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MESH resources (Migrant English Support Hub)

We at MESH (Migrant English Support Hub) run the LEYH (Learning English in Yorkshire and the Humber) website, as well as its sister site Learning English Plus, which includes a staffroom and resources section. We have started producing our own resources which are locally referenced to Yorkshire and the Humber, but which are useful nationwide too.

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

Entry Level 3

Level 1

ESOL

General ESOL

ESOL Reading (R)

ESOL Listen and respond (Lr)

The Man Living in the Last House Standing

This lesson is based around the story of Birkenhead resident Charlie Wright, who famously refused to leave his house when the local council decided to demolish the estate around it. Students have the opportunity to discuss themes of community, identity and change. Students watch a short documentary about Charlie from the BBC archives and answer comprehension questions. Charlie's story provides a context for a role play task whereby learners have to decide how best to regenerate Charlie's lost neighbourhood.

Level

Level 1

Level 2

English

FE L1.1 Identify relevant information & lines of argument in explanations & presentations

FE L1.2 Make requests & ask relevant questions to obtain specific information

FS Eng L1.4 Communicate information / ideas / opinions clearly & accurately on range of topics

FE L1.13 Use reference materials & appropriate strategies for a range of purposes, inc. to find word meanings

FE L2.1 Identify relevant information from extended explanations or presentations

FE L2.2 Follow narratives & lines of argument

FE L2.3 Respond effectively to detailed or extended questions & feedback

FE L2.4 Make requests & ask detailed & pertinent questions to obtain specific information in a range of contexts

FS Eng L2.5 Communicate information/ideas/opinions clearly/effectively with further detail/development if required

ESOL

ESOL Sc/L1.2b Ask for information

ESOL Sc/L1.4a Present information and ideas in a logical sequence

ESOL Sd/L1.2a Express views and opinions

ESOL Lr/L1.1a Extract information from texts of varying genre, e.g. radio, TV

ESOL Lr/L1.1b extract relevant information from a narrative or explanation face-to-face or on the telephone, and respond

ESOL Rw/L1.2a Recognise & understand vocabulary associated with different types of text, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning

ESOL Sc/L2.3b Ask for information

ESOL Sc/L2.4a Express statements of fact

ESOL Sc/L2.5a Present information & ideas in a logical sequence and provide further detail and development to clarify or confirm understanding

ESOL Lr/L2.1a Extract information from extended texts in a non-face-to-face context, e.g. radio

ESOL Lr/L2.4a Follow and participate in a discussion or conversation

ESOL Sd/L2.2c Express views, opinions, feelings, wishes

Context

News, Politics & Government items

History, culture, museums, libraries

Introduction to Wordle: embedded digital skills for ESOL & Functional English

Update 24/2/22: written by Paula Fulton and Alexandra Bates, both of Essex ACL.
A fun activity for ESOL learners which draws on the popularity of the online word guessing game, Wordle.

Editor's note

A complete mini-lesson for ESOL or Functional English! Introductory PPT and a detailed and very useful lesson plan. A great way to integrate spelling strategies with basic ICT skills. Includes discussion about the 26 letters but 44 phonemes of the English language.

Level

Entry Level 3

Level 1

English

FE E3.17 Spell correctly words designated for Entry Level 3

FE L1.21 Spell words used most often in work, study and daily life, including specialist words

ESOL

General ESOL

ESOL Ww/E3.1a Apply spelling knowledge to a wide range of common & special-interest words

ESOL Ww/E3.1b Apply knowledge of strategies to aid with spelling

ESOL Ww/L1.1a Apply knowledge about vocabulary to aid accurate spelling

ESOL Ww/L1.1b Use strategies to aid accurate spelling

ICT

Functional Skills ICT: Using ICT

Functional Skills ICT: Finding and selecting information

Functional Skills ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information

Context

Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism

Apostrophe flow chart

This resource uses a flow chart to help guide learners to the correct use of apostrophes.

Editor’s note
Updated Aug 2016. now includes irregular plurals such as ‘children’.

Level

Level 1

Level 2

English

Functional English - writing

AL Ws/L2.4 Use apostrophes & inverted commas

Rs/L1.2

Apostrophes

ESOL

ESOL Ws/L2.4a Use a range of punctuation to achieve clarity in simple and complex sentences

ESOL Rs/L1.2a Use punctuation to help understanding

Birds of Prey grammar and vocabulary resources

Embedded literacy and Functional English for animal lovers! Also ideal for ESOL.
A beautiful set of three resources.

Birds of prey technical vocabulary PPT (with link to a video) L1-L2
Birds of prey gap fill (subject-verb agreement) E3-L1
British Birds of prey reading comprehension L2 (also great for ESOL leaerners who will also learn some geography about the major British hill areas)

For more of Kathy’s British animal resources go to ‘see also’ below.

Level

Entry Level 3

Level 1

Level 2

English

Ws/L1.2

Ws/E3.2

Rw/L2.1

Rw/L1.2

Rt/L2.1 Trace and understand the main events of continuous descriptive, explanatory and persuasive texts

ESOL

ESOL Ws/L1.2a

ESOL Ws/E3.2a Use basic sentence grammar accurately

ESOL Rw/L2.1a Read and understand technical vocabulary

ESOL Rw/L1.2a Recognise & understand vocabulary associated with different types of text, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning

ESOL Rt/L2.1a Identify different ways meaning is built up in a range of texts of varying genres

Context

Animals, animal care, farming & equine

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells is great for sentence and word level reading for Milestone 8- Entry 1 ESOL and Literacy learners.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structures

AL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rs/M8.1 Understand that words are grouped together to convey meaning, using rules & structure

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

ESOL

ESOL Rs/E1.1a Read and recognise simple sentence structures:

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

Silent Night

Silent Night is great for sentence and word level reading for Milestone 8- Entry 1 ESOL and Literacy learners. Please note the words are taken from ‘Songs of Fellowship’.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structures

AL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rs/M8.1 Understand that words are grouped together to convey meaning, using rules & structure

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

ESOL

ESOL Rs/E1.1a Read and recognise simple sentence structures:

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

See - seed

A highly visual phonics PPT focusing on the ‘long e’ phoneme associated with the grapheme /ee/. Great for beginning E1-E2 readers in ESOL and Literacy classes.

Level

Entry Level 2

English

AL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patterns

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E2.3a Use context & range of phonic / graphic knowledge to decode words