Some Items To Take Note for the Weekend.

Dear Fanatics,

Just wanted to provide the link for the website that I showed you all this morning.

Click On This

Please read through the entries submitted last year. We will read through and critique them on Monday.

I would encourage all of you to participate in this competition. It's a great way to indulge in writing just for fun.

Do remember to bring back the worksheets I returned to you this morning on Monday for Revision. Remember to complete the questions I asked you to complete.

I also expect you to complete the exam papers I distributed this morning. Hope we ave time to complete going through the answers on Monday.

Enjoy the Long Weekend, I'll be marking...

Edmund Wu

Use of 'Despite' & 'In spite of'

Dear Fanatics,

Just wanted to review today's lessons with you.

Do remember that 'In spite of' and 'Despite' is usually used to:

1. Introduce a circumstance which makes the one following it, rather surprising or unlikely, but nonetheless a fact.

2. Introduce a subordinate clause.

How we can use these connectors:

Despite

1. despite something
2. despite + -ing
3. despite the fact that

Examples

He comes from a well-to-do family. He is not spoiled at all.

1. Despite coming from a well-to-do family, he is not spoiled at all.
2. Despite the fact that he comes from a well-to-do family, he is not spoiled at all.

In spite of

1. in spite of something

2. in spite of + -ing

3. in spite of the fact that

Examples

The singer was popular but not many people attended his concert.

1. In spite of the singer’s popularity, not many people attended his concert.

2. In spite of being popular, not many people attended the singer’s concert.

3. In spite of the fact that the singer was popular, not many people attended his concert.

Remember the cheat code that allows us to often copy the entire sentence from the question.

Mr Edmund Wu

Temperature Taking Exercise tomorrow (28042009)

Dear Fanatics,

Please remember to bring your Thermometer tomorrow for the temperature taking exercise tomorrow.

Mr Edmund Wu

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day

Dear Fanatics,

Tomorrow is Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day!!!!!

Click on the Link above to find out more.

Nearest Outlet to our school is United Square!!!

Edmund Wu

The Kang Xi Emperor Exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Musuem

I went to the ACM over the weekend and loved this gallery.

The Kang Xi Emperor Exhibition

I talked to you all today just before lessons ended about it.

Do ask your parents to bring you to the Museum. It is really remarkable. Best thing of all, there is air conditioning!!! LOL

Oh and you can read more about Emperor Kangxi here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi

Another Exhibition that featured the works of the Kangxi era.

Enjoy,
Mr Edmund Wu

New Seminar

Hey Fanatics,

Just something some of you might be interested in attending as you are working on your Social Studies Assignment.

Plagiarism is a problem that all of you will face while looking for information on the Internet for your Project. I know it is very tempting to just simply cut and paste the information you find into your assignment but that is what we term as plagiarism.

In case you and your parents are interested to know more, Intellectual Property Office of Singapre (IPOS) is organising a public seminar for both Parents and Children.

World IP Day 2009 - Public Seminar

It's free and you just need to register.

Regards,
Edmund Wu