524 prompts matching "Writing: Sentence Building Task — writing a short essay about something"
Time connectives for a recount
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of time connectives useful for writing
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
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
Practising clear diction for public speaking
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for speaking clearly and pronouncing word
Modal verbs: must, might, could, should
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how modal verbs like must, might, could and sh
Apostrophes for possession: singular and plural
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rules for using apostrophes to show singul
Standard English vs everyday spoken English
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between Standard English and ev
Determiners: this, that, these, those
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use the determiners this, that, these a
Prepositional phrases for extra detail
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use prepositional phrases to add extra
Expanded noun phrases for precise description
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to build expanded noun phrases to make my
Checking tense consistency across a paragraph
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to check that verb tenses stay consistent
Using 'a' and 'an' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rule for choosing between 'a' and 'an', in
Commas in a list versus commas for clauses
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between using commas in a list