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All our tutors went through a stringent selection process, so parents can rest assured that the quality of our services is the best and nothing else! Furthermore, our class size is relatively small, even for group tuition (capped at 6), all our students will be able to receive customised guidance based on their individual strengths and weaknesses!
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Scoring A1 For O-Level English in Sophia Education: Top English Tuition’s Secret Advices
While English as a language seems to be the lingua franca, many Singaporean students still continue to struggle to score that elusive A1 for English and hence, turn to O-Level English tuition. However, this comes as no surprise when we consider the demands of the O-Level Examinations.
The English Language O-Level Examination tests students on a range of areas from Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading Comprehension. Especially in Secondary School, it is a rigorous assessment that demands a different array of skills for every one of its components.
In this article, we will break down the English O’ Level Examination into its main constituents, and find out exactly what you’ll need to do to nab that A1 grade for each paper.
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Paper 1
Tip 1: Read As Much As You Can
Get your hands on essay examples, newspapers, online articles, or even your favourite novels. Reading exemplifies the proper sentence structures and grammatical rules in writing. Learning from professionals’ unique writing-styles is a great springboard for you to develop your own writing-style too, as an interesting writing style is a key part of writing that makes you stand out in the sea of essays.
Tip 2: Peer Review
Other than getting valuable insight from your fellow peers on your work, reviewing other’s works will make you start having a keen eye for the common mistakes in writing, and hence apply that same cautiousness to your own essays. Likewise in tip 1, if your pal is a particularly talented writer, you can also incorporate some of their writing-style into your own.
Tip 3: Always Plan Before You Write
You may think that you’re racing against time to finish 3 sections under 1 hour and 50 minutes, but never skip over the planning stage. Always take 10 minutes to plan out your essay by highlighting key words in the question, and plotting down a short skeleton of your essay. This will, in fact, make the eventual writing process much faster as you are less likely to panic on what to write next during the examination. Planning also makes your essay have a clear and proper flow, making it much more enjoyable for your examiner to mark.
Paper 2
Tip 1: Familiarise yourself with the different question types
When you practice Paper 2 enough times, you’ll start to see a certain pattern in the question types. There are some questions where you can find the answers straight from the passage. The common issue, however, is answering the more difficult ones like inference, literary, or vocabulary questions. I have found that English tuition centres and tutors take a very methodical approach to answering each specific question, thereby making the paper a breeze. Learn more from our Super tutors here.
Tip 2: Scan The Questions Before Reading The Passages
Likewise in the tip I mentioned for LC, reading the questions beforehand keeps vigilant when searching for your answers and points, giving you more time for the more taxing parts of the paper (i.e. Summary writing).
Tip 3: Keep a Vocabulary-bank
Aside from needing to expand your vocabulary due to vocabulary questions in Section A and B, having a wide arsenal of words is especially important for the Summary portion of Paper 2. The Summary component requires students to rephrase the points made in the passage, in 80 words or less. Knowing many words will help you as you are able to come up with synonyms for words more easily.
Oral Examination
This is typically the first hurdle you’ll come across, and this component constitutes 20% of your grade.
Tip Number 1: Practice Anywhere, Anytime, and with Anyone
Two problems students often encounter during the Oral Exam is anxiousness and mental-blocks when responding to questions. Well, practice makes perfect. You can start by voicing out your opinions about issues to friends and family, trialing past-year questions with your classmates, or recording yourself speak. Practising gets you more comfortable with speaking aloud.
Tip 2: Listen To & Learn From Others
During the Oral Exams, examiners are also looking out for proper pronunciation and enunciation of words. Pronouncing words the Singlish way may pass for casual interactions, but you will be penalised for exams. Immerse yourself in media like the News or TedTalks to pay close attention to how certain words are pronounced. These media may also teach you how to speak with good rhythm and expression- criteria that examiners also focus on!
Tip 3: Structure Your Responses
Examiners are also looking out for your ability to express your thoughts and opinions clearly. You don’t want to ramble on aimlessly, as this may cost you mark-deductions. I would suggest using the P.E.E.L format- a tried and tested to help you streamline your responses, and make your arguments more coherent.
Listening Comprehension
LC is what many consider the ‘easiest’ paper to get marks, try and score as well as you can here. This section holds a weightage of 10%
Tip 1: Read The Questions Beforehand.
This gives you a heads-up on what the conversation will be about, as well as exactly which parts of the conversation you can find the right answers.
Tip 2: Note Down Key Points.
Pay special attention to any nouns, places, time, direction and any specific instructions, opinions or facts given during the conversations you hear in the audio.
Tip 3: Move On and Just Infer.
The information relayed through the audio may not always be easy to process, questions are not always straightforward. Rather than fixating on information you missed, move on and infer an answer based on what you were able to catch.
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Secondary English Tuition
Looking for quality English tuition? Look no further, Sophia Education is here to help!
Our tutors are experienced and will be able to teach the students all the knowledge and skills needed to excel in both essay and comprehension effectively. At Sophia Education, we offer both 1-to-1 and small group classes so that students can receive the attention they need to understand the subject better. By doing so, we are able to provide customised lesson plans for every student, due to our small class sizes.
Together with our concise notes and materials that we provide for every student, you will be able to get a better understanding of the concepts learnt in class. In addition, we also have past examination papers which students can use to familiarise themselves with the examination format and question types.
Don’t hesitate any longer and contact us now to find out more about our english tuition and how we can help you achieve excellent results in English! You can either visit our website at www.sophiaeducation.sg or call us at +65 8875 0044.
Primary English Tuition
Struggling with your English in Primary School? Feeling lost about big words and complicated grammar during tests and examinations? Fret not, Sophia Education is here to help! With our experienced and qualified tutors, we will be able to provide the best Primary English tuition possible to help you overcome these challenges.
At Sophia Education, we offer both 1-to-1 and small group classes so that students can receive the attention they need to understand the topics better. We also have a well-structured syllabus that is designed to help students gradually build up their english language skills and confidence. Our classes are held at convenient locations all over Singapore, so that students from any area can attend without much hassle. Parents can also choose between our weekday or weekend classes according to their availability. We even offer online tuition, further increasing the flexibility of our services to fit your schedule.
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