Great activity to start a lesson on C.V.s. Cut up the C.V. into pieces and ask the students to construct it. Then get them to proofread for the many mistakes. Allows students to identify and explore the possible layouts of a C.V. and recognise the importance of proofreading such an important document. Perfect for Literacy, ESOL, English and Employability classes from entry levels to level 2.

A detailed and informative PowerPoint presentation that includes everything you need to run a session on apostrophes in class. Filled with interactive materials including an anagram starter, objectives, quiz questions, links to videos and further practice this presentation has everything you need to clearly and effectively enable your students to grasp the fundamentals of apostrophes.

Lesson resources for an ESOL lesson looking at festivals and the contemporary traditions of Christmas. Focusing specifically on using present and past tenses to describe festivals and Christmas. Resources could fill at least an hour and a half worth of lessons. Best suited to entry level learners. Questionnaire - Resource/worksheet to allow learners to practice asking questions about festivals and produce writing and speaking in the present and past tense. Reading and writing activity - Worksheet/reading text about someones experience of Christmas, what they do every year, last year and this year. Models different tenses and asks learners to highlight the verbs and tenses then write their own piece of writing about a festival they celebrate.

Beautiful inspirational quote posters by some of the greatest minds of our times. Maya Angelou, Nelson Mandela and Ghandi. Modern posters to brighten up your classroom and inspire your learners. 3 posters for £2.

Modern and clear posters explaining some of the most common parts of speech in the English Language. Make your classroom both stylish and informative with these posters to help your learners understand the key parts of speech in the English language. 7 posters included on adjectives, nouns, proper nouns, prepositions, adverbs, verbs and conjunctions. Each poster clearly states the part of speech, gives a short explanation and several examples of the words.

A Christmas and festival themed reading piece with introductory activities, questions on text and writing output activity on festivals and celebrations aimed at E2-L1 learners but could be adapted for E1 easily. The reading draws from personal experience of Christmas celebrations and requires the learners to identify tenses from present, past and future as well as then answering questions in the correct the tenses.

A ready made, printable, gap fill activity plus copy of the full lyrics of Slade's famous Christmas anthem for cutting up, as well as a list of suggested activities and link to song on YouTube. A fun listening lesson for ESOL learners at Christmas time!

12 cards naming different job titles. Great for lessons on jobs or employability. Learners have to describe the job at the top without using the words on the card. Fully editable to make it harder or easier for your learners, these clear cards can be printed on card or paper and laminated if you so choose. Brilliant starter for any work related lesson or a great way to extend ESOL/ESL/EFL/EAL learners vocabulary and encourage students to speak more. Great fun! If you would like to see more of my resources please visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/islaflood?p=2

Simple and clear reading record template that can be printed double sided and form an ongoing record of your learners' reading. Along with this resource is a more detailed record in which learners can review the books they have read at the end, designed with clear questions and prompts, entry level readers and writers are guided to write simple reviews of their books in order to encourage a deeper understanding and further learning from their reading. Ideal for lessons where you introduce learners to libraries and book selections and want them to continue to read on a regular basis. The clear and simple design works well with learners of all ages. If you would like to see more of my reading resources please check out my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/islaflood

Clear number cards with numbers up to a million (1-20, 30,40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000, 1,000,000) in both words and digits. Two versions, simple black and white which can be printed on white or coloured card or paper or a bright colour version. All easy to laminate and cut up if needed. Numbers can be used to play pairs (pelmanism), play a matching activity, order or simply provide a reference. Aimed at entry level ESOL and literacy learners, ideal for all students but designed in a simple way to ensure easy reading and suitability for all ages including adult. 16 words and numbers per page, 5 pages in total. If you would like to see more of my resources please check out my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/islaflood

A fun matching activity in 3 styles. Match the terms about books (author, blurb, index etc) to their meanings either by using the colour or black and white cut out cards (designed in a random order to let the students do the cutting without getting the answers!) or on a standard worksheet where they just draw a line between the terms and their meanings. Written for entry level ESOL or literacy learners as a starter for a lesson on reading, books or types of text, I find it works well as an introduction to books when starting on library work, books reviews or reading schemes, If you'd like more reading based activities check out my other reading resources in my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/islaflood

Library Quiz that can be used in any adult/college library. The quiz, written for ESOL learners, can be used for any entry level learners of English needing to find out more about their local or college library. The quiz allows learners to find out key information about the library and targets in on specific resources that would be useful to entry level English learners.

A set of 18 dilemmas and problems aimed at teenage learners, perfect for the Dealing with Problems in Everyday Life unit of Personal and Social Development, use for teaching giving advice in ESOL and generally tackling problems in tutorial type lessons. These cards can be given to small groups or pairs of learners where they can discuss what they would do, what advice they would give and how simple or complex the problems are. Designed using a clear font and simple language, these cards are easy to print and use straight away. If you would like to see more of my resources, why not check out my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/islaflood

An entry level reading task aimed at ESOL or literacy learners. This straightforward comprehension describes the traditional celebration of Bonfire Night in the UK, why it is celebrated and what people do. Written in clear font with pictures that illustrate the key points and a set of 9 comprehension questions to check understanding of the text. This would form the basis of a fun and topical lesson on Bonfire Night, hopefully saving you some much needed time. If you like this resource and are looking for more, why not check out my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/islaflood

Simply designed with mature learners in mind these timesaving stickers simplify feedback highlighting effort made and praise, a blank space next to a tick for positive comments and blank space next to a question mark for an area to improve. Teachers can use for feedback on work or learners could complete as self or peer assessment. Designed neutrally and simply for all learners, these clear and easy to understand stickers can be used across many different cohorts effectively. Ready to print onto regular label sheets, just pop your stickers in the printer and print these templates on in no time.