1,231 prompts matching "Reading for the main points of a passage"
Compound Word Stress Patterns
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how stress usually falls on compound words like ice
Giving Instructions and Directions Clearly
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to give a sequence of clear spoken instructions
Telling a Tale Aloud to an Audience
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Coach me to tell a traditional tale aloud for about three mi
A Mock Hearing: Speaking in a Defined Role
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Set up a simple mock hearing and coach me to sustain a defin
A Structured Discussion With a Chair on a Civic Question
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a civic discussion topic and coach me on how to make
Making a Speech on a Social Issue
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Help me prepare a short speech on a social issue such as roa
Recording My Own Speaking Strengths and Targets
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Listen to how I describe my own spoken English so far, then
What Is Literature? Oral vs Written Traditions
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me the difference between oral and written literature,
Distinguishing Legend, Myth and Folktale
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how a legend differs from a myth and from a folktal
Analysing a Character's Choices and Consequences
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Help me track one character's decisions in a prose text I am
Why a Playwright Switches Between Verse and Prose
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how to tell verse from prose on the page in a Shake
Understanding What an Autobiography Is
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me what an autobiography is and its purpose in writing
Identifying Irony in a Literature Text
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me what irony means using a simple example, then help
Identifying Hyperbole in a Literature Text
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me what hyperbole is with a funny example, then help m
Practice Interview: Explaining My Writing Choices
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Ask me to explain the choices I made in a recent piece of wr
Adverbial Phrases: When a Phrase Acts Like an Adverb
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how a group of words can do the job of a single adv
Identifying Verbs Expressing Actions
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Give me a short passage and ask me to underline every verb,
Building New Words With Suffixes -ise and -ify
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Teach me how the suffixes -ise and -ify change a word's clas
Drawing a Map and Writing Directions
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Help me describe a simple map of my locality in words, then
Writing a Descriptive Essay With a Clear Outline
Act as my JSS1 English tutor. Help me plan an outline for a descriptive essay about my com