grusha, Author at Learnmate Tutoring

Managing Parent’s Expectations in Tutoring

Every parent has expectations of what tutoring constitutes and what it will achieve for their child. In this article, I want to provide some advice about how you can manage these expectations. Before we look at the tips, however, I want to be clear that in three years of tutoring, I have found that most… Continue reading Managing Parent’s Expectations in Tutoring

Overview of the Linguistic Variation within Australia

Hey guys, here is my first article for the month of August. Like my last few articles, this one also relates to Unit 4 AOS 1 (Australian English and identity). This article is about the regional and cultural variation within Australia. Firstly, the regional variation in Australia. There is some degree of phonetic variation around… Continue reading Overview of the Linguistic Variation within Australia

Stress Management Techniques & Motivational Techniques!

Identifying signs of unhealthy stress: Feeling tired all the time Feeling like you’re running on adrenaline all the time Being forgetful Experiencing headaches and tension especially in the head, neck and shoulders Poor appetite No longer interested in certain activities and don’t look forward to anything Increased anxiety and irritability Increased heart rate Dizziness Blurred… Continue reading Stress Management Techniques & Motivational Techniques!

Pathways for University After High School

We talked previously about how the ATAR is used to get into university. However, you may not get the ATAR required to get into your dream course, but that doesn’t mean your journey ends there. Universities have various pathways that will allow you to study your dream course, so don’t be disheartened when you don’t… Continue reading Pathways for University After High School

Introduction & Examples To Formal Language

Hey all! As we approach the end of Unit 3 AOS 1 (informal language), that means we now approach the start of Unit 3 AOS 2 (formal language). With holidays being one week away, it’s now a good time to do some reflection and self-assessment: What went well this term? What didn’t go so well… Continue reading Introduction & Examples To Formal Language

Male and Female Gender Differences in Language

The Main Gender Differences in Language Part of being successful in Unit 4 AOS 2 is knowing the differences in language between the two genders. In fact, in my opinion, Unit 4 AOS 2 is the shortest AOS and most students comment that the content studied in this AOS has already been learnt before. This… Continue reading Male and Female Gender Differences in Language

Techniques for Analysing a Visual Text

The first section of the HSC English paper one requires students to analyse and answer questions on a range of texts, including poems, book extracts and visual texts. A visual text simply refers to some type of image, which can take the form of book covers, paintings, posters, movie frames, photographs and more. Typically, every… Continue reading Techniques for Analysing a Visual Text

Parent’s Survival Guide – How to Remain Sane & Supportive!

So your child is coming into senior high school years and you’re perhaps starting to realise that as well as being a stressful, important and daunting time for them, it will be a big year for you as well. In my experience as a student, friend, brother and tutor, I have been on and seen… Continue reading Parent’s Survival Guide – How to Remain Sane & Supportive!

Overview of Face Needs for Unit 3

Hello everyone, I hope that you have settled into a good routine for the year and that you have been finding English Language (and your other subjects) stimulating and engaging. With your first assessments probably coming up, I thought that I would write about a concept that has been given greater importance to the course… Continue reading Overview of Face Needs for Unit 3