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Portrait descriptions
The face is no index to the heart. Therefore, it is important that we describe characters in detail to help the reader to better understand their motivations, personalities, and actions. Portrait description is an important component of essay writing because...
Listening comprehension
Listening comprehension can be tricky sometimes and there are details that students often overlook. However, if you follow our step-by-step guide, you will be more aware of the details in the passage and use our answering tips to score well...
Psychological descriptions
Often, student might think that describing the internal thought process of characters are easy and tend to overlook the importance of psychological descriptions. In fact, psychological descriptions are one of the most effective ways to make a character more three-dimensional...
Interesting topical compositions
Last lesson, we talked about how to write smooth and coherent picture compositions using keywords given in the question. Writing topical compositions is somewhat different from picture compositions because students are required to make up their own storyline and make...
Portrayal description
In today’s video, we introduce ways to write portrayal description
Coherent picture compositions
Writing picture compositions may seem easier than other types of essays, but it requires students to be even more meticulous with the details and transitions between each picture. Today, we will teach you how to take a step-by-step approach to...
Effective language descriptions
Due to demands from our students and parents, today’s episode is another in-depth lesson which will look into language description. We will cover the importance of descriptive language, the different types of language you can use, and techniques for crafting...
Ways to answer multiple response questions- Part two
Last week, we introduced multiple response questions. However, there are many types of multiple response questions, and they may appear in the same question. It is crucial for students to be clear of what the question is asking for, and...
Argumentative Methods: Comparisons
We all often compare ourselves with others knowingly or unknowingly. A balanced comparison can at times inspire you to be better at things or be a better person. In writing essays, the method of comparison also serves a similar function...
Ways to answer multiple response questions
Some questions from the Reading Comprehension section entail two small parts, each account for 1-2 marks. This is what we call a multiple response question. In order to obtain full marks for this type of question, students need to answer...
