In a few weeks, the PSLE will begin with the English oral examinations on 17 and 18 August. The Oral Communication exam, also known as Paper 4, usually doesn't get as much attention as Paper 1 and Paper 2, but it accounts for 15% of the total grade. Paper 1 and Paper 2 together account for 75% of the PSLE English score. Students get only 10 minutes for the oral exam – 5 minutes for preparation and 5 minutes for the actual testing. Compare this with the 3 hours allocated for P

Day in and day out, primary school students plough through the standard examinable components of Grammar, Comprehension, Synthesis and Transformation, Vocabulary, the list goes on... By the time students reach the ripe old age of 12, few would greet yet another Situational Writing or Oral exercise with enthusiasm. How do we get kids excited about writing a formal complaint letter or expressing their views extempore on a topic? IT'S ALL IN THE CONTEXT. That means the context i