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Really handy and useful punctuation / proof reading resource for E3-L1.

Sentences are displayed with no punctuation or capitalisation. Select the correct version from 4 options. Covers capital letters, commas, apostrophes, full stops and question marks.

A huge collection of links to resources that can be used to support and feedback on English learning in Further Education (Functional Skills and GCSE)
Categorised by Level (FS E2, E3, L1, L2, GCSE) along with other categories such as R&D.  You are invited to add what you can. Compiled and created by Nicola Milton with other contributors.

Editor's note

Link updated 7/3/22 A huge collection of links to texts and videos that can be used to support English learning in Further Education (Functional English and/or GCSE.) Neatly categorised by vocational area (I counted at least 20 areas!). You are invited to add what you can. Compiled and created by Hollie Barnes and at least 10 contributors.

Vocational areas include:

Wonderful, very authentic Countdown game. Complete with music, optional working space and ability to show all possible answers (after 30 seconds of course!).

An ideal mental maths / spelling  / general warm up for Entry Level 3 upwards. 

A new 30 minute video/webinar from NCFE (published May 25, 2021): aimed at teachers but includes many activities to share with learners.

These 10 minute tests are very good (one test at each level, each test has 15 multiple choice questions).  
Slightly disappointed that, unlike the maths ones, there is no guidance / explanations when you check your answers. 
However, I do like the:

• good curriculum coverage (grammar, purpose, organisational features, language features, vocabulary, punctuation, finding information, tense and more
• engaging texts
• clarity

These 10 minute tests are brilliant (one test at each level, each test has 12 multiple choice questions). 

Four things I really like are:

• Wide curriculum coverage
• Many can be answered using estimation/logic and thus teach valuable time-saving exam techniques
• Clarity
• Step by step  walk throughs of questions you get wrong

Masses of very good English writing ideas and resources. Compiled and created by Nicola Milton and contributors.
Resources are usefully arranged under the contexts used by Pearson and other AOs in the Reformed Functional English exams.

Topics include:

• Social Media
• Planning parties
• Holidays
• Renting a flat
• Fundraising
• Finding a job
• Music festivals
• Driving
• Etc. etc.

Wonderful interactive game where learners have to put 10 jumbled up sentences back together again.

The theme is  "expressing opinions" (either in writing or in SLC) and is aimed at L1-2 Functional English /ESOL. Also very useful as general practice with sentence structure, using punctuation to aid understanding, etc.