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Analysis of Comprehension
Analysis of Comprehension
Chapter 1
55 min
Differences between Direct and Factual Questions
6 min
Analysis of Direct Questions
6 min
Analysis of Factual Questions
4 min
Read through Comprehension Passage 1
8 min
Passage 1 Practice Questions
11 min
Read through Comprehension Passage 2
9 min
Passage 2 Practice Questions
11 min
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Chapter 2
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48 min
Overview of Language Questions
1 min
Analysis of Vocabulary-in-context Questions
3 min
Analysis of Language Use Questions
4 min
Analysis of I.O.W Questions
8 min
Deconstruct Comprehension Passage 1
6 min
Passage 1 Practice Questions
11 min
Deconstruct Comprehension Passage 2
4 min
Passage 2 Practice Questions
11 min
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Chapter 3
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1 h 12 min
What are Literary Devices?
3 min
Analysis of Literary Devices - Simile and Metaphor
7 min
Analysis of Literary Device - Connotation
16 min
Analysis of Literary Device - Personification
8 min
Literary Device Practice Questions
9 min
Deconstruct Comprehension Passage 1
16 min
Passage 1 Practice Questions
13 min
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Chapter 4
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1 h 25 min
What is inference?
3 min
Example of Inference Questions
11 min
Deconstruct Comprehension Passage 1
16 min
Passage 1 Practice Questions
16 min
Deconstruct Comprehension Passage 2
24 min
Passage 2 Practice Questions
15 min
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Chapter 5
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45 min
What is Irony?
3 min
Verbal Irony
6 min
Situational Irony
3 min
Dramatic Irony
2 min
Examples of Irony
7 min
Deconstruct Comprehension Passage 1
6 min
Passage 1 Practice Questions 1 - 2
6 min
Passage 1 Practice Questions 3 - 5
12 min
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LE1: Vocabulary - Idioms, Prefix & Suffixes
LE1: Vocabulary - Idioms, Prefix & Suffixes

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Chapter 6
33 min
News Article - A foreign idiom quiz
10 min
Idioms of different languages
8 min
Application - Rearranging of letters to form the words defined
5 min
Language Exercise - Prefix
10 min
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Summary Skills
Summary Skills
Chapter 7
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42 min
Types of summary writing skills & Generalisation
6 min
Selection & Rejection
2 min
Example - Select Key Points
6 min
Example - Paraphrase Selected Points
10 min
Practice Passage - Select Key Points
6 min
Practice Passage - Paraphrase Selected Points & Summary
12 min
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Chapter 8
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1 h 2 min
Other ways of "saving words"
7 min
Reduce number of words in selected sentences
10 min
Example - Select Key Points
10 min
Example - Paraphrase Selected Points
12 min
Practice Passage - Select Key Points
12 min
Practice Passage - Paraphrase Selected Points & Summary
11 min
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Editing Skills
Editing Skills
Chapter 9
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36 min
Recap on types of grammatical errors and editing exercises
10 min
Editing exercises
7 min
Editing Passage 1 - A Boy's Life in the Wild
10 min
Editing Passage 2 - Australian Supermarket
9 min
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Visual Text Skills
Visual Text Skills
Chapter 10
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28 min
Recap on Visual Text Skills
7 min
Visual Text 1 - The Horrifying Chair Bound Human
12 min
Visual Text 2 - SPCA
9 min
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LE2: Vocabulary - Mixed Bag
LE2: Vocabulary - Mixed Bag

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Chapter 11
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21 min
News Article - The Ultimate Comfort Food
5 min
Application - Understand meaning of words from extract of article and form sentences with them
7 min
Language Exercise - Idioms with "blue"
3 min
Application - Idioms with "blue"
6 min
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M1: Comprehension
M1: Comprehension

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Chapter 12
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53 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
3 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - New Zealand's Kea
13 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 4
15 min
Comprehension Questions 5 to 8
13 min
Comprehension Questions 9 to 11
9 min
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M2: Summary
M2: Summary

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Chapter 13
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36 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
1 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Long and Short of Rules
6 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 7
13 min
Summary - Extract Key Sentences
6 min
Summary - Paraphrase selected points & Final Summary
10 min
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M3: Editing
M3: Editing

