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Mastering the PSLE Oral Exam 2025: Reading Aloud & Stimulus-Based Conversation Made Easy! The PSLE Oral Examination might only last about 10 minutes, but it makes up 20% of your English grade — and it’s your opportunity to show that you can express yourself with confidence, clarity, and purpose. This guide will walk you through: […]

For 2025 exam format, proceed to this blog post Objectives of the Stimulus-Based Conversation Component According to the Ministry of Education, the Assessment Objectives (AO) of Stimulus-based Conversation in the Oral component of the English Language Examination seek to assess whether candidates are able to: AO3: Express their personal opinions, ideas and experiences clearly and […]

1. Introduction The new GCE O-Level (2023) English Language (Syllabus 1184) Paper 4 requires students to deliver a response to a video clip with a given prompt, and thereafter engage in a discussion with the examiner on a related topic. Essentially, students should be able to present their ideas and opinions fluently and effectively to […]

As your son or daughter settles into secondary school, they will soon be faced with the first big decision- which co-curricular activity or CCA to choose. CCA in secondary schools are an integral part of students’ secondary school life. Participation in CCAs helps develop interpersonal skills and resiliency. For some students, they discover their interests and […]

The transition from primary to secondary school is truly an exciting time for both students and parents. It is the beginning of a new chapter for the child. However, often students and parents enter into the secondary school phase with the same mindset which they had in primary school. When that happens, they may be […]

Having crossed the finish line and the opening of a new chapter, Primary 6 students and their parents would be wondering what are the similarities and differences between the various secondary education programmes. There are various routes in the Secondary programme. The term “through train” refers to a six-year Secondary programme where the student sits […]

For the new exam format, please visit this blog post. Mention the oral exam and you will be surprised at the range of responses from students. They vary from poised confidence where students brush it off, saying it is easy and that all they need to do is to read out loud and to chit-chat […]

13 March 2020 And so it is. WHO has characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. It has been 43 days since the outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and 35 days since DORSON ORANGE was raised on 7 February 2020. In the midst of […]

  Not until my stint at my first school posting as a beginning teacher had I seen or felt what it was like to be on the other end of the social world – a world where opportunities are limited and one where I have to fight every day to keep my self-esteem intact. Neither […]

Stress is part of our lives. When we perceive the situation as beyond our control, or we are not adequately equipped to deal with a difficult situation or stressor, we deem it as stressful. The amount of control we perceive to have of the situation plays a part in determining whether we perceive the situation […]