Skip to main content
Search
  • Log in
  • Register
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
  • >
  • Teachers
  • >
  • Everyday Functions
  • >
  • Listening
  • >
  • Listening - General understanding
  • >
  • Search Results

Search

▶Filter Your Results

Page 1 of 2

Memories

This lesson focuses on the theme of memory, and there is work on collocation and idioms. The lesson takes an integrated approach to allow for practice in all four skills.

An emergency

These resources aim to give learners the confidence and the language to deal with situations they may encounter in their homes.  In this lesson, Arjun and Sunita deal with an emergency at home and call for help.

Wrong number

These resources aim to give learners the confidence and the language to deal with situations they may encounter in their homes. In this lesson, Arjun shows Sunita an interesting way to deal with unwanted callers.

Developing your career

This resource is aimed primarily at learners who are already working in retail or who want to find out more about working in the sector, but will appeal to any learners who need to talk about processes, prices or career development. The resource uses authentic sound recordings as a springboard for practice in listening, speaking, writing and numeracy skills within this context. 

 

Dogme in ESOL

This is a speaking and listening practice lesson about any topic you can think of. It provides students with the opportunity to tell you what they know about a topic and lets them work with this language through a variety of tasks (storytelling, debating and dictogloss activities).

 

My journey to work

This lesson is about Anne’s journey to work. It provides learners with listening and speaking practice of transport vocabulary and talking about their journeys to work or college/school.

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.

Getting to know you

Even simple social tasks like inviting a person out to a restaurant can cause embarrassment and stress. This lesson includes discussions of why such situations are difficult, as well as plenty of practice.

Learning to listen

Perhaps the most important skill connected with socialising is to ‘shut up and listen'. This lesson can help students to become active listeners.

Cycling and carbon emissions

Cycling and carbon emissions

Students think about and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cycling. They then consider what else they could do personally to reduce their carbon emissions.

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • next
  • last

Filter Your Results

User

  • (-) Remove Teachers filter Teachers

Language level

  • Entry | National 2-4 (12) Apply Entry | National 2-4 filter
  • L1 | National 5 (7) Apply L1 | National 5 filter
  • L2 | Higher (2) Apply L2 | Higher filter

Section

  • Lessons and activities (14) Apply Lessons and activities filter
  • Teaching UK life (3) Apply Teaching UK life filter
  • Teaching English for work (1) Apply Teaching English for work filter

Topic

  • jobs (4) Apply jobs filter
  • interpersonal communication (3) Apply interpersonal communication filter
  • cities (2) Apply cities filter
  • transport (2) Apply transport filter
  • character & appearance (1) Apply character & appearance filter
  • culture & customs (1) Apply culture & customs filter
  • customer service (1) Apply customer service filter
  • daily routines (1) Apply daily routines filter
  • driving (1) Apply driving filter
  • employability (1) Apply employability filter
  • environment (1) Apply environment filter
  • home (1) Apply home filter
  • love & relationships (1) Apply love & relationships filter
  • social issues (1) Apply social issues filter
  • Wales (1) Apply Wales filter

Grammar

  • Tenses (2) Apply Tenses filter
  • Adjectives (1) Apply Adjectives filter
  • Prepositions (1) Apply Prepositions filter
  • Pronouns and nouns (1) Apply Pronouns and nouns filter
  • Verbs (1) Apply Verbs filter

Skill

  • (-) Remove Listening filter Listening
    • (-) Remove Listening - General understanding filter Listening - General understanding
    • Listening - Evaluate accuracy and/or credibility (1) Apply Listening - Evaluate accuracy and/or credibility filter
    • Listening - Identify cause/effect (1) Apply Listening - Identify cause/effect filter
    • Listening - Identify features of pronunciation (1) Apply Listening - Identify features of pronunciation filter
    • Listening - Identify problem/solution (1) Apply Listening - Identify problem/solution filter
    • Listening - Identify sequence (1) Apply Listening - Identify sequence filter
  • Reading (10) Apply Reading filter
  • Speaking (8) Apply Speaking filter
  • Writing (5) Apply Writing filter

Vocabulary

  • English Expressions (11) Apply English Expressions filter
  • Word Building (1) Apply Word Building filter

Function

  • (-) Remove Everyday Functions filter Everyday Functions
    • Functions - telling a story (5) Apply Functions - telling a story filter
    • Functions - clarifying (4) Apply Functions - clarifying filter
    • Functions - stating opinions (3) Apply Functions - stating opinions filter
    • Functions - stating preferences (3) Apply Functions - stating preferences filter
    • Functions - complaining (1) Apply Functions - complaining filter
    • Functions - giving directions (1) Apply Functions - giving directions filter
    • Functions - giving instructions (1) Apply Functions - giving instructions filter
    • Functions - requesting (1) Apply Functions - requesting filter
  • Describing / Presenting (9) Apply Describing / Presenting filter
  • Opinions / Thoughts (5) Apply Opinions / Thoughts filter
  • Social Interaction (1) Apply Social Interaction 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)