Adult Literacy, Functional English, and GCSE Resources

A board game that can be used to encourage speaking skills at many levels (ESOL or Literacy). With teaching ideas and curriculum links.

A speaking and listening card game / warm-up activity for Entry 2-3 Literacy. Makes an ideal link to Entry level descriptive writing and work on adjectives. With differentiation ideas for preEntry and Levels 1-2. Best printed in colour and laminated. 20 animal cards plus extensive teaching notes which include differentiation ideas for preEntry and Levels 1-2.

If you want to use our ‘adjective wheels’ to help students plan their written or spoken descriptions please download the related “Animal Descriptions” game below.

A short but very useful PPT that is bound to stimulate much discussion about the different ways we communicate.

A Trip to the Library Entry 2 assignment provides excellent practice for City and Guilds style assignments (see note below). Layout and questions are in exactly the same style as the ‘real thing’ – complete with assessment pack and a transcript for the listening tape.

Editor’s note (July 2021)

Multi-sensory alphabetical ordering activity that is bound to provoke lots of discussion!

Entry Level punctuation cards for a variety of multisensory games, matching activities and challenges.

36 word and matching ‘picture clue’ cards – with detailed teaching ideas. Further related activities available below.

A ‘phonic strip’ listening activity followed by a crossword. Further related actvities below.

Yesterday’s World text (about an attraction in Sussex) and related phonics activities based on the two sounds of the digraph /th/. Includes word sorting, cloze, crossword.

Originally written for a mixed level Literacy and ESOL group.

Provides individual and paired work using adjectives in written and spoken descriptions (appearance and personality).