Oral Practice: Reading Passage

Passage 1

My name is Ben. I am seven years old. I

have two younger brothers. They are Tim

and Jim. I love to play with them.

My father is a doctor and my mother is a

nurse. They work together in the same clinic.

They work very hard and take care of the

family.


Passage 2


Lisa has a dog. She calls it Spotty. Spotty only listens to Lisa. It is fierce to strangers. It barks and bites them.

When Lisa has to go to school, Spotty will wait for her at the door. Spotty will wag its tail when Lisa comes home. It eats everything Lisa eats.

Oral Practice: Picture Conversation

E-Learning Day

Homework

1. Online homework

Math
- Shapes 11

English
- Question words
- Question words 1


2. Written homework

- English Practice Paper 2
- Maths Homework Book page 69, 79-82.

Monday, 25th April

Tips for Oral
Oral examiners will be looking out for:
1. Consistently good pronunciation
2. Fluent reading
3. Appropriate pauses & without hesitation

I seek your assistance to help your child with point 2 and 3.

Common Mistakes
1. Not emphasising the beginning and ending sounds
2. Rushing through a sentence, without pausing
3. Reading in a monotonous manner
4. Reading mispronounced words again


Below are a few sample reading passages for you practice with your child.

Passage 1

Mary is seven years old. She is in Primary One. She walks to school every morning. Her house is near the school.

Ai Lee is Mary’s best friend. They are classmates. They enjoy doing many things together. Both of them like Music and Art lessons. They often go cycling in the park. Sometimes they go to the nearby swimming pool for a swim.

Passage 2
There are seven members in my family. My father is a policeman. My mother is a teacher.

I have a sister and a brother. They like to play with me. We go to school together.

My grandfather and grandmother live with us. They look after us when my parents are at work. They like to take us to the park. We are a happy family.

Tips for Picture Conversation

1. Identify the place
Say : This is a picture of a …

2 Identify the focal points - main activities in the picture
3. Talk abouit each focal point.
Describe (what, who, where)
Reason (how, why is this happening)
Interpret (why you think so)

4. Conclude
Say : This is all I have to say about this picture.


Do not:

1. Do not use the phrase "I can see a boy..." "I see a girl ..."
2. Do not tell a story about the people in the picture.

Sample Picture 1

21st April, Thursday

Important Notice:

1. Parent Notification Letter has been given.
2. P1 SA1 oral is postponed to Thursday, 28th April 2011.
3. Spelling will be given on Tuesday, 26th April 2011. Any 10 words from the spelling list will be given.

Homework

1. Maths Worksheet
2. English Stellar Worksheet page 2, 6, 10 and 12.
3. Heuristic Booklet page 6-7

Wednesday, 20th April

Important Notice:

1. Remedial will be at 1 p.m. I will collect the students from the canteen.

Tuesday, 19th April

Homework:

Language Usage Booklet 1 page 16 and 18-19.

Important Notice:

Parents' Weekly Notification Letter for T2W4 has been issued. Apologies for the delay