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

A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features. This worksheet uses some quotes from some inspirational women and their most well-known speeches. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used in each quote. Answer sheet is provided.

A 13 page revision guide that helps learners to understand how to pass their writing assessment. This revision guide includes: An overview of the writing assessment Overview of the spelling test including pictures of common misspelled words Overview of the plural question and a list of irregular plural forms which learners need to remember Overview of the alphabetical order question and a step-by-step guide on how to arrange a list of words alphabetically How to format different types of text - step-by-step guide with examples. Text types include: letters, emails, articles and reviews A guide on the writing composition questions and how they are marked A practice exam question with a step-by-step guide on how to answer this question plus an example answer This is based on the NCFE awarding body but will be applicable to other awarding bodies.

This is an 2 page PDF document that would be suitable for high Level 1 / Level 2 students. Topic: Alcohol misuse Questions include writing down examples of the following from the source document: 5 presentational devices 5 persuasive language techniques 5 facts 5 opinions There are also five reading comprehension questions for learners to complete.

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

This is a twenty-two page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination. It is designed for L1 and L2 learners and is entitled: Review Writing The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to format and write different types of reviews. At the end of the presentation, there are two review writing tasks for learners to attempt. For one of the review writing tasks, I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the review and how to ‘expand’ a draft version of the text, in order to raise the learners word count and to also make it more engaging for the reader. The PowerPoints contents include: How to write a review How to format a review What to include in a review Sample assessment questions How to plan your review’s content and how to ‘expand’ your writing There is also a booklet attached which includes a review template and contains the two writing tasks that can be also viewed in the PowerPoint.

An A3 PDF revision resource. Once your learners have finished reading Dennis Kelly’s play, get them to revise their knowledge and write a summary of each scene. Great for GCSE revision.

A worksheet which will to help learners to identify different language features. This worksheet uses some quotes from Muhammad Ali’s most well-known speeches. Learner’s are asked to identify the language techniques used in each quote.

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.

3 X PEE (point, evidence, explanation) A4 PDF classroom posters. Can be used in the classroom to aid students with writing a successful PEE paragraph!

Get learners to identify which words require a capital letter on the worksheet. They can highlight the words that should contain a capital letter in one colour and the ones that don’t in another colour. Go through the answers as a class afterwards. Answer sheet is provided.

This is a PPT which will help level 1 learners to answer the reading assessment’s ‘Purpose of a Text’ question. **Powerpoint Overview: ** Overview of the question What is the meaning of ‘Purpose of a Text’ and the different purposes they need to know for the assessment Explanation of each purpose with examples Sample questions from past papers of different examination boards Sample question and source document from a past paper to answer as a class. Model answer included Activity: a teacher created source document on ‘Graffiti Art’ and a sample question with model answer attached.

A 13 page PPT Lesson. This lesson aims to prepare learners for their L1/L2 writing exam. As a class, they will discuss a sample question and the tutor will show them a basic answer. The tutor will then show learners how to bulk out their writing: in order the meet the exam’s word count criteria. There is then a practice question ( an article) and tips on how to answer this question. This PPT should cover an hour session.

This is a workbook which contains 10x alphabetical order tasks on a range of topics. In the E3 English exam, learners are asked to put a list of words in alphabetic order. I have created 10 worksheets that are similar to this exam question. Each worksheet has 18 words for the learner to put in alphabetic order. They can do this indervidually or as a class.

An A3 revision PDF poster that will help learners to remember how to format and structure an article.

An alphabetical order worksheet with answers ( so the learner can self mark). Would suit an E3 learner, as this can be practice as a similar question will feature in their Functional Skills assessment.

Letter Writing Task. The learner has a letter writing task to complete and can plan and format their letter correctly by using the included letter writing template.

Identify the adjectives in the following short story.

A short PPT on how to answer Q2. This gives the learner examples and a overview of how to plan and structure their answer.