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Foundation Skills

Social, Community & Workplace English & Mathematics

LEARNING, NUMERACY, ORAL COMMUNICATION,

READING & WRITING SKILLS - ACSF LEVEL 3

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Minimum required levels of reading, writing, numeracy, oral communication and learning skills to meet ACSF level 3

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Chapter

ACSF Reading Skills Level

ACSF Writing Skills Level

ACSF Oral Communication Skills Level

ACSF Numeracy Skills Level

ACSF Learning Skills Level

1. Learning Skills 3

2. Numeracy Skills 3

3. Oral Communication Skills

3

4. Reading Skills 3

5. Writing Skills 3

Table of Contents

Learning, Numeracy, Oral Communication,

Reading & Writing Skills ACSF Level 3

Chapter 1 Learning Skills ACSF Level 3 .............................. 6

Activity 1 Personal Organisation .................................................... 7 Activity 2 Interpreting Visual Representations ................................. 8

Activity 3 Visual Representations .................................................. 9 Activity 4 Dealing with Change .................................................... 10

Activity 5 Interpreting Meanings .................................................. 11

Activity 6 Support Networks ........................................................ 12 Activity 7 Classifying Information ................................................. 13

Activity 8 Making Decisions ......................................................... 14 Activity 9 Self Evaluation ............................................................ 15

Activity 10 Self Assessment .......................................................... 16

Chapter 2 Numeracy Skills ACSF Level 3 ........................... 18

Activity 11 Thinking Mathematically ............................................... 19

Activity 12 Scale .......................................................................... 21 Activity 13 Understanding Fractions ............................................... 22

Activity 14 Conversion Process ...................................................... 23 Activity 15 Percentage .................................................................. 24

Activity 16 Salary Rates ............................................................... 25 Activity 17 Shapes ....................................................................... 26

Activity 18 Constructing Fences ..................................................... 27 Activity 19 World Hearts ............................................................... 28

Activity 20 Fractions .................................................................... 29 Activity 21 Camping Food Costs ..................................................... 30

Activity 22 Fund Raising ............................................................... 31 Activity 23 Solid Shape Nets ......................................................... 32

Activity 24 Travel costs ................................................................ 33 Activity 25 Race Times ................................................................. 34

Activity 26 GMT ........................................................................... 35

Activity 27 Fluid Measures ............................................................ 36 Activity 28 Solids ......................................................................... 37

Activity 29 Touring....................................................................... 38 Activity 30 Economy Costs ............................................................ 39


Chapter 3 Oral Communication Skills ACSF Level 3 .............. 42

Activity 32 Now, This is What you Have to do…. .............................. 43

Activity 33 I Don’t Think That is the Right Way! ............................... 44 Activity 34 What is This Part? ........................................................ 45

Activity 35 So, This is the Sequence? ............................................. 47 Activity 36 Did you Hear…? ........................................................... 48

Activity 37 I’m Setting my Goals ................................................... 49

Activity 38 This is not Good Enough! .............................................. 50 Activity 39 I Thought you Might Like to Know ......... ........................ 51

Activity 40 What do you Really Think About…? ................................ 52 Activity 41 You Should Read this .... .............................................. 53

Activity 42 In my Last Job ...... ..................................................... 54 Activity 43 The Customer .............................................................. 55

Activity 44 They have evidence that …. .......................................... 56 Activity 45 Follow These Instructions … Now! .................................. 57


Chapter 4 Reading Skills ACSF Level 3 ............................. 60

Activity 47 Newspaper article ........................................................ 61

Activity 48 Current Events ............................................................ 62 Activity 49 Bar graph ................................................................... 63

Activity 50 Statistics .................................................................... 64 Activity 51 Induction Manual ......................................................... 65

Activity 52 Flow Chart .................................................................. 66 Activity 53 Course Guide .............................................................. 67

Activity 54 Job description ............................................................ 68 Activity 55 Meeting notes ............................................................. 69

Activity 56 Graphic Text ............................................................... 70 Activity 57 Entertainment Guide .................................................... 71

Activity 58 Author’s opinion .......................................................... 72

Activity 59 Interpreting News ........................................................ 73 Activity 60 Comparing Costs ......................................................... 74

Activity 61 Instruction Manual ....................................................... 76 Activity 62 Computer Packages ..................................................... 77

Activity 63 Repair Manual ............................................................. 78 Activity 64 Locating Information .................................................... 79

