Introduce your students to the plot of the play with this diagram. Excellent for less able students: designed for teachers to explain the story of the play before students start to read and study it. Successfully used with over 100 A level students, including students for whom English is not their first language.

Written by an AQA examiner, this resource tells students how to approach the unseen poetry qs and how to maximised marks; what examiners look for; how to use the time in the exams; how to write about style; the difference between good poetry and bad poetry answers. As used by over 1000 students.

For AQA GCSE English Literature: 4 AQA-style questions on THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, the trial scene. Four extracts from the scene plus questions. As used with 30+ GCSE candidates.

Line by line explanation/close analysis of THE FLEA by John Donne. For lower to high grade A level candidates. Includes questions and historical background. Successfully used with students, who found it very useful.

This resource answers students’ question, “Why does Shakespeare write in poetry? It’s not realistic.” It enables students to understand verse, prose, iambic pentameter, rhyming couplets within and at the ends of scenes. Excellent material for “How does Shakespeare write?”, context questions and historical context.

The lovers’ first meeting is packed with difficult Christian concepts and witty language. R&J’s lines are carefully broken down for students and explained. There is also a bonus exercise in the style of the WJEC context question. A very helpful resource for students who struggle with Shakespeare’s language and the Christian context of the play. Different ways of playing the scene are also explained.

A line by line analysis of TO HIS COY MISTRESS, with questions and notes on historical background. For candidates of all ability at A level and GCSE English Literature. Used successfully with students, who said it was very helpful and useful!

ESOL resource for elementary/intermediate adult learners. Funny dialogue: Tracey and Tiffany discuss private or state schools for their children. Real world problems and good starting point for discussions of UK education. Used very successfully with adult learners.

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.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards elementary level: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. In laws/stepbro’s/widow/half-sisters etc. - new vocab and a true or false exercise at the end.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Comic strip visit to the dr vocab including surgery, appointment, receptionist, GP.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Meals vocab with q and a - when do you have breakfast? What do you eat for supper? Tenses introduced - what will you eat for lunch today?

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. 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.

ESOL. The top 80 British slang expressions and phrases are in this fun dialogue; two women meet in a pub and discuss a new boyfriend. Slang from “all right?” to “zonked”, “chippie” to “chuck”, this resource is the bees’ knees. Successfully used with older learners; promotes discussion about slang and informal English, which people actually speak, as opposed to the formal English of the text book. Makes learners laugh and learn.

Excellent and humorous ESOL resource for beginner and intermediate adult/older learners. Role play for menu, ordering, conversation in real life situation. By an experienced ESOL teacher.

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

Sample practice paper, written in the style of AQA English Language paper 1; the opening of Graham Greene’s “Brighton Rock” with AQA style qs. Excellent text leads to stimulating answers!

Top tips for students from an AQA GCSE Eng Lit examiner and a former Head of English with 36 years of teaching experience: how to maximise your marks in the Eng Lit AQA GCSE. A guide for students and a series of lessons. How to: plan; stick to the timings; use quotations; write about context; write a paragraph; satisfy the AOs; detailed breakdowns of how to answer each question - prose, poetry, unseen poetry, plays; how to write about style (“How is it written?”); how to punctuate quotations. This is both a set of notes for your students and a set of lesson plans: take your students through these notes to create a series of lessons; excellent for revision! Used by over 1000 students in different schools. 27 pages, 8000 words.