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Additional Compre Practice (TOOPS)

March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Additional Compre Prac (TOOPS)

This is put up for the 4F students who do not have a chance to attend the IP coaching sessions.  I gave this as additional practice.  You should download this for your Mar hols practice.  I will upload the answers at the end of the hols for you to mark and check.

Categories: Compre Skills

Kobayashi – Do not watch if you just ate something.

February 10, 2009 · 13 Comments

Kobayashi is a world sensation because he did two significant things:
1. He made competitive eating a sport by having a strict training regimen. Therefore, he debunked the myth that competitive eating was monopolised by big-sized people.
2. He devised his own technique of stuffing as many hotdogs as possible within a time limit – break it into half, dip it into water and stuff it into his mouth!

Here are the video resources that you should look at before attempting the comprehension exercise:

(A) A tribute video to Takeru Kobayashi

(B) Kobayashi’s technique of eating a hotdog – filmed in slow motion

Other links:

- Kobayashi’s biography

- Joey Chestnut shatters the world record

- Joey Chestnut sets the world record (Channelnews Asia)

- Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest

Categories: Compre Skills · Lesson Notes

Perfect Scores – YAY!

January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Here are the perfect scorers for the recent "Explain Fully" test.  Well done and congratulations!

  1. Averil Lim – 4D
  2. Tan Mei Xuan – 4D
  3. Vanessa Ho – 4D
  4. Maryann Wei – 4D
  5. Angeline Choong – 4E
  6. Adeline Pang – 4E
  7. Ernest Goh – 4E
  8. Nicholas Tan – 4E

For the rest of us, keep going and work hard!

Categories: Announcements · Compre Skills

Quick Revision: "Explain Fully”

January 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Typical Characteristics of “Explain Fully” Qn:

1. usually made up of 2 marks

2. requires us to go one step to elaborate the 1st mark by making an inference

Quick 2-step Process to answering “Explain Fully” Questions:

1. LIFT the first point (1m)

2. Explain / Make an inference on your “LIFTED” point (1m)

Helpful Tip: Ask yourself “why” the lifed point is relevant to the question.  Take it one step further.

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