Activity 65 Itinerary Details .......................................................... 81 Activity 66 Service Enquiry ........................................................... 82


Chapter 5 Writing Skills ACSF Level 3 .............................. 85

Activity 68 Letters to Authority ...................................................... 86

Activity 69 Formatted Forms ......................................................... 87 Activity 70 Arguing with statistics .................................................. 88

Activity 71 News Article ................................................................ 89 Activity 72 Survey ....................................................................... 90

Activity 73 Factual Text ................................................................ 91

Activity 74 Short, Formal Letter ..................................................... 92 Activity 75 Sequenced Written Instructions ..................................... 93

Activity 76 Diagrams & Graphics .................................................... 94 Activity 77 Novel Response ........................................................... 95

Activity 78 Meeting Notes ............................................................. 96 Activity 79 The Agenda ................................................................. 99

Activity 80 Lists & Reports .......................................................... 100 Activity 81 A Personal Letter ....................................................... 102

Activity 82 Creative/Imaginative Text........................................... 104 Activity 83 Reporting Statistics .................................................... 106

Activity 84 Word Processing Technology ....................................... 108 Activity 85 How To Use Technology .............................................. 110

Activity 86 Information Procedures .............................................. 111 Activity 87 Routine Instructions ................................................... 112

Activity 88 Self Assessment ........................................................ 113

Contact details & order information – refer last 2 pages.

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© Teach2Learn Pty Ltd Chapter 1 – Learning Skills ACSF Level 3 Page 6 of 27

Chapter 1 Learning Skills ACSF Level 3

CONTENTS

1. Personal Organisation

2. Interpreting Visual Representations

3. Visual Representations

4. Dealing with Change

5. Interpreting Meanings

6. Support Networks

7. Classifying Information

8. Making Decisions

9. Self Evaluation

10. Self Assessment

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Learning Skills Level 3

Activity 3 Visual Representations

TASK 1 (If a computer is available)

1. Boot up a MICROSOFT WORD program.

2. Click on the HELP icon.

3. Click on the CONTENTS AND INDEX icon.

4. Double click on the EDITING AND SORTING icon.

5. Double click on the COUNT WORDS AND LINES IN A DOCUMENT icon.

6. Follow further HELP instructions.

TASK 2 Did you find the diagram for FILES REQUIRED easy to follow? ________________

Why?______________________________________________________________

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Did you find the HELP option in Microsoft Word easy to follow? ________________

Why?______________________________________________________________

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How helpful do you find things such as diagrams, illustrations, computer “Help” functions

and flowcharts to assist your learning?

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Why?______________________________________________________________

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Learning Skills Level 3

Activity 10 Self Assessment

Name ................................................... Aspects of

Communicatio

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Task Activity Description Date Task Self Assessment Activity Date

Personal

Communication 1 Personal organisation 1

Public

Communication 2

Interpreting Visual

Representations 2

Systems

Communication 3 Visual Representations 3

Procedural

Communication 4 Dealing with Change 4

Cooperative

Communication 5 Interpreting Meanings 5

Cooperative

Communication 6 Support Networks 6

Procedural &

Technical

Communication 7 Classifying Information 7

Personal

Communication 8 Making Decisions 8

Personal

Communication 9

Self-evaluation in

questionnaire format 9

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Chapter 2 Numeracy Skills ACSF Level 3

CONTENTS

11. Thinking Mathematically

12. Scale

13. Understanding Fractions

14. Conversion Procession

15. Percentage

16. Salary Rates

17. Shapes

18. Constructing Fences

19. World Hearts

20. Fractions

21. Camp Food Costs

22. Fund Raising

23. Nets for Solid Shapes

24. Travel Costs

25. Race Times

26. GMT

27. Fluid Measurements

28. Solids

29. Touring

30. Economy Costs

31. Self Assessment


Numeracy Skills Level 3

Activity 13 Understanding Fractions

Use the following words to complete the passage below.

denominator, equation, numerator, fraction, divide.

1/4 of 36 is called an ________________

The equation involves a _____________________

The number on the top line is called _________________

The number on the bottom line is called the ________________

To find the answer to this equation we need to _____________

36 by 4. How will I find 3/4 of 36?

Use the same process to find the answers to these

equations.

