Hear Stance, Support, and Recovery

Tonight you hear one recording. Current 1184 oral work is a planned response and spoken interaction after a video. Play the response. Tick stance and one support. Then ask one new follow-up. Do not rebuild the 10-minute plan.

1184 oral marks a video response, not a reading

Current 1184 oral work is a planned response and spoken interaction after a video. A fluent reading of a printed passage is the wrong object. Confirm 1184 is still the school code for 2026.

SEAB still lists 1184 for 2026 school candidates. Do not invent a mark scheme PDF you have not opened.

Hear stance, then one support, then a stop

Play one planned response. Tick stance if the first sentence answers the prompt. Tick support if one reason or example follows. A long story with no stance fails.

• Stance: the first sentence answers the prompt.
• Support: one reason or one example follows.
• Stop: the child ends without starting a second story.

Do not score pronunciation as the only mark.

Hear recovery when the next question is new

Ask one follow-up that is not in the plan. Recovery is a new sentence that stays on the topic. Repeating the planned response is a fail.

Weak: the child repeats the same two minutes when you ask "Who disagrees with you?"

Pass: "My brother would disagree because he wants the cheaper option."

Do not run a full mock with two examiners.

This is not the 10-minute prep formula

Not tonight. The formula page spends the 10 minutes. Tonight you only hear the recording you already have.

iWorld Learning has no standalone 1184 oral course. Middle School English is reading and writing. Confirm live terms.

FAQ

A strong accent is not an automatic fail if stance and support are clear.

Is a strong accent an automatic fail?

No. Tonight you hear stance, support, and recovery. Accent work is another sitting.

Should I mark grammar slips?

Only if the slip hides the stance. Do not turn tonight into an editing lesson.