648 prompts matching "Grammar Focus: Standard English versus informal speech"
Giving constructive feedback on a classmate's talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to give kind, constructive feedback on a c
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
Answering unexpected questions confidently in a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me strategies for answering an unexpected questio
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
Apostrophes for contraction: don't, can't, it's
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use apostrophes correctly in contractio
Four sentence types: statement, question, command, exclamation
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the four main sentence types and how to punctu
Determiners: this, that, these, those
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use the determiners this, that, these a
Direct and indirect objects in a sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to identify the direct and indirect object
Using conjunctions to join two short sentences
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use conjunctions to join two short, cho
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
Capital letters: proper nouns I often forget
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me which types of proper nouns commonly get misse
Common Entrance word bank: words for describing character
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a strong bank of words for describing a charac
Common Entrance word bank: words for describing setting
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a strong bank of words for describing a settin