This is a collection of materials and themes for Intermediate English lessons for Asylum Seekers in Portsmouth.
Many of these resources are already visible on the internet and they are just linked from this blog. (Therefore if they are removed from their place on the web, they will no longer be available here).
There are also likely to eventually be new creations by the volunteers helping the asylum seekers learn English.
Languages Advisor Website has some useful courses
Such as this level 3 course book for Intermediate Learners Listening Materials
Themes
Plurals
OUGH NOUGH THE OUGH
I love Lucy
Portsmouth - The city and public transport system
My Journey Portsmouth - searches and find the best routes for public transport in the city
HMS Warrior - One of Portsmouth's Historic Attractions.
Spinnaker Tower
Visit Portsmouth - Tourism Video
Grammar
This online available Grammar Guide is one that is available to use at the Friends Without Borders Thursday classes. This practice book helps you practise your Grammar skills in English. (to practise is a UK/International English verb whereas it is to practice in USA/Canada)
If you want me to help with your grammar - perhaps you write me a few paragraphs so I can see where there are issues.
Choose ONE of these questions.
Tell me about things you have discovered about Portsmouth. What do you usually do during the week? What did you do that was interesting recently? What do you plan to do in the next few weeks?
Write about your home country and describe what sort of things you used to do there, maybe as a child compare this to what you do now while here and what your hopes and plans are for the future.
Write at least three paragraphs describing ANYTHING you wish, but describe how things once were, compare them to how they are now and what you believe they will be like in the future.
DON'T FORGET to include some opinions you have and state why you have that opinion.
Pronunciation
Using phonemes to pronounce English (you see these symbols in brackets in dictionaries)
Vowel Sounds
Common Consonants
Common Diphthongs
Commonly confused sounds
