ESOL - Entry 2
ESOL - Entry 2
Who is this course for?
Adults (19+) who speak another language and want to improve their English to live and work in the UK. The course is free for learners on certain benefits.
Course aims
- To improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening in English and to help you in your everyday life and work.
- To improve your IT skills for basic communication.
- To help you understand Prevent, Safeguarding, e-safety and British Values.
What qualifications do I need?
No qualifications are needed to join this course. You will be assessed and placed into a class suitable for your level.
Course structure
The course is made up of 3 parts: Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing.
What will I learn?
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- give presentations on different topics using past and present tenses
- take part in discussions on various topics and ask and answer questions to obtain information in familiar and unfamiliar situations
- listen to various audios clips and get information from them
- read different types of texts such as stories, news articles, adverts, posters and forms, etc
- learn about different festivals and days of celebration in the UK
- write about past and present events using the correct tenses, spelling and punctuation
- write informal letters and emails using past and present tenses, correct spelling and punctuation
How will I learn?
- Attend 3 sessions per week. Each session is 2.5 hours. You are expected to attend all 3 sessions every week.
- You will agree personal goals with your teacher.
- Regularly complete paper-based and online homework activities.
- Regular 1:1 meetings with your teacher to talk about your progress (tutorials).
Will I gain any qualifications?
You will complete exams in Entry 2 Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing.
What could this course lead to?
This course could lead to an ESOL Entry 3 course and could also help you to find a job.
ESOL - Entry 3
ESOL - Entry 3
Who is this course for?
Adults (19+) who speak another language and want to improve their English to live and work in the UK. The course is free for learners on certain benefits.
Course aims
- To improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening in English to help you in your everyday life and work.
- To improve your IT skills for basic communication.
- To help you understand Prevent, Safeguarding, e-safety and British Values.
What qualifications do I need?
No qualifications are needed. You will be assessed and placed into a class suitable for your level.
Course structure
The course is made up of 3 parts, Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing.
What will I learn?
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- give presentations on different topics using tenses such as past, present and future
- take part in discussions, make plans and give suggestions
- make requests and ask questions to obtain information in familiar and unfamiliar situations
- listen to various audios recordings and get information from them
- read different types of texts such as stories, news articles, adverts, posters, brochures, etc and get information from them
- learn about different festivals and days of celebration in the UK
- plan, write and proofread about past, present and future events using paragraphs which include correct tenses, spelling and punctuation
- plan, write and proofread informal letters and emails to make plans, ask for and give information using, paragraphs which include correct tenses, spellings and punctuation
How will I learn?
- Attend for 3 sessions per week. Each session is 2.5 hours. You are expected to attend all 3 sessions every week.
- You will agree personal goals with your teacher.
- Work in groups, pairs and individually.
- Regularly complete paper-based and online homework activities.
- Regular 1:1 meetings with your teacher to talk about your progress (tutorials).
Will I gain any qualifications?
You will complete exams in Entry 3 Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing.
What could this course lead to?
This course could lead to an ESOL Level 1 course and also help you to find a job.
ESOL - Level 1
ESOL - Level 1
Who is this course for?
Adults (19+) who speak another language and want to improve their English to live and work in the UK. The course is free for learners on certain benefits.
Course aims
- To improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening in English to help you in your everyday life and work.
- To improve your IT skills for basic communication and learning.
- To help you understand Prevent, Safeguarding, e-safety and British Values.
What qualifications do I need?
No qualifications are needed. You will be assessed and placed into a class suitable for your level.
Course structure
The course is made up of 3 parts, Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing.
What will I learn?
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- give presentations on various topics to give information and ideas in a logical sequence while using appropriate grammar (past, present, future, and passive voice).
- discuss social issues, offer advice and suggestions using formal and informal language.
- make requests and ask questions to obtain information in familiar and unfamiliar situations.
- listen to various audio recordings and obtain information from them.
- read different types of texts such as stories, news articles, adverts, posters, brochures, etc. and get information from them.
