Intermediate

Final thoughts

ESB is keen to ensure that your experience of teaching these qualifications is enjoyable and rewarding. Our aim is to recognise and fulfil the potential of all students as we fully understand the important role of Oracy in the development of life skills.

Our final thoughts on teaching these qualifications are:

 Encourage students to always support the points in their talk with reasons and evidence.

 Stress the personal element; ensure students explain why they are interested in a particular choice of talk, poetry and drama, and what it means to them.

 Memory work is key. When a student has

memorised the words to a poem/monologue, they can explore different techniques to interpret it with sensitivity to the text.

 Body language is important – facial and hand gestures can enhance the power of a speech.

 Encourage students to respond to questions with as much detail as possible.

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