Leisure Travel Tourism
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3
Resource type: Assessment material, Reading comprehension, Revision material
A practice task for Functional Skills English, Entry Level 3 Reading. Includes two texts and related comprehension questions covering all the E3 reading criteria.
With a mark scheme / assessment sheet based on those used by major awarding bodies.
Numeracy: Functional Maths
Literacy: Functional English - reading
ICT: Finding and selecting information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Free tags: Diamond Jubilee
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project
Level: E3, L1
A topical investigation that can be used as a group or individual task. Learners imagine they have won tickets in the ballot and must plan their trip to Buckingham Palace.
Ideal for E3-L1 Functional maths, English and ICT but could be easily adapted for higher or lower levels.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
ICT: Finding and selecting information
ESOL: General ESOL
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Level: L1
A short project for L1 Functional Skills or ESOL, wherein students research aspects of a foreign holiday destination and produce a piece of persuasive advertising based upon findings.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English, Form filling
Free tags: New Year, Equality and Diversity
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3
Resource type: Assessment material, Listening and/or speaking activity, Reading comprehension, Revision material, Writing prompts
A practice paper written for Entry 3 Adult Literacy C&G exams at E3 but suitable for, and fully mapped to, Functional English.
All activities are based on a New Year’s Eve theme. The main text and related comprehension questions are about New Year’s Eve superstitions. Other activities include form filling, alphabetical order, dictionary work, planning and writing, and group discussion.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Homophones, homographs & confusables, Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
Numeracy: MSS1/E2.3, MSS1/E3.3
Free tags: Autumn, Equality and Diversity, Guy Fawkes
Context: History, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
This resource was created for Adult Literacy Entry 3 Learners but can be used with mixed ability groups from E2 – L1. It includes reading comprehension and related exercises covering many curriculum areas, based on the Guy Fawkes Night theme.
The first section is a comprehension based on the history of Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night. The text is suitable for E3-L2. Questions cover general comprehension, punctuation, homophones/spellings, proper nouns, alphabetical order and dictionary work.
Literacy: Plan, compose and draft, Organise and present text structure, Functional English - writing
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Employment skills & Public services, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
This is a resource that was designed for use in a computer classroom. It allows learners to research what is needed in a cover letter to find employment.
Literacy: Recognise and understand a range of words, Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
Free tags: Australia, Humour
Context: Animal care & Equine, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E2, E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Crossword, Reading comprehension
Another great set of three comprehension resources from Australia. Each with a related, differentiated crossword puzzle.
Literacy: SLlr/E1.1, SLlr/E1.2, SLlr/E1.3, SLlr/E2.2, SLlr/E2.3
Context: Health, Social care, Early years, Leisure Travel Tourism, Politics & News items
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Listening activities are few and far between but this fabulous set is ideal for, and fully mapped, to Entry 1 and 2 Functional English learners.
Based on four everyday listening events
- An announcement in a station
- A notice in a waiting room
- A news report
- A telephone conversation
Each provides practice listening for gist and detail in short explanations.
Literacy: Recognise and understand a range of words, Word origins
Free tags: Australia
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Quiz
From one of our Australian contributors, this makes a good end of term quiz and discussion prompt re. similarities to cockney rhyming slang, informal language, etc.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism, Motor vehicles & Transport
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Reading comprehension
Lovely, practical reading task base don a map of the London Underground.
Fully mapped to E3 and L1 Functional English – with lots of extra teaching tips and ideas.