- learn about different festivals and days of celebration in the UK.
- plan, write and proofread formal and informal letters and emails.
- write descriptive texts to offer suggestions and advice using accurate grammar, spellings and punctuation.
- plan, write and proofread formal and informal letters and emails, ask for and give information using paragraphs which include correct tenses, spellings and punctuation.
How will I learn?
- Attend for 3 sessions per week. Each session is 2.5 hours. You are expected to attend all 3 sessions every week.
- You will agree personal goals with your teacher.
- Work in groups, pairs and individually.
- Regularly complete paper-based and online homework activities.
- Regular 1:1 meetings with your teacher to talk about your progress (tutorials).
Will I gain any qualification?
You will complete exams in Level 1 Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing.
What could this course lead to?
This course could lead to an ESOL Level 2 course and also help you to find a job.
ESOL - Level 2
ESOL - Level 2
Who is this course for?
Adults (19+) who speak another language and want to improve their English to live and work in the UK. The course is free for learners on certain benefits.
Course aims
- To improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening in English to help you in your everyday life and work.
- To improve your IT skills for basic communication and learning.
- To help you understand Prevent, Safeguarding, e-safety and British Values.
What qualifications do I need?
No qualifications are needed. You will be assessed and placed into a class suitable for your level.
Course structure
The course is made up of 3 parts, Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing.
What will I learn?
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- present information, explanations, instructions, accounts, descriptions and ideas in a structured manner giving general and specific points with examples
- listen to, understand and follow multi-step verbal instructions correctly for a given purpose
- use a wide variety of verb tenses to describe past, present and future events, including continuous and perfect forms, and reported speech
- use the passive voice and a wide range of modal verbs to express possibility, certainty and obligation
- use knowledge of different forms of sentence and clause structure i.e. passive and conditional constructions, inverted, embedded and non-finite clauses, to work out meaning
- when writing be able to present information and ideas in a logical sequence using paragraphs and a range of connectives and discourse markers e.g. in spite of the fact that, nevertheless, subsequently, accordingly, etc
- use personal and relative pronouns to replace/refer to nouns to avoid repetition and improve clarity
- use suitable vocabulary for genre, purpose, audience and content, including stylistic devices to achieve purpose e.g. similes, metaphors
How will I learn?
- Attend for 3 sessions per week. Each session is 2.5 hours. You are expected to attend all 3 sessions every week.
- You will agree personal goals with your teacher.
- Work in groups, pairs and individually.
- Regularly complete paper-based and online homework activities.
- Regular 1:1 meetings with your teacher to talk about your progress (tutorials).
Will I gain any qualification?
You will complete exams in Level 2 Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing.
What could this course lead to?
This course could lead to an English GCSE course and also help you to find a job.
ESOL - Entry 1
ESOL - Entry 1
Who is this course for?
Adults (19+) who speak another language and want to improve their English to live and work in the UK. The course is free for learners on certain benefits.
Course aims
- To improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening in English and to help you in your everyday life and work.
- To improve your IT skills for basic communication.
- To help you understand Prevent, Safeguarding, e-safety and British Values.
What qualifications do I need?
No qualifications are needed to join this course. You will be assessed and placed into a class suitable for your level.
Course structure
The course is made up of 3 parts: Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing.
What will I learn?
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- write the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case
- spell words important to you, like your address and the names of people in your family
- complete a simple form
- develop your vocabulary on a range of everyday topics
- ask and answer simple questions
- write simple sentences with the correct punctuation
- recognise common words and also common signs and symbols
- recognise the different cultures in the UK and the festivals that are celebrated
How will I learn?
- Attend 3 sessions per week. Each session is 2.5 hours. You are expected to attend all 3 sessions every week.
- You will agree personal goals with your teacher.
- Complete homework.
- Regular 1:1 meetings with your teacher to talk about your progress.
Will I gain any qualifications?
You will complete exams in Entry 1 Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing.
What could this course lead to?
This course could lead to an ESOL Entry 2 course and could also help you to find a job.
