HUGELY POPULAR WITH MY 14-19 LEARNERS! This 22 page full colour revision booklet has engaged and enthused learners with its abundance of diverse and engaging topics selected specifically for teenagers. Includes current affairs, news and British Values. Suitable for young people studying level 1 and 2 FS English. This is an ideal resource to be distributed as a homework pack! This booklet guides learners to: Identify the main points and ideas and how they are presented in a variety of texts; Read and understand texts in detail; Utilise information contained in texts; Identify suitable responses to texts; Select and using different types of texts to obtain and utilise relevant information; Read and summarising, succinctly, information/ideas from different sources; Identify the purposes of texts and comment on how meaning is conveyed; Detect point of view, implicit meaning and/or bias; Analyse texts in relation to audience needs and consider suitable responses;

Printable double sided reading practice / revision cards with a text to read on one side, and an exam style question on the reverse. Can be incorporated into lessons one by one as activities, or used in sequence to practice a Level 1 Reading exam. Scope of study: Identify and understand the main points, ideas and details in texts Compare information, ideas and opinions in different texts Identify meanings in texts and distinguish between fact and opinion Recognise that language and other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences and purposes Use reference materials and appropriate strategies (e.g. using knowledge of different word types) for a range of purposes, including to find the meaning of words Understand organisational and structural features and use them to locate relevant information (e.g. index, menus, subheadings, paragraphs) in a range of straightforward texts Infer from images meanings not explicit in the accompanying text Recognise vocabulary typically associated with specific types and purposes of texts (e.g. formal, informal, instructional, descriptive, explanatory and persuasive) Read and understand a range of specialist words in context Use knowledge of punctuation to aid understanding of straightforward texts

Adapted from a City and Guilds past exam paper, this is a truly engaging Powerpoint I created to help break down and guide learners, to complete a Functional Skills Level 2 Reading Exam. This lesson makes reference to four non fiction texts; a magazine article (Document 2) an online forum (Document 3) and a flyer for a hypnotherapist (Document 4). The theme is ‘parenthood’ - an ideal FS English resource for those engaged in health, social, and childcare courses. Scope of study: Identify the different situations when the main points are sufficient and when it is important to have specific details Compare information, ideas and opinions in different texts, including how they are conveyed Identify implicit and inferred meaning in texts Understand the relationship between textual features and devices, and how they can be used to shape meaning for different audiences and purposes Use a range of reference materials and appropriate resources (e.g. glossaries, legends/keys) for different purposes, including to find the meanings of words in straightforward and complex sources Understand organisational features and use them to locate relevant information in a range of straightforward and complex sources Analyse texts, of different levels of complexity, recognising their use of vocabulary and identifying levels of formality and bias Follow an argument, identifying different points of view and distinguishing fact from opinion Identify different styles of writing and writer’s voice