An easy reading for beginners followed by complete the sentence exercise and a prompt to write about themselves. Two sheets – one for British students, one for Australian learners.
Level
Entry Level 1
English
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
ESOL
ESOL Rt/E1.1b Obtain information from texts
ESOL Rt/E1.1a Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experience
[img_assist|nid=5016|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=100|height=71][img_assist|nid=5017|title=|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=100|height=71]
Three differentiated writing tasks / practice papers on the same theme. First, you apply to appear in a Christmas Concert at the village hall. Later, you hear you have got a place in the concert and write an email inviting your friends to come and watch.
I wrote these tasks as an informal summative assessment end-of-term activity for a mixed level E1-E3 group of 16-19 year-olds, but they are suitable for any age group.
Students need to work in pairs and throw a coin (heads, move 1; tails move 2). Each time they land on a blend they need to write down a word with that blend in it. Great when laminated.
Carrie was inspired to create this game after she saw a similar idea created by Mo Hammond, Liverpool.
