“The earth is but one country and

mankind its citizens”

“Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in

the world, yet none of them is without meaning.”
Corinthians 14:10

“Just as a body, though one, has many parts,

but all its many parts form one body, so it is with
Christ.”
Corinthians 12:12

Acknowledgements
Thanks to:

Asylum Link Merseyside

Denia Kincade (Trustee and co-author)
Tony Walsh (Supporter and co-author)

Churches Together in the Merseyside Region

Neil Cunningham (SAS Co-ordinator)

Together Liverpool
John Davis (Development Officer)

Justice & Peace Commission

Steve Atherton

Design:
Digon Partners Ltd.
Mark Trevor (Creative Director)

Print:
Stephens & George Ltd.
INTRODUCTION

With the knowledge that many new Asylum Seekers and Refugees are now
being dispersed throughout the North West, this documents seeks to give
some support and guidance to faith and community groups who want to
support English language learning.

This document will provide information concerning:

A Learning English - ESOL

B What is ESOL provision?
C Teacher development and training
D Qualifications
E Other studies
F Refugees and higher education
G Setting up an ESOL class
H Teaching using computers and websites
I Appendices:
1. English language websites
2. Teaching resources
3. ESOL providers on Merseyside
4. Initial assessment materials

HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET

This booklet is intended as a guide to available ESOL teaching resources.

Sections A-H explain ESOL teaching techniques.

The Appendices contain links to downloadable teaching materials.
 A LEARNING ENGLISH - ESOL

The teaching of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) is the

current term, though some people may know it as EFL (English as a Foreign
Language). EFL is the term used for teaching English language overseas or
to short stay students in the UK eg summer teenagers or students on study
visas. ESOL is for adult students resident in the UK. With the knowledge that
many new Asylum Seekers and Refugees are now being dispersed throughout
Merseyside this documents seeks to give some support and guidance to faith
and community groups who want to support English language learning.

ESOL classes are offered primarily through the local authority Adult Learning Ser-
vice and the local Further Education colleges: City of Liverpool College, Wirral Met
College, Hugh Baird College, Riverside College and Blackburn House (women only).
Other ESOL projects exist such as The Lighthouse in Anfield and refugee students
with ‘leave to remain’ and on Job Seekers Allowance are usually sent to a range of
mandated ESOL providers by their job centre.

ESOL classes are usually free for asylum seekers who have been in the UK
for six months and for refugees who are in receipt of a benefit such as JSA or the
new universal credit. They are also free for all students under the age of 19 years.
Those who work may be required to pay a small fee but sometimes free classes in
Functional Skills maths and English mitigate this fee – a typical fee is £300 for the
year, often paid in instalments. However, eligibility is often not the issue; it is ac-
cessibility. Many refugees may have no ESOL College within reach of their homes,
having been dispersed to medium / small towns. Whilst for others the classes are
too full with waiting lists of several months. Note under 19s will always be offered
a college place.

There are around one thousand students in both Liverpool ALS and City of Liverpool
College plus a few hundred in each of the other colleges. Provision used to exist in
Riverside, Knowsley and St Helens Colleges but ceased a few years ago although
some classes may be accessed through their provision for Adult Literacy.
It would be helpful if churches research and share a list of providers in their area to
refer students to and perhaps monitor vacancies and waiting times.
 B WHAT IS ESOL PROVISION?

A national curriculum for ESOL was introduced in 2002 and learning levels
were linked to key stages in schools and to NVQ levels:

Pre-Entry = Beginner/starter
Entry Level 1 = Elementary level
Entry Level 2 (Key Stage 1) = Pre-intermediate level
Entry Level 3 (Key Stage 3) = Lower intermediate level
Level 1 (Key Stage 3 and NVQ 1) Age 14 years = Intermediate level
Level 2 (Key Stage 4 and NVQ 2) Age 16 years = Upper intermediate level

There is a vast bank of materials available to support these levels, EFL is probably
one the most prolific areas of publication!

