Ws/E3.2

Use correct basic grammar, e.g. appropriate verb tense, subject-verb agreement
(a) Understand the concepts of past, present and future, that human beings exist in time, and that language reflects this through the tenses of verbs which can change form to convey time past, present or future
(b) Recognise that past, present and future are expressed in different ways, such as simple, continuous and perfect aspects to convey different shades of meaning
(c) Understand that verbs convey actions (physical and non-physical)
(d) Understand when it is important to use Standard English grammar and when a variety may be appropriate
(e) Understand and be able to recognise how different varieties of English use different grammatical structures (e.g. we was) or case (e.g. me and my friend met at the cinema)
(f) Know and understand the terms verb, tense, subject of a sentence

Brief descriptions of the main parts of a sentence to help understand the vocabulary of grammar.

Editor’s note
A very useful handout for students at several levels.

Level
Level 2
Level 1
Entry Level 3
English
Ws/L2.3
Ws/L1.2
Ws/E3.3
Ws/E3.2
Adult Literacy Rs/L1.1 Use implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of word types/order to help with decoding/predicting meaning

A first person autobiographical account of life in outback Australia.
Exercises include comprehension questions using when, where etc.
A revision of past tense verbs – regular and irregular.
A fill the gap using the correct verb tense.
A writing prompt for students to write about themselves – emphasising the use of conjunctions and short paragraphs.
A Wordsearch.
Includes a glossary of Australian words used in the text.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Adult Lit Wt/L1.1 Plan and draft writing
Wt/E3.2
AL Wt/E3.1 Plan & draft writing
Ws/L1.2
Adult Lit Ws/L1.1 Write in complete sentences
Ws/E3.2
Ws/E3.1
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
ESOL
ESOL Wt/L1.1a Apply genre-specific planning strategies as appropriate
ESOL Wt/E3.2a
ESOL Wt/E3.1a Recognise the process of planning and drafting
ESOL Ws/L1.2a
ESOL Ws/L1.1a Write using complex sentences
ESOL Ws/E3.2a Use basic sentence grammar accurately
ESOL Ws/E3.1a Write using complex sentences
ESOL Rt/L1.1a Understand how meaning is built up in paragraphed texts
ESOL Rt/E3.1a Understand how meaning is built up in a variety texts of more than one paragraph
Context
History, culture, museums, libraries

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

Useful set of verb cards for literacy and ESOL (includes regular and irregular examples in a wide range of tenses/moods, plus 1st-3rd person singular / plural cards). Pick and choose the ones you need according to level. Fully mapped.[img_assist|nid=4692|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=70|height=100]

Level
Level 2
Level 1
Entry Level 3
English
Ws/L2.2
Ws/L1.2
Ws/E3.2
ESOL
ESOL Ws/L2.2a
ESOL Ws/L1.2a
ESOL Ws/E3.2a Use basic sentence grammar accurately

An immaculate set of resources accompanied by a detailed lesson plan – used with construction, decorating, and motor vehicle students but suitable for all. Includes spot the error, select the correct verb, identify the ‘subject’, spinner sentence activity for collective nouns, and a Lewis Hamilton grammar exercise.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Ws/E3.2
Ws/L1.2
Context
Construction Carpentry Plumbing
Motor vehicles & Transport
Painting Decorating & DIY

Sentence structure and grammar is a great way to introduce the idea of properly constructed sentences. Covers punctuation, connectives, tense, subjects & verbs, tense and subject-verb agreement.

The author, Gill, suggests using this PPT alongside the grammar activities on BBC Skillswise. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Ws/E2.1
Ws/E3.1
Ws/E3.2

A great introduction to this tricky topic – using lots of example sentences along with questions to the audience.

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.1 Recognise & understand the organisational features & typical language of instructional texts
Ws/E3.2

Select from is/are to create grammatically correct sentences.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Ws/E3.2
Ws/L1.2
Context
Construction Carpentry Plumbing

Clear PPT gives straightforward explanations about ‘doing’ and ‘being’ verbs.

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.1 Recognise & understand the organisational features & typical language of instructional texts
Ws/E3.2

Explains about subjects and verbs, plus a practice sheet.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Ws/E3.2
Ws/L1.2