English Paper 2 Section A

By Haslinda Midy

Strategy 1 TiTa (There is / There are)

For Remedial Students

STEP 1: Draw the TiTa table.

Ti table for Singular There There There is is is Object (What / Where)

There

is

Ta table for Plural

There There There There

are are are are

Object (What / Where)

STEP 2: Find the Nouns.

boy girls ladies

boys girl waitress

man

woman

STEP 3: Complete the table.

Ti table for Singular with the use of Articles a / an

There There There

is is is

Object (Who / What / Where) a boy at the slide a waitress with a tray

There

is

a man at the table

Ta table for Plural

There There There

There

are are are

are

Object (Who / What / Where) two ladies ordering some food three girls on the riding horses
two boys at the see-saw

STEP 4: Write simple sentences.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. There is a boy at the slide. There is a waitress with a tray. There is a man at the table. There are two ladies ordering some food. There are three girls on the riding horses. There are two boys at the see-saw.

Strategy 2 SVO (Subject+Verb+Object)

For Intermediates

STEP 1: Draw the S-V-O table.

Subject Verb Object (Who / What / Which)

STEP 2: Find the verbs.

sliding riding coming ordering attending

playing running carrying sitting

talking

Subject

Verb running carrying ordering

Wh

sliding
riding sitting attending playing

coming
talking

STEP 3: Find the Subject.

boy girls assistant lady

woman
assistant

boy

girl waitress
customers

Subject boy and girl waitress lady

Verb running carrying ordering

Wh

boy
girls customers assistant boys

sliding
riding sitting attending playing

assistant
customers

coming
talking

STEP 5: Find the Object (Wh)

sliding Where? slide
wooden horse

riding What?

coming Why? take orders

ordering What? food

playing What? see-saw Running Where? playground

tray

carrying What?

table

Sitting Where?

Subject boy and girl waitress lady

Verb running carrying ordering

Wh playground tray food

boy
girls customers assistant boys

sliding
riding sitting attending playing

down the slide

wooden horses table lady see-saw

assistant
customers

coming
talking

take orders
each other

STEP 5: Write simple sentences.

An assistant is coming to take orders. Three girls are riding on the wooden horses. Two boys are playing at the see-saw. A boy and a girl are running to the playground. An assistant is attending to the lady. A waitress is carrying a tray. The customers are sitting at the table. A lady is ordering some food. A boy is sliding down at the slide. The customers are talking to each other.

STEP 6: Combine simple sentences to form compound sentences.

Example 1
Simple sentence 1:

A lady is ordering some food.

Simple sentence 2:

An assistant is attending to the lady.

Compound sentence:

A lady is ordering some food and an assistant is attending to her.

Example 2 Simple sentence 1: Three girls are riding on the wooden horses. Simple sentence 2: Two boys are playing at the see-saw. Compound sentence: Three girls are riding on the wooden horses while two boys are playing at the see-saw.

Example 3 Simple sentence 1: A waitress is carrying a tray. Simple sentence 2: The customers are sitting at the table.

Compound sentence: A waitress is carrying a tray to the customers, who are sitting at the table.

STEP 7: Write complex sentences with adjectives and adverbs

The waitress, who is wearing an apron and a cap on her head, is carrying a tray of food to the customers, who are sitting patiently at the table. Two women with handbags on their shoulders, are ordering food from the assistants, who are standing smilingly near the delicious food displayed at the counter. Two happy children are running to the playground to join the others who are busily playing at the see-saw and the wooden horses.

Strategy 2 SIVAO (Subject + Information + Verb + Action + Object)

For Excellent Students

STEP 1: Draw the SIVAO table.

Subject (Who) Information (Which / Where) Verb to be Action Object (What/Where/When)

STEP 2: Find the subject.

boy assistant girls boys lady girl boy woman man lady assistant

waitress

Subject (Who)

Information (Which / Where)

Verb to be

Action

Object (What/Where/When)

boy boys girls boy + girl

waitress
man + woman

ladies
assistants

STEP 3: Singular or Plural? Verb to be

Subject (Who) Information (Which / Where) Verb to be Action Object (What/Where/When)

boy boys girls

is are are

boy + girl
waitress man + woman

are
is are

ladies
assistants

are
are

STEP 4: Find the extra information.

Subject (Who) Information (Which / Where) Verb to be Action Object (What/Where/When)

boy boys

with his hands up sitting on the see-saw plank

is are

girls
girl waitress man + woman ladies assistants

at the playground
with a ponytail wearing an apron sitting at the table with handbags at their shoulders with caps

are
is is are are are

STEP 5: Find the action (verb).

sliding riding coming ordering

playing running carrying sitting

talking

STEP 6: Complete the table.

Subject (Who) The boy Two boys Three girls A girl A waitress A man and a woman Two ladies Information (Which / Where) with his hands up sitting on the see-saw plank at the playground with a ponytail wearing an apron sitting at the table with handbags at their shoulders Verb to be is are are is is are are Action sliding playing riding running carrying talking ordering Object (What/Where/When) down the slides the see-saw on the wooden horses towards the playground a tray of food to each other some food

The assistants

with caps

are

attending

the two ladies

STEP 7: Write the sentences

1. The boy with his hands up, is sliding down the slides. 2. Two boys sitting on the see-saw plank, are playing the seesaw. 3. Three girls at the playground, are riding on the wooden horses. 4. A girl with a ponytail, is running towards the playground. 5. A waitress wearing an apron, is carrying a tray of food. 6. A man and a woman sitting at the table, are talking to each other. 7. Two ladies with handbags at their shoulders, are ordering some food. 8. The assistants with caps are attending to the two ladies.

STEP 8: Add adjectives and adverbs for compound and complex sentences.
1. The boy with his hands up, is sliding very fast down the slides while the two boys, sitting on the see-saw plank, are playing happily at the see-saw. 2. Three girls, who are at the playground, are riding cheerfully on the wooden horses. 3. A boy and a girl with a ponytail, are eagerly running towards the playground to join the others. 4. A pretty waitress, who is wearing an apron and a cap on her head, is carrying carefully a tray of food to the customers, who are sitting at the table. 5. Two ladies with handbags at their shoulders, are ordering some delicious food while the two assistants with caps on their heads, are attending patiently to them.

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Good luck to all my students.