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Unit 2: Speaking and listening endorsement

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you contribute effectively to a group discussion, balancing speaking and listening?

Taking part in a group discussion on Unit 2 (AO1), contributing ideas, listening and responding to others, building on and challenging contributions, and helping the discussion move forward.
How to contribute effectively to the group discussion for the CCEA GCSE English Language Unit 2 speaking and listening endorsement: offering ideas, listening and responding, building on and challenging others, and helping the discussion progress.
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How do you prepare and deliver an individual presentation that communicates clearly and handles questions?

Delivering an individual presentation on Unit 2 (AO1), structuring and sustaining talk for an audience, using Standard English where appropriate, and responding to questions afterwards.
How to prepare and deliver the individual presentation for the CCEA GCSE English Language Unit 2 speaking and listening endorsement: structuring talk, communicating clearly for an audience, using Standard English, and responding to questions.
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How do you listen actively and use Standard English and register across the speaking and listening tasks?

Listening and responding and using spoken Standard English on Unit 2 (AO1), engaging with speakers' ideas, adapting register to situation and audience, and using Standard English effectively across the endorsement tasks.
How to listen actively, respond to speakers, and use spoken Standard English and register across the CCEA GCSE English Language Unit 2 speaking and listening endorsement tasks, the skills that run through the presentation, discussion and role play.
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How do you sustain a role in a drama-based speaking task and respond in character to others?

Taking part in a role play or drama-based speaking task on Unit 2 (AO1), creating and sustaining a role, adapting language to the situation and character, and responding spontaneously to others in role.
How to take part in the role play or drama-based speaking task for the CCEA GCSE English Language Unit 2 speaking and listening endorsement: creating and sustaining a role, adapting language to character and situation, and responding spontaneously in role.
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