724 prompts matching "Understand: The words the writer chose"
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
Idiom match-up: guessing meanings from clues
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me clues about the meaning of common English idiom
Understatement: saying less to mean more
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what understatement means with examples, and c
Strong verbs instead of 'went' and 'got'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise verbs to use
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
PEE method: point, evidence, explain
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the Point, Evidence, Explain method for answer
Multiple-choice comprehension: avoiding trick answers
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and avoid common trick answers in
Common Entrance exam: pacing myself across sections
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to pace myself sensibly across the differe
Common Entrance exam: staying calm under pressure
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me calm, practical strategies for staying focused
Linking paragraphs with adverbials of time
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to link paragraphs together using adverbia
Linking paragraphs with adverbials of place
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to link paragraphs together using adverbia
Using pronouns to avoid repeating a noun
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use pronouns correctly to avoid repeati
Connectives that show cause and effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show cause and effe
Connectives that show contrast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show contrast, such
Connectives that add more information
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that add information, su
Connectives that show sequence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show sequence, such
Linking ideas across a whole essay
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me techniques for linking ideas clearly across a
Time connectives for a recount
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of time connectives useful for writing