PSLE English Oral guide.pdf

English, Primary 5 and 6 A guide to crafting top responses: Oral Practice A) Reading Aloud 1. Pronunciation : - Loud and clear  - Break up difficult words or gloss over. Do not pause or wait for the teacher to read the words to you (e.g. inseparable = in  sep  arable! - Do "#$ add or subtract words fro% the passage - $ake $ake note of these sounds: 1! end consonants (e.g. &d' -t' -k! )! long vowels (e.g. these! *! &sts (e.g. scientists' costs! - Do not panic if you %ake a %istake (e.g. %ispronunciation!. +arry on fluency is i%portant

). Rhythm: ,ven' s%ooth and steady *. ***Expression : - ppropriate tone that %atches the characters e%otions' as e/pressed in their dialogue - ppropriate tone that %atches the overall the%e' setting and %ood of the passage ) !raphic stimulus " #timulus$%ased #timulus$%ased con&ersation

1. 'ar( out the 5+ in the stimulus a! 0ho: 0ho is the target audience  b! 0hat: 0hat is the event 0hat 0hat is the purpose of the event and the sti%ulus c! 0here: 0here will the event take place d! 0hen: 0hen will the event take place e! ***hy: hy is the e&ent or cause important f! 2ow: 2ow can interested parties participate in the event or cause ). 3ossible 4uestions: - -irect: - pertain to the 5012 of the picture (e.g. 0ill you be interested in  participating in this event 0hy or why not! not! - give a stand. 6t is okay to say no' but your your answer %ust be well-supported. lso' give a balanced perspective on %ore sensitive topics - Personalised : ask about your own e/periences and thoughts about a si%ilar event (e.g. $ell %e about a ti%e you participated in a si%ilar event.! - Reflexi&e: - elicit your reflections about why people %ayshould participate in the event or a related one (e.g. 0hy do you think people participate in this event! - 777consider the pros and cons of the event - 777consider the i%pact of the event on the 1! individual (e.g. you! )! fa%ily *! co%%unity (e.g. your neighbourhood or school! 8! nation (e.g. 9ingapore! and 5! world *. our answer should contain .EE/: .opic sentence : a state%ent that puts across your %ain idea (e.g. 6 would like to a! a .opic  participate in this concert because 6 a% a fan of speech and dra%a.!

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 b! Ela%oration: details about your %ain idea' including the reasons for your %ain idea (e.g. 6 love acting because 6 can take on a role that 6 nor%ally do not enact in everyday life. 6 can pretend to be a superhero.! c! Examples: e/a%ples and e/periences of your %ain idea (e.g. 6 acted as +aptain 3lanet in a school play. Being a superhero who cared about environ%ental issues allowed %e to view global war%ing fro% a wider perspective.! d! /esson learnt: personal reflections' thoughts and feelings about your %ain idea (e.g. 6 en;oy acting and %y role as +aptain 3lanet because these taught %e the urgency of environ%ent concerns.! 8. /anguage: - use when drawing inferences or sharing opinions: could' %ight' possibly' suppose' sur%ise' infer' deduce' conclude' predict' think' feel' a% of the opinion that - connectors that link your points and conclusion (rule of three!: 1! first  first and fore%ost )! second  additionally  in addition  %oreover  further%ore  ne/t *! third  last  finally and 8! in a nutshell  in conclusion  in su%%ary  to su% up - selective use of co%position techni4ues: show-not-tell' vivid description' 5 senses and dialogue

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! READING - Pronounce & articulate words clearly; read fuently with appropriate expression & rhythm

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Pronunciation & Articulation

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Rhythm & Fluency

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#$I%'#-(A#ED )*N+ER#A$I*N - En,a,e in a conersation .ased on a stimulus Wo!

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Personal Response

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Clarity o" Expression

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En#a#ement in Conversation

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