This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English certification. It contains an 80-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 19-page workbook on the Entry Level 2 writing component - write in compound sentences, using common conjunctions (e.g. or, and, but) to
connect clauses.

PowerPoint Lesson

This editable 80-slide PowerPoint lesson clearly explains what conjunctions and compound sentences are. It provides many examples and opportunities for pupils to identify and use conjunctions and compound sentences.The PowerPoint also contains a link to a short video explaining conjunctions and compound sentences. It is ideal for introducing this component of the Entry Level 2 specification and for revision purposes.

Workbook

This is an age-appropriate, 19-page workbook with 3 explanation pages, 13 worksheets (with answers), a progress check and a certificate of achievement.

Tasks include:

identifying conjunctions in sentences
identifying simple and compound sentences
joining sentences using conjunctions to make compound sentences
composing compound sentences
using compound sentences in functional tasks

The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.

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