ESB Entry Level Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Reading) (Entry 1)

Answer Assessment criteria

1 A buying food or drinks 2.1 Identify the purpose of a short text on a familiar topic
2 C biscuits and cakes 1.1 Follow a short text on a familiar topic
3 C 9.30 3.1 Obtain relevant information from a short text on a familiar topic
4 B can’t smoke 3.2 Recognise symbols in text
5 C £1.70 3.4 Recognise digits correctly
6 A City Hospital Cafe 4.1 Recognise letters of the alphabet in upper and lower case correctly
7 break 3.3 Recognise words in text
8 10.00 3.4 Recognise digits correctly
9 job 1.1 Follow a short text on a familiar topic
10 three / 3 3.1 Obtain relevant information from a short text on a familiar topic
11 Alex 1.2 Use language features to work out meaning in a short text on a familiar topic
12 false 2.1 Identify the purpose of a short text on a familiar topic
13 true 3.3 Recognise words in text
14 false 3.2 Recognise symbols in text
15 true 4.1 Recognise letters of the alphabet in upper and lower case correctly
16 false 1.2 Use language features to work out meaning in a short text on a familiar topic

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 Candidate must pass each of the assessment criteria at least once.

Learning outcomes Assessment criteria Achievement opportunity

Sections / tasks
1.Be able to gain 1.1 Follow a short text on a familiar topic 1 2
meaning from text
1.2 Use language features to work out meaning in a short text on a familiar topic 2 3

2.Be able to identify the 2.1 Identify the purpose of a short text on a familiar topic 1 3
purpose of a text
3.Be able to find 3.1 Obtain relevant information from a short text on a familiar topic 1 2
information in a text
3.2 Recognise symbols in text 1 3

3.3 Recognise words in text 2 3

3.4 Recognise digits correctly 1 2

4.Be able to recognise 4.1 Identify letters of the alphabet in upper and lower case correctly 1 3
letters

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