Pre-Entry Resources

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ESOL E1 pre-Entry introductory lessons

An introduction lesson for ESOL/Pre Entry to help build learner confidence and introduce them to college rules/expectations.

Editor's note

Two complete and very welcoming lessons. Also covers asking and responding to questions about personal information, recognising letters of the alphabet, and classroom equipment. Lovely :)

Level

Entry Level 1

English

AL SLlr/E1.4

AL SLc/E1.3

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

AL Rw/E1.3

AL Ww/E1.2

Pre-entry

pre-Entry SLlr/M8.1 Listen and respond to familiar people in simple/personal contexts

pre-Entry SLlr/M8.2 Listen to & answer simple questions about personal details/experiences/events & narratives

pre-Entry SLc/M8.1 Use key words, signs, symbols when communicating about own experiences, and to recount a narrative

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

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

pre-Entry Ww/M8.1 Write with appropriate grip making many controlled letter shapes & using a conventional sequence of letters

ESOL

ESOL Lr/E1.4a Listen and respond to requests for personal information

ESOL Lr/E1.4b Recognise different question words

ESOL Sc/E1.3a Ask for personal details

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

ESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower case

ESOL Ww/E1.2a Form the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case

Housework

Housework is a set of three related resources:
Housework is a very funny video (with a rather predictable ending!) accompanied by words and jolly music and designed to introduce, complement or summarise the two related resources below.
Although aimed at M8-E2, ESOL/Literacy groups of all levels will enjoy this video and it is bound to prompt disucssion. Supplied as a zipped WMV (Windows Media Video) file (6.8 MB). A big thank you must go to Janet Fletcher who co-authored this video!

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

English

Adult Literacy: writing composition (Wt)

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

Adult literacy: reading comprehension (Rt)

Pre-entry

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

ESOL

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

ESOL: Writing - text focus (composition)

ESOL: Reading text focus - comprehension (Rt)

Context

Independent living

Things to use in class

A set of two resources:
PPT with audio, so you can leave students pressing the left button and repeating the words, while you attend to others. 13 different objects such as pen, stapler, ruler, etc. are covered.
Classroom equipment cards
These cards show some items of vocabulary for equipment which could be requested in class. 12 different objects such as calculator, pencil case, rubber, etc. are included. Cards can be used with or without the words attached – see ideas below.
Picture cards only:

Level

Entry Level 1

English

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

Pre-entry

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

ESOL

ESOL Sc/E1.2b Make requests: ask permission

ESOL Sc/E1.2a Make requests: ask for things or action

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

ESOL Lr/E1.5c Take part in more formal exchanges

Context

Education and teaching

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

Parts of a computer

Set of two resources
PowerPoint Straightforward but very useful introduction to computers for preEntry and Entry 1 students. Ideal to use before playing the accompanying bingo game.
Bingo Eight different boards. Call out the name of the part (or write on the class whiteboard for a literacy group). First to complete a line wins (use counters to cover, or laminate and cross off with a dry wipe pen).

Level

Entry Level 1

Pre-entry

pre-Entry General

ICT

Entry 1 and 2 ICT

Context

Business & Money management

Recognising letters of the alphabet

A set of two simple, yet useful and effective PowerPoints. The first shows the alphabet in order, the other in random order and where each letter only flashes briefly. The resource can be used for general alphabet practice, but the random order is useful for difficult letters like vowels a, e, i, and consonants g and j.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

AL Rw/E1.3

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

Letter sounds v2

Letter Sounds v2 covers the sounds of all letters (except x) in initial positions. Look at and say the letter sound then click to see a related picture and spelling.

Note: Sept 2011 – picture added and curriculum mapping improved.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

AL Ww/E1.2

AL Rw/E1.3

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in letters, syllables, words,

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

pre-Entry Rw/M7.1 Recognise most letters of the alphabet on any given occasion.

pre-Entry Ww/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in some letters, syllables. words, rhymes, songs

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower case

ESOL Rw/E1.2a Use basic sound-letter correspondence to sound out words

Letter sounds

Covers many common phonemes (initial consonants, vowel and consonant digraphs) and blends. Look at and say the letter sound then click to see a related picture and spelling.

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

English

AL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular words

AL Rw/E1.3

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

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Ww/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in some letters, syllables. words, rhymes, songs

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

pre-Entry Rw/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in letters, syllables, words,

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E1.2a Use basic sound-letter correspondence to sound out words

ESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower case

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

Words to read

A useful PowerPoint featuring the first 33 Dolch words for sight reading practice.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

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

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M7.3 Recognise & select up to ten personal words, signs, symbols

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

ESOL

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