Course books, such as those you may have used to learn a foreign language at
school, are widely used. They are available at all the above levels and provide a
structured approach to learning English based on theories of language acquisi-
tion. They offer a book for students and a book for teachers which explains how
to teach the activities, the pitfalls and offers extra ideas. They also have listening
material on CDs. These books are expensive at around £28 each but can be
found nearly new or in a previous edition on Amazon or Ebay. The most popular
book series used are Cutting Edge, New Headway and Language Leader. If the
CDs are not purchased the tape-scripts can be read from the back of the book.
Government Skills For Life materials are available at all levels free of charge
and look similar to a course-book. Please find a list of links in appendix 2. These
materials can be supported by a series of ‘photocopiable’ books called ESOL
Activities.
Grammar and vocabulary books can be used to focus on specific areas and
popular publications are Essential Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy and
Vocabulary in Use by Scott Thornbury, both available at different levels.
General materials for teaching literacy can be very useful as well as newspapers,
magazines, podcasts and TV clips.
Asylum seekers and refugees who have little or no English will struggle to
use books of the types listed here. They will have immediate needs and a
simple syllabus would include:

Giving personal information, numbers, dates and simple forms

Days, months, telling time, yesterday, tomorrow, next week etc
Classrooms language, basic nouns: table, pen etc and adjectives: big, small,
colours
Homes and furniture, I have…There is….
Food, types of shops, money, Can I have… How much is….
Parts of the body and basic ailments, chemist and medicines
Making appointments and seeing doctor
Transport and buying tickets, directions, important buildings
Some immigrations language: Home Office, sign on, solicitor, appeal etc.
 C TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

For those who wish to teach but do not have specific qualifications courses
such as CELTA or Trinity TESOL are available locally, for those who want to
train formally, but cost from £1100-1500. Centres where these courses run
are LILA, Liverpool School of English and Wirral Met College or also at English
in Chester and Manchester Academy. One of the following publications would
also be helpful:
The Practice of English Language Teaching, 3rd edition by Jeremy Harmer
(with DVD lessons to watch)
Learning Teaching 3rd edition by Jim Scrivener (with DVD)

Most FE colleges would allow new volunteers to observe classes and Asylum Link
Merseyside has built up considerable expertise.

D QUALIFICATIONS

Government funded classes must provide qualifications and various awarding

bodies offer ESOL certificates at the levels: E1, E2, E3, L1 and L2 eg Trinity,
Cambridge, Ascentis, City&Guilds, Edexcel, ESB. The certificates can be an
‘award’ in Speaking & Listening or a full ‘certificate’ which also includes
Reading and Writing.

Many institutions also run Functional Skills exams in English, Maths and ICT at the
same levels as above. These are aimed at native speakers and they are free to all
students. These exams are used for apprentices and students on Job Centre train-
ing courses so they are useful to get and would be easier for volunteer teachers to
help students.

Some students may mention traditional EFL exams such the Cambridge First Certifi-
cate or Advanced Certificate in English but these are only available to paying
students in private language schools. Some language schools allow external
candidates to enter their exams but charge about £100.

IELTS is an exam often requested because it is linked to a) study at university

and b) visas to remain in the UK and to get citizenship. The qualification can only
be taken at Liverpool or Manchester university and costs around £140. Many
courses are offered around Liverpool, including the colleges at a charge of £100-
£350 for a ten week preparation course.

E OTHER STUDIES

Refugees who have been in the UK for more than six months can access the
same further education opportunities as a British resident. This would include
all types of vocational education in a college of further education (FE).

The students’ previous qualifications will be put through a NARIC computer to see
what they are equivalent to in the UK (This service is available free of charge at City
of Liverpool College, Roscoe St). ESOL or Functional Skills exams would also be
considered as entry requirements. The same processes apply for universities except
that the student must be resident for 3 years in the UK before being eligible for HE
study. An IELTS score of at least 6 is usually required from non-native speakers
though a GCSE taken recently may be accepted.

F REFUGEES AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Refugees cannot apply to university in the UK until they have been resident
here for 3 years. Their previous qualifications in country of origin will be put
through the NARIC system to see what they are equivalent to and then an
IELTS score of at least 6 will be required or a pass at GCSE.

For medicine the score required would be 7.5 and refugee doctors are required to
take a special medical test called PLAB in order to continue studies or work here.
Refugees at an appropriate level should use online resources available free of cost
from FutureLearn and Coursera. FutureLearn is an arm of The Open University.
Coursera, originated in the USA, following consultation and collaboration by their
leading universities.

