iThink (For Ages 14+)
Guiding Students to Think Beyond Boundaries
Preparing final-year students for national examinations while also teaching them to think critically and write with depth is never easy. At this stage, students are not just preparing for a national exam, they are preparing to step into a new milestone.
iThink is developed by a team of former MOE-trained teachers and led by a former English Head of Department to support this transition. Designed for students aged 14 and up, iThink blends exam-style practice and model essays with real-world themes, giving teachers ready-to-use resources that raise performance and build meaningful lifelong skills.
Every issue features a relevant main theme that expands into multiple sub-themes so that students can learn in context. Students will be equipped with lasting skills to tackle the road ahead, while also balanced with strategies to approach their English national examinations confidently.
Learning Outcomes for Students
With each issue, students will:
✓ Master writing essays across multiple writing styles: argumentative, descriptive, expository, reflective/personal response, hybrid, personal recount, and situational writing✓ Strengthen exam readiness through completing scaffolded worksheets covering content such as essay writing, comprehension, listening and oral practice
✓ Build critical thinking through making real-life connections across varied contexts
✓ Improve oral fluency and listening skills with audio resources and guided activities
✓ Stay engaged through multimedia features that bring variety to learning
What’s Inside Each Issue
Aligned Key Literacy and Learning Skills
iThink complements upper secondary English curricula worldwide, balancing exam preparation with higher-order thinking. Each issue ensures students are not only equipped for national examinations, but are also capable of communicating effectively and thinking critically in broader contexts:
- Mastery of advanced writing styles and structures
- Reading comprehension with inference, comparison, and evaluation
- Oral fluency and listening comprehension practice
- Thematic exploration of global and contemporary issues
- Reflective and analytical discussions with metacognitive checkpoints
- Pre-reading activities to activate and scaffold understanding
- Exposure to exam-style questions with model answers
- Worksheets for guided and independent practice
- Spiral review across all four exam papers
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Language & Literacy Skills
- Mastery of advanced writing styles and structures
- Reading comprehension with inference, comparison, and evaluation
- Oral fluency and listening comprehension practice
- Mastery of advanced writing styles and structures
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Critical Thinking & Inquiry
- Thematic exploration of global and contemporary issues
- Reflective and analytical discussions with metacognitive checkpoints
- Pre-reading activities to activate and scaffold understanding
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Exam Readiness
- Exposure to exam-style questions with model answers
- Worksheets for guided and independent practice
- Spiral review across all four exam papers
- Exposure to exam-style questions with model answers
Every subscription includes complimentary teaching resources
- Intermediate [Suitable for lower level (e.g. Secondary G2) students]
- Advanced [Suitable for higher level (e.g. Secondary G3) students]
✓ Writing tips curated by experienced teachers
✓ Audio resources for listening comprehension and oral practice
Take the Next Step
Think critically, and go BEYOND BOUNDARIES. That is what iThink helps your students do. The iThink team reaches out to the new generation of readers with thought-provoking content, stimulating questions and illustrations that spark their imagination. The publication also includes student worksheets that feature tips and notes to help the learners, as well as teacher’s guides with suggested teaching pointers.
We will not waver from our promise of exam-style articles that cater to various international exam requirements and worksheets for every section of the GCE O-Level English examinations.
Shoba Nair,
Editor-In-Chief of iThink Magazine
Former English Head of Department
