ENGLISH NOTES
hey heres the basic letter writing format request by yq. jiawei will add other lacking informations after that. so do read it again after a while.
CHONG LU KHEI(writer's full name)
( spacing)
999 Verde Crescent(writer's address
Singapore 876543
( spacing)
18 September 2008(address on that day)
( spacing)
Ang Jia wei( full name of recipient)
Principal( title)
Ang and Chong High School(company/ organisation)
Blk 345 Yew Tee Drive
#06-078
Singapore 832289
(spacing)
Dear Mrs Ang
(leave a line)
(subject)
(leave a line)
My BPL group from 2G1 has found that.....( problem)
the causes of the problem are.....(causes)
To address this problem/ To solve this problem we recommend that...(solution)
We feel that it is the best solution because...(justification)
We have also considered doing...but felt that they were not as effective because...
thank you for your attention on this matter. I look forward to a favourable reply from you soon.
Yours sincerely
( sign neatly)
pointers:
- when starting the letter at the 1st paragrah you can say things like " this school has done well in blah blah blah...." something like complementing 'ang jiawei', but DO NOT EVER SAY THINGS LIKE "you are very pretty and the school will soar to greater heights with your management". its boot licking already. haha
- sign off as "yours sincerely" , ONLY IF U KNOW THE RECIPIENT.
- sign off as " yours faithfully ", ONLY IF U DO NOT KNOW THE RECIPIENT
- if u do not know the recipient start of f the letter with" dear sir/ madam."
- this is more of a persuasive letter
- do not completely refer to this format. somethigns depends on the qn that day
jiayou!!
lukhei and jiawei
Ms Low told our class that the Paper 1 Situational writing will be a Formal Letter. And it will be a persuasive writing (persuading the person to take on your suggestion). She gave us some slides. I'm here to share! Haha. :)
Click here!
It's slides in .pdf format. Have fun. Haha.
-Weimin
Things to take note of for english Comprehension
1. Grammar
-Minus 1/2 marks for every grammatical mistake
- Answer according to the tense of the QUESTION, not passage
-past tense? present tense? future tense?
2. Give a CLEAR answer
-for 1 mark questions, don't give 3 lines!
3. Quote EXACTLY
-quote "s" and "ed" accordingly from the passage, don't drop any letter
-When asked to pick out a WORD, give ONE word, don't kiasu
-Phrase is normally 2-7 words
4. DO NOT SLEEP AFTER THE PAPER, CHECK FOR MISTAKES.
5. Don't re-express in your own words unless instructed to
-not primary school style, copy paste from passage! but pick out the neccessary points only of course...
6. For "use your own words" questions,
-underline keywords to change
-esp must change verbs, nouns, prepostitions don't need to change
7. Adapt the answer to suit the question
e.g. Why was Musa selected to go on the hunt? wrong one: men who had proven that they are brave were selected to go on the hung correct one: it is because Musa had proven that he was brave enough
Vocabulary section
1. Don't link words with "and" or "or"
2. give in CORRECT FORM
3. give in CORRECT TENSE
4. give in CORRECT SINGULAR OR PLURAL FORM
Summary
1. tense follow that of question not passage
2. Third person unless otherwise instructed (means no "I")
3. Write ONE continuous paragraph using connectors to link ideas
4. Don't exceed the word limit
5. Wrods joint together by hyphen is considered one word
6. write number of words used at the end (take note of including or excluding the given)
Formal writing
- take note of words in BOLD
- need to elaborate on the points given
- each point one paragraph Situational writing
-no long introduction (by 2nd or 3rd paragraph must be at main body already)
-REALITY (make it seem real)
-simple plot -GRAMMAR!!!!
-MUST CHECK AFTER WRITING MUST MUST MUST
-AT LEAST 10 MINS
-take note of punctuation for direct speech
Well, that's about it..good luck!!! 死也要拼出来。
-Jiawei
Cut the long story short-I overslept, studied abit, and realized I had to upload the notes, so I chose the easy way out CONTINUED:
See page on the right
Continued
And continued
Oh yeah, credits to hcjc, LOL. Read what you think is relevant. OH YEAH, AND THE PICTURES ARE REALLY BIG BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MY SCANNER WORKS. Also, it sucks alot of battery and I don't think it'll load if your whole class is using their tablet. Anyway, good luck :D
English Comprehension Tips HAHAHA,YEAH, THERE ARE TIPS FOR ENGLISH COMPREHENSION. Got this from my brother (:
Skim through the passages to know their general subject and direction, and skim through the questions to know what information is required, before reading the passage more carefully. When skimming, pick out the main ideas that are often located at the start of the paragraphs, and skip examples and details.
It is even more important to read the questions carefully.
Most questions specify which part of the passage to focus on (e.g. “From paragraph 2”). Your answer should be taken from these paragraphs only.
Time management is essential.
Being widely read is definitely a boon. Extensive reading improves you vocabulary and mastery of the language and it will often aid you in the understanding the content of the passages.I'll continue the next section tomorrow, gotta get back to my chinese.
♥ Marilyn
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