Rt/L2.4
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: 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/L2.3, Rt/L2.4, Rw/L2.3, Wt/L2.2, Word origins
Context: History
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
A set of comprehension questions, together with vocabulary exercises, anagrams and a writing prompt.
Useful for those working towards Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy and anyone with an interest in word origins and English linguistics.
All based on an article from the BBC News website www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10776581
See below for links to other Level 2 exercises.
Literacy: Rt/L2.4, Rt/L2.5
Context: Politics & News items
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension
A challenging set of tasks (and points for discussion) based on two opposing articles from a Sunday paper. Designed to assess whether students are working at level 2 standards and can follow an argument, recognise bias, distinguish between fact and opinion, etc.
Literacy: Rt/L2.4, SLlr/L2.1, Wt/L2.7
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: L2
Resource type: Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
A series of Level 2 reading (distinguishing between fact & opinion), proof reading and listening tasks.
Literacy: Rt/L2.4, Rt/L2.5, Rt/L2.8, Wt/L2.6
Context: Health, Social care, Early years
Level: L2
Resource type: Assessment material, Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
Living in Poverty is a thought provoking article from the Nursing Times. It is used in this literacy initial assessment for possible Access to Healthcare students. The accompanying questions are designed to check whether students are working at level 2 standards and can follow an argument, summarise information, recognise bias, distinguish between fact and opinion, and write using supporting evidence.
Literacy: Rt/L2.4
Free tags: Graphic organiser
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension
Fabulous series of resources that help students trace an argument in an emotive text and analyse how an argument is developed by a writer. An emotive text, series of questions, and a bubble chart to break down the text and analyse how each paragraph develops. Plus extension ideas.
