Inspire is akin to a ‘tonic’ to inspire students to love reading, and to be inspired to better themselves. The slew of interesting articles that cover a range of topics in each issue provide students with more than just entertainment, serving to tickle their intellectual curiosity and kindle a love for lifelong reading and learning. True to its tagline, ‘Amazing Stories’, this magazine features fascinating fictional and non-fictional stories.!nspire was nominated Best Educational Title in 2018 by Singapore Book Awards 2018.

‘It’s better to opt for a job that you enjoy than one that pays better.’ Do you agree?

FIVE COMMON LOGICAL FALLACIES IN ARGUMENTATION • A logical fallacy is an ERROR IN REASONING or a false assumption. It is typically used in arguments to influence readers to think or act in a desired manner. There are many logical fallacies and below are the five most common ones.

Describe an activity in your school that you enjoyed, and explain why you enjoyed it.

EFFECTIVE USE OF ADVERBS WHEN DESCRIBING AN ACTIVITY

DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM DESTINATION, and explain why you would like to visit this place.

EFFECTIVE USE OF ADJECTIVES WHEN DESCRIBING A PLACE

In what ways are the experiences of studying in a local university and in an Overseas university similar? HOW DO THEY DIFFER?

SHOWING COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

What are the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car in your country?

WRITING AN EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTION FOR THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY

Write about an occasion when someone BROKE A PROMISE. HOW DID THINGS TURN OUT IN THE END?

USING A SECOND RUNNING THEME TO DEVELOP THE STORY

WRITE ABOUT AN OCCASION WHEN SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU MADE YOU ANGRY. HOW DID YOU REACT?

DEVELOPING A SCENE USING THE RIGHT WORDS

What is the Purpose of the Visual Text?

Sharjah Classic Cars Museum

READING COMPREHENSION: VISUAL TEXT A

The Real Uganda

READING COMPREHENSION: VISUAL TEXT B

The Vocabulary Question in the Fiction Text

THE WINTER HIBISCUS • This is a modified excerpt from ‘The Winter Hibiscus’, taken from the collection, ‘Journeys: An anthology of short stories’ by Minfong Ho. It is about a teenage immigrant and her mother.

READING COMPREHENSION FICTION TEXT A

TRAFALGAR Sunrise • This is a modified excerpt from ‘Trafalgar Sunrise’ by Danielle Lim, about a nurse who is involved in a medical crisis.

READING COMPREHENSION FICTION TEXT B

Managing the IN-YOUR-OWN-WORDS question in the non-fiction text

the story of coffee

READING COMPREHENSION NON-FICTION TEXT A

A history OF nursing

READING COMPREHENSION NON-FICTION TEXT B

Editing Tips • Pick up some editing tips to help you manage the editing exercises better, and avoid the common errors.

LANGUAGE EDITING EXERCISES

Formal PROPOSAL

WELCOMING A NEW CLUB IN 2020! • What is your choice? We would like to hear from you. Pick your choice and tell us why!

THE FORMAL PROPOSAL

WRITING A FORMAL PROPOSAL USE OF FORMAL LANGUAGE

Informal LETTER

As you LIKE IT

THE Informal LETTER

WRITING AN INFORMAL LETTER TAKING READER’S INTEREST INTO CONSIDERATION

TRUE Beauty Student’s essay

A Busy Street

A Busy Street