Hi everyone! As we advance into the second semester, the end-of-the-year exams are also getting closer. To help parents revise with their children, I have come up with a series of word lists that contain important vocabulary that often appears in tests and exams. Your child may come across them most directly in the vocabulary …
Confusing Vocabulary | 10 P4 Word Pairs that Students Need to Know! Read More »
What are words worth? With words, you can build others up or bring them down. You can wage war or proclaim peace; crush or heal; deprive or satisfy. Words can woo a wandering soul. They can bring about demise or breathe life. Words can mean much or little (and can completely change everything, too), depending …
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Before we dive right in to the 5 commonly mispronounced words for Stimulus-Based Conversation, here’s a quick question for you: How do you pronounce “ghoti”? GOH-tee, like goatee? Or is it… g-HO-tee? Hmm… The correct pronunciation is actually, fish! What?! There you have it, fish! “Ghoti” is a fictional word created specifically to highlight the …
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Hi everyone! We have received many requests to share the P5 and P6 word lists after my first blog post on the P4 vocabulary list. Don’t worry, your request has been heard, and so, I will be sharing the first word list for P5 with you today!^-^ The P5 word list differs from the P4 …
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Hello everyone, it’s Miss Elysia! I hope you found the previous posts on commonly mispronounced words helpful for your Oral practice. Today, we’re going to explore how to buy yourself time to think! What do I mean? Well… I’m sure most of you have used “uhm…” and “like…” to fill in the awkward pauses as …
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The P6s have not been forgotten! In this third blog post on ‘Confusing Vocabulary’, I will be sharing and explaining ten more pairs of words that students will find relevant to the PSLE. Some of you might ask, how are the words for the P6 list selected? While there isn’t a fixed list, I …
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Hello everyone! It has been a while since I last posted on the LBM blog. For today, I will be focusing on what must be on many parents’ and students’ minds – the new PSLE AL score that will take effect in 2021. Hopefully, I will be able to address some of those concerns in …
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Hello everyone, it’s Miss Elysia! I hope your preparation for the PSLE Oral examinations has been going wonderful! This week, we’re here to give your revision a boost by sharing five of the most commonly tested topics this prelim examination! We have also provided a list of possible questions asked for each topic, based on …
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Top 3 Reasons Why Poetry Is Going To Improve Your English (Tremendously!) Hello, everyone! I am Ms Nuri, an English Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. When I was 9 years old, my English teacher told me that to get better in the English Language, I have to love what I read and write what …
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PSLE revision is crucial now that the oral examinations are behind us. With the focus shifting to PSLE English Paper 2, it’s essential to utilise the remaining weeks effectively to maximise your study efforts. Whether you’re preparing for your prelims or getting ready to review your PSLE English Paper 2, implementing targeted strategies can significantly …
3 Writing Skills to Learn From Watching Videos Hi, everyone! I am Ms Xie and today, I am going to talk about videos. Children, are you getting excited? Many parents have to deal with the fact that their children cannot get enough of YouTube, shows on Netflix, and the like. With the emergence of …
Hello everyone! It’s Miss Elysia, an English teacher at Lil’ but Mighty! Today, we’re going to touch on something I’ve been excited to talk about – creative writing and composition! I’m sure most of you are aware that the composition paper tests both content and language. You need to have a good story that links …
5 Commonly Confused Phrases Used In Compositions! Read More »
