2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[janet88]

kay22:

august24:

MT oral. Pic on traffic/road safety, conversation topic is on sch rules.

This is what ds said. Hope he interpret correctly cos he can confuse between 公路 & 工地.

I felt that school rules are not easy to talk about... It can be quite wide and differs among schools.... :scared:

My son told me the examiner asked him which school rule he likes/doesn't like. He told me the 校规 he doesn't like is teacher doesn't allow them to go to the loo after recess...he told the examiner, recess is too short as he has to queue and after eating, there isn't time to go to the loo. Now I am thinking what will be tested for Eng tomorrow.

[mummy so kiasu]

happyheart:

Need help from experienced mummies here...DS is not strong in MT so chinese oral is a struggle. We did picture discussion but it will not take long for him to forget almost everything 1) chinese name for the place 2) descriptive words about the people and happenings 3) Thoughts and opinions of what happened.


How do you organise the notes and drill them into your children? DS is taking psle next year, I am afraid whatever we do this year will be forgotten by next year!

You have to speak Chinese to him more often at home so that he will be more comfortable with the language. It will also help him with the conversation component.

[Mum of 3]

DD said Chinese Oral reading passage today is on shoes.


Picture discusssion is on road safety. There is a man climbing over a railing to cross the road (even though there is an overhead bridge nearby). A lady with a child is pointing to the man. The picture also shows a van, a car and a motorcycle. There are also some passengers (a Malay lady and an Indian lady) trying to board a bus.

The conversation is about 1 school rule that you like and 1 that you dislike. The topic does not seem to be related to the passage or the picture.

[Essential]

Those who posted about Chinese oral is it PSLE oral Or

[mummy so kiasu]

Essential:

Those who posted about Chinese oral is it PSLE oral Or

Yes. It your kid is not taking PSLE this year, right?

[happyheart]

mummy so kiasu:

happyheart:

Need help from experienced mummies here...DS is not strong in MT so chinese oral is a struggle. We did picture discussion but it will not take long for him to forget almost everything 1) chinese name for the place 2) descriptive words about the people and happenings 3) Thoughts and opinions of what happened.


How do you organise the notes and drill them into your children? DS is taking psle next year, I am afraid whatever we do this year will be forgotten by next year!

You have to speak Chinese to him more often at home so that he will be more comfortable with the language. It will also help him with the conversation component.

Thank you, Mummy so kiasu. I see some KSP mentioned here about the oral booklet that school prepare for practice. I have not seen one yet but would you think that is suffice?

[its888me]

My child had Chinese oral today. No need to check student pass. Entry proof seems to be for other languages such as French.


He said quite easy as the examiners smiled listening to him. Yes, seems that the topics (read aloud / picture discussion / conversation) are not related. I didn’t dare to ask more… Hope that tomorrow’s session will be easy.

[Essential]

mummy so kiasu:

Essential:

Those who posted about Chinese oral is it PSLE oral Or

Yes. I think your kid is not taking PSLE this year, right?

My kid is taking PSLE oral

[fightingmom]

My dd admitted that she got panic attacks in the initial reading of passage. Luckily she managed to calm herself down quickly and breezed through her pic and conversation. One down and many more challenges ahead.


Best of luck again to all DC tomorrow! :rahrah:

[janet88]

fightingmom:

My dd admitted that she got panic attacks in the initial reading of passage. Luckily she managed to calm herself down quickly and breezed through her pic and conversation. One down and many more challenges ahead.


Best of luck again to all DC tomorrow! :rahrah:

I had panic attack :nailbite: accompanying my son just now, while he glanced thru his Eng oral It's because it is EL 2moro which is worrying me...just hope he will not stammer and be down to earth when it comes to picture discussion.