Chen Lao Shi's Thread on CL Learning (Pri & Sec), Grp Classes & Workshops

[chenlaoshi]

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Thanks to some parent's suggestions & feedback, I decided to conduct 1-to-1 oral mock exam instead of oral workshop this mid year sch holiday. No doubt it's more tiring given the hours involved, I do think it's more fruitful for the individual students.

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Just wrapped up 5 days of 1-to-1 online oral practice sessions with the Sec 4 students - I think it's necessary for them to go through the entire process - esp. for HCL 口头报告component - note taking + time management and articulation for the eventual 2 min presentation.

Since there have been some enquiries + rather than wait till June, I am opening up Wednesday time slots between now to end of May for 1-to-1 online oral practice sessions. Current year Pri 6 and Sec 4 (or Sec 3 taking O Levels) can consider signing up.

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Sign up link --> https://www.picktime.com/sandaooral

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Sign up for Chen Lao Shi's 2023 Pri/Sec Group Classes (free trial lesson available)https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_xaAHTTqUnBfjWLE5NcwwWpqt4KPOBCvmf0z3fZ3qaY
(schedule can be found https://sandaochinese.com/classes/)
(other contact details can be found https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=102404#p2064092)

[chenlaoshi]

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Sign up link --> https://www.picktime.com/sandaooral

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[2023 Pri 6 students]: Encouraging results albeit not being full papers. 6+ months to go, 加油！:rahrah:

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[chenlaoshi]

Qing Ming Festival (5 Apr 23)

[quote]清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。
- 《清明》（杜牧）

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[chenlaoshi]

It's always encouraging knowing students enjoy the lessons and find them beneficial.


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Parents/students interested in getting Pri/Sec CL/HCL compre and compo practices graded (with feedback and detailed/accurate suggested answers inc. marking scheme), feel free to contact me (contact details at end of post).

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[chenlaoshi]

[2023 Sec 4 student]: It is possible to score full marks under the 内容 component of Paper 1 实用文 question (Q1 or 2) - 审题，深入分析，衍生论点.


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[chenlaoshi]

[2023 Pri 6 student]: This girl joined for lessons permanently after attending trial last year end. Though there's no mid year exam, such bite size tests are useful for evaluating students' learning progress. 91 days to PSLE oral :rahrah:


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[chenlaoshi]

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: This student's confidence took a hit when she didn't fare well in one of her WAs in the 2nd semester last year (left pic). So far, her efforts are paying off (right pic).

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(Year 2) B3 --> (Year 3) B4 --> (Year 4) A2
Put in consistent effort and trust in the process. :rahrah:

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[chocolatemom]

Is it true that the HCL standard from P6 to HCL Sec 1 is a big jump? Any suggestion how to bridge this gap?

[chenlaoshi]

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Is it true that the HCL standard from P6 to HCL Sec 1 is a big jump? Any suggestion how to bridge this gap?

It depends on how good/strong the student's foundation in the language is. However, from Pri 6 HCL to Sec 1 HCL, the jump is not that big. The main differences are

- no more pic compo, therefore story plotting skill becomes more important
- vocab tested in cloze passage are not restricted to the phrases learnt from textbook syllabus
- compre passages include more sentences with underlying meaning, thus need to analyse further
- new component in the form of email writing in Paper 1


The challenges/difficulty will be felt more in Sec 2/3 as the students

- get exposed to different types of passages (discursive, explanatory)
- learn more rhetorical approaches
- are introduced to more examinable components such as forum/formal email writing in Paper 1; editing and summarization in Paper 2 and verbal report in Oral Conversation


The key will be to expand one's range of vocab (cannot rely on syllabus word/phrases only), to use the language more often (to improve grammatically, esp. in terms of sentence structuring) and to broaden one's knowledge of major social/local issues (required when discussing on topics in Paper 1 and Oral). Some suggestions will be

- Read《早报逗号》publications（https://kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=8835&p=2061697&hilit=%E6%97%A9%E6%8A%A5%E9%80%97%E5%8F%B7#p2061697，https://www.zbschools.sg/）
- Watch news snippets (https://www.8world.com/fun-learning，https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1cdmgUIl8NFaEv8aSbm5xz1I4fCZSPj2)
- Put in effort in learning how to write Chinese characters (penalization for 错别字 can be costly + for editing section in Paper 2, one may need to correct the wrongly used phrase in the question + not all schools have 习字 and/or 听写 at Sec level, which may resulting in lesser/inconsistent effort/focus from students in this aspect)

[chenlaoshi]

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: Encouraging results albeit not being full papers. 6+ months to go, 加油！:rahrah:

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[2023 Pri 6 student]: A timely boost before heading into the last stretch of preparation :rahrah:

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