Three wordsearches of varying difficulty level with colour and pictures including up to 26 different language features. 1. Star shaped wordsearch with 13 language features. 2. Diamond shaped wordsearch with 15 language features. 3. Large square wordsearch with 26 language features. Ideal for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English Level 1/2. Improve your learners' reading skills by practising skimming and scanning. Help your learners revise in a fun, easy and engaging way.

20 writing questions for English students to attempt covering a range of text types and writing styles. Suitable for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills Level 1/2.

A wordsearch containing various jobs and career paths. Ideal to use as a starter or an extension task.

A ten question crossword of language features with examples as the clues. Ideal to use as a starter activity or an extension task. This crossword can be used for GCSE English, old and new exam or Functional Skills Level 2.

The learners are required to complete a table on the purposes of text. The learners look at a definition of each text, a brief example and match a feature to each text. The learners then consider the audience of texts by completing a different table. Finally, the learners can choose a purpose and an audience and create their own text. A good resource to stretch and challenge learners.

This wordsearch includes 23 words designed to expand your learners' vocabulary. The wordsearch includes space for the learner to write a definition of each word. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

25 imagination inspiring photos for creative writing. Can be used as prompts for story writing or for group discussions/ planning exercises. Ideal for GCSE English and FS Level 2.

This wordsearch includes 20 words related to social media. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

A booklet that explores some of the weird and wonderful hoaxes of the Internet. Fake websites range from the endangered tree octopus to an online pregnancy scanner. Learners are asked to evaluate the sites and decide why things on the page may not be as they seem. At the end of the resource the learners are asked to look at some less controversial conspiracy theories such as time travel and life on Mars. This is a light-hearted and fun lesson designed to remind learners not to believe everything they see on the internet.

Interesting and engaging starter activity based on four pictures leading to one word for the learners to guess. These 8 slides with varying difficulty levels make a starter activity to get your learners thinking. The learners should recognise the format of the game where letters are provided to fill the answer boxes. This is suitable for GCSE English learners and Functional Skills Level 2. It takes about 20 minutes to complete although learners could go on to make their own slides. Answers are provided on the final slide.

This resource aims to engage learners who have difficulty in spelling or a barrier to learning during English lessons due to spelling. The Power Point is 15 slides and includes a starter and exit task. This resource looks briefly at the history of the English language in simplistic terms to give learners an understanding of why spelling is difficult today. Dictionaries will be required and the learners are also asked to work as part of a group. At least one computer needs to be available to access search engines as part of the lesson. All answers are provided unless the task is discussion based.

A five page list of 25 English based quick starter questions and activities to engage learners and get them thinking.

A whole lesson on writing essays using PEA including a starter activity and research using the internet. 21 slides. The starter activity involves putting the number 10 at one side of the classroom and 0 at the other side of the classroom and the classroom needs to be cleared on one side to allow the learners change to decide where they stand on the scale of 0-10. Learners are encouraged to write extensive paragraphs. The learners are guided through the process of writing an essay. This lesson is ideal for GCSE English Language and learners who are just starting to write essays.

A wordsearch based on the characters of Romeo and Juliet. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.

A quiz of 20 slides that asks learners to decide which century each British author is from. This quiz is ideal for GCSE English Language/Literature and will promote the reading of a wider range of books. Each slide includes a picture from all three centuries on a particular topic such as food, transport etc to increase knowledge of historical context. They also include animation features so the answers are revealed per slide, not at the end of the quiz. Each slide can become a discussion point to allow learners to imagine what life would be like in each century and other tasks can be created from these discussions.

A workbook on inference using statistics. This resource contains five in depth questions where the learners consider what the inference of the statistic is from 10 options. These questions are A4 in length incase you prefer to use them separately. The learners are then asked to find the inferred meaning in statistics on their own. Ideal to use for GCSE English and FS Level 2.

A PowerPoint with accompanying worksheet on book genres. Students are asked to complete a variety of activities including the final written task. This is a whole lesson which includes a class discussion and group work.

Four resources at a reduced price. This bundle includes two lengthy Power Point book quizzes, one general book quiz and one quiz to match the author to the correct century. The bundle also features worksheets - a multiple choice author quiz with pictures of the authors and novels. When used over four lessons these resources will promote reading and encourage students to try new authors. Finally, this reduced price bundle includes a wordsearch of British Authors. All resources can be used as starters or general activities. Usually, each of the four resources sell for £2.00 each. This bundle is half price at £4.00.

Four bumper A4 wordsearches featuring Shakespeare's plays. Ideal to use as starters or a general activity. Each wordsearch can be purchased for £2.00 from my shop. This pack of four wordsearches is £4.00 as part of a bundle offer making this a half price offer!