A fun activity the student love! Great for analysing texts (could be use for R&W exams). In groups, students take photos of the 6 types of picture given to them e.g. perspective, reflection, jump photo etc. They then have to recreate three famous photographs e.g. Rosa Parks, Afghan Girl etc. The students then need to analyse the famous photos and their own! All resources included. The students are told that a first reaction to looking at any photograph is probably an immediate response, whether you like it, or not. However, photographs can be analysed in more detail. Almost any photograph has a lot to offer if you learn to ‘read’ it.

A fun and informative quiz on vocab used in the office. Mainly used in my ESL lessons.

A 42-slide grammar quiz. Covers most of the tenses and other grammar areas.

Great PowerPoint for last min revision on paper 2! I have also included a video version. All questions are covered separately with real exam questions, examiner tips and model answers.

The students love this idiom activity! Fun activity on ten international idioms where the students discuss what they mean! Great images used which spark real debate!

This is a revision lesson (including new exam paper) for the unit 2 reading exam. The exam is based on an article by The New York Times writer Mandy Len Catron. The article is about a report that argued that asking thirty-six specific questions plus four minutes of sustained eye contact is a recipe for falling in love, or at least creating intimacy among complete strangers. This is a fun, interactive lesson which my students really enjoyed. I have modifed an exam paper which apes real exam questions. The following are included: lesson PowerPoint, NY Times article, exam paper, link to a fun website activities, group discussions.

A lesson looking at the most common student problems with creative writing and looking how to solve these common errors. PP includes examplar material, student discussion and group activites. I have also included a fun starter on Catchphrase (the students love this!).

A simple, interactive and fun lesson on writing a bibliography.

An informative, interactive and fun lesson on Q1 and Q3 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at the November 2018 exam which looked at two articles on daredevils tightrope walking across Niagra Falls. There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. The lesson includes the following: Examiner tips Three group activities Model answers Link to extract Fun and interesting images

A great intro into narrative writing. The lesson includes a starter character, themes, plot, structure and much more,

A great PowerPoint on the best (and most famous) opening lines in fiction. Each book has its example with interesting images. Great for teaching creative writing.

An informative step-by-step session on writing successful paragraphs. Very clear & concise.

A lesson (& examiner podcast) looking at Q1 & Q3 on paper 2 reading. It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. The resource includes the following: Model answer Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Answer structure Exam paper and mark scheme link

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on the second question in the exam. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included. The question is, 'How does the writer show the character of Emma in these lines? You should write about: what Emma does in these lines and how the writer’s use of language shows her character.

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on Q2 in the exam. This is based on the NOV 2016 exam paper. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included. I have included pdf version of grade 5-6 marked work. Exam paper & MS available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/3-component-1-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

A creative writing activity based on the infamous Will Smith slap at the Oscars. The lesson covers advice for the narrative exam e.g. strong verbs, tenses, planning, sensory language, figurative language etc. Task: WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH BASED ON THE VIDEO CLIP. WRITE IN THE 1ST PERSON (WS, JPS, CR, AUDIENCE) INTERESTING OPENING LINE INTERESTING FINAL LINE USE THE SENSES USE SOME FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ THE FEELINGS OF THE CHARACTERS USE STRONG VERBS USE DIRECT SPEECH

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a LEVEL 2 PASS LETTER. The resource looks at the following: Letter form Example paragraphs Topic sentences Closing sentence Planning Sentence starters Letter form Letter conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a Functional Skills L2 REVIEW. This PowerPoint uses No Time to Die as its main theme. The resource looks at the following: L2 review example Mini-revision quiz Moral Dilemma starter A-Z movie list activity Sentence starters REVIEW form REVIEW conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a formal letter. Also comes with a separate letter writing quiz PowerPoint. The resource looks at the following: Grade 4-9 example paragraphs Sentence starters Letter form Letter conventions Interview discussion points Example structure Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

Fantastic PowerPoint on writing a formal letter. Also comes with a separate letter writing quiz PowerPoint. The resource looks at the following: Level 2 example paragraphs Sentence starters How to write an intro Letter form Letter conventions Interview discussion points Example structure Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG