Achilles
This poor dude lost $1 million at a Wheel of Fortune game because he mispronounced “achilles”. We pronounce it as ER-KEE-LEES \ə-ˈki-lēz\ http://laist.com/2014/04/12/video_student_mispronounces_achille.php
How do you teach the new English syllabus?
The mother called us a couple of weeks ago to ask about our English classes for P3-5 (i.e. students who are taking the new 2015 English syllabus.) She asked some very sharp and legitimate questions. 1. How do you know about the new syllabus when you are not a full-time teacher? I have friends who[…]
Good news! New classes!
We are going to have additional English classes from May!The location is likely going to be in the Novena/Toa Payoh area and it will be on Friday nights after 6:30pm. Please indicate your interest here,http://studyroom.sg/registration/ , even if you had expressed your preference for weekday classes previously. We will contact you after we confirm the venue[…]
What is the volume of air?
Questions like these come up quite often in the exams. The answer for question 1 is (4) and the answer for question 2 is 800cm3. A parent asked me if I spotted the contradiction between the two questions. If, in the second question, the volume of air regardless of how much air has been pumped[…]
Doing work-out in my class!
Last Saturday, I had quite a work-out in a couple of my classes. We had a penalty game. Students need to talk without stopping for a minute on a given topic such as my favourite vacation, my hobby or my ambition. If every student can speak for a minute without stopping, I will receive a[…]
Learning to Tell the Time
Telling the time from an analog clock doesn’t come naturally especially in this day when everything is digital. Here, I created three sets of cards. The first set would be “5 minutes”, “10 minutes”, “a quarter” etc. The second set would be “before”, “to”, “past”, “after”. The third set would be “2”, “5”, “9”, “noon”, “midnight”.[…]
Air Takes up Space
I did this with my class a few weeks ago, to demonstrate that air takes up space. 1. Roll a small ball of tissue paper and stuff it about 1cm from the end of a straw. 2. Cover the other end of the straw with your finger. 3. Ask if the paper will get wet[…]
Thank You
It’s a very strange feeling. It’s a very long week and there’s considerable amount of stress. Still, I am so looking forward to tomorrow when I meet all my kids. And I hope I can make a difference and help them improve their English. I am usually exhausted after my classes but the euphoria is[…]