Professional, engaging, ready to use resources. PowerPoints, Worksheets, Crosswords
I have a varied background working in both education and the corporate world. I've held management roles, teaching roles and entrepreneurial ventures. I've been involved in adult education for the past two decades. My teaching areas are computing and workplace communication skills. I also have my CELTA and have experience teaching English as a second language. I love creating resources for all of the above.
Professional, engaging, ready to use resources. PowerPoints, Worksheets, Crosswords
I have a varied background working in both education and the corporate world. I've held management roles, teaching roles and entrepreneurial ventures. I've been involved in adult education for the past two decades. My teaching areas are computing and workplace communication skills. I also have my CELTA and have experience teaching English as a second language. I love creating resources for all of the above.
This game can be used for ESOL learners to practice their speaking and listening in a fun way. It is similar to snakes and ladders. You use a dice and a board and play in teams. You can print this sheet out and laminate it if you like to keep it clean and readily available for repeated use. I have left it in a Word document so that you can edit it and change some of the topics to make it relevant to what you are teaching.
Lesson Starter / Warmup
Start the lesson with a fun dice game focussing on Personal Protective Equipment.
Move on to a mix and match group activity exploring common words taken from H&S Policies.
Mental health awareness reading passage and comprehension questions.
Ensure learners know about the forms to use in the workplace and when to use them with the Workplace Incident / Accident / Near Miss lesson and the Template to be filled in when an incident occurs.
Finish off with a fun crossword puzzle that reinforces the same words learnt previously.
Lots of room for discussion in these topics.
This diagram can be printed out for ESOL learners who are studying the future tenses. It covers Present Continuous, Present Simple, Be going to and Will. The diagram demonstrates both useage and form and provides examples. The can be incorporated into a lesson or used on its own.
It also has a handout for students to complete. They do this by writing their own sentences into the speech bubbles using the correct form.
When I used it, I had a colour copy enlarged to A3 and also provided the learners with an A4 copy. They very much appreciated it.
Separate resources that can be used as icebreakers, warmers, parts of lessons, and in some cases whole lessons. Developed for Adults.
Business emails - 20 page e-book
The Verb 'To Be' simple present
Future tense diagrams and activities
Homophones
Synonym and Antonym worksheets and activities
Present and past tense irregular verb game
Things in Common Icebreaker
Giving good verbal instructions
Small Talk Presentation - Interactive lesson
This resource contains a 65 page PPT presentation and a worksheet / handout for learners to write in.
The animal slides are in groups of 3. The first slide in the group displays a photograph of the animal. The second slide displays a smaller photo and questions around pronunciation. The third slide has the answers to the questions. (Number of syllables, stress, phonemic pronunciation).
This resource is suitable for beginners to pre-intermediate level English language learners.
It is provided in pdf form and ppt so that you can make edits if required to the presentation.
The photographs are professionally presented with frames surrounding them . They may be used for other activities as well, or in your own resources, as they are from open source sites such as pixabay.com.
How to use this Presentation:
- Show the first slide with the full picture. Elicit from Learners what the animal is.
- Demonstrate correct pronunciation. Have the class say the word out loud as a group.
- Depending on group size, have the class say the word individually. Or if a large group, break class into three and have them say it out loud as a sub group.
- Go to the next slide and have class tell you how many syllables the word contains, and which syllable is stressed. Do they know the IPA translation?
- Class to make up a sentence describing what is happening in the picture.
- The next slide contains a suggested description and answers to the syllable and stress as well as the phonemic pronunciation. Have class write this in the worksheet handouts. (optional)
This resource is suitable for beginners to pre-intermediate level English language learners.
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Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources
This is a Finance vocabulary Crossword Puzzle and Word Search that is suitable for introducing key words to learners. It is a fun activity to complete individually or in teams. Answers are included. Can be used for ESL, Workplace Training or general English.
It is supplied as a pdf and a word document in case you want to edit the descriptions to suit your needs.
There are 20 financial terms contained within the Word Search and Crossword Puzzle. The words are the same for each worksheet.
Word bank below:
Budget
Finance
Debt
Surplus
Net Income
Tax
Expenses
Cash
ATM
Borrow
Broke
Bitcoin
Currency
Interest
Invest
Save
Receipt
Withdraw
Tip
Refund
This resource contains information on how to plan and run an effective meeting as a step by step process. There is also a gap fill activity for learners to complete and both Agenda and Meeting templates that learners could fill out.
I use these documents for learners to conduct a mock team meeting.
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Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources
Students enjoy quizzes and this one on Workplace Bullying has been created using Microsoft Forms. This is so easy for the teacher! It is self marking, all you have to do is share the link.
