Rt/E3.3

Recognise and understand the organisational features and typical language of instructional texts, e.g. use of imperatives and second person
(a) Understand the different ways of presenting instructions, e.g. lists, numbered points, bullets, diagrams with arrows
(b) Know that the content of instructional texts may be laid out in different ways, not always left to right across the whole page

Using imperatives to write instructions

Learners will re-write16 sentences as instructions in the imperative form.
With scaffolded help, examples, and a range of sentence styles to adapt.

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.1 Recognise & understand the organisational features & typical language of instructional texts
Rt/E3.3
Adult Literacy: writing - punctuation & grammar (Ws)

Super cheese & tomato potatoes

A series of comprehension questions based on an Asda recipe from their shopping web site.
http://www.asdamagazine.com/home/food/recipes/view?rid=145
It’s also an ideal way of familiarising learners with instructional texts / web pages.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
Rt/E3.3
Context
Catering Food Nutrition

Types of text - What am I?

Useful card game for consolidation and revision. Students must describe the features, layout and style of different texts.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rt/E3.2
Rt/L1.2
Rt/L2.2 Identify the purpose of a text and infer meaning which is not explicit
Rt/E3.3

Fire instructions?

For re-ordering, comprehension and looking at the layout and features of instructive texts.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
Rt/E2.2
Rt/E3.2
Rt/L1.2
Rt/E3.3
Context
Health and safety

Pizza fingers

Pizza fingers is a handy recipe that can be used for numeracy (ratio work) or literacy (reading and ordering instructions).

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.1 Recognise & understand the organisational features & typical language of instructional texts
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
Rt/E3.3
Maths
AN N1/L1.7
Context
Catering Food Nutrition

Types of text drag & drop worksheet

Interactive worksheet. Drag the features of instructive and persuasive texts to the correct area. Use with the related handout (see below) which also includes an answer sheet.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rt/E3.2
Rt/L1.2
Rt/L2.2 Identify the purpose of a text and infer meaning which is not explicit
Rt/E3.3

Types of text - student handout

Types of text – student handout that explains the layout and language features of instructive and persuasive texts. Use with the related drag and drop worksheet (see below).

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rt/E3.2
Rt/L1.2
Rt/L2.2 Identify the purpose of a text and infer meaning which is not explicit
Rt/E3.3

Teachers' notes and answer sheets

Teachers’ notes and answer sheets for 3 drag and drop health – nursing interactive worksheets (see below).

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Rt/E3.3
Context
Health, Social care, Early years

Mouth to mouth resuscitation

Drag and drop interactive worksheet provides great practice in reading and ordering instructions. Originally used in a Pathway to Nursing course.
Please also download the teaching notes (below).

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Rt/E3.3
Context
Health, Social care, Early years

Chemical and thermal burns

Drag and drop interactive worksheet provides great practice in reading and ordering instructions. Originally used in a Pathway to Nursing course.
Please also download the teaching notes (below).

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Rt/E3.3
Context
Health, Social care, Early years
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