There is a common misconception that you cannot “study” for primary school oral. Students may overlook the need to prepare for primary school oral since it is not a written test. However, it is a component that can help pull up your grades if you do well. In fact, it is not difficult to score …
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I confuse others. I am confusing. I am confused. Huh? Welcome back to the blog! Today, I’ll be discussing word transformations. In particular, I’ll be focusing on adjectives that are derived from verbs. This topic is applicable to the vocabulary, editing and comprehension cloze components. While I was looking over my students’ comprehension cloze answers …
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Hi! My name is Mighty Monsterella, and I’m the newest team member of Lil’ but Mighty! Who am I, you may ask? Well, I’m a talking chunk of cheese (mozzarella, to be specific). Although I am fun-loving, I have a very serious attitude towards English. In fact, I’ve made it my goal to fight the …
Hello everyone! With your mid-year examinations approaching soon, I believe most of you are working hard! However, for some of us, after spending many hours poring through textbooks we may still fail to reach our targeted grades. It is necessary to study smart instead so that you can maximise learning. Today, I will share with …
Study Smart! | 3 Revision Tips for Primary School Students! Read More »
We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and helped make it a success! A special congratulations to Venecia and your mother Mei Ling, the winners of the two-tier cake prize (worth $130) in our ‘Queen of Your Heart’ Mother’s Day contest! Their photo entry of the …
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The SA1 examinations are upon us and many students are revising fervently for their papers. Paper 1 tends to be a cause of anxiety for students and parents. Continuous writing may be of a greater concern as it has a higher weightage of marks. However, one should not neglect the situational writing section and end …
Accuracy in Situational Writing: Check for These 3 Things! Read More »
Hi everyone! Welcome back! While in the midst of all the examination preparation, I came to realise that evidence-based questions in the comprehension paper is a question type that may prove to be a stumbling block for some students. How does an evidence-based question look like? An example of this question type is: Common errors …
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The June holidays are approaching and it should be a time to enjoy the fruits of your labour as well as to reflect on the past. One area that I would like you to reflect on would be the last question of the comprehension paper – consider how you have fared for this question. In …
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Hi Everyone! I’m Ms Xie and the June holidays are about to start! The holidays are a great way to catch up on the reading you missed out on because you were studying very hard for the exams, right? However, some parents have told me that their children do not like to read, and have …
Father’s Day (16 June, Sunday) is fast approaching! Do you have any plans to celebrate this special occasion? If you are keen on writing a card for your father or father figures in your life, you could watch the video below for some ways to use English to express appreciation! Let your creative juices flow …
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The June holidays are almost over and are you among the students who are ready to go full steam ahead to get their desired grades for the final year examination? It may seem daunting for students as the next half of the school year commences, but many find it manageable after developing a sustainable studying …
With their heartfelt and creative entries, 5 lil’ ones and their mighty fathers have emerged as the winners in our “A Poem for Dad” Father’s Day Contest! Congratulations and they will be walking away with $40 worth of Kinokuniya vouchers each! We also want to thank all our participants who made this Father’s Day …
Announcing the Winner of our ‘A Poem for Dad’ Father’s Day contest! Read More »
