Rt/L2.1
Literacy: Rs/L2.1, Rt/L1.4, Rt/L1.5, Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.3, Rt/L2.7, Rw/L1.1, Rw/L1.2, Rw/L1.3
Free tags: Equality and Diversity
Context: History
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Level 1 / Level 2 resource for literacy students exploring Chinese customs. This has proved to be a popular resource with my students. Includes: reading, dictionary work, comprehension and grammatical knowledge with a fun part where learners find their Chinese horoscope animal.
Literacy: Rt/L2.1, Rw/L2.3, Writing: text focus (composition)
Context: Health, Social care, Early years
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
A set of exercises based on an article from the BBC News website. This article would interest learners with teenage children.
There is a comprehension exercise and vocabulary exercises on antonyms and synonyms. Learners are also invited to write their views. Useful for those working towards Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.3, Rt/L2.4, Rt/L2.5, Rt/L2.7, Rt/L2.8, Writing: text focus (composition), Functional English - writing
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: L2
Resource type: Revision material, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
A series of challenging reading questions and writing activities based on three texts about the fast food industry.
Makes an ideal revision activity for Level 2 Functional Skills English. Fully mapped to the Functional English criteria.
Literacy: Rt/L1.1, Rt/L1.3, Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.3
Free tags: Christmas
Context: History
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension
Beautiful set of L1-2 Reading comprehension exercises. Includes Medieval Christmas, Victorian Christmas, Post-War Christmas, etc. The main focus is reading for detail but there are also vocabulary and dictionary questions.
Based on a series of BBC British History web pages of the same name – but note that only nine “ages” are included in this resource! (There is no Georgian/Regency Christmas).
Literacy: Rt/L2.1, Rw/L1.2, Rw/L2.1, Ws/E3.2, Ws/L1.2
ESOL: ESOL Rt/L2.1a, ESOL Rw/L1.2a, ESOL Rw/L2.1a, ESOL Ws/E3.2a, ESOL Ws/L1.2a
Context: Animal care & Equine
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Informative presentation, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
Embedded literacy and Functional English for animal lovers!
Literacy: Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.2, Rw/L2.1, Rw/L2.2, Wt/L2.3
Free tags: Spring
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
A topical Level 2 reading and writing assignment based on an article from the from the Observer. Ideal for early spring / late winter but can be used any time of year. Covers comprehension, purpose of text, apostrophes, vocabulary and dictionary work, and writing. Includes differentiation and extension ideas.
Literacy: Recognise and understand a range of words, Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.3, Rt/L2.4, Writing: text focus (composition)
Free tags: FIFA World Cup 2010
Context: Politics & News items, Sport
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
Series of L2 tasks based on an article from the BBC News website written after England left the World Cup 2010 competition.
This is a complicated text. The exercises include a comprehension, identifying spelling mistakes and a vocabulary task. There is also a short writing task.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, Functional English - reading, Rt/L1.1, Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.2, Rt/L2.4, Rt/L2.5, Rt/L2.8, Writing: text focus (composition), Functional English - writing, Engage in Discussion
Context: Politics & News items
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Discussion points, Interactive presentation, On-screen activity or video, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
This is a topical lesson, looking at the Japanese tsunami disaster and its coverage in the media.
It introduces students to identifying facts and opinions. It also allows students to discuss their own views (appropriately) about this disaster. Students are also given the opportunity to write their own newspaper article based around the facts of the events.
The PPT includes links to news videos and is best used in conjunction with the Fact or opinion handout.
Literacy: Rt/L1.1, Rt/L2.1, Rw/L2.1, Rw/L2.3, Writing: text focus (composition), Ww/L1.1, Ww/L2.1
Context: History
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
A great selection of reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar and spelling activities (includes synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, writing a postcard from the Moon, writing instructions, and more).
Literacy: Rt/L2.1, Rt/L2.8, Rw/L2.2, Ws/L2.4
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension
A series of comprehension, vocabulary, apostrophe and summarising questions.
