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Training and qualifications

Would you like to develop a career in care work? What training and qualifications will be useful?

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Joining your family in the UK

These activities are based on a story written by Abdullwahhab AL-lthawi. By doing these activities, you will improve your language skills as you read about Abdullwahhab’s first impressions of life in the UK.

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Charity shops

This lesson provides students with the opportunity to find out more about what charity shops are, what they sell and how they are staffed. 

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Rules for dating a romantic hero

This lesson is based on a book from the Quick Reads series, called ‘Rules for dating a romantic hero’ by Harriet Evans. Learners are given the opportunity to use online and classroom-based activities to develop their reading skills. 

Four Warned

This lesson is based on an a book from the Quick Reads series called ‘Four warned’ and was written Jeffery Archer. The extract of the book that is used in this lesson focuses on a dramatic car chase. Learners have the opportunity to develop their reading, vocabulary and storytelling skills by using both online and classroom-based activities.

Favourite British foods

This lesson is about food. It is based on a video, which shows students talking about their favourite British foods. The lesson provides students with the opportunity to listen and learn about British foods and to write about and discuss their food tastes in general. 

What does a cleaner need?

A cleaner needs to know what things to use for his/her job. Phil tells Susana about the things to use for her job and what to do.

Modern technology

This lesson is about modern technology and the effect it has had on people’s lives in recent years. A reading text provides the main focus of the lesson and the skill of speed-reading is developed. Students are encouraged to identify the meaning of vocabulary within the context and to focus on the pronunciation of regular past simple verbs.

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Bilingual children

This article will help you practise your reading skills and learn words to talk about children’s language learning.

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John’s dream

This is a story of a person who worked hard to make his dream come true.

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