PSLE English Composition: From Failing Marks to AL1 | Singapore Chinese Tutor Ms Chen
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Meet Ms. Chen, a seasoned Chinese tutor in Singapore specializing in high-scoring composition techniques, comprehension mastery for full marks, and targeted PSLE/O-Level intensive revision. With an expert command of the MOE syllabus and key exam areas, she has a proven track record of guiding students to rapid grade improvements, achieving results from AL2 to AL1. Her lessons are built on a core philosophy of being effective, practical, and precise, ensuring significant and noticeable progress within a short timeframe.
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This video was recorded by Mr. Chen, a Chinese tutor for families in Singapore. It provides detailed guidance on how to write an effective essay excerpt about soccer, focusing on teaching students to make their writing more vivid and rich by describing inner thoughts and using well-chosen words and phrases.
The teacher first emphasizes that whenever a character observes something, their “inner thoughts” must immediately follow. For instance, upon seeing the soccer field under repair, the student should write: “Oh no, we can't play soccer now. What should we do?” This is a crucial writing technique—revealing a character's inner world through their psychological responses.
After describing the “thought,” the teacher advised immediately depicting the character's mood, skillfully incorporating well-chosen phrases and sentences accumulated over time. For instance, when unable to play soccer, the character's disappointment could be vividly portrayed with a sentence like “like a deflated balloon.” Following this, a transition phrase like “a sudden idea struck” could lead the character to devise a new solution, such as playing in the garden instead.
Next, the teacher guided students on describing the “play” scene. This common essay section requires using “while...ing...” sentence structures and phrases like ‘overjoyed’ or “having a blast” to convey enjoyment. Adding “giggles and laughter” enhances the scene's liveliness, while concluding with “sweating buckets and panting like a horse” makes the paragraph feel substantial.
Finally, the teacher demonstrated how to weave the entire sequence together: rushing to the field “as fast as they could,” feeling ‘disappointed’ upon seeing the repairs, then “suddenly getting an idea,” dashing to the garden “like the wind,” and concluding with a vivid description of the joyful, laughter-filled, sweat-drenched soccer game. The teacher emphasized that by weaving these interconnected details together and enriching the writing with vivid vocabulary and phrases, the composition would achieve excellence and earn a high score.
