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ESOL Skills for Life (Entry 2)

Qualification Specifications

Download our Qualification Specifications for a complete overview to our ESOL Skills for Life (Entry 2) Reading, Writing and Speaking & Listening qualifications.

Reading Specification

Writing Specification

Speaking & Listening Specification

Reading
Sample Paper	Mark Scheme
Sample Paper D	Mark Scheme D
Sample Paper E	Mark Scheme E
Sample Paper F	Mark Scheme F
Sample Paper L	Mark Scheme L
Sample Paper M	Mark Scheme M
Sample Paper N	Mark Scheme N
Sample Paper O	Mark Scheme O

Writing
Sample Paper	Mark Scheme
Sample Paper D	Mark Scheme
Sample Paper E
Sample Paper F
Sample Paper L
Sample Paper M
Sample Paper N
Sample Paper O
Marked Writing Paper	Commentary

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Education concept. 3d of pencils and book on colorful background. Modern flat design isometric concept of Education. Back to school. — Marking guidance for Writing assessments

Speaking and Listening

Sample Set E

Assessor Booklet

Assessor Booklet Set E

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Sample Set F

Assessor Booklet

Assessor Booklet Set F

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Entry 2 (Set F) Sample Pictures
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Sample Set K

Assessor Booklet

Assessor Booklet Set K

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Entry 2 (Set K) Sample Pictures
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Sample Set L

Assessor Booklet

Assessor Booklet Set L

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Entry 2 (Set L) Sample Pictures
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Sample Set N

Assessor Booklet

Assessor Booklet Set N

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Entry 2 (Set N) Sample Pictures
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Sample Set O

Assessor Booklet

Assessor Booklet Set O

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External Resources

Teacher Materials	Description
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/	Includes complete courses for learners of all levels, as well as links to develop grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, everyday English and podcasts.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html	English news lessons at 7 levels offering activities for all skills.
https://busyteacher.org/	17,300 free printable worksheets and lesson plans for all ages.
https://ed.ted.com/educator?user_by_click=educator	Lessons based on TED talks.
https://www.englishbanana.com/	4000 pages of free printable resources.
https://www.eslbase.com/teaching/	Teaching articles and guides along with lesson plans and ideas for the classroom.
https://eslbrains.com/	Lesson worksheets based on authentic videos and topical issues designed for both online and face-to-face teaching.
https://www.eslprintables.com/	A site where educators exchange resources including worksheets, lesson plans, activities and games.
https://esol.excellencegateway.org.uk/	Includes resources and activities from the British Council’s Nexus site, Education and Training Foundation (ETF) materials and key materials created as part of the Skills for Life strategy including the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum.
https://freeeslmaterials.com/sean_banville_lessons.html	Links to a range of websites based on the news, movies, discussions, famous people, holidays and business English.
https://www.e-grammar.org/	A vast collection of resources for the study of grammar including self-study cloze exercises.
https://en.islcollective.com/	Worksheets, PowerPoints and video lessons.
https://www.linguahouse.com/en-GB	Resources and tools for teaching, including lesson plans.
https://www.mes-english.com/flashcards.php	A vast collection of free flashcards.
https://www.natecla.org.uk/content /654/ESOL-teaching-resources	Links to many resources, websites, classroom activities, a teacher’s toolbox and FAQs for ESOL teachers.
https://www.onestopenglish.com/	Access to thousands of resources including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards.
https://www.skillsworkshop.org/esol	A wide range of downloadable resources including worksheets, lesson plans and PowerPoints.
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/	A good site for independent learner practice. Thousands of online worksheets broken down into categories for targeted practice.
https://www.toolsforeducators.com/	Create your own worksheets, games and other resources.