Eight writing practice tasks for Functional Skills English.

A fun lesson starter to see how much students remember from chapters 1 - 15 .

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

This is a 110 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Reading Level 2. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their reading assessment (it is based on the level NCFE awarding body criteria). The PPT gives learners an overview of the following: Skimming and Scanning Layout Features Purpose of a Text Fact or Opinion Bias Main Point of a Text Summarising Tone and Style Compare and Contrast Language Techniques Words and Phrases Expressions Following an introduction and a brief explanation of each of the above, examples are then given. Following this, practice exam questions (that are either taken from the NCFE practice examinations or have been created by myself) are then shown on screen. Learners can answer these questions using small whiteboards or as a group. Suggestions on how to answer the questions are shown and this is followed by the answer to the question being revealed.

This 131 page Powerpoint is aimed at Entry 3 - Level 1 learners. I call this lesson ‘back to basics’ and usually teach all of its content on day one of my course. I call it ‘primary and secondary’ school English rolled into three hours. It goes over the basic SPAG that they will need to know before they start writing for the writing module. It is a refreshers guide on the following: How to use syllables as a strategy to spell difficult words How to use a dictionary quickly and correctly What is a plural What is a prefix and what is a suffix What is verb tense How to use punctuation correctly Homophones and how to tell the difference between them Each section is a step by step guide that will help your learners to re-learn all the basic English skills that they need. There are different quizzes in the Powerpoint including: what punctuation marks are missing from these song words/song titles and spell the following word by breaking the word down into syllables…plus many more… I have designed the Powerpoint so that all learners can get involved. Just give them a white board and they can answer the questions as you read them out - great for differentiation. I have also attached three activities that I have made myself: Grammar activity - a house for sale advert that needs to be changed to the present tense A punctuation exercise Homophone exercise - using the story of Red Riding Hood to find all the misspelled homophones ( there are twenty in total and it is a great proofreading exercise). I hope you find this resource useful!

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.

An English reading comprehension task that will improve learners skimming and scanning skills.

This is an English Functional Skills reading revision guide that has been written for learners who will be taking the level 1 reading assessment. The guide includes an overview of all the information they will need to know in order to pass this assessment ( based on the NCFE level 1 assessment). The fifteen page revision guide includes: How to skim and scan a piece a text The purpose of a text Layout features of a text Facts and opinions Tone and style Main point of a text Summary of a text Each section contains information on each topic and gives examples and tips. This is given to my learners before their assessments and has helped them a lot.

A ten page revision guide that helps learners to understand how to pass their test. P2 Explains the marking criteria and what learners need to include in their writing in order to pass the assessment There is a guide on how to correctly format the following: letters, emails, articles, reviews and reports. I have also provided picture examples on how each text should be formatted. Learners are then given tips on how to ‘bulk out’ their writing by using word association. A practice exam question ‘scenario’ is given. It also includes a visual step by step guide on how to use word association to generate ideas.

This is a 95 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Writing Level 1. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their writing assessment (it is based on the level NCFE/City & Guilds awarding body criteria). The PPT gives learners an overview of the following: Introduction to the Writing Module Text, Audience, Purpose Planning & Drafting Purpose of a Text How to Write a Formal Letter How to Write an Email How to Write an Article How to Write a Review How to Write a Report How to Write a Blog How to Write a Leaflet Thereis a step-by-step guide of how to structure and format each text and examples are given throughout the slides. Following this, practice exam questions (that have been created by myself) are then shown on screen. These questions are based on each text type. There are 8 writing tasks to complete in total.

A worksheet to introduce KS3 or KS4 students to what to initially look for when they first read a poem. There are questions on the sheet to prompt them to read the poem and then answer the questions including: What the poem is about Why certain words and phrases are used What the mood and atmosphere of the poem is Who the narrator of the poem is. I have purposely left out the title of the poem, as I wanted my group to guess what the object ( the mirror) is.

Improve your learners’ reading skills with this skimming and scanning exercise.

Ideal for KS4 students to help them with remembering which poems fall under which key theme. Uses for this document Get your learners to pick one of the eight key themes. For each poem under that theme, they have to locate a quote from that poem. The quote should relate to the theme. Example: Power of Nature - Ozymandias -“Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck…” Use as posters for a wall / visual display Print double sided, laminate and turn into a revision book SPELLING MISTAKE RECTIFIED - 16/02/2024

This is a sixteen page workbook that features a number of different tasks. It focuses on spelling, punctuation and grammar and can be used beside the functional skills writing module. After you have showed them the important SPAG techniques, they can then practice what they have learnt and work their way through this booklet. This is aimed at Entry 3 / Low level 1 learners. The tasks included are as followed: Spelling syllables alphabetical order using a dictionary plurals prefixes suffixes Grammar homophones ( four tasks including an extension skim/scan task) Common grammar errors Punctuation -capital letters -end marks -commas -apostrophes *Attached a word document and rich text format version

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

A great starter for a Functional Skills English Lesson

An ideal lesson starter. Who can complete the word search in the quickest time?

A task sheet to help students reasearch and revise this poem.

A two page PPT which includes: the poem, 3 tasks based on the poem and a PEE paragraph questions for KS3 learners to answer.