Duration: 3-6 months (intensive preparation)
Objective: To familiarise students with the exam format, improve answering techniques, and enhance overall performance in the O/L General English paper.
🔵 Course Structure (Paper Breakdown & Strategy)
📖 Paper 1 – Reading & Vocabulary (40 marks)
🔹 Section A – Vocabulary & Grammar (MCQs & Fill-in-the-Blanks)
✅ Identifying synonyms, antonyms, and homophones
✅ Completing sentences with correct words (prepositions, connectors, etc.)
✅ Phrasal verbs and idioms in context
📌 Practice: Weekly vocabulary quizzes + grammar drills
🔹 Section B – Reading Comprehension (MCQs & Short Answers)
✅ Skimming & scanning techniques
✅ Identifying main ideas, supporting details, and inference
✅ Answering direct and indirect questions
📌 Practice: Past paper reading comprehension exercises
🔹 Section C – Information Transfer
✅ Extracting key points from passages, graphs, and tables
✅ Writing concise and relevant answers
📌 Practice: Summarisation exercises + past paper questions
📝 Paper 2 – Writing & Grammar (60 marks)
🔹 Section A – Short Writing Tasks
✅ Writing short messages, emails, and notices
✅ Descriptive and narrative paragraph writing
📌 Practice: Timed exercises on everyday writing
🔹 Section B – Formal & Informal Letters
✅ Format and tone differences
✅ Common topics (letter to a principal, friend, job application, complaint, request)
📌 Practice: Weekly letter-writing tasks + teacher feedback
🔹 Section C – Essay Writing (Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative, and Expository Essays)
✅ Structuring an essay (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
✅ Developing arguments with examples
✅ Avoiding common mistakes (grammar, coherence, and cohesion)
📌 Practice: Weekly essay writing + peer reviews
🔹 Section D – Dialogue Writing & Completing a Story
✅ Developing a natural conversation
✅ Using appropriate tenses, punctuation, and structure
📌 Practice: Role-playing dialogues + story continuation exercises
🔹 Section E – Summarising a Passage
✅ Identifying key points and rewording them concisely
✅ Avoiding unnecessary details
📌 Practice: Past paper summarisation tasks
🎯 Exam Preparation Strategies & Techniques
📌 Weekly Paper Practice & Mock Exams
✅ Full paper practice every two weeks
✅ Timed practice to improve speed and accuracy
✅ Group discussions and feedback sessions
📌 Answering Techniques
✅ How to identify keywords in questions
✅ Strategies for eliminating incorrect answer choices in MCQs
✅ How to structure long answers effectively
📌 Common Errors & How to Avoid Them
✅ Spelling & grammar mistakes correction
✅ Misinterpretation of questions
✅ Effective proofreading strategies
📊 Course Assessment & Tracking Progress
✔ Mock Exams – Conducted at least twice before the final exam
✔ Self & Peer Assessments – Encouraging peer correction for better understanding
✔ Error Analysis Sessions – Reviewing mistakes and improving answers
📚 Study Materials & Resources
✔ Past papers & marking schemes 📄
✔ Sample model answers 📝
✔ Vocabulary & grammar handouts 📖
✔ Online resources & audio-visual materials 🎧📺