This product contains:
The link to the Microsoft Forms Quiz on Workplace Bullying. (provided in the pdf)
Instructions to open and Duplicate the link for the Teacher.
Step by Step instructions for sharing the Quiz with Students.
The form is self checking. The answers are preloaded into the form so that Microsoft marks them for you.
The Form is fully editable so that you can make changes, add, or delete questions as you desire.
How can it be used:
As a pre or post assessment activity for students to check their knowledge.
As a research / investigative activity, as opposed to a quiz. Students can search the internet or other resources for the answers as they go.
This is a powerpoint presentation that has been created for English learners to identify words about work. This would form part of a lesson on the topic of work and jobs. There are pictures on each slide along with a notes area that shows the phonemic pronunciation of the word as well as where the stress should be. The facilitator should elicit the word from the students and then practice saying it as a group and individually.
This resource contains Christmas and New Year Crossword puzzles, mix and match, word searches, word scrambles and much more.
They can be used as a finisher or gap fill or simply for fun! It contains 18 words for New Year’s and 18 words for Christmas. Use as a general resource or as an ESL lesson to gain familiarity with vocabulary around this these holiday celebrations
It is provided as a pdf and in a word document so that descriptions can be edited if required.
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This resource contains a Christmas Crossword, Word Search and Match Words activity.
Use it as a fun starter or finisher with all different grades or as an ESL resource to recap Christmas vocabulary.
Looking for an engaging and informative activity to teach conflict resolution in the workplace to your high / middle school students? This resource contains a 1 page reading passage, true/false questions, and comprehension questions. Totally no prep resource!
What you get:
A digital PDF file for students that can be typed directly onto. This can also be printed out if you don’t want to use it digitally. Also a pdf for the teacher that contains answers and instructions.
Within the Student file is:
a) A Conflict Resolution Reading Passage
b) A True / False Worksheet to be filled out
c) Comprehension questions worksheet to be filled out.
Within the Teacher file is:
a) A Conflict Resolution Reading Passage
b) Answer Sheet for the True / False Questions
c) Answer Sheet for Comprehension Questions
d) Teacher Instructions and optional activities
This material will help your students understand the importance of conflict resolution in the workplace, identify common types of conflicts, and learn effective strategies to resolve conflicts in a constructive and positive manner. With interactive and thought-provoking activities, this resource is perfect for helping your students develop critical thinking skills and real-world problem-solving skills that will benefit them for years to come.
If you have any questions about this resource please contact me at resourcecreator1@gmail.com.
Email is the most common form of communication in the workplace and it is important to get it right. The Resource contains an e-book that contains six critical steps to ensuring your email is delivered to the recipient in a professional manner. Common mistakes have been addressed for those that have English as a Second Language and there are some practical exercises to be completed around grammar within. The answers are also supplied.
The second resource is a PowerPoint presentation that is useful for leadership coaching. It is interactive, and in the notes page of the presentation there are examples of activities for the learners to participate in as you work your way through the presentation.
The average office worker receives around 80 emails each day. With that volume of mail, individual messages can easily get overlooked. Follow these simple rules to get your emails noticed and acted upon.
Don't overcommunicate by email.
Make good use of subject lines.
Keep messages clear and brief.
Be polite.
Check your tone.
Proofread.
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Communications, Workplace, ESOL and Computing Resources
Contents
This resource contains rules, examples, and short challenges for commonly confused words and grammatical errors. It is fully editable so that you can change examples to suit your audience if you wish. They can be printed out and cut up to use in group / pair activities or printed out as a whole resource (workbook) for learners to work on individually. It covers the following:
1. There, Their, They’re
2. To, Two, Too
3. Accept vs Except
4. Your vs. You’re
5. A lot vs alot vs allot
6. Lose vs Loose
7. Its vs It’s
8. No vs know
9. Threw vs through
10. Correct use of semi-colon (;)
11. Affect vs Effect
12. Assure, Ensure, Insure
13. Proper use of Commas
14. Using ‘s’ to show plural and possessive (the difference)
15. Passed vs past
16. Weather vs whether
17. A vs An
18. Capitalisation in Sentences
19. Farther vs further
20. Compliment vs complement
How to Use this Resource
This resource contains 20 rules and example cards that can be used in the following ways:
