Adult Literacy, Functional English, and GCSE Resources

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Clear PPT gives straightforward explanations and examples of common, collective and proper nouns.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Rs/E2.4
Rs/E3.3
Ws/E2.4
Ws/E3.4

Explains about end of sentence markers and includes a practice sheet where students must finish each sentence with the correct punctuation mark..

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Ws/E3.4
Ws/L1.3

A great 3 hour Key Skills Communication / Literacy Level 1 / Functional English lesson plan for Painting & Decorating students. Also includes cards for hands-on planning and discussion (in small groups) and work sheet / writing frame for drafting a job program for a 3 bedroom house.

Level
Level 1
English
Functional Skills English
General literacy / English
Context
Painting Decorating & DIY

Letters presentation is a great way to introduce formal and informal letter writing. Takes you through the purpose and style of informal/formal letters and then gives a detailed example of a formal letter of complaint. Final slide has an excellent set of follow-up exercises.

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
Adult Lit Wt/L1.5 Use format and structure for different purposes
Wt/L2.4
Adult Lit Wt/L1.4 Use language suitable for purpose and audience
Adult Lit Wt/L2.5 Use formal & informal language appropriate to purpose & audience

A wonderful, illustrated story written by Tracy Richardson, when she was a Level 1 Literacy learner at Henley College, Coventry.

Submitted by her tutor, Robert Holt, who suggests using this story with Entry 2-3 learners for reading comprehension / reading in detail, recognising high frequency words, adjectives, phonics & decoding (especially consonant clusters).

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Fiction
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
Rt/E3.8
Rw/E3.5
AL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patterns
Rw/E2.1
Adult Lit Ws/E2.2 Use Adjectives

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

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Adult Literacy: Speaking & Listening
General
Study Skills and General Teaching
Context
Employment skills & Public services
Independent living

Verb alphabet is a simple but very effective worksheet for Entry 3 sentence level work. It can be easily adapted for other levels and topics / parts of speech (teaching ideas are included).

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Ws/E3.2

A Trip to the Library Entry 1 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)

Level
Entry Level 1
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Functional English reading
Functional English - writing
Form filling
Context
Independent living
History, culture, museums, libraries

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)

Level
Entry Level 2
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Functional English reading
Functional English - writing
Alphabetical order
Form filling
Context
Independent living
History, culture, museums, libraries

A Trip to the Library Entry 3 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)

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Functional English reading
Functional English - writing
Alphabetical order
Form filling
Context
Independent living
History, culture, museums, libraries