General literacy / English
Literacy: General literacy / English
ESOL: General ESOL
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Listening and/or speaking activity, Reading comprehension, Wordsearch, Worksheet or assignment
A short reading text followed by exercises: True or False; Putting words in the correct order to answer questions; Writing sentences with words from the story (or sentences may be copied from the story) and a WordSearch.
This is followed by some dialogue using the situations in the story for practising pronunciation.
Suitable for literacy and ESOL.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
Free tags: childrens, scheme, Story
Context: Health, Social care, Early years
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Lesson plan, Scheme of work
This is a scheme of work I have used in EBD schools to get the pupils engaged with English. It is a 7 week scheme of work aimed at between E3-L2, as it can be differentiated. I have also included the lesson plans that go with the scheme.
Editor’s note
Although written for a Key Stage 3/4 school setting this would work well as a way of embedding Functional English into a vocational childcare course or a family learning situation.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ESOL: General ESOL
Context: Health and safety
Resource type: Bingo, lotto or Pelmanism, Discussion points, Lesson plan, Listening and/or speaking activity, Warm-up, Wordsearch, Worksheet or assignment, Writing frame, Writing prompts
Level: E1, E2
Worksheets and tasks around the theme of emergencies. Written for ESOL but also suitable for adult literacy and Functionakl English.
The worksheets and tasks include reading for information, preparing and practising an emergency phone call, speaking and writing about an emergency situation. The material is set in an Irish context so some of the vocabulary is specific e.g. ‘garda’ is a police officer and ‘gardai’ is police.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Sport
Resource type: Discussion points, ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
Learners must choose the next manager of the England football team. Using the task sheet to guide them, they must research, collate and present information for five candidates and then make the final choice.
There is scope for plenty of lively discussion around the choices made and also about what the manager’s job entails.
A Power Point presentation is included as an example, but can also be printed out to use in some of the additional activities described.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
Context: Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Discussion points, Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
Text about the 99p shop chain with comprehension questions, cloze exercise, writing numbers as words and more.
The text and picture are adapted from the wonderful First News site and the 99p Store site.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
Context: Politics & News items
Level: L2
Resource type: Revision material, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
A Level 2 Functional Skills English pack based on the troubles in London and other parts of England in the summer of 2011.
Reading and writing activities are included, alongside answers.
Discussions across a range of subjects may stem from this work in order to inform Speaking and Listening skills practice.
Fully mapped to the Functional English criteria.
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: General literacy / English
Context: Animal care & Equine
Level: E2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Practice for E2 exams with a pet theme. Reading comprehension, alphabetical order, writing and discussion are all covered.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Rs/E3.1, Rs/E3.2, Rs/L1.1
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
A simple exercise where students separate the words from the Wordle into nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
Free tags: Equality and Diversity, Christmas
Level: L1
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
Reading comprehension, use of capital letters and full stops, discussion and writing exercises all with a Christmas theme.
Based on texts about Christian celebrations in four different countries (Wales, Iran, Venezuela, China) the resource includes a writing exercise for students who don’t celebrate Christmas.
