English Language

Reading Material

Whole year

To encourage good reading habits by engaging all students to read widely.

To enhance students' literacy skills, expand vocabulary and promote empathy and cultural awareness.

Morning Pulse (Pre-Assembly Programme)

Topical podcast (BBC 6 Minute English) and News (CNA Radio 938)

Whole Year

To foster a school culture of learning.

To promote exposure to diverse topics

To expand language use and vocabulary.

Secondary 3 Writing and Oracy Enrichment Programme

Term 2 and 3

To enable students to draw on a broader repertoire of writing strategies to communicate ideas clearly, effectively, and with intention

To enable students to employ an appropriate range of verbal and non-verbal skills when communicating with others on a personal level

To empower students to engage with individuals and/or groups in different scenarios

To instill confidence in students to share and substantiate their views in speech

To encourage students to speak standard English in a formal conversational setting, with sufficient emphasis on pronunciation, articulation, appropriate pace.

Secondary 3 Post-exam Enrichment - Video Production and Content Creation

Term 4

To appreciate the Semiotic Modes Pentagon when applied onto everyday content creation.

To step into the shoes of a content creator and decide how to use certain linguistic and paralinguistic features with an intended purpose in mind.

Live on Festival (LOF) – Essay writing Competition

Term 2

To enable Secondary 2 students to gain insights into the delicate and emotive nature of organ donation and transplantation.

To provide students with a platform to articulate and develop their perspectives on the topic through writing.

Literature Learning Journeys

Term 2 - 3

To expose students to dramatic texts and performances, deepening their appreciation of how meaning is shaped through dialogue, staging, and performance choices.

To challenge students to consider and empathise with different perspectives, influenced by the settings and contexts they explore.

To inspire students to apply their literary understanding and analytical skills to real-world scenarios, bridging classroom learning with lived experiences.

To explore how physical and social settings influence narrative development, character behaviour, and thematic resonance.

West Zone Literature Symposium

Term 3

To build students' confidence in articulating their opinions and viewpoints in public.

To broaden students' understandings of their literary text through exposure to diverse interpretations.

W3 Voices of the West Oratorical Competition

Term 3

To promote a culture of oratorical excellence and to encourage purposeful interaction amongst students of W3 schools.

2025

National Public Speaking Competition

Participation

2025

YMCA Plain English Speaking Awards

Participation

2025

W3 Voices of the West Oratorical Competition

Participation

2023

W3 Voices of the West Oratorical Competition

Distinction Award

Merit Award

2020

Unity Young Writers Festival (Poetry Writing) - 2nd Position
Voices of the West (Oratorical Competition) - 1st Runner Up
Viewer’s Choice Award

2019

National Schools Literature Festival
Debate: Unseen Text (Winner)
Debate: Set Text (Winner)
Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championship
8th Best Individual Speaker of the Tournament (Division 3)

2018

National Schools Literature Festival
Debate: Set Text (Winner)
Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championship
17th and 18th Best Individual Speakers of the Tournament (Division 3)
Unity Young Writer’s Festival
Top 8

National Library Board

A website for students to borrow books and/or participate in NLB programmes

School E-Resource Repository (SERR)

School E-Resource Repository (SERR) and digital resources available via NL Overdrive.

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)

Curated resources with a focus on resources complementing the curriculum and to promote leisure reading.

British Council's Learn English Teens

This platform offers a variety of free resources, including reading, writing, and listening practice, exam tips, grammar and vocabulary exercises, games, and videos.