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A fully resourced GCSE English Language Paper 2 unit built around construction site health and safety, designed to engage vocational learners and GCSE resit students while teaching all the key non-fiction reading and transactional writing skills needed for the exam.

This pack links real-world construction issues with AQA Paper 2 exam questions, making it ideal for FE colleges, vocational learners and lower-attaining students.

What’s included

**Non-Fiction Sources – Construction Health & Safety **

Used to teach:

  • Inference
  • Language analysis
  • Attitudes and perspectives
  • Comparison

**Paper 2 Reading Lessons (Q1 & Q3) **
Students complete:
Q1 – 4 True Statements
Q3 – Language Analysis

Includes:

  • Model responses
  • Technique and key word identification
  • Structured Quote → Technique → Key word → Effect grids

**Then & Now Comparison Task (Q2) **
A scaffolded comparison activity where students sort statements into:

  • Then (when he was younger)
  • Now (later in life)

Builds confidence with:

  • Inference
  • Summary
  • Comparison

Paper 2 Question 5 – Persuasive Writing
A full Q5 unit focused on writing about young workers’ safety on construction sites:

  • Q5 planning sheet (PALL, headline, main points, conclusion)
  • Article writing lesson (college magazine task)
  • Letter writing lesson with structure, techniques and exam focus
  • Letter writing template for students to use
  • Exam-style letter tasks (MP, Head of Construction, government funding)

Students practise:

  • Persuasive techniques
  • PALL (Purpose, Audience, Language, Layout)
  • Transactional writing in realistic vocational contexts

Perfect for

  • GCSE English Language (AQA Paper 2)
  • GCSE resit students
  • FE colleges
  • Vocational and construction learners
  • Year 10 & 11 intervention

Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 24%

A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

Bundle

GCSE English Construction Mega Bundle

A complete GCSE English Language Construction Mega Bundle covering both Paper 1 and Paper 2, designed especially for vocational learners, FE colleges and GCSE resit students. This bundle combines two full construction-themed units, linking real site-based contexts with AQA exam skills for reading, writing, language analysis and comparison. Perfect for engaging reluctant learners while delivering full exam coverage. **What’s included** **Paper 1 – Construction Fiction & Creative Writing** A full unit built around a learner’s first day on a construction site, including: * Original fiction extract * Q1, Q2 and Q4 reading lessons * Q5 descriptive and narrative writing * Creative writing task booklet (abandoned buildings, site disasters, blueprints, escapes) * Construction literacy worksheets * Bricklaying, Carpentry & Joinery, Painting & Decorating * Word classes and connotations Students learn: * Atmosphere and tension * Language and structure * Character and setting * Exam-ready creative writing **Paper 2 – Construction Health & Safety** A full non-fiction unit focused on young workers’ safety, including: * Two linked non-fiction sources (HSE + personal account) * Q1 true/false * Q2 summary & comparison * Q3 language analysis * Q5 persuasive writing (articles and letters) Includes: * Then & Now comparison tasks * Persuasive writing planning sheets * Letter writing lessons & templates * Exam-style letter and article prompts Students practise: * Inference and summary * Comparing viewpoints * Analysing language * Writing to argue and persuade **Perfect for** * GCSE English Language (AQA) * GCSE resit students (16–18) * FE colleges * Construction and vocational learners * Intervention and alternative provision

£9.50

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