Before I joined TTT, I always faced one problem that many students faced. I was never able to pass my comprehension paper. I was really frustrated and my average results were 20/50. For my EOYs, I had only scored a C5. However, through the recommendation of my friend, I joined TTT and after just 3-4 months, I was able to improve my comprehension grades, and obtained a 31/50 during my prelims.
This was something that I’m very proud of, because most students usually fail the comprehension paper, and few would obtain marks above 30. These excellent results enabled me to achieve an overall grade of A2 for my prelims.
I love the lessons at TTT. Mr Russell simplifies the lessons so that we can better understand and absorb the content, and he customises his lessons to suit our needs. Mr Russell also explained every question type, their specific requirements, step by step techniques and formats to answer each question. I felt that it was important to write down the question type for each comprehension question and annotate the texts before doing, which helped me to track and understand the passage better.
In addition, TTT also provides a fun place for learning. The teacher is friendly and he often creates a fun learning experience for all of us. I also found the group essay discussions to be useful, and students of different writing abilities were exposed to a wide range of different writing styles and ideas. These sessions also allowed us to bond with our other classmates and make lessons a more lively and less awkward experience.
The materials for oral that were compiled and given to us were very practical and included content and statistics that could be also used in our argumentative and discursive essay. Learning the formats for answering each oral question, as well as using the content from the content lectures made the entire O Level Oral Examinations a more manageable affair!
I would like to thank Mr Russell for being very patient in his teachings and explanations, and also for marking and going through the different worksheets at an incredible speed.