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Talking to an angry service user

What would you say if a service user called you horrible names or became violent?

A perfect day: second conditional

Watch the video of Anne talking about her idea of a perfect day, then practise your grammar by answering the questions on using the second conditio

ESOL learners at college

Around our college

The lesson is based on the principles of the Language Experience Approach (LEA). It is appropriate for ESOL students with low literacy needs. This approach often takes place with individual students, but this lesson shows how the approach is easily adapted for use with a group.

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.

a mother pushing a pram and walking home with her son

The school run

When you describe a photo it is important to say where the people are and what the people are doing.

doctors and nurses speaking with a patient

In a hospital ward

When you are describing a place it is useful to use relative clauses to add details to your description.

 mechanic apprentices

At work

Would you like to learn how to describe a picture?

Describing a picture: a formal conversation

In this description of a photo of a formal conversation, you will hear language to speculate about how people are feeling and what they might be saying to each other. Use these activities to build your range of feelings adjectives, practise modals for speculating and practise word order in indirect questions.

Describing a picture: market stall

Would you like to learn how to describe a picture? These activities will help you to speak about what you see in a photograph, in this case a photo of a market.

people sat on a bench in a park

Relaxing in the park

Would you like to learn how to describe a picture?

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