SCOLA - Subject Areas

Skills for Life - English Language

Classes taught:

Daytime class entry levels 1-3 | Daytime classes levels 1-3 | Evening classes entry level 1-3 | Evening classes level 1-3 | Daytime workshops and exam practice

SCOLA website Skills for Life - English Language course page - link .

Online learning materials for students

Dfes - Embedded learning portal - Materials for online learning.

Instructions on how to access the materials :
When the website loads click on the 'Interactive Learning' link. A page will load which will let you browse materials by subject (for example, Literacy and Numeracy), skill level (e.g.Entry 1) and by keywords. Once you have chosen your options, press the 'search' button.

The page will display your search results, listing the materials available. To look at each material click on the 'Launch: e-learning' link.

NLN materials:

ESOL Educational - Child Development

ESOL - Entry Level 1

ESOL - Entry Level 2

ESOL - Entry Level 3

ESOL - Level 1

ESOL - Level 2

ESOL - Business English

ESOL - Job Search

Documents to view

Document for tutors. Lists a lot of useful websites (.doc)

Documents for tutors. More useful websites, particularly useful for those who teach Basic Literacy and are involved in the Reading/Writing workshops. More useful websites (.doc)

MacMillan English Language resources

Websites to visit

British Council
LearnEnglish central. Contains weekly features, stories, word games, cartoons and trivia.

British Council: Learn English
A resource for English learners. Gives help to find the right English course whatever your level, wherever you are. When you are ready, we'll help you choose an exam to get the qualification you need for your future career.

BBC Skillswise
Improve your English with Skillswise. Factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help improve skills.

RSC London
ESOL section of the Regional support centre in London

BBC News
Up to date articles, news available in other languages and world news.

BBC Learning English
Business English, News English, learn English songlines, music, pictures and stories. Watch and listen to personal profiles as well as taking part in quizzes and exams.

TowerHamlets Curweb
Login as a guest and find exercises for ESOL and language skills.

Parapal Online: English Exercises
Free online English lessons: practice for letter writing: has EAP,IELTS,FCE and CAE style exercises

PCAE Language and ESOL Resources
Online Resources to support SfL ESOL Language Courses. This site is for elementary and intermediate learners of English providing studies in grammar or vocabulary and listening.

Explore Parliament UK
The UK Parliament’s educational website helps students find out what happens in Parliament, the Palace of Westminster and has pictures of the House of Commons or House of Lords and more.

Google News
4,500 continuously updated news sources

Discovery School's puzzlemaker
'Puzzlemaker’ is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.

Flo-Joe.co.uk
Help for the Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) and Certificate in Advanced English CAE).

World English
The one-stop resource for for the English language and more

Basic Skills Agency
ESOL Core curriculum can be downloaded from this website, as well as literacy, numeracy, Access for All and the Pre-Entry curriculum.

Handwriting Worksheets
Useful for making customized worksheets e.g. you type in a name, click, and a worksheet appears, ready to be printed off and excellent for individual practice.

Handwriting for Kids
You can print off worksheets of individual letters, numbers etc for handwriting practice

DFES - Read Write Plus
Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit - for information on the Government's Skills for Life Strategy and links to other sites

Community ESOL

English to go

Learn English

Click Teaching

ELT Resources

VideoJug

Blogger

Websites to visit

Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Downloadable support materials for ESOL students, including, sample papers, past papers and markschemes.

National Learning Network
National Learning Network. 20 minutes episodes of learning. A great variety of topics. May need to register to access materials.

Oxford University Press
Interactive exercises at 4 levels, elementary-Upper Intermediate; games and links; grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and listening practice.

UsingEnglish.com
Resouce based site that includes puzzles, quizzes, grammar exercises and a search facility.

BBC Online Learning
Online learning, support and advice. Links to access include BBC Skillswise, GCSE Bitesize, BBC World Service, British Council and other BBC Learning websites.

Vocabulary.il
Free educational site that helps you learn English vocabulary. The flash site has 6 flash games with thousands of English words. The games are: Interactive Crossword Puzzles, Word Search, Hangman, Match Game, Jumble and The Vocabulary Quiz.

Learn-English.il
Learn English is a free, interactive, on-line educational resource, to help ESOL and EFL students learn vocabulary. The flash site incorporates 40 topics, along with over 1,500 English words spoken in American English audibly over the computer speakers.

Englishpage.com
Free online English lessons & ESL / EFL resources

Englishpage.com: Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs flash cards; these online irregular verb flashcards help English learners memorise the most important irregular verbs in English. Each level below contains twenty irregular verbs.

Englishpage.com: Verb tense tutorial
You may find that many English tenses do not have direct translations in your language. This verb tense tutorial, you helps you to think like a native English speaker.

The British Museum
Official website of the British Museum

ESL Lounge
Board games, PDF handouts, flashcards for vocabulary/grammar, MP3 listenings and more.

English at Home
Learning tips and advice for learning or improving grammar, speaking, and vocabulary. Also learning games and a free newsletter.

BECTA
British Educational Communications & Technology Agency - Advice and support on using and integrating ICT into basic skills and ESOL

Donnayoung.org
You can print off worksheets of individual letters, numbers etc for handwriting practice.

Learning Planet
For creating wordsearch puzzles

NATECLA
National Association of Teachers of English and other Community Languages - has local branches, publishes regular newsletters and organises training.

BBC Learning English

ESL Lounge

One Stop English

ESL Gold

Bubbl.us

XtraNormal

YouTube

TechSmith.com

Listen and Write

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Tutor list:

Jenny Roden - Head of Programme