The dreaded Promos.....(Part 1)

It's exciting, it's nail-biting....and it's finally here! What we've all been waiting for! *Groan*
Hey, but maybe the dreaded 'P ' is not as bad as you think....here's what you've learnt in the past year...not much, really...

Compre:
1) Use Your Own Words As Far As Possible = Use Your Own Words EVERYWHERE
2) Explain what the writer means by "..." = Paraphrase all the words in "..."
3) Summary = Read the question, highlight points, count number of points, paraphrase,
paraphrase...have I mentioned PARAPHRASE??
4) Clues = these little people are helping you everywhere...the : and ; and -- and (..) , as well as
terms with positive or negative connotations
5) Metaphor = Introduce the lovely 'Just as....' and explain the literal and metaphorical
meaning
6) Irony = How can you explain a contradiction without the help of 'yet', 'but' or 'however'???
7) Tone & Attitude = Remember that page in 'Just do it'? Tear it out, burn it and drink it!
8) 3 mark question = 3 or 6 points. Duh?! Why give only 3 when there are 6 in the passage?
9) Vocab = if 'essential is 'very important', why throw away half a mark and write 'important'
just to save some ink?
10) Inference Questions = erm...are there any rules? Hopefully they will be simple!

Essay:
1) Question types = Absolute questions (no extent pls), appeal & drawbacks questions....all
these are simple types as long as you know the topic.
2) PRESM, Level Analysis = these are your best friends especially for 'appeal/drawback' or
'significance' questions
3) Para development = every para should have topic sentence, elaboration, example,
concluding statement...this is the 101th time, I'm getting naggy! Give general trends
(increase/decrease) if you really can't think of specific e.g.
4) Balance = most questions need a balance. If you can, tackle the general public's assumption
or the view that is different from yours first and attack that view. OR choose whatever
method to balance that makes the most sense. There is no hard and fast rule. Most
importantly, remember your stand and don't contradict yourself. Don't say "However, I
agree to a small extent that technology is always good"
5) Intro & Conclusion = Don't give one line intro or conclusion! Revise the worksheet (and
every other worksheet I've given you!)
6) A higher level = think of different groups of people who may have different experiences,
think of the impact of globalisation/media/science, think of words that may have more than
its superficial meanings (e.g. is image only about a person's appearance? Is travelling only
about the usual tourism?)
7) How, Why, So = always think of reasons and impacts
8) Lecture notes & Sample essays = READ them! Read for inspiration, examples and likely
points
10) PLAN (max 1/2 hour) & check Spelling, Punctuation, Expression & Grammar

Huh??? That's all you've learnt for the past year? Sheesh....Should have shown you more movies and played more games...