284 prompts matching "Writing: Plan Before Writing — writing a short historical essay"
Managing my time in a comprehension test
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for managing my time sensibly across a co
Checking my answer matches the mark scheme
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to check whether my comprehension answer c
Inference questions: reading between the lines
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to answer inference questions by reading b
Comparing two passages under exam conditions
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to compare two short passages quickly and
Common Entrance exam: pacing myself across sections
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to pace myself sensibly across the differe
Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be
Repetition as a deliberate cohesive device
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how writers sometimes repeat words on purpose
Time connectives for a recount
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of time connectives useful for writing
Building a cohesive concluding paragraph
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to write a concluding paragraph that links
Spacing my words evenly on the page
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why even spacing between words matters for nea
Margins and indenting new paragraphs neatly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use margins and indent new paragraphs n
Taking notes while listening to a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to take short, useful notes while listenin
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
Asking a good follow-up question after a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to ask a thoughtful follow-up question aft
Summarising what someone just said, in my own words
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise summarising what someone has just said
Spotting bias in a spoken argument
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot bias or one-sidedness in a spoken
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
Retelling a story I just listened to
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Read me a short story and check how well I can retell i
Following an oral recipe step by step
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me a short spoken recipe and check whether I can f
Checking tense consistency across a paragraph
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to check that verb tenses stay consistent