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ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL, literacy and Functional English resources created by a qualified and experienced teacher. Isla has taught in FE education sector for over 12 years, teaching a variety of learners from 14 - 70, from all over the world as well as the UK. With a specialism in both ESOL and literacy she is well qualified to produce high quality, relevant resources that learners love. Need further inspiration? Then check out her ever expanding social media profiles and website on the right.

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ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL, literacy and Functional English resources created by a qualified and experienced teacher. Isla has taught in FE education sector for over 12 years, teaching a variety of learners from 14 - 70, from all over the world as well as the UK. With a specialism in both ESOL and literacy she is well qualified to produce high quality, relevant resources that learners love. Need further inspiration? Then check out her ever expanding social media profiles and website on the right.
How to Use Apostrophes
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How to Use Apostrophes

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A detailed and informative PowerPoint presentation that includes everything you need to run a session on apostrophes in class. Filled with interactive materials including an anagram starter, objectives, quiz questions, links to videos and further practice this presentation has everything you need to clearly and effectively enable your students to grasp the fundamentals of apostrophes.
Maths Symbols, Numbers and Words Card Bundle (ESOL/EAL/Literacy/Numeracy/SLD)
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Maths Symbols, Numbers and Words Card Bundle (ESOL/EAL/Literacy/Numeracy/SLD)

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Together in this bundle are very useful and clear card sets stating numbers in digit and words form, maths symbols, fractions and their word equivalent and days, dates, months and years. Designed with the beginner reader in mind these clear cards can be used for many entry level ESOL or numeracy activities including matching, pairs and ordering activities. Together these resources can form a bank of cards that can be rearranged and made into varying simple sums and sentences to practise use of number and date as well as working on understanding the terms and symbols used in maths.
Parts of Speech English Classroom Posters x7
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Parts of Speech English Classroom Posters x7

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Modern and clear posters explaining some of the most common parts of speech in the English Language. Make your classroom both stylish and informative with these posters to help your learners understand the key parts of speech in the English language. 7 posters included on adjectives, nouns, proper nouns, prepositions, adverbs, verbs and conjunctions. Each poster clearly states the part of speech, gives a short explanation and several examples of the words.
Target Setting Bundle for ESOL and Entry Level Learners (ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL)
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Target Setting Bundle for ESOL and Entry Level Learners (ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL)

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In this brilliant time saving bundle you get two target banks aimed at ESOL and entry level learners inluding both academic and pastoral targets as well as templates to write out targets and review them. These are resources I've tried and tested over my teaching career. Target setting can be long and arduous and is hard work with second language learners. These target resources take the strain out of target setting allowing learners to choose their own relevant targets from a set of common areas to improve. These are commended targets that have been tried and tested in an FE environment. This bundle provides the perfect basis for a tutorial lesson on target setting as well as over 20 key targets and over 120 practical actions students can take to achieve their goals.
Introduction to Books and Reading Bundle (ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL)
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Introduction to Books and Reading Bundle (ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL)

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This is the perfect bundle to introduce the library at your school or college and encourage learners to start reading on a regular basis. These resources allow learners to identify the English terms for different parts of books, get to know their school/college/local library and then set about a regular reading habit recording their reading and reviewing what they read. Designed for ESOL learners this is a resource I use every year to ensure learners get into the habit of reading in English in order to progress their language skills.
Halloween Lesson for ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL Learners
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Halloween Lesson for ESOL/ESL/EAL/EFL Learners

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Comprehensive entry level ESOL lesson on Halloween, this well designed PowerPoint takes you through over an hour and half of lesson time, beginning with a word puzzle starter, clear objectives, reading comprehension, vocab activity, questionnaire as well as recap and review activities and questions. The lesson is focussed around the topic of Halloween which is explained in a simple but informative text written with beginner readers in mind.
Pre entry/Entry 1 ESOL Reader with Activities - Majid Buys a New Phone
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Pre entry/Entry 1 ESOL Reader with Activities - Majid Buys a New Phone

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A printable reader book for pre entry and entry 1 ESOL/EAL/EFL/ESL learners. Comes with key words and phrases list, picture worksheet, picture only version, text only version as well as a plentiful list of activity ideas to create at least one lesson, could easily be developed into many with low level learners. 'Majid Buys a New Phone' is about a young man who breaks his phone and needs to buy a new one. It follows his journey to buy a new phone and provides valuable vocabulary and information about what learners may encounter when purchasing phones in the UK. Lots of activities can be built around the text as well as using it to improve and develop reading skills. Topics that could be covered include: personal details simple questions present and past tense dialogue in shops filling in forms spelling writing simple sentences reading simple sentences recognising key words
Diwali - Full lesson pack for ESOL/EAL/ESL/EFL/literacy/ALD learners
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Diwali - Full lesson pack for ESOL/EAL/ESL/EFL/literacy/ALD learners

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Complete lesson on Diwali for entry level ESOL or literacy learners. In the pack you have a full PowerPoint complete with starter activity, objectives, copy of reading comprehension, key word activity, questionnaire instructions and feed back slides as well as extended writing task and links to websites with further independent study activities. This amounts to over an hour and half worth of lesson if not more. Tried and tested in an ESOL class this engaging and topical lesson is a must for Diwali time or a lesson on festivals.
Christmas and Festival Activities and Worksheets for ESOL Learners
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Christmas and Festival Activities and Worksheets for ESOL Learners

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A bundle of my best Christmas resources to comprehensively cover any Christmas and Festival themed ESOL lessons you need over the festive period. Inlcuding a fun listening activity with lyrics to Slade's Merry Christmas, a questionnaire to discuss festivals and Christmas celebrations, and a reading and writing activity drawn from experiences of Christmas and festivals.