1. As a revision e-book for anyone that needs a quick refresh on the most common writing errors.
2. As a group or pair activity for learners to practice and test each other in various ways.
Instructions / Ideas for Group Activities
Activity 1 – Group or pair competition
1. Print out the rules that you would like your learners to work on. (Laminate to keep them fresh, if you want).
2. Hand out 1 card to each pair or group. Have them read it and complete the short challenge. (Check to see if they have it correct – an answer sheet is provided)
3. Learners then present their task to whole group to complete (on whiteboard). This can be timed.
4. Groups get 1 point for each task that is correct.
5. Groups then brainstorm ideas to remember the associated rules.
6. Points are tallied up and the winner is announced.
Activity 2 – Group discussion and trouble shoot session
1. Learners select a card and read it to the group
2. They complete the task themselves first of all writing up sentence and answer on whiteboard.
3. Group members state whether they agree or not with the answer and share their thoughts
4. The correct answer is revealed by the teacher
5. Groups brainstorm ideas to remember the rules.
Activity 3 – Individual work
1. Print out the resource in its entirety, or print out parts that you’d like to work on.
2. Learners complete by themselves, and then check their answers in pairs.
3. Answers revealed by teacher and corrected if necessary.
Activity 4 – As a Warm Up Activity
1. Select one card at the beginning of the session
2. Group discuss and agree the answer for the task.
3. In pairs or individually think up more tasks to challenge the rest of the group.
This resource contains rules, examples, and short challenges for commonly confused words and grammatical errors. It covers the following:
1. There, Their, They’re
2. To, Two, Too
3. Accept vs Except
4. Your vs. You’re
5. A lot vs alot vs allot
6. Lose vs Loose
7. Its vs It’s
8. No vs know
9. Threw vs through
10. Correct use of semi-colon (;)
This resource contains 10 rules and example cards that can be used in the following ways:
1. As a revision e-book for anyone that needs a quick refresh on the most common writing errors.
2. As a group or pair activity for learners to practice and test each other in various ways.
Instructions / Ideas for Group Activities
Activity 1 – Group or pair competition
1. Print out the rules that you would like your learners to work on. (Laminate to keep them fresh, if you want).
2. Hand out 1 card to each pair or group. Have them read it and complete the short challenge. (Check to see if they have it correct – an answer sheet is provided)
3. Learners then present their task to the rest of the groups to complete (on whiteboard). This can be timed.
4. Groups get 1 point for each task that is correct.
5. Groups then brainstorm ideas to remember the associated rules.
6. Points are tallied up and the winner is announced.
Activity 2 – Group discussion and trouble shoot session
1. Learners select a card and read it to the group
2. They complete the task themselves first of all writing up sentence and answer on whiteboard.
3. Group members state whether they agree or not with the answer and share their thoughts
4. The correct answer is revealed by the teacher
5. Groups brainstorm ideas to remember the rules.
Activity 3 – Individual work
1. Print out the resource in its entirety, or print out parts that you’d like to work on.
2. Learners complete by themselves, and then check their answers in pairs.
3. Answers revealed by teacher and corrected if necessary.
Activity 4 – As a Warm up Activity
1. Select one card at the beginning of the session
2. Group discuss and agree the answer for the task.
3. In pairs or individually think up more tasks to challenge the rest of the group.
This is an editable resource in the form of a power point presentation that covers 20 of the most common writing errors. It can be used in classes to test learners knowledge in group settings. The explanations are contained in the notes area. This will be useful for discussion.
1. There, Their, They’re
2. To, Two, Too
3. Accept vs Except
4. Your vs. You’re
5. A lot vs alot vs allot
6. Lose vs Loose
7. Its vs It’s
8. No vs know
9. Threw vs through
10. Correct use of semi-colon (;)
11. Affect vs Effect
12. Assure, Ensure, Insure
13. Proper use of Commas
14. Using ‘s’ to show plural and possessive (the difference)
15. Passed vs past
16. Weather vs whether
17. A vs An
18. Capitalisation in Sentences
19. Farther vs further
20. Compliment vs complement
This is an editable resource in the form of a power point presentation that covers 10 of the most common writing errors. It can be used in classes to test learners knowledge in group settings. The explanations are contained in the notes area. This will be useful for discussion.
1. There, Their, They’re
2. To, Two, Too
3. Accept vs Except
4. Your vs. You’re
5. A lot vs alot vs allot
6. Lose vs Loose
7. Its vs It’s
8. No vs know
9. Threw vs through
10. Correct use of semi-colon (;)
This document contains common words that are found in Health and Safety documentation in the workplace that everyone should be familiar with. On the first page the word is listed with a plain English definition to the right. The next two pages contain cut outs so that a mix and match activity can take place with learners. This is suitable for those with low levels of literacy and / or English as a second language learners. I have put this into practice and it has been very well received within the workplace.
I split the class into groups and they have a competition to see who can finish first and / or get 100% accuracy. Leads to good discussions as well.