ESOL Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction

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Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction

Component skill and knowledge and understanding. 
Adults should learn to:		 Example of application and level Sample  activities
Greet Hi, how are you?   
Respond to a greeting  Fine thanks, and you?  
Introduce others This is Joe and this is Sam. They're brothers.   
Invite and offer (e.g. using would that) Would you like a sandwich?  
Yes, please.		 Learners begin by constructing short dialogues in small groups around the topic of offers, invitations and thanks (e.g. Would you like a sandwich? No thanks. I’m not hungry. I’d like a coffee). Learners talk about the importance of stress and intonation to achieve a polite tone.
Learners repeat the dialogues, practising in chorus and individually with correct stress and intonation. Learners make tea and coffee in the classroom, offer juice and biscuits to each other.
Accept and decline invitations and offers Would you like a ham sandwich? No thanks, I'm sorry, I don't eat ham. 
Which do you want? Tea or coffee? Tea, please. 
Red wine or white? I'm sorry, I don't drink wine.

Learners compare the use of would you like with ways of making offers in their own languages, by saying the question in their own language and writing it onto pieces of card, numbering the words, e.g.:
1           2   3   4    5
Would you like a biscuit?
       1      4       5
Quieres una galleta?

Learners compare the number and order of words.
 Express thanks    
Take leave  Bye, see you tomorrow.  
Be able to express all of the above, using  intonation patterns appropriate for friendly social interaction. See also Lr/E1.5b  
Know that gestures (e.g. nodding, indicating agreement) can vary in meaning across cultures. In small groups, learners look at pictures and visuals of gestures e.g. nodding/shaking head, thumbs-up sign, A-OK circle made with thumb and index finger, tapping side of nose for ‘It’s a secret’. 
They discuss the meaning of these gestures in their own languages or in English, saying whether they understand them and, if so, what they mean in their culture. Learners exchange views and information and demonstrate signs with similar meanings from their own cultures, and any others they know.

Source: Department for Education and Skills (2001) Adult ESOL Core Curriculum, DfES (2001)

Living in the UK - A short guide to being polite

A four-page resource that discusses some of the polite conventions in the UK.  Sensitively Written with ESOL learners in mind. Topics include: being polite, saying sorry and punctuality. Part of the Living in the UK series. 

Editor's notes

Although aimed at E1-E2 ESOL it would also be a useful quick starter in higher level classes. Includes exam style questions, cloze task, and discussion/role-play prompts.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
ESOL
ESOL Sc/E1.2a Make requests: ask for things or action
ESOL Sc/E1.1b Articulate the sounds of English to be comprehensible to a sympathetic native speaker
ESOL: Reading text focus - comprehension (Rt)
ESOL Sc/E1.2a Make requests: ask for things or action
ESOL Lr/E1.2d Listen for phonological detail
ESOL Sc/E2.1a Use stress & intonation adequately to make speech comprehensible / meaning understood
ESOL Sc/E2.2a Make requests: ask for things or action
ESOL Sc/E2.2e Ask for directions and instructions
ESOL Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction
ESOL Sd/E2.1a Take part in social interaction
ESOL Lr/E2.5a Listen and respond to requests for action / permission
ESOL Lr/E2.6c Listen to and identify simply expressed feelings and opinions

Vocabulary sort - transport, money, grammar

Cut and order word sort based on transport, money and grammar terms.  Tasks and extension tasks on the same sheet. Scissors needed for separating the cards. Works best with students working in pairs.

Editor's notes

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best! With useful extension ideas. Laminate for repeated use. Also handy for Functional English alphabetical order work.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
FE E2.15 Use 1st & 2nd letters to sequence words alphabetically
ESOL
ESOL Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction
ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols
ESOL Rw/E2.2a Recognise a range of familiar words
ESOL Rw/E2.5a Sequence words using basic alphabetical ordering skills
Context
Motor vehicles & Transport

Food collocations - sorting cards

Word sort activity based on collective nouns/collocations for different types of foods. Suitable for E1/E2. Can be done in pairs as a reading and S+L activity, or individually. 

Editor's notes

With extension idea. Cards could be laminated for repeated use. Other vocabulary sorts are available from the same contributor.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
FE E1.8 Read correctly words designated for Entry Level 1
FE E2.7 Read correctly words designated for Entry Level 2
ESOL
ESOL Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction
ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols
ESOL Rw/E2.2a Recognise a range of familiar words
ESOL Writing: word focus - spelling and handwriting (Ww)
Context
Catering Food Nutrition

Vocabulary sorts

Basic vocabulary word sorts, the first being based on fruit, vegetables and drinks, and the second on places (e.g. town, city), food and animals. Tasks and extension tasks on the same sheet. Scissors needed for separating the cards. Works best with students working in pairs.

Editor's notes

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best! With useful extension ideas. Laminate for repeated use. Also handy for Functional English alphabetical order work

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
FE E2.15 Use 1st & 2nd letters to sequence words alphabetically
ESOL
ESOL Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction
ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols
ESOL Rw/E2.2a Recognise a range of familiar words
ESOL Rw/E2.5a Sequence words using basic alphabetical ordering skills
Context
Catering Food Nutrition
Animals, animal care, farming & equine

ESOL chatter groups

Lovely set of speaking, listening and discussion resources for the start of term in E1 ESOL classes. Covers taking part in social conversation; listening and responding to requests for personal information; accepting and declining offers / invitations (e.g. Would you like a sandwich?), and much more.
Includes question cards, would you like cards, food cards and a do-you-like questionnaire / ice breaker.
Full mapped and with detailed teaching ideas.

Level
Entry Level 1
ESOL
ESOL Sd/E1.1a Take part in social interaction
ESOL Sc/E1.4b Give personal information
ESOL Sc/E1.3b Ask for information
ESOL Sc/E1.3a  Ask for personal details
ESOL Lr/E1.5b Take part in social conversation
ESOL Lr/E1.4b Recognise different question words
ESOL Lr/E1.4a Listen and respond to requests for personal information
ESOL Lr/E1.2e Listen & extract key information
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