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Pasta Grannies passive voice and skills at risk

A reading, writing, listening and discussion task. The topic is skills at risk and the older generation. Comprehension questions focus on the gist. The grammar focus is passive voice verbs. Learners will discuss and write sentences about their skills, and will write about traditional skills that are in danger of dying out.

Level

Level 1

Level 2

ESOL

General ESOL

ESOL Engage in discussion (Sd)

ESOL Sc/L1.3a Express statements of fact

ESOL Sc/L1.3b Give factual accounts

ESOL Sc/L2.4b Give factual accounts

ESOL Lr/L1.2d Listen for grammatical detail

ESOL Lr/L2.2d Listen for grammatical detail

ESOL Rs/L2.1a Use implicit & explicit grammatical knowledge to help follow meaning and purpose of different texts

ESOL Ws/L2.1a Use a range of sentence structure which is fit for purpose

Context

Catering Food Nutrition

Art Film Media Music Radio TV

A Special Occasion

A multi-skill worksheet that incorporates speaking, listening, reading and writing, based on a short (1:22) BBC news video about a 100th birthday trip to London. Aimed at E3 / L1, but suitable for higher level E2 and for L2 as a recap (for L2 - elicit examples of the grammar and instructions beforehand).

Key learning outcomes: learners will:

Level

Entry Level 2

Entry Level 3

Level 1

English

FE READING main points & detail

FE WRITING Grammar

FE SL&C Active listening

FE SL&C Make requests & ask questions

FE WRITING Clarity, cohesion, length and detail

ESOL

General ESOL

ESOL Listen and respond (Lr)

ESOL Engage in discussion (Sd)

ESOL: Reading text focus - comprehension (Rt)

ESOL: Writing sentence focus - punctuation and grammar (Ws)

ESOL: Writing - text focus (composition)

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