Formal spoken register
What Formal spoken register means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
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Standard English and vocabulary that are formal and appropriate to the audience and occasion, avoiding slang and filler.
A way of speaking appropriate to a formal setting, such as a classroom or hall, sustained throughout the presentation.
Topics that use Formal spoken register
- Assessment - Assessment Objectives and Weightings (Eduqas GCSE)
- Assessment Objectives (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Active listening
- Language analysis
- Structural analysis
- Textual evidence
- Tone, style and register
- Appropriate response to questions
- Audience and purpose
- Audience and purpose in formal speech
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