Beginners English, made easy.
What is the ESL Curriculum?
The Twinkl ESL Curriculum is a series of ready-made lessons for ESL, EFL, ESOL or EAL teachers to use in their classes. The materials have been created with online and remote teachers in mind and each lesson comes in both a Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides format. Each lesson comes with a supporting worksheet (there are two versions of each worksheet, printable and interactive).
Levels 1-5 are focused on English beginners (CEFR A1 level) and can be used with students aged 8-15. The lessons teach key vocabulary and grammar, focus on functional questions and centre around a key question and answer in each lesson.
What resources are available?
All five levels are now available. This includes 60 lessons, 180 activity sheets, lesson plans for each lesson and additional printable flashcards and activities for each level.
Each level is made up of 12 lessons. Each lesson includes a presentation (available in both a PowerPoint and Google Slides format) and an activity sheet (available as either a printable or interactive download).
To download a presentation in either format, follow these steps:
- Click the download button on the resource page,
- Open the resource and scroll down to find the Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides options.
- Click on the format of your choice.
- If you select Microsoft PowerPoint, this will download to your device. Once it has downloaded, click on it to open.
- If you select Google Slides, you’ll be prompted to make a copy, which you can then save to your GDrive.
What is covered in each level?
Each level comes with a guidance document that lists the content, vocabulary and grammar included in the level.
Whole Curriculum Guidance Document
What is Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games?
Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games is a new tool currently being developed by Twinkl. It will offer an exciting and engaging game platform for reviewing and strengthening the language learned in each ESL Curriculum lesson! ESL Curriculum Games is currently in development and will be available on the website soon.
What devices can I play Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games on?
We’ve designed Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games for Web in such a way that users with modern desktop and tablet devices will all have a great experience. Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games for Web isn’t officially supported on mobile phones but it may still work well, especially on newer phones.
What games and activities are available in Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games?
Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games currently features ten games for each lesson, each game focuses on reviewing the vocabulary or key sentences. Students can practise and test their knowledge of English vocabulary through the binoculars, word search, anagram, react, ‘look, write and cover’, matching and pairing games. Students can practise using the key sentences from each lesson with multiple choice, gap fill and sentence unscrambling activities.
What is the reward system?
Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games features a simple and effective puzzle piece reward system that encourages learners and provides a fun way to track progress. When using a Learner Login, learners are rewarded with a coloured star piece for every game they complete; bronze, silver, or gold stars are achieved as all the games in a level and/or a world are completed.
What are Learner Logins?
Learner Logins are usernames and passwords that allow you to give permission to your learners to access the games and activities on Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games.
What Twinkl membership do I need to access ESL Curriculum resources?
To enjoy access to our ESL Curriculum resources, the Ultimate membership is just what you need! Click here to choose a flexible monthly option, or if you prefer, make a one-off annual payment and enjoy peace of mind for the whole year. Whichever you pick, you'll have access to over a million resources!
Further Information
If you’d like to try ESL Curriculum, the first lesson of each level is free to download. To demo Twinkl ESL Curriculum Games content, just click ‘Explore Mode’ when directed. If you have any further queries, please contact TwinklCares who are happy to help.