SLC: Key SLC Skills
SLC: Key SLC Skills Revision
Key Skills
To ace your exam, think about how you can use all of the SLC knowledge you now have, to achieve maximum marks!
Remember that you will be assessed on all three areas:
Speaking, Listening and Communicating
Read the page below for some functional skills english level 2 speaking and listening examples to help you with your exam!
In a Nutshell
You will need to do each of these in order to tick the boxes (literally!):
- Respond with detailed and thoughtful answers to questions
- Ask relevant questions
- Follow narratives
- Extract key information from others
- Use appropriate language for the context
- Communicate effectively
- Use evidence to support answers
- Make strong contributions
- Adapt to different styles
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Speaking
1. Speak clearly and confidently when delivering your presentation
SO
others can hear and understand you correctly.
2. Also, make sure you have a structure when presenting.
BECAUSE
if other learners and the assessor fail to understand your presentation, it means you do not meet the criteria for communicating ideas effectively.
3. Lastly, try not to repeat content.
BECAUSE
This will weaken your arguments and make it less likely that you will present a balance of opinions.
Note:
- You are allowed to have notes, but make sure you are not reading off a script, as this is more about your SLC, not reading skills!
- Make these notes in the order you will present them, so it is easier to follow and so that your presentation has structure.
Listening
You must also ensure you are listening to other presentations thoroughly.
This is because you will need to:
1.Ask questions during the Q+A
2.Talk through each presentation during the discussion task
Note down key points from other presentations so that you are able to generate questions – the more detail the better!
Communicating
During the discussion task especially, it is crucial you can show strong communication skills.
This may include:
1. Making constructive contributions
= Do this so you can move the discussion forward. Being constructive includes exploring all ideas and even proposing suggestions on how to improve.
2. Interjecting or redirecting discussions appropriately
= Don’t interrupt others even if you are too excited to share! Also make sure you voice your own thoughts instead of relying on others to ask!
3. Using the correct language and register
= Use appropriate language to the context.
Example:Â SLC
What is wrong with the following response?
“I think my idea is the best because I know my idea is the best and it should be chosen.”
Although it may have been ‘the best’, the speaker has come to a concrete decision before exploring the other ideas.
This would mean that the assessment requirements of making relevant and constructive contributions would not be met.
As a result, the student would be unlikely to pass the exam.
Revision Products
Functional Skills English Level 2 Practice Papers
This comprehensive set of 10 Functional Skills English Level 2 Practice Papers (5 reading papers + 5 writing) is a great way to revise for your upcoming reading and writing exams. These papers have been specifically tailored to match the structure, format and question types used by each of the main exam boards for functional skills English.
Functional Skills English Level 2 Pocket Revision Guide
Revise and practice for your functional skills English level 2 exam. All topics covered in this compact revision guide.
Functional Skills English Level 2 Revision Cards
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