I created this resource to help my students understand what they were being asked in Pearson's Functional Skills L2 reading exam. The pack concentrates on questions 2, 7, 8 and 10. This resource covers: meaning and context, language and presentation, identifying key points and comparing texts using quotes. Although it is structured to support the Pearson exam, it could be used to revise for FS L2 reading for any exam board.

A set of resources to support students to prepare for the Functional Skills writing exam. This resource includes: x2 SPAG related worksheets x 2 layout/presentation features worksheets x6 example writing tasks (email, letter, speech, leaflet, review and article)

This resource includes: A presentation to structure the lesson A starter activity - students must re-order a short email (Focus on structure) A proofreading activity (Focus on SPAG) An email writing activity with prompts to support language, layout and planning.

This resource pack includes: x2 reading activities. Students must read an article and blog post on the subject of Christmas and answer the comprehension questions A Christmas themsed speaking and listening task A Christmas themed blog post writing task

This resource contains: A short starter activity on commas A presentation on letter writing A guide to help students plan their letters An exam style task A student check sheet

A set of 30 writing ideas for Functional Skills English set at Level 1 and 2. Each idea is available as part of a presentation for use on a whiteboard or as a set of cards. Students can pick an idea from the pack of cards as an exam revision activity or as extension work.

This pack has been designed to support students to prepare for the Functional Skills Reading exam. It is loosely based on the Pearson exams although it could be used for other specifications. The pack is at L1 and 2 and focuses on: Presentation features Reading for information Implied meaning Language features Comparing texts

This is a quick Bingo starter activity. There are 10 bingo cards included. The teacher reads a clue (using the ones provided or make them up yourself) and the students tick them off as they identify the term from the definition. By changing the clues, these can be used multiple times to reinforce common literary terms.

A reading task to support students to identify purpose, layout and language features. This resources contains: A warm up language features matching exercise x 2 reading texts A series of questions to support students to identify language and layout features (loosely based on the L2 Pearson Functional Skills Reading exam questions)

A Functional Skills quiz focusing on identifying language and presentation features. Includes 15 questions/short tasks. Students gain a score out of 40 This could be used to support GCSE also.

Three resources to support study of the first chapters of Jane Eyre, including: Demonstration slides - to promote discussion of the comprehension questions 3 sets of comprehension questions (Chapter 1,2 and 4) 3 tasks - a diary descriptive writing task, a Gothic novel quote hunt and a letter writing task focusing on emotive language Mind map worksheet to support the Gothic quote finding task

30 SPAG questions and answers with a little Christmas thrown in! I've used this in Functional Skills lessons. Students work in pairs to compete for a small prize

A Functional Skills L1-2 resource for New Year. It contains: A starter actvity encouraging students to consider the purpose of writing A comprehension activity on the subject of New Year's Eve (language focus) A review writing activity

This resource contains: A presentation on the theme of Winter Solstice celebrations around the world. The students must complete some group research to share as part of a group dicussion, create a factsheet with a focus on language and presentation techniques, and prepare a presentation. A worksheet to support listening and note taking during the group discussion.

A presentation to support students to develop their leaflet writing skills for Functional Skills English on the theme of 'Anti-bullying month'. The pack includes: A guided research task (using the Internet) A presentation supporting the language and presentation features of leaflet writing A leaflet writing task

A Functional Skills English report writing activity on the theme of Remembrance Sunday. This resource is aimed at Levels 1 and 2. The pack includes: A comprehension activity A report writing presentation A report writing task

This is a Functional Skill writing resource that supports article writing at L1/2. The resource includes: A Bonfire Night word-search warm-up activity A research task - students will need access to the Internet for this task. The group could be given a set time for this task, followed by a group feedback session. This could be a good opportunity to discuss extremism and religious freedoms. An article writing task

An entry level resource on the subject of Halloween. Includes a comprehension exercise and an email writing activity.