What is
Functional English?
Entry Level
Every day English
What’s it all about?
Learning how to deal
with real-life situations
on your own
Improving your
speaking, listening,
communication, reading
and writing
What kinds of real life
situations?
Telephoning your dentist
for an appointment
What kinds of real life
situations?
Inviting a
neighbour to
lunch
What kinds of real life
situations?
Following
instructions to
build a bookcase
What kinds of real life
situations?
Finding out information
on train times
What kinds of real life
situations?
Asking a shop
assistant for a
refund
What kinds of real life
situations?
Writing a thank you letter
for a gift
Inviting a neighbour for
lunch
You have just moved house and your new
neighbour has been very helpful. You want
to invite them over for lunch
Make the invitation by
phone or in person
Use a recipe book to
decide what to make
Write a shopping list
and plan the lunch
How will you make the
invitation?
In person
What will you say?
Hello
Thank your neighbour for
their recent help
Invite them for lunch
Suggest a day and time
Agree a day and time
End the conversation
appropriately
How will you make the
invitation?
By phone
What will you say?
Hello and explain who you are
Thank your neighbour for their
recent help
Invite them for lunch
Suggest a day and time
Agree a day and time
End the conversation
appropriately
How will you make the
invitation?
By note/email
What will you say?
Greet your neighbour
appropriately
Thank your neighbour for their
recent help
Invite them for lunch, suggesting
a day and time
Suggest a day and time
Ask for a reply in writing or by
phone or text
End the note/email appropriately
What are you going to
cook?
Look through some recipes to decide what
you want to make for lunch.
Is it simple to
make?
Will you have
enough time?
What food do you
need to buy?
What do you need to do?
Write a
shopping list
Get
equipment
ready
Tidy up!
What else do you need to do?
What will you learn?
To understand and take part in simple
discussions with one or more people.
What will you learn?
To read and understand
texts that tell you about
things or explain something
What will you learn?
To write short texts
for different people
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Slide 3 group: Air0ne/Shutterstock.com  Slides 4 and 12 man on phone: Jane0606/Shutterstock.com  Slides 5 and 11 men and doors:
Jane0606/Shutterstock.com  Slide 6 man and bookcase: amasterphotographer/Shutterstock.com  Slide 7 man: amasterphotographer/Shutterstock.com, train:
Vertyr/Shutterstock.com  Slide 9 man with gift: Jane0606/Shutterstock.com  Slide 10 man with list: CoraMax/Shutterstock.com  Slides 13 and 18 man online:
Air0ne/Shutterstock.com  Slide 14 man with groceries: TexelArt/Shutterstock.com  Slide 15 chef: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock.com  Slide 16
conversation: Orla/Shutterstock.com Slide 17 reading: Amasterphotographer/Shutterstock.com