“Do not lift from the passage!” Your school teacher may have reminded you a thousand times but you assume he’s just fussy and you see nothing wrong with it. Please, listen to your teacher and here are the reasons why. a) When you lift from the passage, you may not be answering the question. b)[…]
Wallace and I teach at different time slots so my students seldom see him. Yesterday, Wallace walked into the classroom to get some stuff and I chatted with him briefly. “You guys are friends?!” one of my students exclaimed, distracted from his composition-writing. “Yes, we are.” “And you guys set up a company together and[…]
I must say we are sometimes caught in an awkward role. We are not the students’ school teachers nor their parents. We provide supplementary classes for primary school children who may need an extra boost in their studies. However, I believe we have a greater responsibility than that. Besides helping students improve their academic studies,[…]
One year ago, on this day, Wallace and I decided to start a Facebook page to help primary school children with their school work as a form of contribution back to society. The page got noticed pretty quickly and soon we were answering academic questions and discussing parenting issues with our Facebook fans. It was[…]
I was blessed with my first-born one-and-half years ago. Like all grandparents, my mother loves him with all her heart and finds Wesley to be the cutest and smartest baby she has ever laid her eyes on. She is always ready to praise him when he does anything, be it make unintelligible noise or touch[…]
I played this youtube video for my students today. What has this got to do with learning English, you may wonder. I try to give my students an article to read every week- I want them to be updated with current affairs, cultivate a habit of reading and also learn the writing style, vocabularies of other[…]
My advice to my students- always plan your compositions! It just takes five minutes but it organises your thoughts. There’s also a lower risk of going out of point if you have written an outline. I want my students to start this good habit from young. As seen here, my Primary 3 students from the[…]
Spotted a grammar mistake while watching Crime Watch. What’s the mistake? Crime Watch does a great job educating the public on law and order in Singapore, but it should get a new transcriber. (See photo in previous post) The error: I saw him took. Correct: I saw him take. After verbs of perception (see watch,[…]