Tackling Oral Examination

[buds]

schellen:

No, better than what we got from her teacher.
I also like it that there are sample passages of different genres.

Tonight must mug already cos she'll be with my in-law's for the weekend and oral starts on Monday!

Oh i see.. Yup, better than what i got from her teacher too back then in P1
so i source out and found this gem of a piece and thought this one must
share, especially now with oral exams in full swing!

Can ask IL to help revise with her?
Mebbe for Mandarin picture discussions?

[buds]

New book up for recommendation everyone..

But this time its assessment book for English..
Why i like it?

Has everything test paper based questions but
not in a test paper form. Book form. Also has
Picture Discussions (pix not bad too) and Reading
Passages and also Listening Comprehension ex.

Here is the front and back cover.

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq2IXWPr


http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2Cqdqi


Some sample pages to entice you...

ORAL PASSAGE
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2CqnoS


PICTURE CONVERSATION
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2CqMli


LISTENING COMPREHENSION (1)
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx1M3zyi


COMPREHENSION
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2CrLHS

There's also vocabulary and cloze passage practises.
And cool pictures for Picture Composition plus word aid
and phrases for children to apply to their composition.
Also available from Popular.

:celebrate:

[schellen]

buds:

Can ask IL to help revise with her?

Mebbe for Mandarin picture discussions?

I think cannot. EL maybe cos MIL is a pri sch teacher but FIL has lost touch with school system and according to my DD, both of them don't seem to be able to read hypy well, and that my MIL pronounces some words funny.

So Chinese must come back to me eventually.

[buds]

schellen:

..... and that my MIL pronounces some words funny.


So Chinese must come back to me eventually.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[keekee]

jedamum,


The chinese book has oral passages, picture for discussions, topics for discussion. Good quality pics. The oral passage is in chinese characters, with helping words (in chinese character, hypy and english translation behind). I guess this would be ok for p2s but for p1s (like my dd1), reading the passage in chinese character could be a problem. Also the answers to picture discussion is very detailed (good for parents) but may be too chim for a p1 kids. Guess kids who attended chinese enrichment classes may be more use to such things. Overall it is a good guide book …time for me to ‘up’ dd1’s chinese standard…heeheee…

[jedamum]

keekee:

with helping words (in chinese character, hypy and english translation behind). .

sounds good!
possible to post the pic or the ISBN no. for me to do a check on popular's online store? thanks..cos i only have like 5min to grab a book and pay at the counter before ds2 starts pulling stuff off the shelves. :oops:

[buds]

Jedamum,


There's another one which is this..
If you prefer something with an assisted CD-ROM.


http://www.postimage.org/


P1 Chinese Oral And Listening Comprehension With CD-ROM

Author : Hui Ying Lao Shi

Publisher : Educational Publishing House

Level : Primary 1

Item Code : 9789814235907

Usual Price : S$16.90

NOW : S$15.21

[buds]

Another simpler version - P1 Chinese Oral Booster is also

available at Popular. Same shelves as the other Chinese
oral guide books. No pix for this one. It has orange cover.
Black and white pages inside. Has relatively okay-okay
pictures. The same oral passage opens up both sides
and the tester's page has the hanyu-pinyin help at the
bottom/below the sentences. The picture discussion
pages offer simple short phrases relevant to it - in a small
column. But no English translation.

The Chinese Oral Book by Raffles looks the same as the
English ones only text are in Chinese. Hehee..
That's why easy for keekee to grab both!

[buds]

CHINESE-ENGLISH LEARNING COMPANION

Practical Handbook of Vocabulary Usage For primary Schools

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq5cNYS

CHINESE-ENGLISH LEARNING COMPANION
Practical Handbook of Functional Word For Primary Levels

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV49u70

[buds]

For Hanyu Pinyin guides, I like the series from Chinese Made Easy.


http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV49_xS http://www.postimage.org/ http://www.postimage.org/ http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV4aDs9

Each book in this series consists of :
(1).Textbook with CDs [Book 1 > SGD $36.92]
(2).Workbook [Book 1 > SGD $26.75]
(3)Teachers Book with CD

Chinese Made Easy” adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as
a second/foreign language. It is designed for young students taking
GCSE/IGCSE/A-Level Mandarin Chinese Exams (UK), SAT II/AP
Chinese Examinations (USA), IB Chinese Exam, Australian Mandarin
exams, or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on
their own..


“Chinese Made Easy” has two levels: level 1 – Book 1, 2 and 3; and
level 2 – Book 4 and 5. After completing this series, learners will
acquire a vocabulary of approximately 1,700 Chinese characters
and several thousand phrases.


The course features:

- task-based learning coupled with a focus on form and function

- a wild variety of texts and practice materials

- up-to-date topics relevant to young students

- careful pacing for gradual progress in language skills

- clearly focused aims for each unit

- regular consolidation and reinforcement

- practical tasks and activities to practise use of the target language

- both simplified and original Chinese script in the vocabulary list

- language materials presented in a fun, interesting way

- highly attractive and colourful page designs


Topics include:

> Greetings　

> Countries and languages

> Family members　

> Occupation and work places

> Personal introduction

> Modes of transport

> Numbers and dates　

> Time



About the authors:

●　 Ms. Yamin Ma has an M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Development from Queens University, Canada.

●　 Ms. Xinying Li holds a postgraduate diploma in Applied Linguistics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

●　 Both authors have teaching experience in China and abroad, and are currently teaching Chinese in an internationalschool in Hong Kong.


Other books in the same series:
Chinese Made Easy for Kids, Books 1 to 4