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Chapter 14
27 min
Editing Passage 1 - Author's Encounter with a Bully
9 min
Editing Passage 2 - Honesty
10 min
Visual Text - Be a Global Entrepreneur
8 min
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M1: Comprehension
M1: Comprehension

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Chapter 15
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42 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
3 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Experience at Nest Gathering in Rimau (Tiger) Cave
15 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 4
7 min
Comprehension Questions 5 to 8
8 min
Comprehension Questions 9 to 10
9 min
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M2: Summary
M2: Summary

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Chapter 16
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48 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
2 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Comic Strips and Animated Cartoons
18 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 7
14 min
Summary - Extract Key Sentences
6 min
Summary - Paraphrase selected points & Final Summary
8 min
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M3: Editing
M3: Editing

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Chapter 17
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29 min
Editing Passage 1 - Author's Encounter in Philippines
10 min
Editing Passage 2 - Tsunamis
9 min
Visual Text - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
10 min
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M1: Comprehension
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Chapter 18
34 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
1 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Life of the Author
6 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 5
10 min
Comprehension Questions 6 to 9
9 min
Comprehension Questions 10 to 13
8 min
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M2: Summary
M2: Summary

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Chapter 19
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37 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
1 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Homelessness in America
15 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 6
10 min
Summary - Extract Key Sentences
5 min
Summary - Paraphrase selected points & Final Summary
6 min
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M3: Editing
M3: Editing

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Chapter 20
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25 min
Editing Passage 1 - A Member of World War II
8 min
Editing Passage 2 - The Brain
8 min
Visual Text - Campaign Against Dengue
9 min
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LE3: Grammar - Phrasal Verbs & Prepositions
LE3: Grammar - Phrasal Verbs & Prepositions

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Chapter 21
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22 min
News Articles - Are We Really Happiest When We Wake? & We're All A Bit More Honest In The Morning
2 min
Reading through the News Articles
5 min
Application - Prepositions & Phrasal Verbs
6 min
Language Exercise - Prepositions for different Time Expressions
6 min
Application - Prepositions for different Time Expressions
3 min
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End of Year Preparation
End of Year Preparation
Chapter 22
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36 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
3 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Travelling through an icy terrain
7 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 4
12 min
Comprehension Questions 5 to 8
8 min
Comprehension Questions 9 to 12
6 min
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Chapter 23
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33 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
2 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Wolves
11 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 6
9 min
Summary - Extract Key Sentences
4 min
Summary - Paraphrase selected points & Final Summary
7 min
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Chapter 24
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28 min
Editing Passage 1 - Singa the Lion
10 min
Editing Passage 2 - The Writer's view of the Movie "The Life of Pi"
11 min
Visual Text - Give Blood, Give Life
7 min
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Chapter 25
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25 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
2 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - A poor boy who refused to tell a lie
4 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 4
5 min
Comprehension Questions 5 to 8
6 min
Comprehension Questions 9 to 11
8 min
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Chapter 26
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22 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
1 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - King of Pop, Michael Jackson
4 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 6
7 min
Summary - Extract Key Sentences
4 min
Summary - Paraphrase selected points & Final Summary
6 min
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Chapter 27
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20 min
Editing Passage 1 - Celebration of Vesak Day
7 min
Editing Passage 2 - The Writer's Memories of His Childhood
7 min
Visual Text - Child Abuse
6 min
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Chapter 28
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31 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
2 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Author's First Experience with Japanese Public Baths
7 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 3
7 min
Comprehension Questions 4 to 6
8 min
Comprehension Questions 7 to 8
7 min
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Chapter 29
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34 min
Skim through Comprehension Questions
2 min
Read & Deconstruct Comprehension Passage - Galapagos Islands
9 min
Comprehension Questions 1 to 8
13 min
Summary - Extract Key Sentences
4 min
Summary - Paraphrase selected points & Final Summary
6 min
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Chapter 30
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21 min
Editing Passage 1 - Creativity
8 min
Editing Passage 2 - Workforce of the Future
7 min
Visual Text - Professional Counsellors
6 min
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