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PSLE 2019 English Language Workshop for Parents

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Programme

Components:

• Oral
• Writing
• Open-ended Comprehension

Q & A

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PSLE ENGLISH PAPER FORMAT

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PSLE EL Paper format

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING DURATION 1 Situational Writing

• Continuous

Writing OE OE 55 27.5% 1 hr 10 min 2 Language Use and Comprehension OE / MCQ 95 47.5% 1 hr 50 min 3 Listening Comprehension MCQ 20 10% About 35 min 4 Oral Communication OE 30 15% About 11 min (5 min preparation time; about 6 min examination time) Total 200 100%

15 40

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ORAL

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Overarching aims of Oracy Teaching

• Confidence to convey and express thoughts

and opinions with fluency, appropriateness and succinctness

• Ability in using language appropriately to

address purpose, audience , context and culture.

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Learning Outcomes

• LO1

Demonstrate knowledge of spoken grammar and register

• LO2

Speak with accurate pronunciation and appropriate intonation

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Learning Outcomes

• LO3

Plan and present information and ideas for a variety of purposes

• LO4

Use appropriate skills, strategies and language to convey and construct meaning during interactions

• LO5

Produce spontaneous and planned spoken texts that grammatically accurate ,fluent , coherent and cohesive.

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What would you say to start the conversation?

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Suggested Questions to stimulate conversation

• What are the two students doing?
• Would you do it differently?
• What had caused the flooding of the road?
• Do you like to be caught in the rain?

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Gracious Woodlanders with the Zest to Excel

Suggested Questions to stimulate conversation

• What do these people wear on their heads?
• Why do they have to wear that?
• Is there a need to wear such a thing for

examinations?

• How should people behave during the

examination?

• Do you think examinations are important?

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Gracious Woodlanders with the Zest to Excel

Suggested Questions to stimulate conversation

• What game are the children playing?
• Do you know this game? Have you played

before?

• What do you normally play with your friends?
• Do you think you are given enough time to

play?

• Is play time important for all children?

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What can be observed from the questions

• What can be seen from the picture
• Relating to personal experience
• Expand beyond personal experience, to the

people around

• Expression of opinions concerning issue

raised

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Other resource for topic conversation

• Newspaper Headlines
• Posters

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Breakdown

• Components :

Reading Aloud - 10 marks Stimulus-based Conversation - 20 marks

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Specimen Paper

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Question Prompts

(a) Look at the picture. Would you be interested to buy the biscuits? Tell me why/why not. Why do you think a maze game is given on the biscuit box ? (b) What kinds of food do you enjoy eating, and do you think your diet is a healthy one? Are you influenced by what your friends and family eat? (c) Eating healthily is one example of healthy living. Exercising is also a good way to have a healthy lifestyle. What sorts of exercise do you like and why? Are there any forms of exercise that you have never done before and would like to try?

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Stimulus Based Conversation

Expectations:

• 1. Be proactive in offering your view points of the

picture provided

• 2. Relate it to your personal experience or other

experiences as close to the topic in discussion as possible It is alright to deviate from the original question if you do not have the relevant experience. Be upfront with the examiner and offer another genuine experience for discussion.

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Stimulus Based Conversation

20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Response Clarity of expression Engagement in Conversation Gives very good personal response, elaborating and explaining in detail. Able to speak fluently with correct structures Interacts with confidence. Gives good personal response, elaborating and explaining in general terms. Speaks clearly with correct structures most of the time Interacts well Gives some personal response, elaborating and explaining in general terms. Attempts to use correct structures some

• f the time

Interacts reasonable well Gives some personal response, but does not elaborate and explain. Uses inappropriate structures some of the time Relies on examiner to prompt a response Personal response is limited to one- word or short- phrase answers. Uses inappropriate structures most of the time Relies heavily on examiner to prompt a response Almost no personal response Response is restricted by very weak vocabulary and inaccurate structures Requires assistance to engage in conversation

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Reading Aloud

Expectations:

• 1. Read audibly and confidently
• 2. Maintain good reading posture and eye contact with

examiner(s)

• 3. Pace your reading and pause appropriately
• 4. Enunciate ending consonants
• 5. Be expressive and vary your tone

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Rubrics for Reading

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pronunciation and word recognition Clear and good pronunciation throughout the reading of the entire passage. End sounds like ‘t’, ‘ed’, ‘ll’ , ‘s’ are clear all the time. No words are left

• ut/added

Mispronounced words: 0 Volume of voice is excellent Generally clear pronunciation throughout the reading of the entire passage with a few errors along the way. End sounds like ‘t’, ‘ed’, ‘ll’ , ‘s’ are clear most of the time. No words are left

• ut/added.

