Thursday, July 19, 2007

Reading Passage

What are the points to take note of for Reading Passage? Intonation? Pitch? Pauses? Write your comments here!

43 comments:

Brian said...

I feel that we can get a full marks for this section if you can really master it. For instance, we must have good expression, not in a monotone voice, pauses when nesscary and the fluency. Pause at a place you think you should stop at and the whole sentence you read aloud must sound reasonable. Also if a word that is difficult to read, we can try to pronounce it but not skip it. We must also note the type of voice used, whether it is monotone. FYI, monotone is a voice that have the same tempo kinda voice. All the best

sacredtragedy- said...

because the tcher has been listening to pupils read that passage over and over again, we should try to make it interesting by not reading in monotone, which makes the tcher fall asleep. important! :D

when encountering speeches, we shud try to read it like it's really happening to you. during the 5 mins, try to read thru the passage first and practice softly. at least you would noe how to say the speech later. take note of words like "exclaimed" or "cried".. things liddat.

personally, i think that many ppl in our klas can excel in this area.

good luck, pals!

G E R M S. said...

We should read with emotions and not in a monotone.When we are supposed to pause,do not pause for too long or the teacher might think that we are stuck and does not know how to read the next word.

Marcus Ng said...

We should take note of our pithches and put in a lot of effort and also revise the notes given to us

joy said...

Do not speak in a monotone, we must also have variations in our voice. We must sound confident, and the tone of your voice must be according to the passage given. Do not be nervous as it will cause you to stammer...

Valerie said...
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Valerie said...

we should speak with espression and not be monotone. we should be clear with out words and not shoot like a bullet-train.

Remain eye-contact at all times.

pearlyn poon said...

We should read fluently with pauses and emotions. Also, we must be confident when reading the passage.Read loud enough for the examiners and take note of question marks, exclamation marks.

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boris said...

Read aloud and and do not be nervous stop at places where u are supposed to for example:question marks,commas,and full stops etc.

Yong Xun said...

We should take note of all the punctuation. We should not speak in a monotone and not speak too fast. Do not be nervous.

Don Loo said...

We must not speak in a monotone, and also have variations in our voice. We should also speak clearly and not rush through the whole passage like a bullet-train.

Remember remain eye contact!!

Ng Jia Hui said...

Try to make your reading interesting by not reading in monotone.
Also, pause when there is a pucntuation mark. Do not read too fast as the teacher might thought that you are panicking. Just relax yourself and treat it
like as if you are talking to your friend.

Koh Kah Hui said...

-Read aloud
-Read with confident
-Read with emotions
-Use different tone of voice when in speech.
-Try to pronounce the words that you do not know
:):):)

Sam Lim said...

speak with lots of expression and not in a monotone voice and do not stammer

Clare said...

We must read aloud so that the examiners can hear. Of course,do not read too loud... We have to read expressively, and note the puntuation marks and make sure that we pronounce the word correctly.

Annabelle Lin said...

First of all, we need to have confidence as having confidence wins half the battle.During the five minutes of preparation, we should read the passage to ourselves, trying to split up the longer words into different parts so that it will be easier to pronounce. There should be variations in our tone and we should not be reading too fast, so that the examiner can listen to us properly.

Wei Ning said...

Read aloud and do not speak in a monotone.

Speak with confidence and take note of puntuation. =)

colin said...

speak fluently and do not mumble to yourself,varify your pitch and tone.

Amos Ng said...

For this section, all we hafta do is to keep our composure, read confidently and clearly and last of all, dun speak in a monotone.We should not speak with a tone of nervousness in our voice. Just keep tellin' yourself that you can do it. Dun fret as Ms Soon has already spent time with us revising our reading passage. In the 6B chinese class, Ms Lim also said that after reading a few words, pause for a moment. Of course, dun pause too long.

Thats all I wanna say. Wish You good luck, 6B!!!!!!!!!!

=)=)=)=)=)=)

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Ve®å said...

As usual, RELAX!!!!!

Speak slowly.... Don't rush

Let the examiners hear you [ Loud and Clear ]

Pronounce the words properly.

If you do not recognise the word or know how to pronounce it. Break it up. Do not skip it.

Don't go monotone and speak with feelings.

Pause at full stops or comma.

"Go up" when there are question marks or exclamation marks.

"Go down" when there are full stops.

Do not slang. Do not try to be someone that you are not.

Speak with feelings.

When you see speech, do not change your voice.

The examiners will be hearing the same passage all afternoon, so we have to give them a very good impression.

All the best, everyone. But as usual, I think we will score FULL marks, seeing our "talents" =)

jia xin said...

Read with expression and not be too nervous

Premier League Online Streanibd said...

read with x-pression n dun mumble

Premier League Online Streanibd said...

i am min rui,
read fluently and do not mumble

Premier League Online Streanibd said...

i am benson, we should pause at some points and do speak like a bullet train

Premier League Online Streanibd said...

i am linson,
we should not read too fast and pause at commas and full stop. speak clearly too

edmund wan said...

read with confidence.

Unknown said...

pronounce clearly n dun speed.

kar enn said...

try not to exaggerate and pause when needed.

kar enn said...

try not to exaggerate and pause when needed.

Anonymous said...

Read clearly and loudly with some emotions.

colin said...

i am jie kai,
read fluently with expression.

read aloud.

must try not to skip and don't repeat

Yang Yu said...

As what Brian said, we can easily score a full mark if we practise it oftenly. There is a saying "Practise, makes perfect".
We must know when to make pauses, especially in a long sentence. Speak with expression and not in a monotone voice. In a speech, we must always look at the end of the sentence to see if there is an exclamation mark or a question mark. If it is a question mark, speak in an ascended tone at the end.

Best wishes for all!!

D.Q.(Da Quacker) said...

Don't read too fast. Emphasize on the word endings. Vary in the tone and use appropriate expressions

Sylvia said...

Do not read too fast.

Do not stammer.

Emphasize the word endings when its a question mark, exclamation mark.

Do not speak in monotone that will let the teacher fall asleep.

DUEL MASTERS MAD IN 6B said...

donot speak in monotone

DUEL MASTERS MAD IN 6B said...

donot be nervous maintain eye contact with teacher as teacher will get bored

DCed said...

We should show condfidence in ourselves and maintain eye contact with the examiners.Remember,we probably only see the examiner once,so try ur best and be bold!!:)

the_ping_pongers_who_dont_like_ping_pong said...

I used this particular trick once... Remember to say 'thank you and have a nice day' to the teachers a the end of the oral examination because they will be dicussing over you marks after you go! This will help leave a good impression of you to them and they will mark you up! =)

the_ping_pongers_who_dont_like_ping_pong said...

...and please be polite, remember to push in your chair GENTLY after you leave... my experience is that psle oral isn't that tough, it something really common and you definitely don't have to think for a considerable period of time before you answer to the examiners' questions.
Well and actually, to be truthful, there won't be difificult words in oral assessments because the psle oral is targeted at EVERYONE in singapore! so surely, they won't make life too difficult for you guys... =)go on...

Shermaine said...

It must be fluent, and not choppy. It must also be loud enough, and we must keep the pace too. There has to be expression, and not too monotonous. If you don't have all of this, you're not gonna get your 9 to 10 marks.

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