Australia
Literacy: Rt/E1.1
ESOL: ESOL Rt/E1.1a, ESOL Rt/E1.1b
Free tags: Australia
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E1
An easy reading for beginners followed by complete the sentence exercise and a prompt to write about themselves. Two sheets – one for British students, one for Australian learners.
Literacy: Rt/E1.1
ESOL: ESOL Rt/E1.1a, ESOL Rt/E1.1b
Free tags: Australia, Equality and Diversity
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: E1
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
A short reading text for beginners, followed by fill the gap sentences. Two sheets – one for British students and one for Australian students.
Literacy: Functional English - reading
Numeracy: Functional Maths - number
Free tags: Australia
Context: Motor vehicles & Transport
Level: E2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
A set of questions about an advertisement for motorbikes. Students are asked to find information about the store, as well as comparing the prices of motorbikes for sale. Provides practice in scanning, skimming, comparing numbers, etc.
Answer key included.
Literacy: Rt/E3.1, Rt/L1.1, Ws/E3.1, Ws/E3.2, Ws/L1.1, Ws/L1.2, Wt/E3.1, Wt/E3.2, Wt/L1.1
Pre-entry: Text Focus (interest)
ESOL: ESOL Rt/E3.1a, ESOL Rt/L1.1a, ESOL Ws/E3.1a, ESOL Ws/E3.2a, ESOL Ws/L1.1a, ESOL Ws/L1.2a, ESOL Wt/E3.1a, ESOL Wt/E3.2a, ESOL Wt/L1.1a
Free tags: Australia, Equality and Diversity
Context: History
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Wordsearch, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
A first person autobiographical account of life in outback Australia.
Exercises include comprehension questions using when, where etc.
A revision of past tense verbs – regular and irregular.
A fill the gap using the correct verb tense.
A writing prompt for students to write about themselves – emphasising the use of conjunctions and short paragraphs.
A Wordsearch.
Includes a glossary of Australian words used in the text.
Pre-entry: General pre-Entry
Numeracy: N2/E2.2, N2/E3.1, Functional Maths - number, N2/E2.1
Free tags: Australia
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Level: E2, E3
A simplified worksheet which covers labelling fractions, writing the words and a practical exercise in estimating eg: Mark 1/2 cup etc. Uses fractions commonly found in recipes and other practical situations. Ideal for, and mapped to, Functional Maths.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rs/E2.1, Rt/E2.1
Free tags: Australia, Recipe
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: E2
Resource type: Reading comprehension
Using packet seasoning to make tacos. Worksheet provides practice in finding and using printed information such as steps to be followed and other ingredients needed to be purchased when cooking with packaged seasonings etc.
Includes illustration of sample package, questions to be answered, and suggested answers.
Ideal for, and fully mapped to, Entry Level 2 Functional English reading.
Numeracy: N2/E2.2, N2/E3.1, N2/E3.6, Functional Maths - number, N2/E2.1
Free tags: Australia
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Worksheet or assignment
A worksheet which gives students practice in naming and calculating the fractions most often seen in recipes. 1/2, 1/3 cup etc.
This worksheet can be accompanied with a ‘hands on’ exercise. eg: measuring 1/2, 3/4 cup of rice etc. You need: a tray, a marked measuring cup, a cup and a jar of rice or other suitable medium.
Ideal for, and mapped to, Entry 2 and 3 Adult numeracy and Functional Maths.
Numeracy: Functional Maths, General numeracy / maths
Free tags: Australia, Christmas
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Revision material, Worksheet or assignment
An adapted version of Zoe Hyde’s Christmas E1-2 Functional Maths (see below) using Australian money. There are other minor edits – for example, the football is sent to New Zealand, not to Europe.
Questions cover almost all of the E1 and E2 UK Functional Skills maths criteria. Includes shapes, size, addition and subtraction, money, reading scales and much more. Fully mapped with teaching tips.
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: 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.
