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Speak Good English Movement

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Students from ITE College Central, East and West wowed the public via a series of synchronised slow marches and dances which they performed in various locations around Singapore. These were done in support of the Speak Good English Movement launched recently, which highlights the importance of speaking grammatically correct English. The students distributed Grammar Rules notebooks to the public after each performance, along with pencils and wooden rulers. Four of these notebooks feature tenses, subject-verb agreement, prepositions and countable and uncountable nouns , giving explanations and tips on usage. I like the Singaporean blunders best! Apart from the slow march and dance performance by the ITE students, this year’s Speak Good English Movement features six light-hearted videos featuring popular Singaporean comedian, Kumar as the 'Queen of Grammar' , a magnificent royal from the Land of Good English who seeks to correct the affl...

A day trip to Singapore Discovery Centre

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As I mentioned previously on my last trip to Singapore Art Museum (SAM), my next destination would be the  Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC). This is my first time to the  SDC , though after completing the visit, I am convinced that this is mostly an educational spot or for school excursion! Honestly, I have never really been there at all or back then, but perhaps my school trips were not given consent or approval by my parents... Hahaha!!   Apart from the free admission to SDC , we were also given a pair of complimentary movie tickets - WA is for Wayang (2D).   I love learning new things as SDC offers a full range of educational programs for the children, teenagers and even working adults like us...   There is a funny interactive booth where you can learn the dance steps from different races... Both Baby and I selected the Hindi dance...   We had fun learning the danc...