Adult Lit SLc/L2.3 Express clearly statements of fact, explanations, instructions, accounts & descriptions, using appropriate structure, style & vocabulary
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SLc/L2.3 Express clearly statements of fact, explanations, instructions, accounts and descriptions, using appropriate structure, style and vocabulary
| Component skill and knowledge and understanding. Adults should be taught to: |
Example of application and level | Sample activities |
| Know and use an appropriate range of vocabulary and syntax in order to communicate more complex meanings ( | Give a set of clear instructions for completing a task (e.g. hanging wallpaper) to someone doing it for the first time, so they are able to follow and understand. | In pairs, consider a range of given situations and decide what content would be needed, how to organise it, how much detail and how the way of expressing content might need to be adapted to context (e.g. explaining a property repair problem to a landlord over the phone, rules of a game to a small child, account of an incident to the police). Rehearse some of the situations together. |
| Adapt the level of formality in language and style depending on the situation and audience | ||
| Know how to structure what is said, using markers which help listeners to follow the line of thought | Use a short video or audio clip (1 to 2 minutes) of someone explaining or recounting a process or happening. Play once to get general sense of content, then play again, listening particularly for how the speaker has kept the thread running so the whole piece makes sense (e.g. linking words or phrases such as then, after, as well as, another thing). In pairs, practise speaking for at least a minute without losing the thread or repeating points (e.g. explain a current project to do with home, work or study). |
Source: Department for Education and Skills (2001) Adult Literacy core curriculum. London DfES.
Related Adult ESOL curriculum elements: Sc/L2.4 Express clearly statements of fact, explanations, instructions, accounts, descriptions, using appropriate structure, style and vocabulary (Sc/L2.4a express statements of fact; Sc/L2.4b give factual accounts; Sc/L2.4c narrate events in the past; Sc/L2.4d give explanations and instructions; Sc/L2.4e give a formal report; Sc/L2.4f describe and compare)
AND Sd/L2.2 Adapt contributions to discussions to suit audience, context, purpose and situation (Sd/L2.2a take part in social interaction; Sd/L2.2b take part in more formal interaction; Sd/L2.2c express views, opinions, feelings, wishes; Sd/L2.2d persuade, warn, rebuke, etc.)
Related Functional Skills English links: L2.7 Use language that is effective, accurate and appropriate to context and situation
