Functional Skills English Level 2 Practice Paper | Vaping, Health Education & PSHE

Designed for Further Education, post-16 learners, adult learners and Functional Skills resit students, this resource develops essential reading and writing skills through realistic, relevant texts that encourage critical thinking and discussion.

The paper includes three different text types:

• An informative article about vaping
• An informational leaflet
• A persuasive informal advertisement

The reading section covers a wide range of Functional Skills English Level 2 reading skills, including:

• Identifying main ideas and key information
• Retrieving explicit information
• Making inferences
• Understanding purpose and audience
• Analysing language choices
• Comparing viewpoints and perspectives
• Evaluating persuasive techniques
• Interpreting information from different text types

The writing section includes a contemporary writing task linked to vaping, allowing learners to practise planning, organising and communicating ideas effectively for purpose and audience.

Ideal for:

• Functional Skills English Level 2
• Further Education colleges
• Adult education
• Resit learners
• Employability programmes
• Intervention sessions
• Exam preparation and revision
• PSHE and health education cross-curricular learning

This resource is particularly suitable for teachers looking to blend literacy development with modern real-world topics that are relevant to young people and adult learners.