Mispronounced words: 1-2 Volume of voice is good Clear pronunciation in a few instances with a few errors and some skipping

• f words.

End sounds like ‘t’, ‘ed’, ‘ll’ , ‘s’ are clear some of the time. Some words are left out/ added Mispronounced words: 3-4 Voice is audible Somewhat clear pronunciation in a few instances with a few errors and some skipping of words. End sounds like ‘t’, ‘ed’, ‘ll’ , ‘s’ are not clearly pronounced. Some words are left out/ added Mispronounced words: 3-4 Voice is audible Mispronunciation or skipping of a number of words. End sounds like ‘t’, ‘ed’, ‘ll’ , ‘s’ are not clearly pronounced. Many words are left out/ added Mispronounced words: 5-6 Voice is almost inaudible Mispronunciation or skipping of most words. End sounds like ‘t’, ‘ed’, ‘ll’ , ‘s’ are not clearly pronounced. Many words are left

• ut/ added

Mispronounced words: 5-6 Voice is almost inaudible Expressiveness and Fluency Smooth and fluent reading throughout. There is great effort to vary tone and pace. Generally smooth reading. There is some effort to vary tone and pace. Generally smooth reading with few pauses. There is some effort to vary tone and pace. Slow reading with hesitations. Very little changes in tone, pace and volume. Slow and hesitant reading

• f words, syllable by

syllable. Very little changes in tone, pace and volume. Very slow and bumpy reading. Many words unread. No changes in tone and pace.

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Specimen Paper- Reading Passage

The Kumar and Tan families have been good friends and neighbours for

• ver a decade. Devi was very excited as she and her parents got ready to visit the

Tan family. It was the second day of the Chinese New Year and Devi’s family had been invited to join the Tan family in their celebrations. “Mum, why have you insisted that I wear this red dress?” Devi asked her mother. “Chinese New Year is a happy occasion and the colour red symbolizes joy.” Devi nodded and broke into a grin. “Is that why the Chinese give out red packets? Last year, Aunty and Uncle Tan and their relatives gave me some hong-

• pows. I think I will be getting them this year as well!”

As Mr Kumar was about to lock their house door, Mrs Kumar dashed back into the house. Devi and her father looked at each other, puzzled. Mrs Kumar reappeared, clasping two oranges in her hands.

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Posters in the neighbourhood

Paper

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Flyers

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WRITING

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Composition

It does not mean that you will score better if you use all three pictures. However, if you do not use ANY of the pictures, you will be penalised.

Write a composition of at least 150 words about being trustworthy. The pictures are provided to help you think about the topic. Your composition should be based on one or more of these pictures. Consider the following points when you plan your composition. Who was trustworthy? How did the person act in a trustworthy way? You may use the points in any order and include other relevant points as well.

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SCRIPT A

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SCRIPT B

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Basic structure of a narrative

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Content

Unrealistic storyline No/ Little development

• f plot

Run-of- the-mill content

Areas of weakness

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Language

Describe, not report Build up vocabulary- e.g. words to replace ‘said’ Intensity of feeling words e.g. ‘pleased’- ‘ecstatic’

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• How many different types can there be?
• Car accident
• Drowning
• Theft
• Fire
• Lost
• Bomb threat
• Blackout
• Killer litter
• Robbery

Scenarios

All require pupils to describe action and feelings

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Comprehension Open-Ended

Hands Hands-On Exerc On Exercise ise

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Comprehension Open-Ended

Statement True/ False Reason The writer did not have allowance for two weeks The stallholder was impatient with the writer. The writer was rude to the stallholder.

F T F

She had overspent the previous week’s allowance. She did not serve the writer./ She sent her away./She served the next pupil. She tried to explain what happened clearly and calmly to the stallholder. Inference-Pupils must understand ‘overspent the previous week’ and ‘raid her red packet for allowance’. Inference-Pupils must understand contextual clues – ‘too harrassed’ ‘long queue of pupils’ ‘sending me away’. Pupils must not confuse it with ‘rudely jolted out of my thoughts’.

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75 Give two reasons why the writer borrowed money from Jill even though they had a quarrel in the morning. [2m] Jill was seated at the nearest table (1m) and the writer was hungry (1m).

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77 Why did the writer stare at Jill’s money in shock? [2m] Jill had the same amount of money as the writer [1m] and she thought Jill had taken her money.[1m] Pupils must be precise in answering the question. She was shocked that Jill had taken her money. X

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80 Explain clearly what the writer realised at the end. [2m] She realised that she had not lost her three notes/money at all (1m) and had wronged Jill/ blamed Jill wrongly. (1m)

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Question and Answer