Speaking Formally and Giving Presentations
Use Standard English confidently in formal and informal spoken contexts — give short speeches and presentations expressing own ideas clearly, keeping to the point, and adapting register and vocabulary to the audience
Lesson
Set out your lesson
Prepare an organised short presentation and adapt it for an audience.
Before teaching
Use this short check, then start teaching.
Inferred, not a taxonomy edge: learner can access the supplied prompt with agreed support and can explain or mark a response. If earlier skills are unfamiliar, use the prerequisite topic for teaching; an authored prerequisite is not proof this learner is ready.
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Family records and proof options
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Learning resources
Extra practice links — they do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
KS3 English
Before you open · source notes
KS3 English supports Speaking Formally and Giving Presentations. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
Free educational page, no sign-in required for the tested path.
Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.
Source, access and review notes
Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
BBC Bitesize. “KS3 English.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Deliver a 2-3 minute presentation on a topic with a clear opening, organised points, and a conclusion
- Adapt language between formal and informal registers depending on the context and audience
- Maintain eye contact, appropriate pace, and clear articulation when speaking to a group
“Can your child give a short prepared speech or presentation in Standard English — staying on point and adjusting their vocabulary to suit the audience?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Speaking & Listening
- Age range
- Ages 11–14
Standards