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O-Level English: Papers, Methods and Practice

Editing, writing, comprehension and the oral for O-Level English (1184), step by step

The free O-Level English (1184) guides as one course: editing, situational and continuous writing, visual text, comprehension and summary, and the oral, each with a method, model answers and marked practice.

units

9

lessons

49

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Start hereO-Level English Practice: Free Guides and Model Answers5 minRead the lessonEditingO-Level Editing: What Is Tested, and How5 minRead the lessonSituational writingO-Level Situational Writing: Formats + Annotated Model (2026)10 minRead the lesson

What you’ll learn

• Find and correct the errors in an editing passage
• Write situational and continuous responses to the way the paper is marked
• Answer visual text, narrative and non-narrative comprehension questions
• Write a summary from a passage
• Prepare the planned response and the spoken interaction

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What the course covers

1. 1

   Start here

   1 lesson

   • O-Level English Practice: Free Guides and Model Answers Free5 min
2. 2

   Editing

   7 lessons

   • O-Level Editing: What Is Tested, and How Free5 min
   • O-Level Editing 1: The School Canteen Free10 min
   • O-Level Editing 2: The Community Library Free10 min
   • O-Level Editing 3: The Park Connector Free5 min
   • O-Level Editing 4: The School Band Free5 min
   • O-Level Editing 5: The Hawker Centre Free10 min
   • O-Level Editing 6: The Science Laboratory Free10 min
3. 3

   Situational writing

   11 lessons

   • O-Level Situational Writing: Formats + Annotated Model (2026) Free10 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing: How to Persuade Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing: How to Inform Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing: How to Complain Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing: How to Propose Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing: How to Apologise Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing Practice 1: The Canteen Proposal Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing Practice 2: The Cancelled Workshop Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing Practice 3: The Event Report Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing Practice 4: The Playground Letter Free5 min
   • O-Level Situational Writing: How It Is Marked Free5 min
4. 4

   Continuous writing

   12 lessons

   • O-Level Continuous Writing: How to Choose, Plan and Write Free10 min
   • O-Level Narrative Writing: Plan a Strong Story Free5 min
   • O-Level Descriptive Writing: Create a Scene Free5 min
   • O-Level Reflective Writing: Experience and Insight Free5 min
   • O-Level Argument Writing: Take a Defensible View Free5 min
   • O-Level Expository Writing: Explain an Idea Clearly Free5 min
   • O-Level Model Essay: A Wet Market (Descriptive) Free5 min
   • O-Level Model Essay: A Small Misunderstanding (Narrative) Free5 min
   • O-Level Model Essay: Social Media (Expository) Free5 min
   • O-Level Model Essay: Screen Time (Discursive) Free10 min
   • O-Level Essay Questions, 2016 to 2025 Free10 min
   • O-Level Continuous Writing: How It Is Marked Free5 min
5. 5

   Visual text comprehension

   4 lessons

   • O-Level Visual Text Comprehension: Practice + Techniques Free10 min
   • O-Level Visual Text Practice 1: The Beach Clean-Up Poster Free10 min
   • O-Level Visual Text Practice 2: The Museum Exhibition Flyer Free10 min
   • O-Level Visual Text Practice 3: The Sports Camp Web Page Free10 min
6. 6

   Narrative comprehension

   3 lessons

   • O-Level Comprehension: Section B Explained Free5 min
   • O-Level Comprehension 1: The Last Bus Free10 min
   • O-Level Comprehension 2: The Substitute Free10 min
7. 7

   Non-narrative comprehension and summary

   5 lessons

   • O-Level 80-Word Summary: The Method, with a Worked Example Free10 min
   • O-Level Summary Practice 1: Community Gardens Free5 min
   • O-Level Summary Practice 2: Teenage Sleep Free5 min
   • O-Level Summary Practice 3: Food Delivery Free5 min
   • O-Level Summary: How the Style Marks Work Free5 min
8. 8

   Planned response

   3 lessons

   • O-Level Planned Response: How Part 1 Works Free5 min
   • O-Level Oral Practice 1: The Shared Footpath Free5 min
   • O-Level Oral Part 1: How It Is Marked Free5 min
9. 9

   Spoken interaction

   3 lessons

   • O-Level Spoken Interaction: How Part 2 Works Free5 min
   • O-Level Oral Practice 1: Sharing Public Space Free5 min
   • O-Level Oral Part 2: How It Is Marked Free5 min