Everyone has difficulties in life, and I am no exception. Everyone has subjects that they are weak in, and I am no exception either. English has always been the subject I have detested the most, because there are many different components that make up the score on the report book; many of them are not easy to score, let alone ace them.
Oral has always been the most dreaded subject for me in the English component, because there is three components in Oral, which are the Reading, Picture Discussion, and Conversation. Reading has never been a trouble to me in Primary school but in Secondary school, words get tougher, with some never-seen-before words. Of course, Phonics will definitely play a big role in pronouncing these weird-looking words, but as my English teacher said, ''English is not remembering this formula and applying it that's it, but English has alot of exceptions.'' So how far can Phonics help me to pronounce words? Not much. Picture discussion is another trouble. Sometimes, words pop up to me immediately when I look at the picture, but problem is that I cannot ascertain that the words are applicable for that situation as pictured in the paper. As I do not want to take the risk of using words wrongly, I tend to use simple words which can hardly net any good scores. Next, is Conversation. Singlish, is commonly used in teens' life, therefore it is common to be spoken out. I always will have to stammer when I am about to speak the Singlish word, in an attempt to try to find an appropriate synonym to replace the Singlish word. I could also easily stray off-topic when I am too indulged in talking. Therefore I do not score well in Oral.
Summary is another obstacle blocking me from getting good scores. I noticed that I cannot get the correct 15 points despite many attempts and I always add in irrelevant points which eat up my words, causing me to have very limited words. Shortening sentences has also become a problem for me as sometimes I take away the important point in the midst of shortening the sentence. My most drastic problem is to use my own words. As my vocabulary is not very broad, I tend to repeat some of the words and use words wrongly, causing me to lose the meaning in the sentence which ultimately causes me to lose a point for content. I have made several attempts to try to use many words which were not that simple, but my score does not rise, which is saddening to me. The other problem is my tenses. As I am thinking of plotting my sentences while writing in both summary and composition, I tend to make mistakes in my tenses carelessly, causing me to lose precious marks too.
Overcoming these difficulties will no doubt be hard, but when there is a will there is a way !
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