G SETTING UP AN ESOL CLASS

The establishment of an ESOL Group can be undertaken at church or com-

munity group level but it is best to inform the other local churches and faith
groups in order to recruit both students and volunteer tutors. An ideal class
size is 10-12 and a maximum would be 18 – if bigger the students will not get
sufficient practice and correction.

Some considerations before beginning:

Obtain the use of a room, eg church hall, with tables and chairs, and a white-
board for writing - and if possible tea making facilities
Calculate likely costs, prepare a budget, and obtain finance.
Recruit a small team (initially say four to six) who are prepared to train together
as volunteer tutors
Organise and supervise training, ideally using ESOL qualified volunteers.
Arrange for a Wi-Fi or broadband connection to be available, if possible.
Obtain computers – if funds are limited, start with one computer and a data
projector or smart TV.
Provide for photocopying and paper.
In consultation with the tutors, prepare a provisional syllabus and timetable
for a term of study. You can use the contents section of an EFL course-book as a
framework syllabus.
Advertise the classes in simple English in places the potential students may
visit eg mosques, international food stores etc.
When students express an interest try to interview them and get them to do
some writing in order to assess their level and create groups.
 H TEACHING USING COMPUTERS AND WEBSITES

Another structure proposed takes into account the great changes in educa-
tion, brought about by computer technology, which have occurred in recent
years. The term MOOCs has come into use, meaning Massive Open Online
Courses.

Your attention is drawn to three talks by the Radio 4 journalist Sarah Montague.
They can be accessed on BBC iPlayer, Radio 4, and Podcasts. Search for My
Teacher is an app.

SOLE is a recently developed method of tuition. The acronym SOLE stands for Self
Organised Learning Environment. The method, which makes extensive use of com-
puters and, for our purposes, English Language web sites, is based on the findings
of Dr. Mitra as shown in a video – which should be viewed - You Tube / Sugata
Mitra New experiments in self learning.

The SOLE research has found that learning, facilitated by a Tutor, can be effec-
tive when use is made of the internet and computers. This is particularly so when
Students work together in Groups of four or five, each Group gathered around one
computer. Although Dr. Mitra’s work has been with children, adults will benefit from
it as well.

SOLE - There are two ways you can make use of this method. First, Students who
are learning English at an ESOL College can supplement that tuition by undertaking
“homework” on a computer or tablet, drawing upon the material in the web sites.

The second way is SOLE alone - Students who, for whatever reason, cannot readily
make use of the class based resources will find that the English language web sites
can nevertheless be accessed to undertake complete courses of study, working
from home or elsewhere. This will require greater application, but the resources are
there nevertheless.

With the help of English language computer web sites, tuition can be provided, at
no cost to the students, at all levels, on either computer or mobile phone. The prin-
cipal web sites are those provided by The British Council and The BBC.

1. Foundation level
Tuition will provide for different levels of ability, and will teach English to a standard
which will enable students to communicate well in day to day situations.

2. Intermediate to advanced level

This tuition is suitable for students who wish to reach a standard which will enable
them to be accepted for a course of further or higher education. The tuition is
geared towards the taking of the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
and IELTS (International English Language Testing System) examinations

For the Foundation level students, on their computer, log in to English My Way
([Link]).

If the students are a bit more advanced, log in to BBC Learning English, and open
either English My Way, or Lower Intermediate ([Link]/learningenglish).

Another less structured method will be to log in to British Council ESOL Nexus
([Link]).

