6Filial Piety's Online Journal Topic

We have heard of ugly Singaporean behaviours, such as being 'kiasu'. However, something of a different nature came up late last year.

Some Singaporeans, during lunch time, have innovatively used packets of tissue paper to book seats in a hawker centre.
Read the article here to find out what happened.


Topic: Do you think that it is rude to use tissue packs to reserve seats?

Click on the Comments link to express your ideas.

The deadline for this journal entry is 11 April (Saturday) at 11.59pm.

April Fool's Day

Dear class,

Try to spot the 'fake' news report in today's The Straits Times.
Place your answer in the Comments link below.

Unit 4: Appositives

Click on the links below:

1) Definition and examples of appositives

2) Appositive Practice - Share your scores in the Comments link!

6C Holiday Journal Topic

Topic:
It is difficult to be bilingual in Singapore.
a)Do you agree? Why/Why not?
b)What can we do to improve?

Share your views and feelings in the 'Comment' link below this post.
Remember to leave your full name.

Click on the audio clip here and select the entry:
29. Bilingual (11/09/08)
(*Quicktime is needed)

It features a radio talkshow on the topic and you will be hearing some Singaporeans share their views and thoughts about the topic.

Listen to the clip to help you extend your perspective on the topic.
You do not need to quote what has been shared but feel free to comment on their feedback. You should also share your own thoughts.
You can limit your discussion to Mandarin as the other language besides English.

Comments should be entered before 5pm on 23rd March (Mon).

Relative Clauses

Click here to read up more.
Another link: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses
Hope this clarifies when we use commas and when we don't in synthesis questions.

Short Story 2: Not Poor, Just Broke

Sometimes, reading about the author's life gives readers a deeper understanding to the influences he/she had when he/she wrote a story.

Click on the links belowe to read more about the Dick Gregory's life:

Link 1: Wiki
Link 2: Official Website

Some links about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement:
1)Rosa Parks - A Short Documentary
2) Rosa Parks - Her story3) History of the Civil Rights Movement

Past Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Dear class,

Read up about the use of Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous Tense before our lesson next week:

1) Past Perfect 1
2)Past Perfect 2
3) Past Perfect Continuous 1
4) Past Perfect Continuous 2

Please click on the links below to try the online exercises:

Simple Warm-up - Past Perfect
Simple Warm-up - Past Perfect Continuous

1) Past Perfect MCQ

2) Past Perfect Continuous MCQ

3) Exercise 11 - Simple Past & Past Perfect

4) Exercise 13 - Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous