Monday, March 29, 2010

Other words for 'said'




Click here for more 'said' words

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Unit 4 - Grammar (Phrasal Verbs)

Here is a list of Phrasal Verbs

And take the following quiz.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Unit 4 - Grammar (Ways to show possession)

There are many ways to show possession or that something belongs to a person or a thing.

1. Possessive Pronouns (e.g. mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)
Activity 1

2. Possessive Adjectives (e.g. my, your, his, her, our, their, its)
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3

3. Apostrophe ('s)
Activity 1
Activity 2

4. "of" can be used to show possession too.
The son of Raja Chulan = Raja Chulan's son

Apostrophe or of? Try this exercise.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Learning Journey to Science Centre

Today, the class went on a Learning Journey at the Singapore Science Centre.

It was a fruitful day. The children learned about heat and temperature.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Happy Holidays!

Hi boys and girls,

The holidays have started. Do use this time to relax, recharge, read and enjoy yourselves.

Here is a recap of the English assignments:
  1. Quiz WS
  2. VCP Pg 7 WS 6
  3. Journal Writing (An Interesting Article)

For your journal writing, I would like you to cut out a short article from a newspaper or magazine. It should be an article that you have found interesting.

Tell me:

  1. What is the article about?
  2. Why did you like the article?

Till then, have a good holiday!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Compound Words

Compound words are words that are made up of two or more words.

For example: butter + fly = butterfly.

Here is an activity for you to try out.

Have fun!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Connectors that tell 'when'

Some connectors that tell the time are "as", "while", "when", "since"

A. Same-time events (when, while)

1. "when" introduces an activity that
a) is a short interruption,
b) occurs immediately after another activity.

E.g. When the bell rang, the pupils lined up for recess.

2. "while" introduces an activity:
a) of longer duration
b) that occurs during or at the same time as another activity.

E.g. While he was talking on the phone, he was scribbling on a piece of paper.

In the above example, "talking" is an activity of longer duration.

B. Since
The connector "since" shows "from that to this moment"

E.g. I have known John since Kindergarten.

Try the following practice.

Oral Presentation

Hi Children,

I will not be with you tomorrow, Thursday, 4th March. I am attending a full-day workshop.

However, here are some pointers for your oral presentation on Friday:
  1. Are you able to captivate your audience with a good introduction?
  2. Are you able to give some interesting facts about your chosen animal?
  3. Have you rehearsed your speech?
  4. Are you able to deliver the presentation without looking / reading from the PowerPoint slides?
  5. Are you able to speak loudly, clearly and distinctly?

Try your best.

All the best :)