ESOL Ws/E2.4a Use a capital letter for proper nouns

Use a capital letter for proper nouns (i) Understand when capital letters are used, e.g. for days, months, names of people and places, and apply this in writing

Your family - writing sentences

Use the family tree to help write simple and compound sentences about your family. Written for E1-2 ESOL but also suitable for E1-2 Functional English.

Editor's notes

A lovely way to reinforce sentence structure and basic punctuation, and (for ESOL) teach key family words such as cousin, grandmother, nephew, etc. Worksheet with detailed mapping and sample answers available in a separate document.

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

English

FE E1.11 Punctuate simple sentences with capital letter & full stop

FE E1.12 Use capital letter for pronoun ‘I’ and proper nouns

FE E1.13 Use lower-case letters when there is no reason to use capital letters

FE E2.13 Use basic punctuation correctly (e.g. full stops, question, exclamation marks)

FE 1.16 Communicate information in words, phrases & simple sentences

FE E2.17 Communicate information using words & phrases appropriate to audience & purpose

FE E2.19 Write in compound sentences, using common conjunctions to connect clauses

ESOL

ESOL Ws/E1.1a Construct a simple sentence, using basic word order & verb form

ESOL Ws/E1.2a Use basic punctuation to show where sentences begin and end

ESOL Ws/E1.3a Use basic punctuation to write about oneself using "I"

ESOL Ws/E2.1a Construct simple and compound sentences

ESOL Ws/E2.3a Use correct punctuation, e.g. capital letters, full stops, question marks

ESOL Ws/E2.4a Use a capital letter for proper nouns

Context

Family and relationships

Entry 2 ESOL assessments

Two one-page tasks covering: punctuation (full stops and capital letters) and writing with simple verb tenses. Use as evidence that a given learning outcome has been achieved. Also useful for diagnostic assessment.

Level

Entry Level 2

ESOL

ESOL Ws/E2.1a Construct simple and compound sentences

ESOL Ws/E2.3a Use correct punctuation, e.g. capital letters, full stops, question marks

ESOL Ws/E2.4a Use a capital letter for proper nouns

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