ESOL Speaking (S)

Adult ESOL Core Curriculum (DfES 2001) > Speaking and Listening > Speaking (S)

Speaking and listening is split into two sections as follows (click on each link for more information and to find relevant resources)

Speaking (S)

Resources listed below are likely to cover several Sc and/or Sd curriculum elements - often at more than one curriculum level.

To explore and filter for specific Speaking curriculum elements - click here.

Adult ESOL core curriculum (DfES, 2001)

Since the demise of the Excellence Gateway (EG) on September 30 2023 there is no official Government backed website where the old Skills for Life core curricula are available. The EG has (partially) migrated to the Education & Training Foundation (ETF) at https://www.et-foundation.co.uk/ but there is no sign of these classic documents. 

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
ESOL
General ESOL
ESOL Listen and respond (Lr)
ESOL Speaking (S)
ESOL Reading (R)
ESOL Writing (W)
Adult ESOL Curriculum

A Passage to India - lesson activities for L2 ESOL

These lesson activities are based on scenes from David Lean’s 1984 film, A Passage to India. Topics relating to culture, integration, separation, race, ethnicity, identity and humanity can easily be raised and discussed via the materials and the film scenes. There are many ways of using this original material and the suggestions are just activities that have worked with L2 and [even] L1 students.

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
General literacy / English
ESOL
ESOL Reading (R)
ESOL Speaking (S)
ESOL Listen and respond (Lr)
Context
Art Film Media Music Radio TV

A job you have done in the past (Discussion)

Topics to discuss based on Ascentis ESOL Entry 2 Speaking and Listening exam. Learners work in groups of 3. Each is given a slightly different topic to prepare and discuss, all based around a theme. In this case jobs. They are all expected to demonstrate use of present simple, present continuous, past simple and future tenses, as appropriate.

Level
Entry Level 2
ESOL
ESOL Speaking (S)
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