Purpose

The individual oral (IO) is a platform that allows you to demonstrate some of the key skills developed in your English classroom, including: 

• The ability to interpret, analyze and evaluate a range of text types

• The ability to relate texts to wider contexts and global issues 

• The ability to clearly, coherently and logically present your ideas in speech

This is achieved by answering the following prompt: 

Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of one of the works and one of the bodies of work that you have studied.