Based on the City and Guilds criteria. This booklet has a four activities to help E3 students prepare for their writing assessment. This is not a copy of the assessment and is structured slightly differently. Activity 1: Place the following words in alphabetical order (list of four words). Activity 2: Write the plural of the words in bold (list of four words). Activity 3: Write the correct spellings for the following words (six incorrect spellings taken from the spelling criteria booklet). Activity 4: Writing Activity - write an email to your local food bank to express your interest in volunteering (planning space and writing template included).

An A3 resource which will help students to begin to think about how to structure their answers and how to compare poems. Examples are provided and the success criteria is included on the sheet. Please note you will receive one A3 sheet, as seen in the picture.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of the TV show Squid Game. Learners will read the text and then answer twelve skimming and scanning questions based on this document. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark. This would suit Functional skills E3 learners.

English Writing Revision Cards. Theses cards contain the important information that learners will need to know in preparation for their exam. They can be cut out and laminated or can be stuck into the learner’s exercise books. Cards include information on: Similes Metaphors Idiom Alliteration Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Personification Irony Sarcasm Puns Bias Contrast Rhetorical Question Rule of Three

A fun English match the pair game. Cut out and laminate the 24 cards. Turn them over and match the definition to the example. Print double sided and the definition / example will be on one side and a school pattern on the back.

An English Reading Comprehension Activity. This resource gives the learner an overview of the inspirational Media TV Personality Caitlyn Jenner. Learners will be asked to answer 6 skimming and scanning questions based on the document. They will also be asked to look up 4 key words from the document. Answers are provided so that learners can self mark.

A worksheet aimed at a range of learners. Get your learners to identify if the words on the page are either a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. There is a key on the top of the page so they can colour in and colour code their answers. Answer sheet is provided.

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.

Instructions: Roll the die 3 times. Every time you roll, a different element of your superhero story is revealed. Once you have finished rolling the die, write your story.

A great resource that can be used as part of a British Values lesson or in preparation for a speaking and listening mock assessment for Functional Skills English. A 24 page PowerPoint and 2 X word documents. This pack includes includes: 3 Tasks to encourage classroom debates 14 debate prompts 1 debate planning form 4 X four corner debate posters

2 x A4 Revision Posters

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.

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.

The learner has three report writing tasks to complete. This booklet would both L1 and L2 learners.

The learner has three leaflet writing tasks to complete. This booklet would both L1 and L2 learners

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.

Speech Writing Task. The learner has a speech writing task to complete and can plan and format their speech correctly by using the included speech writing template.

Email Writing Task. The learner has an email writing task to complete and can plan and format their email correctly by using the included email writing template.

A fun English game designed for my KS3 class to help them with their creative writing. The board contains a series of 5 prompts which will allow the learner to build their short gothic story: setting, main character, spooky object, main theme and conflict. Give the student a dice piece. They will roll the dice piece 5 times moving from left to right of the board. For example: The first number refers to the setting, the second number rolled refers to the story’s main character…etc… The learner will then write a short story based on what they rolled on the prompt board.