Ealing ALS

Family ESOL pre-entry
This course supports learners as they take their first steps in learning English and provides an introduction to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Each week focuses on a variety of themes such as personal information, food, daily life and activities.

Why try? Aims and benefits:
You will be able to practise Speaking, Listening and Reading and some Writing at pre-entry/entry level 1. The scheme of work will be topic based such as health, shopping, education and citizenship. This is suitable for learners who are complete beginners.

What do I need for these sessions?
Online: • Access on your phone, tablet, PC or laptop to Zoom. • A safe and quiet room. • A notepad and a pen/pencil • A bottle of water Face to face: • Your tutor will let you know

What you will learn in this course
• Personal Information • Food • Likes and dislikes • Daily routines

Learning Outcomes
Understand and use English in order to give and ask for personal information with increased competence and confidence Identify at least 5 food vocabulary Able to state their likes and dislikes Take part in paired and group discussions relating to health and wellbeing and express views, opinions, advantages, and disadvantages clearly with reasons

Course level:
ESOL Pre-Entry

Suitability and entry requirements
Your teacher will give you an initial assessment, please ensure you have completed it.

How you will learn in this course
This course can be up to 10 weeks. Please attend all sessions regularly and on time. A combination of whole class teaching, group and pair work. Methods include: discussion, role-play, drills, listening, literacy and grammar exercises, form-filling, comprehension exercises and watching videos. For online classes: All learners and the tutor will meet online for the sessions, using Zoom. Please note that you will need to download Zoom to gain access, and to have an active email account to receive information about the course, password and reminders.

Accreditation, qualifications and assessment methods
Individual learning targets will be agreed and reviewed with you and your tutor during one-to-one tutorials.

How much additional time do you need to invest, apart from c
To make progress in developing your ESOL skills, it is a good idea to attend ESOL classes on regular basis and complete your homework.

Resources, materials & additional costs?
No additional costs. Resources and materials - Materials will be provided by the tutor. - Please bring a notepad and pencils.

Next steps
You can enrol on a Learn Ealing ESOL course, please visit our website for initial assessment dates: www.learnealing.org.uk