Oral Practices (July-Sept)

Oral Practice (July)

It was raining. Mr Lim was rushing to work. After gulping his cup of coffee, he rushed out of his house for the MRT station that was a seven-minute walk away.When he arrived at the MRT station, he dipped his hand into his pocket to retrieve his fare card. “Oh, no!” he exclaimed. “I have left my wallet at home.” He quickly hurried home to get his wallet. He was extremely annoyed with himself for being so forgetful. “ I am going to be late for work,” he fumed. Not far from his the station, he saw someone who resembled his wife. He was glad that his wife had realised that he had forgotten his wallet. She was thoughtful and kind enough to take the wallet to her husband.Mr Lim was very grateful and thanked his wife for her help. “ Looks like I’m not going to be late afterall,” Mr Lim said with a smile.
Oral Practice (August)
Last Saturday afternoon, Siti and her parents decided to visit the Jurong Bird Park. They joined the long queue to buy the tickets. Ahead of them were a group of Japanese children. They looked hot and thirsty but each child patiently waited for his turn to buy his ticket.Siti’s father was getting his money ready when a group of about ten Singaporean schoolboys appeared. They rushed up to the front of the queue. Siti and her father were shocked. The Japanese children stared at the boys.Siti’s father marched up to the front to talk to the newcomers. However, they refused to go to the end of the queue. They shouted excuses such as,” I can’t wait forever!” and “The parrot show is starting soon!”Siti felt ashamed to see Singaporeans behaving so badly. She wondered why there were still such rude people. Didn’t they know that our government had been encouraging us to be gracious.
Oral Practice (September)

It was lunch time. Seng Poh decided to have chicken rice for a change. He knew where to go for the chicken rice that he liked best. As it was at a nearby food centre, he decided to walk there. There was a long queue. Seng Poh had no choice but to join the queue though his stomach was growling. Just then, Seng Poh heard a loud crash. Immediately, he turned around and saw a young man sprawl on the floor with a tray beside him. There was broken glass everywhere and the man looked very embarrassed. “Why is it that no one is helping that poor man?” Seng Poh thought. He moved forward. “ Are you all right? Let me help you up,” said Seng Poh. The man assured Seng Poh that he was fine and thanked him profusely before leaving hurriedly. Seng Poh then helped to pick up the pieces of broken glass before enjoying his plate of chicken rice.