Victorian child labour
This set of resources can be used to scaffold the EAL learners' listening skills when listening to presentational language. There is a focus on the use of emotive language to describe conditions for child labourers in Victorian coalmines.
It is designed to be used with a short video clip which is available on the BBC website.
This resource can be used with a whole class but contains specific scaffolds for the EAL learner. There are visuals and vocabulary to ensure that prior knowledge is activated to enable the listener to understand the content of the clip. The notetaking scaffolds are used to focus children when listening to the language of presentation. They encourage collaborative work in order to fill in any gaps in the information that they have been listening to. There are further resources that can be used on an interactive whiteboard, or can be printed out, to focus learners on the particular language used in presentation. These resources would be a good starting point in preparation for an oral presentation or an extended piece of writing.
Resource downloads
On the right hand side of this page are a number of documents that you can download for free. Please note that the Teaching Notes and Resources can be found in the pdf document (the first item on the list), whilst the PowerPoint document(s) include(s) presentation(s) which you can display on your interactive board in your classroom.
Licence information
© The Bell Educational Trust Limited. This resource is free to use for educational purposes.
This resource was originally developed by C. Hurley and has been adapted for The Bell Foundation’s teaching materials and resources. The resource was formally referenced as EAL Nexus.