ESOL Sc/E1.4a
ESOL: ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Ws/E1.1a
Resource type: Sort or match cards
Level: E1
A set of cards aimed at Entry 1 ESOL students learning the present simple tense for habitual routine. Print on card and use for controlled practice activities (sort into sentences about getting up, breakfast, going to work etc.).
Literacy: Rs/E1.1
ESOL: ESOL Rs/E2.1b, ESOL Sc/E1.4a
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Worksheet or assignment
A cheerful set of gap-fill sentences with picture prompts. Followed by a set of more challenging sentences. The pictures can also be used for speaking practice. This resource complements Amanda’s pronoun comprehension (see below). Although written for ESOL students the sentences also make good reading / Dolch spelling practice for E1 literacy.
Literacy: SLc/E1.4, SLc/E2.3, SLc/E3.3
ESOL: ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Sc/E1.4d, ESOL Sc/E2.3a, ESOL Sc/E2.3f, ESOL Sc/E3.4a, ESOL Sc/E3.4f
Context: Health, Social care, Early years
Resource type: Game, Listening and/or speaking activity
Level: E1, E2, E3
A board game that can be used to encourage speaking skills at many levels (ESOL or Literacy). With teaching ideas and curriculum links.
ESOL: ESOL Rw/E1.1a, ESOL Sc/E1.3b, ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Sc/E1.4d, ESOL Sd/E1.1c, ESOL Ww/E1.1a
Resource type: Interactive presentation, Listening and/or speaking activity
Level: E1
Weather, temperature and seasons covers vocabulary and spelling topics along with many ideas for speaking practice (asking about the temperature, making small talk). Lots of examples using intensifier ‘very’.
Originally used with the DfES ESOL E1 Skills for Life materials (Unit 8 – Friends and Family, page 5 – The Weather) but can be used alone. http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/Learning_Materials_ESOL Please read the notes area on slide 1 of this PPT for teaching ideas, curriculum links, etc.
ESOL: ESOL Rw/E1.1a, ESOL Sc/E1.2a, ESOL Sc/E1.3b, ESOL Sc/E1.4a
Context: Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E1
Resource type: Interactive presentation, Listening and/or speaking activity
Buying clothes provides group vocabulary work along with many ideas for speaking practice. Please read the notes area on slide 1 of the PPT for teaching ideas, curriculum links, etc.
Covers buying a t-shirt (can be used with separate dialogue/clothes cards available below as PDF file), laundry symbols, UK shoe and clothes sizes, fabric patterns.
Originally used with the DfES ESOL E1 Skills for Life materials (Unit 9 – Shopping 2) but can be used alone. http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/Learning_Materials_ESOL
ESOL: ESOL Lr/E1.2d, ESOL Rw/E1.3b, ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Ws/E1.1a
Resource type: Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E1
Very good straightforward text about Maria’s day with 4 pages of resources, teaching ideas and answer sheet. Covers asking and answering questions, writing simple sentences and much more .
Originally used with the DfES ESOL E1 Skills for Life materials (Unit 4 – Local Transport) but can be used alone.
http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsESOL
ESOL: ESOL Rw/E1.1a, ESOL Rw/E1.2a, ESOL Sc/E1.1b, ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Ww/E1.1a, ESOL Ww/E1.1b
Resource type: Flash cards, Listening and/or speaking activity
Level: E1
Flashcards for spelling, vocabulary and speaking practice. Originally used with the DfES ESOL E1 Skills for Life materials (Unit 5 – Health) but can be used alone.
ESOL: ESOL Sc/E1.1b, ESOL Sc/E1.3a, ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Sc/E1.4b
Resource type: Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E1
Two beautiful worksheets. The first is for collecting and recording information about yourself and a friend. The second if for making questions (by rearranging the given words) to ask a friend. Originally used with the DfES ESOL E1 Skills for Life materials (Unit 1 – Getting started) but can be used alone.
http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsESOL
Literacy: Ww/E1.1, SLc/E1.1, SLc/E1.2, SLc/E1.3, SLc/E1.4, SLd/E1.1, SLlr/E1.2, SLlr/E1.4
ESOL: ESOL Lr/E1.2b, ESOL Lr/E1.4b, ESOL Sc/E1.1a, ESOL Sc/E1.1b, ESOL Sc/E1.2a, ESOL Sc/E1.3a, ESOL Sc/E1.3d, ESOL Sc/E1.4a, ESOL Sc/E1.4b, ESOL Sd/E1.1a, ESOL Ww/E1.1a
Level: E1
Resource type: Discussion points, Game
One of our most popular speaking and listening resources. Paired role play games where students can be the Queen, the Prime Minister or the US President! They must ask eaxh other for personal infomration such as: What is your address? How many children do you have? How many bedrooms in your house? etc. The game cards include photographs of each famous person and where he or she lives. Has been updated twice since 2003 (Blair changed to Brown, Bush changed to Obama).
Plus extra ‘everyday’ cards with different jobs and addresses, tips cards, housing questionnaire and much more.
