Primary 4 Chinese

This programme designed to help Primary 4 students to gain language mastery and hone examination techniques to build confidence in using the language. It also focus on helping them familiarise the key PSLE Chinese and Higher Chinese components such as composition, comprehension, oral and language use. 

The curriculum is structured to help students bridge the gap between Primary 3 and Primary 4. Specific answering techniques for critical components are systematically introduced into the curriculum to empower students with the right tools to tackle reading, writing and speaking tasks.  To make the lesson more engaging, the curriculum features relatable themes, allowing them to draw connections between Chinese language and their daily life.

Programme inclusive of:

• Interactive and engaging learning platform with activities/games/interactive board and a lot more
• Complementary 1 to 1 mentorship after lesson should your child needs more guidance
• A regular local teacher who will provide personal updates on your child’s progress regularly
• Lesson materials will be mailed to your house, NO hidden fee
• Learning booklets for note taking and revision
• Built-in homework tracker

Vocabulary

In-class vocabulary games and activities will help your child:

• Recall new words learnt and able to differentiate words with similar forms, meanings and pronunciation 
• Master the set list of vocabulary that is closely aligned to the MOE syllabus and learn extended vocabulary which includes key words and phrases for application in oral and composition.
• Learn how to categorise and match words to form specific phrases, including identified synonyms, antonyms, applying them to verbal and written work precisely

Listening, speaking and communication

Frequent in-class group discussion and 1 to1 oral practices covering various relevant themes will help your child:

• Expose to various themes and understand what makes an answer precise and accurate in the new exam format
• Learn how to analyse video or pictorial content and respond with relevant vocabulary
• Use specific strategies to organise thoughts to convey logical and coherent response
• Communicate in Chinese confidently in daily life

Reading comprehension

Detailed analysis of thematic passages and skill-based workshops will help your child:

• Able to comprehend a passage and overcome challenging vocabularies
• Learn about specific question types and understand PSLE requirements and mark allocation
• Learn to look for clues in the passage to craft specific answers by applying answering techniques for specific question types 
• Pinpoint the potential pitfall and errors in their answers and gain better insight to improve on answer precision, hence avoid losing marks

Writing

Workshops and exercises with a range of thematic questions will help your child:

• Practise using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure for different context 
• Use specific story structure techniques to plan a logical composition 
• Practise using descriptive dialogue and descriptive phrases in writing
• Learn to narrate with clarity as well as substance  

Mock paper practices and customised feedbacks

• Familiarise with the new exam requirements and trends
• Hone time management skills for each component
• Have ample practice in applying key exam strategies such as question analysis, clue-sourcing and answer precision
• Master self-directed learning and have opportunities to make progress in targeted weakness throughout the year

Mastering the language use

• Able to understand and use vocabulary in relation to pronunciation, form and meaning for this level
• Able to use vocabulary and sentence structure accurately for verbal and written task

Oral communication

• Able to listen, read and respond appropriately to questions with precise vocabulary and sentence structure
• Able to use vocabulary to describe actions, behaviour and emotions accurately
• Able to use knowledge of vocabulary to express thoughts and feeling on a given matter, topic or theme fluently

Composition Writing

• Able to use thematic vocabulary and descriptive phrase to write in accordance to given questions or scenario
• Able to use story and sentence structure to plan and write a complete captivating story based on the given pictures 
• Able to apply specific writing techniques and rhetorical devices to build content

Reading comprehension

• Able to apply specific strategies to read passage, make accurate comparisons, draw inferences and grasp the theme aptly
• Able to use keywords to correctly analyse different question types with exam techniques taught
• Able to find the correct answer and apply specific answering techniques