For teachers & schools

WHY PRESENT PERFECT MAGAZINE?

Build General Knowledge

Understand & Apply

Analyse & Apply

Review & Next Steps

As a curriculum-based magazine with 14 years of experience in current affairs, we are well poised to address the shifts in focus in the O Level English exams and the EL syllabus 2020’s teaching emphases of building metacognitive skills.

Integrating current affairs into the relevant exam formats, Present Perfect teaches students to make the most of what they read and mobilise knowledge for exams and future problems.

Scaffolded approach
- Guided learning
  Provides steps to activate schema, memory recall, checklist, vocabulary annotations, and essay plans
- Progresses in difficulty
  From unit to unit, students progress through skills of increasing difficulty
Multiformat content
- Graphic stories, infographics, and model essays
  Engages students with different reading preferences and teaches them to handle different types of content
- Reading, listening, and oral communication exercises
  Allow students to practice their English O Level skills while learning about the relevant current affairs topic

HOW TO USE PRESENT PERFECT
IN THE CLASSROOM

Reading Programme

To introduce youth to current affairs Content is packaged in relatable and engaging formats
To facilitate classroom discussion or individual engagement
To build students’ reading habits

Skills Building

To practice narrative, expository, oral, and listening comprehension
In the O Level exam formats
As a teaching resource, homework, or online learning material
To train students’ independent learning

Present Perfect Classes

Stay tuned! We will soon be offering a series of classes during the school holidays for students to develop their writing skills and learn to handle content using our magazines.

Interested to find out more?

Chat with us about:

School bulk subscription rates
Magazine trial
On-site booth for website onboarding
Present Perfect classes

Alternatively, you may email us at subscriptions@thinktank.com.sg