L1-2 Functional Skills English Hobbies &
Description: L1-2 Functional Skills English Hobbies interests: reading, writing, research discussion January 2022. Kindly contributed by Stephanie Gilford, Birmingham Adult Education Service. Search for Stephanie on www.skillsworkshop.org Please
Related Topics
Download Presentation
"L1-2 Functional Skills English Hobbies &" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this website for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Presentation Transcript
slide1. L1-2 Functional Skills English Hobbies & interests: reading, writing, research & discussion January 2022. Kindly contributed by Stephanie Gilford, Birmingham Adult Education Service.
Search for Stephanie on www.skillsworkshop.org
Please refer to the download page for this resource on skillsworkshop for detailed curriculum links and related resources https://www.skillsworkshop.org/resources/english_hobbies_and_interests_slides
For full use of hyperlinks, videos and other features, this presentation should be run in full screen mode. Covers many Reformed Functional Skills English content descriptors, including:<br>
slide2. Hobbies and interests Text source: https://www.peaceinnovation.com/blog/working-to-live-the-importance-of-hobbies What did you do to keep yourself busy in the pandemic and lockdown? What happens if we work all the time, or play all the time? Watch the video: How did her hobby save her life? Stretch and challenge: Why are the words ‘work-life’ joined together with a hyphen?<br>
slide3. Can you think of a synonym for ’impact’? What type of sentence is this? How do we know?<br>
slide4. What is the most popular hobby in the UK? How many of these hobbies have you tried? Which did you like? Why?
Would you recommend them to anyone? Why/why not? Why does the writer use brackets in the above paragraph? Can you write a sentence about your hobby that uses brackets in the same way? What is the least popular hobby in the UK? Comparison: Using the internet, find out the most popular hobbies in a country of your choosing. Are there any similarities? What do we call this?<br>
slide5. Why does the writer use an apostrophe in the following sentence?
‘Having hobbies you’re interested in helps maintain a balance between your professional and personal life ‘ Text source: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/w/work-life-balance How do we know these are facts? What tells us this? Here are some facts about work-life balance in the UK. Can you give us an opinion on the topic of hobbies and interests? Text source: https://elitecontentmarketer.com/work-life-balance-stats/<br>
slide6. Why do you think we give up ‘aspects of ourselves’ to make us better parents? Adapted from: https://portland.momcollective.com/diy-lifestyle/mom-hobbies/ What does this phrase mean?<br>
slide7. Text source: https://www.motherdistracted.co.uk/2017/05/the-importance-of-pursuing-your-hobbies.html<br>
slide8. I’ve been working so many hours since going back to the office after the pandemic. I’ve started to feel unhappy, easily frustrated and distant from those closest to me. I have no energy and relying on coffee to keep me going. Can anyone give me some advice to help? I don’t know what is wrong with me.<br>
slide9. Text source: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/jan/21/10-inspiring-hobbies-taken-up-by-readers-during-lockdown A variety of hobbies and interests… Move onto the next slide and complete the tasks there too.. List five adjectives you would use to describe the leaves in this picture…<br>
slide10. Text source: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/jan/21/10-inspiring-hobbies-taken-up-by-readers-during-lockdown A variety of hobbies and interests… What do we mean by ‘evidence from the text’? What should you include?<br>
slide11. Hobbies and interests: Baking Can you think of any synonyms for ‘delicious’? What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include?<br>
slide12. Hobbies and interests: Writing What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include? Recap: make a list of all the different types of writing that you know of/have read.<br>
slide13. Hobbies and interests: Sports What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include? What do you like about sport/exercising regularly?<br>
slide14. Enjoy doing something different? What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include? What are the key points of your hobby? What would you want somebody to know?<br>
Search for Stephanie on www.skillsworkshop.org
Please refer to the download page for this resource on skillsworkshop for detailed curriculum links and related resources https://www.skillsworkshop.org/resources/english_hobbies_and_interests_slides
For full use of hyperlinks, videos and other features, this presentation should be run in full screen mode. Covers many Reformed Functional Skills English content descriptors, including:<br>
slide2. Hobbies and interests Text source: https://www.peaceinnovation.com/blog/working-to-live-the-importance-of-hobbies What did you do to keep yourself busy in the pandemic and lockdown? What happens if we work all the time, or play all the time? Watch the video: How did her hobby save her life? Stretch and challenge: Why are the words ‘work-life’ joined together with a hyphen?<br>
slide3. Can you think of a synonym for ’impact’? What type of sentence is this? How do we know?<br>
slide4. What is the most popular hobby in the UK? How many of these hobbies have you tried? Which did you like? Why?
Would you recommend them to anyone? Why/why not? Why does the writer use brackets in the above paragraph? Can you write a sentence about your hobby that uses brackets in the same way? What is the least popular hobby in the UK? Comparison: Using the internet, find out the most popular hobbies in a country of your choosing. Are there any similarities? What do we call this?<br>
slide5. Why does the writer use an apostrophe in the following sentence?
‘Having hobbies you’re interested in helps maintain a balance between your professional and personal life ‘ Text source: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/w/work-life-balance How do we know these are facts? What tells us this? Here are some facts about work-life balance in the UK. Can you give us an opinion on the topic of hobbies and interests? Text source: https://elitecontentmarketer.com/work-life-balance-stats/<br>
slide6. Why do you think we give up ‘aspects of ourselves’ to make us better parents? Adapted from: https://portland.momcollective.com/diy-lifestyle/mom-hobbies/ What does this phrase mean?<br>
slide7. Text source: https://www.motherdistracted.co.uk/2017/05/the-importance-of-pursuing-your-hobbies.html<br>
slide8. I’ve been working so many hours since going back to the office after the pandemic. I’ve started to feel unhappy, easily frustrated and distant from those closest to me. I have no energy and relying on coffee to keep me going. Can anyone give me some advice to help? I don’t know what is wrong with me.<br>
slide9. Text source: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/jan/21/10-inspiring-hobbies-taken-up-by-readers-during-lockdown A variety of hobbies and interests… Move onto the next slide and complete the tasks there too.. List five adjectives you would use to describe the leaves in this picture…<br>
slide10. Text source: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/jan/21/10-inspiring-hobbies-taken-up-by-readers-during-lockdown A variety of hobbies and interests… What do we mean by ‘evidence from the text’? What should you include?<br>
slide11. Hobbies and interests: Baking Can you think of any synonyms for ‘delicious’? What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include?<br>
slide12. Hobbies and interests: Writing What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include? Recap: make a list of all the different types of writing that you know of/have read.<br>
slide13. Hobbies and interests: Sports What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include? What do you like about sport/exercising regularly?<br>
slide14. Enjoy doing something different? What are some of the key words linked to your hobby? List five important words, and their definitions in a table like this. What are the main features of a review? What do we need to include? What are the key points of your hobby? What would you want somebody to know?<br>