Initial Assessment and Learner Profile for ESOL

Newham Adult Learning Service

Learner’s name
Assessed by & date
Learner wants
(Please circle) / Accredited course / Non accredited course
Course offered & Venue
Start date
Days and times
Learner’s requirements / Themed ESOL / Accredited ESOL / Non-accredited ESOL
Crèche (main centres only) / Yes / No / am / pm

Please write your contact details here.

Why do you want to learn English? Please write here.

What extra help do you need to learn?

Common Initial Assessment

Speaking and Listening component

Ask the learner the following questions. It is important to monitor each reply by recording what the learner tells you on the lines provided. / Clearly understood answer / Learner asks you to repeat / Learner answered when asked to repeat / Gives answer you don’t understand / Gives wrong answer
1. Hello, my name’s ______. What’s your name?
2. Please spell it for me.
3. How are you?
4. Where do you come from?
5. What languages do you speak?
6. What’s your nationality?
7. Did you go to school in ______?
8.How long were you at school for?
9. How long have you been in the UK?
10. Why did you come to the UK?
11. How old are you?
12. Are you married or single?
13. Where do you live?
14. What work are you doing at present?
15. Describe what you’re wearing today.
16. Tell me about your hobbies or pastimes.
17. What food do you dislike?
18. How like London is your capital city?
19. How does life in England compare to life in your country?
20. What did you do before you left home today?
21. If you found a wallet, what would you do?
22. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous?
Comments:

Common Initial Assessment

Reading and Writing component
1. The alphabet:

Write the correct letters in the empty boxes

a / c / f / h
l / o / r
t / w / y

2. Identifying signs:

Match the boxes on the left with the right

One example is done for you

3. What’s the time?

Write the times below the clocks

One example is done for you

a) 8.30_____b) c)d)

4. Filling in a form:

Fill in the form below

Student information
Please complete the form in BLOCK CAPITALS
Full name
Address
Post code
Contact number
Nationality

5. An appointment letter

Read the letter and answer the questions

Answer these questions

1. Who is the letter to? …………………………………………….

2. Who is the letter from? …………………………………………

3. When is the appointment? ……………………………………

4. What do you do if you cannot go? …………………………

………………………………………….

5. What’s the address of the clinic? …………………………..

…………………………………………

6. Reading and information

Read about Amina.

My name is Amina. I am 28 years old. I live with my husband and two children in Stratford. We have two daughters. They are called Hawa and Nasreen. My husband is called Ibrahim. I learn English in West Ham.

Now write a few sentences about yourself.

7. A formal letter

A customer has sent this letter to you. Read the letter carefully.

42 Jeela Drive

Kenwyn

Livingstone

LV36 2BY

The Managing Director

See-Thru Windows

Glazier Industrial Estate

Glasgow

G3 4DP

10th March 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Re: order reference STDG4/ 161212

I ordered six windows on line from your range at a total of £2,400 and was given the above order reference. I paid the 10% deposit. Your website states that the windows would be delivered and fitted within two weeks. Two months later I am still waiting for them to be delivered and fitted. I have emailed and telephoned your head office on four occasions each with no success. I am now cancelling my order with you.

I would be grateful if the 10% deposit of £240 was refunded to my Bronze card account within five working days of the date of this letter. Should this not happen, I shall have to inform my solicitor.

Yours faithfully

Sasha Korda (Mrs)

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You are the Managing Director. You need to write a reply. How does the customer feel? What are you going to write to her? Will you deliver the windows and when? Does she need to pay the £2160 first? Will you compensate her?

Plan your reply letter here.

Now write your letter with no mistakes here.

Scene:

You are waiting at a bus stop. A young man approaches you to ask you for the time. He tells you that he is going on an interview. He doesn’t want to be late. You tell him the time. He asks you about the bus service and you reply. He asks for the quickest bus route to the hospital. You are about to tell him. Someone shouts. You look. You see a car very close to the back of a lorry. You hear a loud noise. You see the front of the car in contact with the rear of the lorry and there’s a lot of smoke and shouting. Maybe people are trapped in the car. The young man tells you:-

That he’s a nurse

To call the emergency services

What do you do? What did the young man do?

A police officer asks you to give a witness statement. The police officer wants you to describe exactly what happened. What do you tell the police officer?

Make brief notes here.

Write your statement here

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Initial Assessment, produced by Michael Potts, Mehrunissa Bax, GaryArmstrong andAngelique Grygorcewicz; newceys 300708, Mainul Islam, Joy Murrell, Liz Howell and Michael Potts NALS 030812