Q&A - P1 English

[usa-sing-1]

I am a native English speaker from the US…I have read through some of the review books that are commonly sold in bookstores here as supplementary material, etc. for P1. Although the books are generally adequate, there are obvious errors in many I have seen (including some of the materials my daughter is using)…some chapters appear to be poorly written and not proofread adequately, and sometimes the questions and examples presented in the review books do not logically and unambiguously flow to choose one correct answer. I also note that some words they use may be technically correct English, but are themselves rarely used in common speech or create awkward sentences rarely encountered in friendly or business conversations in English. One review book my daughter uses introduces collective nouns such as "bitch" (female dog), "cripple" (for a physically handicapped person) and "spinster" (for an unmarried woman). These words may be correct by definition but are highly offensive in normal conversation (especially the last two)!

[MR06]

usa-sing-1:

I am a native English speaker from the US...I have read through some of the review books that are commonly sold in bookstores here as supplementary material, etc. for P1. Although the books are generally adequate, there are obvious errors in many I have seen (including some of the materials my daughter is using)...some chapters appear to be poorly written and not proofread adequately, and sometimes the questions and examples presented in the review books do not logically and unambiguously flow to choose one correct answer. I also note that some words they use may be technically correct English, but are themselves rarely used in common speech or create awkward sentences rarely encountered in friendly or business conversations in English. One review book my daughter uses introduces collective nouns such as \"bitch\" (female dog), \"cripple\" (for a physically handicapped person) and \"spinster\" (for an unmarried woman). These words may be correct by definition but are highly offensive in normal conversation (especially the last two)!

Since you had bought some of these books for your daughter, are you able to share which are the better ones with other parents in this forum?

It would be wonderful if you can inform us the pages with errors too.

[snowcapss]

CMF:

Hi all


What is your take on this Q from a primary school's SA paper?

Q : A ..... has a pair of horns and its baby is a calf?

(a) cow
(b) bull
(c) goat
(d) horse

My P1 son indicated (b) as the answer, but said to me; \"that's the only possible answer, but it's silly cos a bull cannot have babies, so the Q is wrong to say \"it's baby is a calf\"\"!

My view is that the Q could have been better constructed, and should not cause any confusion; unless it's supposed to be a trick Q?!

Hi, sorry that this question was posted some time back. Some breeds of cows do have horns. This question is confusing. What's the answer given by teacher?

[libran269]

snowcapss:

CMF:

Hi all


What is your take on this Q from a primary school's SA paper?

Q : A ..... has a pair of horns and its baby is a calf?

(a) cow
(b) bull
(c) goat
(d) horse

My P1 son indicated (b) as the answer, but said to me; \"that's the only possible answer, but it's silly cos a bull cannot have babies, so the Q is wrong to say \"it's baby is a calf\"\"!

My view is that the Q could have been better constructed, and should not cause any confusion; unless it's supposed to be a trick Q?!

Hi, sorry that this question was posted some time back. Some breeds of cows do have horns. This question is confusing. What's the answer given by teacher?

Yes - there are some cows with horns

[jedamum]

Lol. I am back here again.

Word order.
house market is my near the

Answer is
My house is near the market.
Or
The market is near my house.

Both can? Thanks.

[Skyed]

jedamum:

Lol. I am back here again.

Word order.
house market is my near the

Answer is
My house is near the market.
Or
The market is near my house.

Both can? Thanks.

Yup both seems correct.

[sembgal]

jedamum:

Lol. I am back here again.

Word order.
house market is my near the

Answer is
My house is near the market.
Or
The market is near my house.

Both can? Thanks.

I feel that the answer should be The market is near my house.

[Imami]

sembgal:

jedamum:

Lol. I am back here again.

Word order.
house market is my near the

Answer is
My house is near the market.
Or
The market is near my house.

Both can? Thanks.

I feel that the answer should be The market is near my house.

My England no good but I think I would choose \"the market is near my house\". To describe the proximity of the market to my house, \"I stay near the market\" sounds more appropriate.

[fable]

Both are grammatically correct. It depends on what your reference point is. For instance if you are giving directions you might say "Do you know where the market is? My house is near the market".

[jedamum]

Thanks every one.

So if it is word order question, guess both acceptable.