗传: heredity”
English tip: Since we were talking about blonde hair yesterday, let’s discuss another hair colour today. When writing your composition, instead of saying "The old man with white and grey hair" (YAWN! BORING!), we can try saying this "The old man with salt and pepper hair was
English tip: Do we write "blond" or "blonde"? Blond is more commonly used for males and blonde for females. "Blond" is the more frequently used as an adjective. For example: The blond cheered when his team won the game. (male) I was trying to match-make that blonde with Andrew, but he didn’t like her. (female)[…]
English tip: When do you use "that" and "which"? "That" introduces essential clauses, while "which" introduces nonessential clauses. What’s an essential clause? Essential clauses don’t have commas surround them, while nonessential ones are surrounded by commas. EXAMPLES: I do not like toys that are not safe for children. The toy, which has sharp edges, isn’t[…]