Secondary 1

Secondary 1

Download our programme brochure to find out more.

Download our programme brochure to find out more.

Our programmes empower students to navigate the academic and social landscape in secondary school to build the confidence to manage school work and communicate with others.

Programmes include foundational skills and exposure to new examinable components. 

 

 

Our programmes empower students to navigate the academic and social landscape in secondary school to build the confidence to manage school work and communicate with others.

Programmes include foundational skills and exposure to new examinable components. 

 

 

Programme Outlines

 



 

English

Lesson Duration: 2 hrs
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

In the first year of secondary school, your child will be exposed to a wide range of reading and writing tasks.

 

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Content and Language Mastery


Learn about the requirements and question formats for all components at the secondary level.

These include:

  • summary
  • literary analysis of unseen poetry and unseen prose
  • comprehension
  • composition

Students will also be exposed to a new format of editing that requires identifying and correcting common grammatical errors.

Comprehension, summary and critical thinking passages cover a wide range of general knowledge topics and current affairs to help students develop a global perspective.

These topics include:

  • education and the environment
  • global issues and social trends
  • arts and the humanities

 

Skills and Techniques


Build on reading and writing skills through our weekly lessons.

These include:

  • building writing skills by learning how to express thoughts and opinions in an organised and fluent manner
  • honing comprehension skills by learning how to identify question types and recognise corresponding question requirements
  • improving summary skills by learning how to locate relevant information within a text and summarising content in a coherent manner

Students are also trained in time management through practice tests, and hone skills through workshop-style lessons.


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Mathematics

Lesson Duration: 2 hrs
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

Focus on building an interest in more abstract mathematical concepts through a variety of investigative activities and lesson plans.

 

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Content Mastery


  • Learn about the classification of numbers based on number properties, and find the highest common factor and lowest common multiple of numbers using prime factorisation
  • Explore the concept of variables and learn how the relationship between two variables can be represented in algebraic, tabular and graphical forms
  • Use real-life contexts, including travel plans, transport schedules, recipes and see how they apply to the syllabus
  • Learn terminologies related to personal and household finance, such as interests, instalments, utilities bills, and exchange rates

Skills and Techniques


  • Learn to use algebra and other symbols to represent and convey mathematical ideas
  • Master the application of algebraic equations to a variety of problems, and solve problems using a systematic and logical approach
  • Acquire basic manipulative skills, such as Rounding Off, Arithmetic and Algebraic Manipulation and Data Handling

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Science

Lesson Duration: 2 hrs
Class size: 10 - 12 students


 

 

Learn from topics across Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Develop an entirely new range of skills required for scientific inquiry at the secondary school level.

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Content Mastery


  • Gain a comprehensive introduction to General Science topics such as Laboratory Safety and Apparatus
  • Learn more in-depth scientific concepts from topics in Biology such as Cells and Movement of Substances
  • Explore in-depth scientific concepts from topics in Chemistry such as Elements, Compounds and Mixtures, and Separation Techniques
  • Master in-depth scientific concepts from topics in Physics such as Physical Quantities, and Mass, Weight and Density

Skills and Techniques


  • Acquire question analysis skills to interpret information and the provided data appropriately
  • Gain exposure to questions that involve experimental skills such as identifying constant, changed or measured variables
  • Learn how experiments are conducted and how to write and record experiment procedures
  • Be able to compare the concepts and identify the similarities and differences between them. For example, learning about the similarity between a solution and a suspension, and the differences between a bacterium and a typical plant cell
  • Cover biological drawing in greater detail and with more precision

School-Specific Classes


Besides our main programme, we offer school specific science classes for the following schools:

  • Hwa Chong Institution
  • Raffles Institution
  • Raffles Girls’ School
  • Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
  • Nanyang Girls’ High School

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"Without my teachers, I would never dare to dream of where I am today."


DENISE LAI
TLL Alumnus (P4 to JC2)

 

 

"A determined and kind teacher who never gave up on her students, Ms Shu truly inspired me and all my classmates to work harder and never give up. Without any expectation of recognition, Ms Shu has been our light when we were shrouded in darkness.

I can confidently say that Ms Shu is definitely the best teacher that I have ever met, and I believe that most of my success can be credited to her and TLL.

Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to TLL and my teachers for never giving up on me. Without them, I would never dare to dream of where I am today, and I would never have achieved the results I have today."

 

 

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