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Courteous Reminder for All Students

Examinations are around the corner. To avoid burning the midnight oil, please refer to the notes furnished by Master Tuition in a jiffy.

Preschool Programmes for Kids Between 4 and 6 years old

Preschool Programmes for Kids Between 4 and 6 years old

Preschool Programmes for Kids Between 4 and 6 years old

PT 3: Novel - How I Met Myself: How a character tries to solve his or her problem

Question: Based on "How I Met Myself", write about how a character tries to solve his or her problems. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer

BM and English Programmes for Kids

PT 3: Novel - How I Met Myself- Advanced Moral Values for Sharing

Question: Based on "How I Met Myself by David A. Hill", write about a character that shows determination (perseverance / persistence) Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.  Advanced Answer:  Paragraph 1: Based on "How I Met Myself" by David A. Hill, a character that showed determined was John Taylor.  Paragraph 2:  - A man rushed into John at Felka Utca.  - The man looked alike as John.  - John Taylor was determined to follow and find the man.  - He followed the man to Zsolt's cafe in Gergely utca.  - He looked for the man in the cafe.  - He asked the cafe's owner whether he saw anybody there.  - He tottered to the toilet to investigate.  - He was in vain in the cafe.   Paragraph 3:  - He did not surrender. He kept on going to Felka utca after his routine work daily. He waited patiently at number 7 Felka utca. He hoped to meet the man again.  - He went t...

PT3: Novel - How I Met Myself - Moral Value

Question:  Based on "How I Met Myself by David A. Hill", write about a character that shows determination (perseverance / persistence) Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.  Simple Answer:  Paragraph 1: Based on "How I Met Myself" by David A. Hill, a character that showed determined was John Taylor.  Paragraph 2:  - A man ran into John at Felka utca.  - The man looked like John.  - John followed the man to Zsolt's cafe.  - He looked for the man in the cafe.  - He could not find the man.  Paragraph 3:  - He did not give up.  - He went to Felka utca and Gergely after work every day.  - He hoped to meet the man again.  - The man never showed up.  - He went to Felka utca with Andrea.  - They could not find any man who looked like John.  Paragraph 4:  - John Taylor was determined to know why he met the man.  - He learnt that ...

PT 3: Novel - How I Met Myself

PT3: Novel - How I Met Myself 1. John Taylor  - 34 year-old-Englishman - around 6.5 feet tall - light brown hair and eyes - has a moustache - is a computer programmer - sent to work in Budapest, Hungary - happy at work - his wife is Andrea, his Hungarian language teacher - very hardworking husband - protective family man - stable and confident young man until he meets his doppelganger - troubled by doppelganger and recurrence of dreams - determined 2. Andrea - young Hungarian language teacher - dark brown hair, blue eyes with beautiful smile -observant -concern -loving wife - accommodating - humble and versatile 3. Janos Szabo - a good family man - not very healthy - became extremely upset and was never the same again after the tragedy 4. Zsolt - Owner of a bar at Gergely Utca - Friendly - Helpful - Open to changes 5. Kati - keeps parents busy 6. Paul Harris - A close friend of John - A journalist - Understanding - concern 6. Mrs. Fischer - a little deaf - hospitable - sympathet...

PT3 - Novel - How I Met Myself

PT3 - How I met Myself?

IGCSE Programmes

IGCSE Programme

Form 3 Novel: How I met Myself

The novel is about John Taylor who is a British expatriate working in Hungary as a computer programmer. His wife is Andrea who is a Hungarian language teacher and has a daughter who is Kati. The story starts on the evening of 18 January. He is knocked down in the street by a man who is his double. This incident bothers him a lot. He has recurring dreams about his meeting with that man. Finally, he finds out that the man is his doppelganger who comes to give him advice or warning. John Taylor's life has change substantially after the incident. There are few questions that are required to be resolved by him: - 1. Is he really doppelganger? 2. What is the doppelganger trying to tell him? 3. Is John going mad?

Frequently Asked Grammar Topic

Question: Can you tell me what are the key topics for grammar?  There are many topics for grammar; however, there are few topics that are very important for kids: -  All grammar topics are classified in five main areas:  Area 1: Nouns 1. Common Nouns 2. Proper Nouns 3. Pronouns 4. Countable and uncountable nouns Area 2: Verbs 1. Subject-verb agreement 2. Present tense 3. Past tense 4. Future tense 5. Present continuous tense 6. Past continuous tense (Note: There are twelve types of tenses but for primary schools, students are required to familiar with six types only) Area 3: Adverb Area 4: Adjective 1. Simple adjective 2. Comparative 3. Superlative Area 5: Preposition + Article

Post UPSR Bahasa Malaysia Programme

Pre-IGCSE Programme

English Practice for Common Error 1.3.

1. I do not like this poetry (or, these poems). (Not, these poetries)

We build Mr and Mrs HYPE in Education!

At the helm of Master Tuition is a mixed group of dedicated educators who  are passionate about English as well as Bahasa Malaysia.

Great News for kids between 4 and 6 years old!!

Kindergarten Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and English Programmes are open for registration.

Frequently Confused Grammar

After decades of teaching English as a second language, I have compiled some frequently confused grammar for all avid learners to enhance their English with ease.

English Practice 1.2.

Which is correct?

Preposition Practice for Place

1. He went _____ Malacca. He was ______________ Malacca on Friday. He was away ______ Malacca _______ a week.

UPSR Candidates: Please read all notes received from Master Tuition

Great news to all candidates of UPSR 2014. At the eleventh hour, all students have finally obtained an array of useful resources and tips for the preparation of UPSR.

Post-UPSR Programmes

Guided by intuition and an unadulterated love for writing, Master Tuition grew and grew as more students joined in our lessons eager to learn how to write with ease by implementing The MASTER METHODS. 

Common Errors in similes showing qualities of things / creatures!