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Functional Skills English Reading Powerpoint Pack Entry 3 - Level 1
A PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Reading. This PowerPoint contains 94 slides and contains all the information needed to pass the Reading Functional Skills Assessment at Entry Level 3 to Level 1 (based on the NCFE awarding body criteria).
PowerPoint overview:
Understanding different types of text
How to find information quickly - skimming and scanning
The use of presentational devices and the layout of a text
Distinguishing facts and opinions
Finding the main point of a text
Summarising a text
Functional Skills reading assessment practice questions
Functional Skills English Level 1 - Reading Assessment Compare and Contrast Question. PPT & Tasks
A PPT aimed at level 1 learners. This will prepare them to answer the reading assessment’s compare and contrast question. This question is worth 10 – 13% of the papers overall mark, dependent on the examination board used.
**Powerpoint Overview: **
Short introduction to the compare and contrast reading question
Comparing and contrasting ‘opinions’ group question.
Three example questions from different exam boards to give learners a visual image of how the question may be written / formatted
Example question from a sample assessment and tips on how to answer this. The class will be given a worksheet and will read the source documents to find the similarities and differences between the texts. A model answer will then be shown on the board.
Compare and contract sample assessment activity: Graffiti: Vandalism or Art.
13 slides.
English Functional Skills E3 Writing Revision Guide - REFORM 13 Pages
A 13 page revision guide that helps learners to understand how to pass their writing assessment.
This revision guide includes:
An overview of the writing assessment
Overview of the spelling test including pictures of common misspelled words
Overview of the plural question and a list of irregular plural forms which learners need to remember
Overview of the alphabetical order question and a step-by-step guide on how to arrange a list of words alphabetically
How to format different types of text - step-by-step guide with examples. Text types include: letters, emails, articles and reviews
A guide on the writing composition questions and how they are marked
A practice exam question with a step-by-step guide on how to answer this question plus an example answer
This is based on the NCFE awarding body but will be applicable to other awarding bodies.
Functional Skills English Level 2 Reading Tasks - Layout Features, Language, Facts / Opinions
This is an 2 page PDF document that would be suitable for high Level 1 / Level 2 students.
Topic: Alcohol misuse
Questions include writing down examples of the following from the source document:
5 presentational devices
5 persuasive language techniques
5 facts
5 opinions
There are also five reading comprehension questions for learners to complete.
Functional Skills English Writing Article Activity: AMERICAN BULLY XL DOGS. Dangerous Dogs Topic
A worksheet containing an article writing activity that asks the learner to write a newspaper article on a current topic.
The topic for each text is the current UK ‘dangerous’ dog debate.
Information, planning template page is provided as well as two blank lined pages for writing
Functional Skills English: Review Writing Level 1 & 2. 22 Page PowerPoint and Task Booklet
This is a twenty-two page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination.
It is designed for L1 and L2 learners and is entitled: Review Writing
The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to format and write different types of reviews. At the end of the presentation, there are two review writing tasks for learners to attempt.
For one of the review writing tasks, I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the review and how to ‘expand’ a draft version of the text, in order to raise the learners word count and to also make it more engaging for the reader.
The PowerPoints contents include:
How to write a review
How to format a review
What to include in a review
Sample assessment questions
How to plan your review’s content and how to ‘expand’ your writing
There is also a booklet attached which includes a review template and contains the two writing tasks that can be also viewed in the PowerPoint.
DNA by Dennis Kelly Act & Scene Plot Summary A3 Revision Sheet. English Literature. GCSE Play.
An A3 PDF revision resource.
Once your learners have finished reading Dennis Kelly’s play, get them to revise their knowledge and write a summary of each scene.
Great for GCSE revision.
English Functional Skills / GCSE Language Techniques. Figurative Language Activity. Muhammad Ali
A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features.
This worksheet uses some quotes from Muhammad Ali’s most well-known speeches. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used in each quote.
Structural Features/ Techniques - English Language Revision Sheet / Visual Mind Map. Paper 1 Q3
This sheet can be used as a guide to help students answer Paper 1: Question 3.
It gives them a guide to what structural techniques they can identify in the part of the text they are being asked to read. They can choose a few of the techniques on the guide to help them with their response to the question.
*To ensure this document prints correctly with the black border select ‘print to printable area’ option in print settings.
PEE Paragraph 3 X Classroom PDF A4 Posters. PEE Sentence Prompts
3 X PEE (point, evidence, explanation) A4 PDF classroom posters. Can be used in the classroom to aid students with writing a successful PEE paragraph!
Capital Letters Worksheet / Activity & Answers - KS2 /KS3 /KS4 / Functional Skills English
Get learners to identify which words require a capital letter on the worksheet.
They can highlight the words that should contain a capital letter in one colour and the ones that don’t in another colour.
Go through the answers as a class afterwards. Answer sheet is provided.
Functional Skills English Level 1 - Purpose of a Text Reading Question. 15 Page PPT & Task
This is a PPT which will help level 1 learners to answer the reading assessment’s ‘Purpose of a Text’ question.
**Powerpoint Overview: **
Overview of the question
What is the meaning of ‘Purpose of a Text’ and the different purposes they need to know for the assessment
Explanation of each purpose with examples
Sample questions from past papers of different examination boards
Sample question and source document from a past paper to answer as a class. Model answer included
Activity: a teacher created source document on ‘Graffiti Art’ and a sample question with model answer attached.
Functional English Skills Creative Writing Lesson: How to Bulk Out and Plan Your Writing
A 13 page PPT Lesson.
This lesson aims to prepare learners for their L1/L2 writing exam. As a class, they will discuss a sample question and the tutor will show them a basic answer. The tutor will then show learners how to bulk out their writing: in order the meet the exam’s word count criteria.
There is then a practice question ( an article) and tips on how to answer this question.
This PPT should cover an hour session.
10 X Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English: Alphabetical Order Tasks Workbook. Writing Exam Prep
This is a workbook which contains 10x alphabetical order tasks on a range of topics.
In the E3 English exam, learners are asked to put a list of words in alphabetic order. I have created 10 worksheets that are similar to this exam question. Each worksheet has 18 words for the learner to put in alphabetic order. They can do this indervidually or as a class.
A3 Revision Poster. GCSE & Functional Skills English: How to Write an Article
An A3 revision PDF poster that will help learners to remember how to format and structure an article.
E3 Functional Skills English Writing Module: Alphabetical Order Worksheet & Answers
An alphabetical order worksheet with answers ( so the learner can self mark). Would suit an E3 learner, as this can be practice as a similar question will feature in their Functional Skills assessment.
Functional Skills English Letter Writing Task & Writing Formatting Planning Template E3/L1
Letter Writing Task.
The learner has a letter writing task to complete and can plan and format their letter correctly by using the included letter writing template.
Punctuation Matching Game// Activity: Lesson Starter Primary / E3 Functional English Skills Cards
**Instructions **
Cut out the five punctuation cards and place them in front of you.
On the next page, you will be given a range of phrases and sentences. Each is missing a particular punctuation mark.
Place each sentence / phrase underneath the correct punctuation card.
Example: If the sentence reads: ‘Andys car had a flat tyre,’ then this sentence should be placed under the ‘apostrophe mark’ card.
Little Red Riding Hood - Adjectives
Identify the adjectives in the following short story.
English Language Paper 1 - Question 2 - The Hound of Baskervilles - How to Answer
A short PPT on how to answer Q2.
This gives the learner examples and a overview of how to plan and structure their answer.