1/4 of 120 3/8 of 808 9/10 of 1090

3/4 of 248 2/5 of 1975 1/3 of 7215

1/4 of $120 3/8 of 808m 9/10 of 1090cm

3/4 of 248 l 2/5 of 1975kg 1/3 of 7215ml

Show your working for these activities ___________________

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Numeracy Skills Level 3


Name .................................................... Aspects of

Communication Task Activity Description Date Task Self Assessment Activity Date

Public

Communication 11 Thinking Mathematically

11

Write a list of mathematical

abbreviations

12 Scale 12 Enlarge a picture

13 Understanding Fractions

13

Write the problem in halves

and eights

14 Conversion Process

14

Write a set of conversion

activities

System

Communication 15 Percentage

15

Create number sentences

using percentage

16 Salary Rates

16 Compare salary rates in the

position vacant

advertisements

17 Shapes

17

Identify the different shapes

used in housing construction

Cooperative

Communication 18 Constructing Fences

18 Use abbreviations to develop

a formula for finding

perimeters of plane shapes

19 World Hearts

19

Illustrate population growth

using graphs

20 Fractions

20

Write fractions as number

sentences

Personal

Communication 21 Camp food Costs

21

Prepare a budget for family

22 Fund Raising

22

Prepare a costing for a fund

raising dinner

Technical

Communication 23 Nets for Solid Shapes

23

Draw a net to scale of a solid

24 Travel Costs

24

Compare travel costs by air

/rail/road

25 Race Times

25 Use the newspaper to locate

other sport’s times recorded

to three decimal points

Procedural

Communication 26 GMT

26

Research the meaning of

International Date Line

27 Fluid Measure

27

Develop a chart on dosage of

medicines.

28 Solids

28

Explains how to calculate

half a solid shape

29 Touring

29

Research to-days exchange

rates for tourists

30 Economy

30 Compare the cost of bulk

food buying to individual

items



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Chapter 3 Oral Communication Skills ACSF Level 3

CONTENTS

32. Now, this is what you have to do

33. I don’t think that is the right way!

34. What is this part?

35. So, this is the sequence?

36. Did you hear…?

37. I’m setting my goals

38. This is not good enough

39. I thought you might like to know

40. What do you really think about…?

41. You should read this

42. In my last job

43. The Customer

44. They have evidence that

45. Follow these instructions … Now!

46. Self Assessment


Oral Communication Skills Level 3

Activity 34 What is This Part?

Judith has just installed a new printer that can also scan documents. She is unsure how

this will work and what type of documents she can scan so she has called in a technician.

How would you re-order the technician’s answers to make them follow a logical order?

Judith If I have a letter I want to scan into the computer where do I put it and how?

Technician Flat under the lid.

Judith Ok, now which way? Can I only put A4 paper in? What if it is smaller?

Technician Doesn’t matter which way or size ‘cos the computer can change it. Except if it is too big. But the screen takes bigger than A4.

Judith Now, I lie the letter under the lid – does it face up or down?

Technician Like a copier or fax – always face down.

Judith OK, now what happens?

Technician Press the scan button to scan – oh yeah, make sure the power is on too!

Judith That’s it?

Technician The computer will scan the document into the system and ask you if you want to print or email or save it to another document. You can change the colour, contrast, brightness and position of the document or anything you want to scan.

Paper Power

Feed

Scan Colour Copy

Printer cover – press buttons for use


Activity 34 Cont’d

Re-order by writing out the instructions given by the technician and adding any extra things he could have said to make the explanation easier.

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Oral Communication Skills

Level 3


Name .................................................... Aspects of


Procedural

Communication 32

Now, this is what you

have to do…. 32

Set up a family activity

where you have to organize

them and do not do anything

33

I don’t think that is the

right way!

33 At work explain a new

procedure to a colleague

Technical

Communication 34 What is this part? 34

Ask your friend or family

member to explain how to

use a new machine

35 So, this is the sequence? 35 Show someone how to use

install new software

Personal

Communication 36 Did you hear…? 36 Relate a funny story

37 I’m setting my goals 37 Explain to Centrelink what

you want to do

38 This is not good enough 38 Complain about the service

Cooperative

Communication 39

I thought you might like

to know 39

Share some news with a

colleague

40 What do you really think

about…? 40

Ask for others views and

listen

Systems

Communication 41 You should read this... 41

Explain a change in the

workplace

42 In my last job 42 Recount your duties in a

previous workplace

43 The Customer 43 Explain how you define a

‘customer’

Public

Communication 44

They have evidence

that...... 44

What do you think of local

politics?

