One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Dialogue Please May I Have something to eat etc. No, sorry/Yes, of course/Thank you! Oh, ok.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Dialogue - girl wants to go out, parents say no. Follow up discussion questions. Fun resource and tested in class.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Common signs vocab No Exit Keep Left Do Not Disturb Fragile etc… Qs: What do these signs mean? Where would you see them? Fun resource, tried and tested in class.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. 2 emergencies dial 999 and different words for toilet. What the operator says to you when you dial 999. Restroom, loo, gents, ladies, gentlemen, etc… Essential information for living in the UK!

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Basic vocab plane/boarding pass/airport/Customs etc. Essential vocab for navigating a British airport. Some simple dialogue practice. Fun resource and tested in class.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Driving vocab ignition/signal right/pull over/pull in/reverse; useful for understanding your driving instructor, taking lessons in the UK, preparing for your test.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Emotions and feelings - happy, sad, tired, interested, frustrated, excited etc…

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Weather vocab - cloudy, windy, rain, sun, gale, thunder etc…

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Facial expressions vocab - frown, laugh, smile, talk, shout, mumble etc…

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Out of this world/all at sea/cats’ whiskers … get students to talk about the meanings.

Based on British citizenship tests, these 50 questions are great starters for learning and conversation. Topics include: school; hobbies; your country; the UK; your friends; jobs; animals and pets; celebrations; film; sport. Tried and tested in the classroom. Great for introducing new ideas and vocabulary. Level: pre-intermediate and intermediate, suitable for B1.

1500 words of A level notes on Heller’s great novel, by a senior A level examiner and a former Head of English. Themes, viewpoint, dramatic irony, unreliable narrator, reader’s experience, characterisation all covered. This resource can be given straight to students or used to teach from.

Essential notes for students: can be used for independent study or as a lesson. Themes include: New York society; gossip; sexuality; marriage; duty/passion; old vs new money; adultery. These notes also cover the major characters; influences on Wharton, e.g. Austen and Henry James; the novel’s place in American Literature; the ironic, multiple meanings of the title. Students can cite these ideas for AO5, other interpretations. Over 3000 words of essential critical study on this novel. Frank Danes, the author, is an experienced A level examiner, former Head of English and published author of many guides to A level texts.

For beginner/intermediate ESOL learners: real life situation. Funny and lively lesson with dialogue and vocab learning. Used very successfully in class.