Q&A - P2 English

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

I see. Your daughter's school is in town area ?

Told hubby I wanted to go PS and got a scolding from him about not including his absolute cost (carpark and petrol) :x
Was at IMM to chill out yesterday.

Hi Janet,
Did \"your legs carry you into Popular again?\" while you chiiled out at IMM yesterday

Reading here - from Plum Cake - so Times is having 30% Sales? Whoa! great deal to grab books for myself! (Assessment Books can wait 1st :P).

[janet88]

HI Champion,

My legs will definitely 'bring me' to Popular
Actually, I wanted to go to PS Times yesterday...tempted by 30% discount but staff couldn't tell me over the phone if there is stock for Home Study...thus I decided not to make a wasted trip there.

Called Popular City Sq outlet if they have stock for Grammar P6 there...apparently that outlet has, so asked to transfer it to Popular IMM.

[Champion]

Hi Janet and Plum Cake,

The HOME STUDY is by Marshall Cavendish? Whoa, they really have a lot of new assessment books and I having hard time catching up

How do your find this HOME STUDY? Is it available in P3? I was doing Grammar and Vocabulary assessment book with DD1 this morning - she did very well and in a faster pace for Grammar but for Vocabulary, I have to sit with her for 1 hour just to finish one worksheet of 15 MCQs :x [Of course, that includes in between toilet breaks and snacks].

[janet88]

Champion:

Hi Janet and Plum Cake,

The HOME STUDY is by Marshall Cavendish? Whoa, they really have a lot of new assessment books and I having hard time catching up

How do your find this HOME STUDY? Is it available in P3? I was doing Grammar and Vocabulary assessment book with DD1 this morning - she did very well and in a faster pace for Grammar but for Vocabulary, I have to sit with her for 1 hour just to finish one worksheet of 15 MCQs :x [Of course, that includes in between toilet breaks and snacks].

Hi Champion,
Home Study is discontinued...although it's not bad, it's not possible to find this. I wanted to get Home Study P6 but it's not avail.
My daughter doesn't have much prob with grammar but her vocab needs to be worked on. Her teacher called me last Friday, telling me she is rather playful and talkative...can't stop her completely but have to learn to control.

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

Hi Champion,
Home Study is discontinued...although it's not bad, it's not possible to find this. I wanted to get Home Study P6 but it's not avail.
My daughter doesn't have much prob with grammar but her vocab needs to be worked on.

Yes , Janet - Mine too :roll: I have to work on her vocabulary :P. At times I can get very tired when she literally does not make an effort to attempt to the Qs and just expect me to TELL her the answer :x . I get her to check the dictionary and write down the meaning for the new vocab words. Then read the Q again before she chose the correct answer for the MCQ Qs.

I do not know whether my method is correct? :? It is very time consuming - apparently 1 hour to do 15 MCQs compare to 10 minutes she can finish 15 MCQs for grammar . Every time after finish voacb worksheet, she will be like,\"Errr....finally, I finish fighting the war!\" :lol: As for me, it will be like,\" :!: , 1 hour to do 15 MCQs! Really long yo!\"

[janet88]

Champion:

janet_lee88:

Hi Champion,
Home Study is discontinued...although it's not bad, it's not possible to find this. I wanted to get Home Study P6 but it's not avail.
My daughter doesn't have much prob with grammar but her vocab needs to be worked on.

Yes , Janet - Mine too :roll: I have to work on her vocabulary :P.

Her teacher told me she doesn't read the whole sentence and just assumes. This week, teacher will ask her for 1-to-1 and ask her to read the sentence to her...to determine whether she knows how to read or simply being playful. We talked on the phone for 20 min last Friday regarding her behaviour and learning attitude.

[teh_oh]

Champion:

janet_lee88:

Hi Champion,
Home Study is discontinued...although it's not bad, it's not possible to find this. I wanted to get Home Study P6 but it's not avail.
My daughter doesn't have much prob with grammar but her vocab needs to be worked on.

Yes , Janet - Mine too :roll: I have to work on her vocabulary :P. At times I can get very tired when she literally does not make an effort to attempt to the Qs and just expect me to TELL her the answer :x . I get her to check the dictionary and write down the meaning for the new vocab words. Then read the Q again before she chose the correct answer for the MCQ Qs.

I do not know whether my method is correct? :? It is very time consuming - apparently 1 hour to do 15 MCQs compare to 10 minutes she can finish 15 MCQs for grammar . Every time after finish voacb worksheet, she will be like,\"Errr....finally, I finish fighting the war!\" :lol: As for me, it will be like,\" :!: , 1 hour to do 15 MCQs! Really long yo!\"

Hi Champion,
I have given up asking my child to check dictionary. He can locate the words but will come back and tell me that he does not know what the meaning is trying to say. :stupid: He now only uses his dictionary as thesaurus for compo writing.
I usually plan and allocate work to him on Mondays. For any questions that he does not know how to do or any words he does not understand/read (CL), he is to circle them. He still needs to attempt these questions. I will mark by Saturday night. Then on Sundays, we spend around 2hrs going through all the errors, clarifying all doubts (that is, circled words). A lot of time is usually spent going through compre section. The dining table will be piled with guidebooks and dictionary for ease of explanation. We will go through all these circled words again during exam revisions.
1hr for 15MCQ can be really tiring.

[Champion]

teh_oh:

1hr for 15MCQ can be really tiring.

Hi teh_oh,
Yes, 1 hour to do 15 MCQs of Vocab really tiring but that includes in-between toilet breaks (at least 3 times) and a little snacks. This only happens when she is doing Vocab but if I ask her to work on Grammar, she can do at least 3 worksheets (3 x 15 MCQs = 45) within 30 minutes independently and lesser frequent visits to the washroom :rotflmao:.

[janet88]

HI Champion,

It’s not just tiring but also frustrating to take 1 hour for MCQ.
My daughter tells me she needs to use toilet, drink water, wants food and sharpen pencils when I coach her in her work. It’s endless load of nonsense every night.

[Champion]

Hi Janet,

Yes! Very frustrating and I was like a \"Mad Woman\" raising my voice ALWAYS　with the ２ important key words,\" Hurry up!\" :roll:. But she can do the grammar worksheet independently and able to DO at least 3 worksheets each day for me to mark in the night :lol:....Really must find a way & the stamina to coach VOCAB else I will be the one :faint: 1st.