750 prompts matching "Word practice: What the poem is saying"
Formal or informal? writing to the principal
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the formal phrases and polite tone needed for
Choosing polite words for a complaint letter
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise choosing calm, polite, formal vocabula
Register switch: a diary entry vs a news report
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me compare the informal, personal tone of a diary
Formal or informal? apologising to a friend vs a teacher
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me different phrases for apologising informally t
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
Understatement: saying less to mean more
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what understatement means with examples, and c
Word pictures: choosing vivid adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise choosing vivid, precise adjectives ins
Idiom or literal? spotting the difference
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to tell whether a phrase is being used as
Reading the question before the passage
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why reading the question first can help me rea
Inference questions: reading between the lines
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to answer inference questions by reading b
Keeping my letters sitting on the line
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for keeping my letters sitting neatly on
Crossing out mistakes tidily instead of scribbling
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct, tidy way to cross out a mistake i
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
Taking notes while listening to a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to take short, useful notes while listenin
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
Standard English vs everyday spoken English
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between Standard English and ev
Expanded noun phrases for precise description
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to build expanded noun phrases to make my
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
Common Entrance word bank: strong opinion words for essays
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me strong vocabulary for expressing an opinion cl