FE L1.9 Identify & understand the main points, ideas & details

A complete mock assessment pack based on the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum

The reading section contains two texts:

This resource was previously presented as ‘A Day in the Life of Jane’ (no longer available). It has been revised and updated with changes to the texts and rearranged as one downloadable file. The texts are suitable for E3-L1 ESOL and Functional Skills English.

Part of the Jane collection. 

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A variety of reading texts with a range of purposes and formats (article, letter, email, application form, etc.).
This resource has no answer sheet. 

Part of the Living in the UK series.

This resource covers the difficult but very real issue of domestic abuse. The information is provided sensitively and includes information and questions about Clare's Law, and an invented but realistic situation. 

Discretion is advised but it is an important and often sidestepped safeguarding issue. Whilst there is a plethora of information, I found not all of it was suitable nor accessible enough for meeting the needs of my learners. 

A look at some of the most annoying pests that invade our homes. This article looks at fruit flies and gnats. With reading and SPaG questions, plus two differentiated writing tasks. Suggested range is higher E3 to L1.

Inspired by an article I recently read about a local Oxford wassail, this reading resource covers most aspects of the L1 and L2 reading content (does not cover bias, fact & opinion, or following an argument). Questions are grouped under topics such as reading for detail, language, vocabulary, punctuation, etc. so you can pick and choose to suit your learner group.

I hope to write a similar Entry Level resource but it'll be too late for this year's wassailing season! 

A set of activities based on the Ask for Angela scheme, an important initiative set up with the aim of keeping people in social situations safe. 

The tasks include reading comprehension, SPaG and writing tasks, along with research and discussion opportunities. Planning should be encouraged as part of the writing tasks. There's also a separate task on organisational and presentational features using two Ask for Angela posters.

Health and Safety text covering common Health and Safety Acts and Regulations with questions throughout the text, written in the style of the Functional Skills English Reading exams. 

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Another of the UK's little-known fruits and where to find them.  This resource is aimed at L2 and is in the style of an assessment paper with questions and answers.  It includes reading comprehension and a writing task.

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Reading text for Entry Level 3 - Level 2 FS English with exam-style questions. Practice material for the Reading exam. Especially for students with an interest in Boxing. 

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