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SL.AO9AO9 — Use spoken Standard English effectively

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SL AO9 — Spoken Standard English in the endorsement

This AO9 entry covers the endorsement-level assessment of Standard English. See SC3.3 for the full explainer.

AO9 summary for the endorsement

Throughout the talk and Q&A, you should use Standard English grammar and vocabulary. At Distinction level, this means:

  • No dialect grammar (subject-verb agreement, correct pronouns, no double negatives)
  • Precise, varied vocabulary
  • Formal connectives
  • No filler words ("like", "basically")

Accent is never penalised under AO9.

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  1. Question 13 marks

    AO9 in context

    (3 marks) A student uses the following during their Q&A: "Me and my mate done a survey and there wasn't no-one who disagreed." Identify three Standard English errors and correct them.

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SL.AO9 — AO9 — Use spoken Standard English effectively

3-card SR deck for Edexcel GCSE English Language SL.AO9

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