Contextual Resources

Short simplified text about Accession Day 2022 when the Queen marks 70 years as monarch and also remembers the death of her father, King George). Differentiated reading questions are followed by writing tasks (alphabetical order (2 levels), punctuation, regular plurals and a final composition questions (2 levels).

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As this resource has a short shelf life there will be no separate answer/mapping sheet but all questions are mapped and have suggested marks.

A reading and spelling add-on quiz for our popular  Valentine's Day E1-L1 Functional English tasks  (Maggie Harnew, 2018). Select the correct answer(s) for each question. Uses two texts (an email and a menu). 12 questions covers purpose, main points and detail, using a key and irregular plurals. Can be used independently of the original resource.

What are gender roles and how do they impact our daily lives? What changes can we make, and how? Slides for L1 and L2 English learners to find out more about gender roles and their wider impact while building their English skills.

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Why should we be mindful of the language we use around disability? How can we show awareness? Slides for L1 and L2 English learners to find out more about the importance of equality while building their English skills.

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A reading and spelling add-on quiz for our popular Barry New Sports Centre E2 Functional English mock assessment (Sharon Kitching, Nov 2021) . Select the correct answer(s) for each question. Covers purpose, form, organisational features - plus 5 questions on regular and irregular plurals. Can be used independently of the original resource.

A quick interactive add-on exercise, created in Wordwall, for our popular Thundersnow reading resource (L1-2 version - but this act would probably suit E3 too). Drag the organisational features to the correct places in the text. 

https://wordwall.net/resource/28052371/english/thundersnow-l1-l2-functional-english-organisational

An interactive add-on exercise, created in Wordwall, for our  St Dwynwen's Day E3-L1 reading resource. Sort each sentence into the correct group (simple, compound or complex). All sentences are taken form or are adapted from the original resource.

An interactive add-on exercise, created in Wordwall, for our popular Thundersnow reading resource (L1-2 version). Drag punctuation items to the correct places in the text. Written for L1.18 (use  punctuation to aid understanding) but challenging enough for Level 2 too!

https://wordwall.net/resource/28071142/english/thundersnow-l1-l2-functional-english-using-punctuation

A quick interactive add-on exercise, created in Wordwall, for the popular New Year 2022 (Warmest New Year's Day) reading resource. Match the organisational and textual features to the correct places on the text.

https://wordwall.net/resource/28051407/new-year-2022-e3-l1-functional-english-and-maths-tasks

A worksheet to help  learners prepare for the Speaking and Listening exams, which specifically focuses on ways to reduce anxiety about speaking in public. The worksheet includes embedded YouTube video links which learners watch and make notes from. This was made for L1 and L2 learners but can be adapted for other levels.