Skip to main content
Search
  • Log in
Home

ESOL Nexus

Search
Menu
Log in
Home
  • Skills
    Expand
    • Speaking
    • Writing
    • Listening
    • Reading
    • Pronunciation
    • Numeracy
  • Grammar and vocabulary
    Expand
    • English grammar
    • Beginners
    • Grammar lessons
    • Vocabulary and spelling
  • UK life
    Expand
    • Video UK
    • English in my home
    • Family learning
    • Life in the UK test
    • Local services
    • Be safe UK
  • English for work
    Expand
    • Domestic workers
    • Your rights at work
    • Catering
    • Cleaners
    • Care work
    • Self employed and voluntary
  • Your turn
    Expand
    • Your story
    • My new home
    • ESOL learners
    • Quizzes

You are here

  • Home
  • >
  • Lessons and activities
  • >
  • Writing
  • >
  • Search Results

Search

▶Filter Your Results

Page 1 of 3
 ebay_iStock

eShopping

This lesson is about buying and selling items on online auction sites, such as eBay and eBid. It provides students with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the vocabulary and typical format of item listings on such sites. They will closely read and then write their own item listings, using adjectives and persuasive language.

Housing in the UK

This lesson is about housing in the UK and is based on Housing materials from both the NIACE Citizenship materials for ESOL and the ESOL Nexus learner website. The lesson provides an overview of the types of accommodation available in the UK and develops the learner's ability to ask and answer questions, listen for detail and fill in a housing form.

The phone rang: essay planning

An activity to help students plan their writing in a creative way.

Stop, go back dictation

A dictation activity where learners control the teacher's dictation.

Story writing - creative thinking

This is an activity to help students think creatively and to guide them to write a story.

a man watching TV

Review writing activity: sitcoms

Students read reviews of popular sitcoms, then watch a clip of a sitcom and create their own reviews.

An interview with Sir Peter

This is an activity based on the true story of Merhan Karimi Nasseri, a man who was unable to leave Charles de Gaulle airport. This became a popular story in the press and was later used as the basis for the Tom Hank's film "Terminal".

Writing on social networks

This lesson, about writing messages to friends on social networks, develops students’ ability to write personal messages and features example threads with comments, which students have the opportunity to contribute to. They can also post new messages, and comment on the postings written by other students.

Learning about Wales

What do your students know about Wales? Try this lesson and help them learn more about an interesting part of the UK.

Big numbers

Lots of our students have problems with big numbers. Sometimes they don’t know where to say ‘and’. Sometimes they confuse numbers like ‘sixteen’ and ‘sixty’. In this lesson students revise big numbers in a fun way. First they play a guessing game, then they play Bingo! They finish with a pair work jigsaw reading activity.

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • next
  • last

Filter Your Results

User

  • Teachers (22) Apply Teachers filter

Language level

  • Entry | National 2-4 (13) Apply Entry | National 2-4 filter
  • L1 | National 5 (12) Apply L1 | National 5 filter
  • L2 | Higher (2) Apply L2 | Higher filter

Section

  • (-) Remove Lessons and activities filter Lessons and activities
    • Activities (10) Apply Activities filter
    • Lesson plans (10) Apply Lesson plans filter
    • Teaching beginners (2) Apply Teaching beginners filter

Topic

  • books & literature (1) Apply books & literature filter
  • character & appearance (1) Apply character & appearance filter
  • cities (1) Apply cities filter
  • computers (1) Apply computers filter
  • culture & customs (1) Apply culture & customs filter
  • e-commerce (1) Apply e-commerce filter
  • employability (1) Apply employability filter
  • environment (1) Apply environment filter
  • families (1) Apply families filter
  • films (1) Apply films filter
  • hobbies & leisure (1) Apply hobbies & leisure filter
  • housing & the home (1) Apply housing & the home filter
  • jobs (1) Apply jobs filter
  • numbers (1) Apply numbers filter
  • school (1) Apply school filter
  • social issues (1) Apply social issues filter
  • television (1) Apply television filter
  • UK (1) Apply UK filter
  • Wales (1) Apply Wales filter

Grammar

  • Adjectives (3) Apply Adjectives filter
  • Connected discourses (2) Apply Connected discourses filter
  • Tenses (2) Apply Tenses filter
  • Verbs (1) Apply Verbs filter

Skill

  • (-) Remove Writing filter Writing
    • Writing - Use appropriate written forms (5) Apply Writing - Use appropriate written forms filter
    • Writing - Awareness of audience, purpose & context (4) Apply Writing - Awareness of audience, purpose & context filter
    • Writing - Generate & use relevant ideas (4) Apply Writing - Generate & use relevant ideas filter
    • Writing - Narration (3) Apply Writing - Narration filter
    • Writing - Write accurately, clearly & fluently (3) Apply Writing - Write accurately, clearly & fluently filter
    • Writing - Elaborate on ideas (2) Apply Writing - Elaborate on ideas filter
    • Writing - Compare and contrast (1) Apply Writing - Compare and contrast filter
    • Writing - Correspondence (1) Apply Writing - Correspondence filter
    • Writing - Factual records/recounts (1) Apply Writing - Factual records/recounts filter
    • Writing - Instructions/procedures (1) Apply Writing - Instructions/procedures filter
    • Writing - Persuasion (1) Apply Writing - Persuasion filter
    • Writing - Plan & structure (1) Apply Writing - Plan & structure filter
    • Writing - Scripts/dialogue (1) Apply Writing - Scripts/dialogue filter
    • Writing - Understand features of written language (1) Apply Writing - Understand features of written language filter
    • Writing Production (1) Apply Writing Production filter
  • Speaking (9) Apply Speaking filter
  • Listening (7) Apply Listening filter
  • Reading (6) Apply Reading filter

Vocabulary

  • English Expressions (7) Apply English Expressions filter
  • Types of English (1) Apply Types of English filter

Pronunciation

  • Stress / Intonation (1) Apply Stress / Intonation filter

Function

  • Everyday Functions (6) Apply Everyday Functions filter
  • Describing / Presenting (5) Apply Describing / Presenting filter
  • Opinions / Thoughts (3) Apply Opinions / Thoughts filter
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • British Council
  • Terms of use
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy and cookies

© British Council 2019

The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.

A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)