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Topic based ESOL resources |
Food / Shopping
English My Way consists of 6 sessions on:
a - Shops and products
b - Food names
c - Food and prices
d - In a supermarket
e - Asking for items in a shop
f - Our favourite food
There is a further unit on supermarkets
Health / Emergency Services / joining the gym
Housing, homes and tenancy
English My Way consists of 6 sessions on:
a - Shops and products
b - Food names
c - Food and prices
d - In a supermarket
e - Asking for items in a shop
f - Our favourite food
There is a further unit on supermarkets
- Shopping (Conversation Club Unit 1) Warning: May not be suitable for asylum seekers living in hotels as the unit concentrates on shopping for food in the local area. However, you may be able to select useful parts, e.g. weights/prices/food items.
- Food and shopping (Wordwall community) Fun activities mainly vocabulary based to practise vocabulary.
Health / Emergency Services / joining the gym
- Going to the dentist (English my way)
- Emergency services, stress and keeping healthy (Conversation club Unit 5)
- Topics: Health | Lesson | Onestopenglish A lesson on the topic of health, available at two levels (pre-intermediate and intermediate+)
- Listen and Respond to a GP Practice recorded message when the link loads it asks if you want to resume the presentation, click Yes.
- Health Resources for both E2 and L1
- Health Resources reading and practical guides and worksheets
- ESOL Health - Teaching resources Health Vocabulary Games, including health problems and parts of the body (Wordwall)
- Geography - countries of the UK for Intermediate learners
- Life in the UK worksheets and quizzes (free if you log in with google account)
- Very simple timeline and explanation of British history
- Cultural awareness and responsibilities (Conversation Club Unit 4)
Housing, homes and tenancy
- Please download the ‘Housing Resources’ folder which contains notes, links and handouts for teaching this topic.
| housing_resources.zip |
Education
Work (job centre/interviews/volunteering)
a - Talking about jobs 1
b - Talking about jobs 2
c - Job skills
d - Searching for a job
e - Application forms
f - Interviews
g - At the job centre
h - Communication at work 1
i - Communication at work 2
j - Requesting an application
k - Revision of employability language
l - My plans
Just Good Work: App providing information on essential topics that affect anyone living and working in the UK. See https://www.refugeeresource.org.uk/news/mobileappforrefugeesandasylumseekers for help getting started.
Environment including recycling
Form-filling (abbreviations/conventions)
Everyday communication (meeting people, talking about routines, weather, hobbies interests, likes/ dislikes)
Travel and transport
English for Driving
- Your education and education in the UK (Conversation Club Unit 6)
- The British school system including higher education (British council) (suitable for Intermediate learners).
- Refugee Education UK | Welcome to the UK! (reuk.org) Information about the British education system for Ukrainian and Afghani parents, available in their languages as well as English
Work (job centre/interviews/volunteering)
- Employability (English My Way)
a - Talking about jobs 1
b - Talking about jobs 2
c - Job skills
d - Searching for a job
e - Application forms
f - Interviews
g - At the job centre
h - Communication at work 1
i - Communication at work 2
j - Requesting an application
k - Revision of employability language
l - My plans
- Training and Work including volunteering (Conversation club Unit 9)
- Job Interviews (English My Way)
Just Good Work: App providing information on essential topics that affect anyone living and working in the UK. See https://www.refugeeresource.org.uk/news/mobileappforrefugeesandasylumseekers for help getting started.
Environment including recycling
- Nature and the Environment (Conversation Club Unit 7)
- Recycling: Which bin do I use? Video from New to ESOL
- Environment vocabulary games and discussion (Wordwall community)
Form-filling (abbreviations/conventions)
- Form filling (Skillsworkshop)
- Abbreviations (Skillsworkshop)
- Filling in school forms (Excellence gateway)
Everyday communication (meeting people, talking about routines, weather, hobbies interests, likes/ dislikes)
- Hobbies and interests (Having Fun Conversation Club unit 13)
- Meeting new people (British Council)
- Daily routines (Woodward English)
- Likes and dislikes (grammar lesson using present tense)
Travel and transport
- Travel and transport (Conversation club Unit 8)
- Taking the wrong bus (English my Way session 3)
- Basic vocabulary (powerpoint Skillsworkshop)
- Travel and transport ESOL games and powerpoints to practise vocabulary and simple sentences (Wordwall)
- https://hertswelcomestransportguides.lovable.app/ App developed by HWR volunteers, available in different languages
English for Driving
- Take a practice theory test from gov.uk
- Traffic signs - The Highway Code - Guidance from gov.uk
- Highway Code practice tests online
- Info on driving tests & practice tests from 2pass.co.uk
- Website with practice tests (in several languages)
- British Council lesson on driving (intermediate level)
- English for driving - YouTube
- Learning to Drive student workbook (below)
| learning_to_drive_studentworkbook.pdf |
Page last updated May 2026
