Study Materials

Describing emotions is a key part of any primary school English composition. A composition that showcases the characters’ emotions well has the ability to make the reader feel invested, and understand the characters better. However, how many ways can you actually say ‘She was happy’? While most primary school students are familiar with basic emotions [...]

Physics is not everyone’s cup of tea. But you don’t have to be bad at it! We believe it’s highly possible for students who were ‘bad’ at physics to excel in the subject, as long as they know the right techniques and approach to learning physics. Our expert tutors at Future Academy have experienced helping [...]

The end of year exams are coming, and most tuition centres are already gearing up their revision mode to help students prepare for their exams. Revision period is crucial for students as it is a time where they are able to review what they have learnt throughout the year, and do any last minute clarification [...]

What do you know about situational writing? Is it just about getting the format right? Ever wondered how you can score even better marks for this writing component? To many students, the situational writing section is overshadowed by the essay writing section, which is longer and more ‘difficult’ to write. However, in the O Levels, [...]

Ever had those experiences where you felt like you studied a lot, but you still can’t grasp the concepts? Are you putting in the hours, but still fail to see an improvement in your tests? If that’s the case, it could be an issue with your method of studying. When it comes to studying, it’s [...]

Chemistry isn’t for everyone – and that’s okay. But it doesn’t mean that you can’t still do well in it or improve your current grades. When it comes to O Level Chemistry, it’s study smart over study hard. There’s simply too much information to remember and master – and you also need to know how [...]

Lower secondary combined science is one of those subjects for which you won’t find tuition easily. Being in the Integrated Programme make things even more difficult. Why? Due to the nature of combined science, it requires tutors to have knowledge of all three sciences taught in school, namely, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. While some tutors [...]

Sec 4 for an IP student looks starkly different to a Sec 4 student who is taking the O levels that year. While O Levels students will find that a bulk of the time will be dedicated to finishing up the syllabus and entering revision mode, IP students still have some time to pick up [...]

Parents, do you want to understand what your child is learning in school? Or perhaps you want to check that your child’s tuition schedule matches well with their school topics? Most schools are quite standard in the order and timing of teaching topics. However, IP schools like RI have more variations as they may include [...]

Being an IP student from RGS means going through a different curriculum from your peers in the mainstream schools. For the most part, the topics are quite similar. However, the sequence, depth, and pace of topics can vary quite significantly from school to school. If you are a parent or student just trying to keep [...]