Chinese: Oral Communication (口试)
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Meet 林老师, Alynna.
Alynna spent 16 years teaching Chinese in a mainstream MOE school before she started working directly with families. Her focus: kids from English-speaking homes, where Chinese is often the one subject no one at home can really help with.
For this run, she's asking the questions and reviewing the reading and answers your child gives, herself, like an examiner - and recording her assessment and explanations so you can watch alongside your child.
From booking your slot to marked papers, in five steps.
Book a slot & pay
Pick your child's level, P3–P5, and pay $129. Only 5 slots this run, first come first served.
Alynna picks 3 oral practices
Three oral practices, each with Reading Aloud and Picture Description & Conversation, selected for your child's level.
You receiveYour child completes them
Done at home, on the timeline that Alynna sets when the run starts.
Submission deadlinesAlynna assesses & records
Every reading and answer assessed like an examiner, plus a 15-minute recorded walkthrough of what to fix and how to say it better - returned to you paper by paper.
You get your report & exam insights
At the end of the run, a 15-minute report with Alynna's observations on your child's performance, plus specific tips for the oral exam.
Delivered digitallyOne slot. All inclusive.
Here are all the things included in the run when you book a slot. The underlying methodology is simple: follow a practice routine, have your child's oral practice assessed and mistakes explained clearly, and learn how to do better for the real exam.
3 oral practices
Handpicked by Alynna at your child's level - Primary 3–5. Each covers Reading Aloud, plus Picture Description & Conversation (Video & Stimulus-Based Conversation for P5).
Full assessment, like an examiner
Every reading and answer assessed the way an examiner would - not left to a parent's best guess.
15-min correction videos
For each paper, Alynna walks through your child's actual mistakes and how to say it better. If there's more than 15 minutes' worth, she'll cover the ones that matter most.
15-min report & exam insights
At the end of the run, Alynna provides you with her observations about your child's performance, as well as specific tips on what to look out for during the oral exam.
Getting your child to practise speaking was never the hard part.
Regular oral practice is still one of the best ways to get your child exam-ready - real passages, real picture prompts, real exposure to the kind of questions they'll be asked. Having someone listen properly is critical - if no one can tell what needs fixing, the same mistakes just get repeated. Assessing the reading and answers accurately, the way a qualified teacher and examiner would, is essential - and it's the part you as a parent were never trained for.
- Finding the time to sit through every reading and every picture with your child, on top of everything else.
- Even when you do, knowing it "didn't sound right" isn't the same as knowing what to fix.
- There's no answer key for speaking - nothing to check your child's reading or answers against, so you're relying on your own ear.
- Chinese is often the one subject an English-speaking household just can't help with.
- Practice you organise yourself has no deadline - easy to put off, easy to leave until the week before.
- Alynna listens to your child's reading and answers herself, the way an examiner would.
- Every real mistake gets a recorded explanation - what went wrong, and exactly how to say it better - rewatchable anytime.
- Assessed the way an MOE-trained teacher knows examiners actually expect - not someone else's best guess.
- Explained clearly and simply enough for any child to follow along - even if they are weak in Chinese.
- A submission deadline for each practice - so practising becomes a goal, not something left to the last minute.
- One run - no long-term commitment, no recurring fees, but an excellent supplement to tuition.
The finer details about this run.
What happens after I book a run?
You will have to wait for the run to begin at the start of the month. In the meantime, you should log in to your run dashboard to get familiar with it and see what to expect next.
When are the submission deadlines for each practice?
Alynna will set the respective deadlines in a staggered manner, across the entire run (~15-21 days) - so that there will be enough time for your child to review the previous practice before attempting the next.
Do I need to follow the submission deadlines?
Yes, please. The deadlines function as a practice routine that your child can follow. Alynna has also planned her schedule around the deadlines. So if you miss a deadline, Alynna will still review the practice but may not be able to provide the explanation video.
How long should I give my child to complete each oral practice?
The timing for each part is indicated in the dashboard (as per exam standards). Alynna strongly recommends that your child attempts it with a mindset and environment that mimics a dry-run - a quiet room with no distractions, in one go, and speaking every part as they would on the day.
How will I know when a new practice is ready or a practice has been reviewed/explained?
You will see alerts in your run dashboard and you will also receive email notifications regarding the key milestones within the run.
What if a run is full?
You can join the waitlist and we'll let you know if more slots are made available as well as give you early access for the next one that opens for registration. Slots are limited on purpose: this is so that Alynna can allocate the right amount of time & attention to your child's practice.
This run is closed.
$129 all-in. Three real past-year oral practices, reviewed in person, explained on video - before your child sits for the real thing.
No payment now - joining the waitlist just puts you first in line.
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