This is a Power Point presentation and worksheet perfect for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills Level 1- 2. The learners are asked to act as journalists, watching a report about the Hatton Garden Gang and taking notes to locate the vital information. The learners then get into groups of three or four and answer questions on the report. The worksheet allows the students to answer the questions on paper. The answers are provided on the Power Point. The Power Point then asks the learners to partake in a board blast to list what they would include in a newspaper article and some answers are provided. Finally, the learners can use some time to research the gang before creating a newspaper article on the Hatton Garden Gang appealing to the public for information on the missing suspect. This lesson last around an hour and a half and can be split into two equal lessons of the listening comprehension and the writing task.

Questions for revision or to assess learning. 10 questions - The learners add the commas to the sentence. 5 questions - The learners correct the mistakes.

This resource is a Power Point with tasks and activities to help learners revise word classes. There is a workbook for students to follow the exercises including a wordsearch, a crossword, anagrams, a board blast style game and other activities. I have included some pictures for the imperative verb game. This resource is perfect for learners studying GCSE English language and Functional Skills Level 1- 2. It helps learners understand how to use word classes to help their writing. This activity takes one and half to two hours.

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.

Fun and engaging way for your learners to revise language features. 26 square game where the learners need to provide definitions, examples and explain how the feature effects the text/reader. Dice required to play game.

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

A huge bumper pack of resources for the revision of the AQA GCSE English Language Foundation paper. ***Warning*** This is by no means a definitive pack of resources for the GCSE but it is a bumper pack of my resources for people who want to save money, rather than purchasing all of them. This makes it EXTREMELY good value for money. Please read carefully and consider carefully before purchasing because I sell these resources to help not offend. Resources include: Three whole lessons, two activities, seven games/puzzles and two resources to focus on revision. The pack includes two resources on writing a newspaper article, word classes, language features, presentational features and inference. Over £25.00 of resources for £15.00.

This resource consists of a front cover, a worksheet and an answer sheet. Ideal for engaging learners with new language and spoken language for GCSE English Language or Functional Skills English. The worksheet involves the learners completing a table of 21 new words, providing definitions and deciding if each word is formal or informal. This resource can then lead on to an informal writing task. The learners are asked if they would use each word online, with friends or in a formal environment and this resource promotes lots of discussion. It could be used as preparation for a speaking and listening activity on neologisms. The new words included could allow for a discussion on internet safety.

This is a lengthy resource that needs access to computers for the learners to complete. Learners are asked to research different types of writing and to comment on language features and presentational features. A different way to revise for the exam for learners who struggle with question 3 and 4 of the exam.

Large wordsearch with 20 famous British authors to find. Ideal starter/activity for GCSE English Language/Literature.

A wordsearch with two sets of clues. One set has normal words and one set with anagrams of the words for learner who like to be challenged. Suitable for GCSE English Language and Functional Skills.

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 featuring the tragedies of William Shakespeare. Ideal as a starter or general activity. 12 plays are included: Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida.

A wordsearch featuring Shakespeare's plays. Ideal to use as a starter or a general activity. There are 37 plays to find in the wordsearch.

A resource designed to engage students in reading and books. This resource has 20 questions and asks learners to name an author from a picture of the author with a picture of their book. Easy answers included to engage learners but learners are also stretched with authors they may not necessarily know. This resource was designed with British literature in mind but does contain some popular international authors. All answers include multiple choice options to help further expand learners knowledge of authors. This resource is ideal as a starter, a general activity or as a basis for further discussion/self assessment on reading. This resource will have to be printed in colour.

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.

Huge bumper pack of lesson starters for GCSE English Language legacy and new exam. This pack includes: Catchphrase Four Pictures One Word 4 Language Features Wordsearches British Authors Wordsearch Neologisms Task Sheet Ice Breaker Bingo 25 Quick Starter Ideas Book Quiz. Each resource normally costs £2.00. This pack includes £18.00 worth of resources for £7.00. Bargain!

This wordsearch includes 20 titles of books by Terry Pratchett. Ideal to use as a starter or extention task.