Brush up your English L1 ENGSUOL2055 Debbie Hill
Weekly outline
-
https://weareislington.zoom.us/j/87235066206?pwd=K0xJK2EvQjFVcG9EMG8rZHpXNFZkZz09
Reading
- reading and analysing texts in detail
- identifying purpose, audience and tone of texts
- summarising skills
- identifying and analysing language techniques
- comparing and contrasting texts
You will only succeed on this course if you:
- speak English outside of class as well as inside.
- read advanced English texts at home e.g. books, newspapers
- watch/listen to English programmes on TV/radio
- are interested in what's going on around you in your local area
- take note of the issues that are being talked about in the news and in your community
-
The attached file walks you through the process of submitting an assignment.
-
Today we went through the practice reading paper, so you will find the mark scheme below.
We also covered several ways to use commas in sentences. The resources are below, including a link to the brief video we watched. There is also another video below which clearly explains several other uses of commas, if you wish to take this subject a bit further.
-
This video briefly explains some of the problems in understanding a text, if you don't use commas correctly.
-
Today we revised fact and opinion, and language techniques in preparation for next week's practice exam.
The handouts are below.
-
This folder contains the handout of techniques you need to know and the mnemonics you created to memorise some. The two texts we looked at are also here.
Don't forget BKSB has a module on language techniques that you can use to revise.
-
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.
-
Have a look at these examples of instructions exam questions, so you can see what you need to include. Also, notice the way the examiner marks the writing, and the comments they put at the bottom.
-
This week we learned (revised) the doubling spelling rule - when to double the final letter when adding a vowel suffix.
We also looked at instructive writing such as recipes or how to.... type texts.
-
-
Please browse this report to familiarise yourself with the layout and language of reports.
-
We learned about writing a report today. We practised making a plan for our report on the British weather.
Please complete a report on the British weather , using the PowerPoint we used today for guidance.
Your report should be around 250 -300 words.
Please complete by 25/05/21
-
-
Complete a piece of writing on your choice of subject - about 250 words in lengthTry to use the knowledge you have gained today about avoiding run on sentencesie, using conjunctions to join sentences, using semi colons and ending sentences with full stops.
-
Complete a piece of writing on your choice of subject. ( Write about 250 words. )Try to use the knowledge you have gained today about avoiding run on sentencesie, use conjunctions to join sentences, use a semi colon or end a sentence with a full stop.
-
Today we looked at layout features. We also looked at the unique features that identify different types of text.
-
Use your design skills and knowledge of layout features to make this text work better and be attractive to the eye
-
It is important that you complete this pre-class work before the lesson.
The next topic we will be learning about is organisational features. You will be able to name them, identify them in a text and explain their purpose.
Before the next lesson, please go to BKSB and complete the module(s) outlined below - https://islingtonacl.bksblive2.co.uk/.
FOCUS FUNCTIONAL SKILLS > English (Reforms) > Learn > Reading - Text. Within the Level 1 or Level 2 resource, complete the section on Organisational and Structural Features.
-
Today you worked on the Understanding Text Types activity and looked at the texts some of you brought to class. Please finish off that activity if you haven't done so already. Please note: this exercise seems to work best if you do it on a computer rather than a tablet.
The files/folders below contain:
- the answers to the Understanding Text Types activity
- the example text I showed you plus some others to have a look at
-
Here is the Guide Dogs text, but I have also put some other texts on here that you could test yourself on.
Think about:
- the type of text
- the purpose
- the audience
- the source of the text