A lovely engaging story with a wide range of reading questions, three writing tasks (article/blog, letter, description) and a discussion prompt.
Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
FS Eng SL&C Discussion
FE E3.9 Identify, understand & extract main points & ideas in/from texts
FE L1.9 Identify & understand the main points, ideas & details
FE L1.16 Recognise vocabulary typically associated with specific types and purposes of texts (e.g. formal, informal, instructional, descriptive, explanatory and persuasive)
FE L1.18 Use knowledge of punctuation to aid understanding of texts
FE L2.17 Analyse texts, of different levels of complexity, recognising their use of vocabulary and identifying levels of formality and bias
FE WRITING Use format, structure & language (to meet purpose & audience)
Speaking and listening, reading and writing activities focusing on one of the possible Edexcel FS English exam contexts.
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With useful key vocabulary tables. The reading focus is purpose, tone and language features. The final task is to write an article about buying a new car.
Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
FE L1.6 Follow / understand discussions & make contributions relevant to situation & subject
FE L2.8 Make relevant and constructive contributions to move discussion forward
FE L1.12 Recognise that language & other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences & purposes
FE L1.12 Recognise that language & other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences & purposes
FE L1.24 Use format, structure & language appropriate for audience & purpose
FE L2.25 Organise writing for different purposes using appropriate format & structure e.g. standard templates, paragraphs, bullet points, tables
FE WRITING Use format, structure & language (to meet purpose & audience)
I have used this organisational features matching exercise in two ways, either to test learners initial knowledge of the features or as a revision tool.
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Two versions - one, with images, for Entry Level and another for higher levels. Fully mapped to the reformed Functional English content which comes into effect in September 2019.
Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
FE E3.12 Understand organisational features & use them to locate relevant information
FE L1.14 Understand organisational / structural features use to locate relevant information
FE WRITING Use format, structure & language (to meet purpose & audience)
A reading comprehension and writing activity at L1/L2 and at E3 on Walter Tull, one of England’s first black professional footballers and the UK’s first black army officer. He has an inspiring story and was killed in action in France 100 years ago (March 25, 1918). David Lammy MP is calling for his Military Cross to be awarded posthumously as an inspiration to others. Plenty of possibilities for speaking and listening discussions around the topic.
Editor's note
Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
FE READING and understanding words
FE READING main points & detail
FE L1.12 Recognise that language & other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences & purposes
FE WRITING Use format, structure & language (to meet purpose & audience)
