Similar words

Glad vs Please

Glad conveys the underhand impression of relief.

Please denotes happy

Good description

That memory is so deeply etched in my mind

Creative Writing

Ways to improve composition writing

Alliteration - When two or more words begin with the same letter or sound.
Amber Alert
baby boom
back to basics
Big Ben
Brilliant blue

green as grass
hale and hearty
Making magic
the more the merrier
pay the price
poor but proud
live the life
swim or sink
Super Sonic
Surround Sound
it takes two to tango
watchful waiting
prospect of purchasing
face to face
fearsome features

Onomatopoeia - The formation of a word from a sound

Eg Thump. Thump.Thumpity-thump

http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/

Vocabulary to describe speech

Squeaked

Urged

Gasped

Questioned

Panted

Mused

Exclaimed

Shouted

Screamed

Murmured

Mumbled

Muttered

Grumbled

Enquired

Announced

Asked worriedly/anxiously

Asked politely/urgently

Assured

Called out

Chided gently

Replied in my usual thoughtless fashion

Yelled

S&T Rules

Change Tenses only:

Sequence of action (After/Before/If/Until)

From direct to indirect speech

Unless

Determine which is the condition (c) and which is the outcome(0)

Change +ve to -ve

Who - followed by verb

Whom- followed by pronoun/noun

Whose - followed by noun

However- followed by adjective or adverbs and must have comma after the first part of the sentence

No matter - followed by how/what/where and the next word is an adjective or adverb; must have a comma after the first part of the sentence

In spite of/Despite - followed by a noun phrase eg his hard work

is leading (present continuous) change to being led (past continuous)

Useful Assessment Books

华文口试一本通 by Raffles Publication
Contents include:
How to describe people's apparents, expression, action
Relevant words for different scenes/festivals eg accident, at home, national day

学校食堂的词汇

碗盆
摊主
守秩序
饮料摊
告示牌
保持食堂的干净和卫生
接过
热腾腾
捧着