743 prompts matching "Practise saying it: Accepting the answer politely"
Simile or metaphor? tell them apart
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between a simile and a metaphor
Building strong similes about the weather
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise building vivid similes about different
Skimming skill: getting the gist fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to skim a short passage quickly to get the
Scanning skill: finding an answer fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to scan a passage quickly to find a specif
Answering in full sentences for comprehension
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why full-sentence answers score better in comp
Using quotation marks to prove my answer
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to lift a short quotation from a text as e
Using synonyms to avoid repeating the same word
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use synonyms to avoid repeating the sam
Using 'however' and 'therefore' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct punctuation and placement for usin
Joining letters clearly in cursive handwriting
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for joining my letters clearly and consis
Presenting a title and heading neatly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to present a title and heading neatly and
Checking my handwriting is legible to a stranger
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a simple way to check whether my handwriting w
Listening for the main point in a speech
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for the main point of a short sp
Listening for tone: is the speaker serious or joking
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for tone of voice to work out wh
Answering unexpected questions confidently in a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me strategies for answering an unexpected questio
Determiners: this, that, these, those
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use the determiners this, that, these a
Capital letters: proper nouns I often forget
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me which types of proper nouns commonly get misse
Question tags in spoken and written English
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how question tags like 'isn't it?' and 'don't
Building confidence with unfamiliar exam vocabulary
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a strategy for tackling unfamiliar vocabulary
Rapid quiz on revising the word endings
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Test my spelling on revising the word endings: give
Upgrade my words: replacing 'good' with stronger choices
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise words to use