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Why isn't silent reading enough?
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Why isn't silent reading enough?
It builds no spoken fluency, timing or control.
How should you rehearse?
Out loud, from notes, with a timer, several times.
Should you rehearse the discussion?
Yes — have someone ask likely follow-up questions.
Why time every run?
To land near ten minutes with a conclusion.
What happens with each rehearsal run?
It gets tighter, smoother, and more fluent.
Notes or a memorised script for rehearsal?
Notes — a word-for-word script is flat and fragile.
Which criteria does rehearsal improve?
All four — structure (C), language (D), and confident analysis (A, B).
Why is the IO especially worth rehearsing?
It's the one assessment you can fully practise in advance.
The commonest weak preparation?
Reading notes silently instead of rehearsing aloud.
Rehearsing the IO in one line?
Aloud, from notes, to time, repeated — plus discussion practice.
Topic 4.23 study notes
Full notes & explanations for Practising the oral
English A Lang & Lit exam skills
Paper structures, command terms & tips
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