"ENGLISH EXAM STRUCTURE CONFIRMED
PAPER 1 1h 50min
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SECTION A (as an insert) 10min
- editing
SECTION B 45min
- CONFIRM Speech Persuasive
SECTION C 55min
- 4 Qn Choose 1
- 2 Reflective Qns
- 2 Expository Qns
PAPER 2 1h 50min
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NORMAL STUFF
1 visual txt
1 compre
1 another compre with summary at end
PAPER 3 45min dun slp pls
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Listening Comprehension"
- Ian Hong Yi En, 2014
thanks Ian
editing should be alright (got 9/10 for the eoy practice paper I tried)
spend only 10 min max
speech persuasive notes:
spend only 45 min max
indentation before each para (basically, 2-finger spacing)
be aware of who you are representing, purpose of the speech, audience and occasion you are speaking at, eg. informal tone for speech in front of classmates (can use "friends"), formal tone for speech in front of schoolmates and teachers and principals (cannot use "friends", use "schoolmates" but not "fellow schoolmates" because it is redundant)
use 1st person, present tense, short sentences, active voice, past tense only when recounting
use 2nd person to direct information to audience and call for action
remember to sound "togetherly" (do not use 3rd person)
introduction- greet (good morning), identify yourself (I am __ of __/as the __ of __), purpose (today, I am here to talk to you about __), "roadmap" (we will look at these aspects: __, __, __)
body- use firstly, next, lastly (3 points required), other good words (now I'll talk about _, let's move on, in addition, furthermore, on the other hand, however, on the contrary, the other side of the coin shows that _), elaboration (statistics, case studies, related experiences, quotes, definitions, rhetorical questions, analogies, highlight problems, causes & effects, consequences & suggest solutions, worst possible scenarios, rebuttals), interesting (emotive words, degree of severity, alliteration eg. the cat caught a catfish, assonance [repetition of vowels], repeat important points)
conclusion- in conclusion/finally/on a parting note, I wish to leave you with this/remember _, I urge you to _/I hope you will _
end with "thank you" in the conclusion paragraph (though I personally think, a different para should be fine)
remember to be realistic and persuasive, like you are trying to get your mum to buy you ice-cream with a well-written elaborated list of reasons why you should get your ice-cream.
I'll stop here for a short while and upload this first :) gonna continue to expository and reflective later
and after that, compre stuff, just do your DIE. practice is impt
expository and reflective... aiyah hard to explain lah. ni zhi dao jiu hao.
expository is like speech writing, but make it more researchy papery
reflective is like fluttery and stuff, make it deep, make it different, make it impactful
REMEMBER (since first exam), CLEAR PENCIL CASE WITH ONLY WHAT YOU NEED