Interactive online / onscreen resources for teaching literacy and Functional English from Entry 1to Level 2.
This is a really useful video for L2 Reading for Pearson Functional Skills as it shows the ‘banker’ questions and guides learners (and tutors) to where the marks are. This can be used in class or for homework/self study.
A Functional Skills English project, hosted on Padlet. Students are challenged to host an industry award evening. They must source, decide upon and hire the venue; invite the guests as well as write a speech and report on the events of an incident-packed evening.
Formats of writing covered are: formal letter; report; speech; article & invitation.
Aimed at high Level 1 and Level 2 Functional English learners – Padlet allows for the resources to be accessed online or downloaded and offered as paper-based tasks.
A project-based reources hosted on Padlet. Aimed at constructions learners, it challenges them to host an awards night. They must source, choose and hire a suitable venue as well as write a speech and report on the evening’s most notable events.
Writing skills covered: formal letter writing; report writing; speech and article writing & invitation writing.
Padlet allows access to the resources either directly on the site or downloaded for printing as paper-based task sheets.
A short project designed to encourage group work, negotiation and some creative thinking. Learners must invent and company and a product to market.
The three tasks explore persuasive language techniques through: advertising, accessing ‘crowd funding’ & speech writing.
Aimed at high Level 1 & Level 2 Functional English earners, but could be an ideal opportunity for peer-tutoring in mixed-ability groups.
This is where the following guide can help. From explaining the key elements of your CV and learning how to explain a gap on your CV, to demonstrating a step-by-step guide on how to write a competent CV, this valuable resource will equip you with all you need to know in order to successfully represent yourself via your CV thereby substantially improving your employability prospects.
This is a Quia online quiz based on this website about New Year traditions around the world.
I usually get the students working in pairs on 2 computers, one with the website and one with the quiz. It’s a fun thing to do in the first week back.
Each set includes a lesson plan, PPT and at least one worksheet.
Impressive stuff! I particularly “The Bridge” set from Let’s Think in English – very thought provoking.
This is a self-access writing resource that takes learners through the process of writing a CV to fit a person specification. There are exercises which look at genre features, organisation, vocabulary and proofreading.
It was written for ESOL learners around L1, but would also suit functional skills or employability classes.
I was just searching on the web and came across this great looking website. Thought it may be nice for end of term lessons. Learners can choose from a huge selection of pre-drawn characters and props, and add their own speech and thought bubbles. The completed strip can be printed or emailed to yourself.