Racing to English
Racing to English is a fantastic set of worksheets, stories and games, that was recommended to us by an EAL teacher in one of our partner primary schools. It is specially designed for use with EAL pupils.
The resources are organised into the Stages outlined below, from resources for beginners to more advanced learners. There are worksheets focusing on particular grammar or vocabulary topics, as well as those on Maths and pronunciation.
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Please click on the Stage below that you want to focus on and you will be redirected to a page with the relevant resources on. To access these pages, you will need to enter a password (for copyright reasons).
Please email bristol@jacari.org to be given this password. You can then download and print the resources you want to use, or come into the office where we can print them for you. Enjoy!
Step 1: Naming (singular) What's this? It's a ...
Step 2: Naming (plural) What are these? They are...
Step 3: Face & body Have you got 3 eyes?
Step 4: Have/Has got Has she got a red coat?
Step 5: Likes, dislikes, & food. Do you like rice?
Step 6: Actions She's driving
Step 7: House/rooms, family (2), in/on/under
Step 8: Vehicles, street, park & clothes
Math(s) 1: Counting, plus/minus & money
Math(s) 2: Time & language of computation
Photo Phonics
Intro to letter sounds
Step 9: Intro to simple past tense eg I came I saw, I wrote a story
Step 10: Story file 1 (feelings)
Step 11: Story file 2 (feelings)
Step 12: Story file 3 (feelings)
Step 13: Do/Does 1 Talking about regular activities eg “Do you wear a hat on your head?”
Step 14: Animals – Do/Does e.g. "Lions eat meat
Step 15: Do/Does 3 eg “Birds build nests in spring”
Step 16: Story file 4 (feelings)
Step 17: Miscellaneous stories
Step 18: Position & direction
Step 19: Position - Describe & draw
Step 20: Guess which - Description
Maths 3: Shapes and fractions
Pronunciation activities
Step 1: Naming (singular) What's this? It's a ...
Step 2: Naming (plural) What are these? They are...
Step 3: Face & body Have you got 3 eyes?
Step 4: Have/Has got Has she got a red coat?
Step 5: Likes, dislikes, & food. Do you like rice?
Step 6: Actions She's driving
Step 7: House/rooms, family (2), in/on/under
Step 8: Vehicles, street, park & clothes
Math(s) 1: Counting, plus/minus & money
Math(s) 2: Time & language of computation
Photo Phonics
Intro to letter sounds
The following resources can all be adapted to suit the level of your pupil:
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What / Where / Why question game
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