Writing and Spelling
Weekly outline
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All these resources will help you with your writing skills from planning to completion. There are sections on writing different types of text such as reports and speeches. There are also sections on punctuation and spelling.
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Find a range of worksheets and links to punctuation websites here
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Some great punctuation and grammar information and activities that are aimed at adults.
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Look through these resources to find handouts, worksheets and links to online learning to help you with your spelling.
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These resources will help you think about why you should plan your writing and show different methods of planning writing. There are two BBC Skillswise handouts plus an activity to complete.
If you aren't sure how to use a spider diagram/mind map, have a read of the handout in the folder.
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These resources will help you think about paragraphs - what a topic sentence is, how to structure your paragraphs and when to move on to a new paragraph.
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These resources will help you learn about the language and layout used for formal letters.
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Remind yourself of the layout of a formal letter with the first handout. Practice your spelling of important words for letter writing with the second handout. Then read the third handout and work through the activities.
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These resources will help you learn about structuring a news or magazine article. Remember the 5Ws.
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Use these resources to help you structure a review.
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Find a range of different reviews in here, e.g. restaurant, hotel
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Use these resources to learn about a report layout.
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Use these resources to listen to a variety of speeches and then write your own.
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Open the document to find a link to Michelle Obama's final speech as First Lady. As you watch it, think about what makes it a good speech and why.
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Have a look at these websites for the following FREE courses:
Everyday English 1
Everyday English 2
English: skills for learning - particularly relevant if you want to go onto higher education
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Now you have reached the end of your course it is time to assess yourself and see how you have done!
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This section contains all teaching resources for the course and is only available to tutors and staff. Learners do not have access to this section.