If there is no broadband or wi-fi available, some tutorial material will need to be

pre-loaded on to the computers. This can be obtained via You Tube.
APPENDIX 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE WEBSITES

[Link] [Link]
Listening and video resources, gram- Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles
mar and vocabulary practice, games, to help you learn English including
business and work English as well bilingual quizzes in a wide variety of
as resources especially for beginners languages.
level.
[Link]
[Link]. A free site with listening, speaking,
org reading, writing, grammar, pronunci-
Listening and video resources, gram- ation and vocabulary lessons, games
mar and vocabulary practice,games, and activities.
business and work English and IELTS
as well as free podcasts and apps to [Link]
download – a world class trusted fa- Site for developing listening skills.
vourite.
[Link]/skillswise/topic/
[Link] the-sounds-of-english
A site for adults to improve reading, Videos and games designed for adults
writing and number skills; also has to practise their skills.
materials to help children in British [Link]
schools. Free podcasts, downloads, books,
games and quizzes.
[Link]
A site regularly updated and often has [Link]
topical news items with materials for More listening practice.
all levels but a subscription is charged.
[Link]
Lots of practice activities and work-
[Link]
sheets based on video clips.
On-line English lessons delivered by a
‘real’ teacher. [Link]-english-grammar.
com
Grammar practice site.
[Link] can be completed more quickly if the
Lots of worksheets for grammar and Tutors and Students can find the time.
skills; lots of useful links too. It would appear that the compilers of
the site envisage that it will be used
[Link] by Tutors and Students located within
Lesson plans and materials linked to the UK, rather than abroad.
YouTube clips.
OTHER INFORMATION
[Link]
A site that uses a creative dra- Search Play Store and iTunes for free
ma-based method which utilises real apps under the Education categories
life situations to teach English to those e.g. Macmillan and the British Council,
with few or no language skills. Cre- free apps can be found there.
ative English can also provide training
to volunteers from the local communi- There is also much good and down-
ty to enable them to teach English to loadable material to be found on:
others using these methods.
[Link]
[Link] ishCouncilLE
This site is for Students with little or
[Link]
no knowledge of English, and who
glishlearnspeak/
also may not be familiar with the Ro-
man alphabet. It is a very structured
[Link]
26 week course, though the course
clearningenglish
APPENDIX 2 - TEACHING RESOURCES

Teaching resources for the national curricula for English, mathematics

and ESOL produced by teachers since 2004.

Pre entry Milestone 4-6 Milestone 7 Milestone 8

Diagnostic [Link] [Link] [Link]
[Link]/content/ [Link]/content/ [Link]/content/
etf1249 etf1250 etf1251

Diagnostic Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2

Tutor guide [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
for all levels: excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
[Link] uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
excellence- etf1252 etf1253 etf1254 etf1255 etf1256
[Link].
uk/content/
etf2057
Introduction [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf1335 etf1291 etf1292 etf1293 etf1336
Unit 1 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf643 etf648 etf653 etf658 etf662
Unit 2 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf644 etf649 etf654 etf659 etf663
 Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2
Unit 3 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf645 etf650 etf655 etf660 etf664
Unit 4 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf646 etf651 etf656 etf661 etf665
Unit 5 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf647 etf652 etf657 etf713 etf668
Rules & [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Tools excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf867 etf868 etf870 etf872 etf884

New site: [Link]

English (incl. literacy)

Resources taken from the old Readwriteplus site, zipped if linked and placed
in new repository. For ease they can be located through the links on the
following pages.
Mathematics (including numeracy)

Diagnostic Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2

Tutor guide [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
for all levels: excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
[Link] uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
excellence- etf645 etf650 etf655 etf660 etf664
[Link].
uk/content/
etf2058
Introduction [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf877 etf879 etf881 etf883 etf885

Unit 1 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]

excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf712 etf798 etf1296 etf780 etf1297
Unit 2 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf711 etf670 etf802 etf857 etf862
Unit 3 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf707 etf799 etf671 etf858 etf863
Unit 4 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf710 etf800 etf855 etf859 etf864
 Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2
Unit 5 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf797 etf801 etf856 etf860 etf865
Unit 6 [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/
etf861 etf866
Rules & [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Tools excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf876 etf878 etf880 etf882 etf884

ESOL

Diagnostic Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2

Tutor guide [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
for all levels: excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
[Link] uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
excellence- etf1390 etf1391 etf1392 etf1273 etf1274
[Link].
uk/content/ No individual No individual
etf1388 audio file audio file
available available

File with all ESOL diagnostic listening [Link]

tasks. This is a large file and may take ESOLALLDIAGNOSTICMeditation.mp3
some time to download. It is the original
full set from the tape.
Picture prompts for use at all levels [Link]
content/etf1389
Tutor guide for use at all levels [Link]
content/etf1388
ESOL (Continued)

Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2

Introduction [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf1298 etf1299 etf1300 etf1301 etf1302
Unit 1 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf1816 etf699 etf781 etf789 etf794
Unit 2 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf680 etf700 etf782 etf790 etf795
Unit 3 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf682 etf701 etf783 etf791 etf796
Unit 4 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf683 etf702 etf784 etf792
Unit 5 [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf685 etf703 etf785 etf793
Unit 6 [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf687 etf704 etf786
 Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Level 1 Level 2
Unit 7 [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf688 etf705 etf787
Unit 8 [Link] [Link] [Link]
excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf690 etf706 etf788
Unit 9 [Link]
excellence-
[Link].
uk/content/
etf691
Unit 10 [Link]
excellence-
[Link].
uk/content/
etf693
Rules & [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
Tools excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence- excellence-
[Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link]. [Link].
uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/ uk/content/
etf886 etf888 etf890 etf892 etf892
APPENDIX 3 - ESOL PROVIDERS ON MERSEYSIDE

Liverpool Adult Education Service Riverside College

Liverpool City Council, Granby Street Kingsway, Widnes WA8 7QQ
L8
Tel: 0151 233 2400 Asylum Link
St. Anne’s Centre, 7 Overbury Street,
Liverpool L7 3HJ
Blackburne House
With volunteer teachers for asylum
Blackburne Place, L8 seekers.
Tel: 0151 709 4536 Tel: 0151 709 1713

WEA (Worker’s Educational Asso- Wirral Metropolitan College

ciation) Conway Park Campus, Europa
Regional Office Suite, 405 Cotton Ex- Boulevard, Birkenhead, CH41 4NT
change, Old Hall Street, L3 Tel: 0151 551 7777
Classes usually at Kensington Com-
Learn Direct
munity Centre, 291-299 Kensington,
Booking line: 01757 322017
L7 2RG
Tel: 0151 260 1006 / 0151 243 5340 Wirral Lifelong Learning
[Link]
Hugh Baird College
Balliol Centre, Oriel Road, Bootle L20
ESOL / IT and Vocational classes.
Tel: 0151 353 4606 / 0151 353 4647

Southport College
Pennington Building, Mornington
Road, Southport PR9 0TT
ESOL classes daily.
Tel: 01704 392612 / 01704 392704
APPENDIX 4
INITIAL ASSESSMENT MATERIALS
STUDENT ASSESSMENT RECORD

First name: ___________________ Surname: __________________________

Date of birth: _________________ Country: __________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Email: _________________________________ Mobile: __________________

Finished school? YES / NO University? YES / NO

Job in your country? _______________________________________________

Please write some sentences about yourself:

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Speaking level: ___________________ Writing level: ____________________

Comments: ______________________________________________________

Recommended Class: _______________________________________________

Signed:_______________________________ Date: ______________________

 Name: ______________________________________________________
Mobile: ________________________________ Date: _____________

ESOL INITIAL ASSESSMENT WRITING

Write about 100 words on one of the following:

• My family

• My favourite hobby or sport

• A special day I remember

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
 Name: ______________________________________________________
Mobile: ________________________________ Date: _____________

Write some words / sentences:

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
PROMPTS FOR INTERVIEWER

Preliminary prompt 1: • What can you see in the picture?

Follow-up prompts:
• What can you see in the street?
• Who is coming out of the shop?
• What are the children doing?
• What can you see by the stop sign?
• What are the men doing?
• Can you see anything strange?

Preliminary prompt 2: • Where is your home?

• Tell me something about it.
Follow-up prompts:
• Are there a lot of shops near your home?
• Have you got a garden?
• What is your favourite room?
• Where do you watch television?

Preliminary prompt 3: • How many friends have you got?

• Tell me about one of them.
Follow-up prompts:
• Describe him / her.
• What do you like doing with him / her?
• When do you meet him / her?
• How often do you meet?

Preliminary prompt 4: • Where do you and your family live?

• Tell me about your family.
Follow-up prompts:
• Have you got any brothers or sisters?
• How old are the people in your family?
• What are your parents’ jobs?
• What do your parents do in their free time?