45 Follow these instructions

… Now! 45

How would you participate

in an emergency situation



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Chapter 4 Reading Skills ACSF Level 3

CONTENTS

47. Newspaper article

48. Current events

49. Bar graph

50. Statistics

51. Induction manual

52. Flow chart

53. Course guide

54. Job description

55. Meeting notes

56. Graphic text

57. Entertainment guide

58. Author’s opinion

59. Interpreting news

60. Comparing costs

61. Instruction manual

62. Computer packages

63. Repair manual

64. Locating information

65. Itinerary details

66. Service enquiry

67. Self Assessment


Reading Skills Level 3

Activity 49 Bar graph

Look at the information displayed in the bar graph for a telephone

company, customer service centre.

Service calls

1. What information does the graph show? ____________________

____________________________________________________

2. If you were the manager at the customer service call centre, what

might this information mean to you?

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

3. Create three questions you may address in a staff meeting relating to

data displayed in the graph.

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________


Reading Skills Level 3


Name ................................................... Aspects of


Public

Communication 47

Read news article and identify

topic sentences

47

Select key points in the main

story of a local newspaper

48 Review content of a current

event report

48

Give oral recount of local sports

performance

49 Interpret information from a

bar graph

49

Compare saving scheme returns

over a period of time

50 Assess how statistics in

graphic form can affect

opinion

50 Explain how share performance

may influence investors

System

Communication 51

Use personal induction

manual to check own

entitlements

51 Compare the salary package of a

job in private/public sector

52 Use a flow chart to describe

job searching

52

Design a flow chart to buy a

house

53 Locate courses available

related to a specific job

53

Gather information to enrol in a

course of personal interest

54 Review a job description

54 Compare job descriptions in the

same area

Cooperative

Communication 55

Explain agenda and meeting

notes

55

Review information /minutes

from a meeting attended

56 Relate graphic text to a

particular group

56

Present staff with a diagram of

holiday/leave arrangements

Personal

Communication 57

Find details of local

entertainment in newspaper

57

Locate details of family

entertainment in local area

58 Reflect on author’s opinion

about characters

58

Identify author’s bias in a

newspaper report

59 Interpret and use information

in a news article

59

Express personal opinion related

to a local current event

60 Compare costs of different

credit cards using table

60

Compare interest rates on home

loans

Technical

Communication 61

Use an instruction manual to

setup a DVD player

61

Follow instructions to set a

VCR to record a program

62 Select a computer package

appropriate to small business

62

Compare prices of similar PC

systems

Procedural

Communication 63

Locate information in a

manual to conduct repairs

63

Follow instructions to maintain

a home appliance

64 Use a table of contents, index

to locate information

64

Use a library computer

catalogue to locate a book

65 Plan travel arrangements for a

meeting using schedules

65

Cost a family of four holiday

travelling overseas

66 Identify details of an enquiry

requesting information

66

Request information from local

council on home extensions



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Chapter 5 Writing Skills ACSF Level 3

CONTENTS

68. Letters To Authority

69. Formatted Forms

70. Arguing With Statistics

71. News Article

72. Survey

73. Factual Text

74. Short, Formal Letter

75. Sequenced Written Instructions

76. Diagrams & Graphics

77. Meeting Notes

78. Novel response

79. The Agenda

80. A Personal Letter

81. Lists & reports

82. Creative/Imaginative Text

83. Reporting Statistics

84. Word Processing Technology

85. How To Use Technology

86. Information Procedures

87. Routine Instructions

88. Self Assessment

Contact details & order information – refer last 2 pages.


Writing Skills Level 3

Activity 70 Arguing with statistics

Sometimes numbers or statistics that tell you things do not really mean

what they say.

News Report:

“50% of young people use the Internet every day”

That sounds OK but how do we know that statistic is reliable?

Let’s check the group of people who were asked the question.

How old were these young people? “All were 20”

Were they working or studying? “No – nothing”

How many young people were asked? “10”

– Hmmm… does not seem enough people or enough different people to make that

statement true!

What about this collection of information?

Rainfall in ml per month for 1 year in Cairns, Australia

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

50 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 40 50

Rainfall in ml per month for 1 year in Cairo, Egypt

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

5 5 10 15 15 20 25 15 15 10 10 5 Cairo gets double or 100% more rain in June than Cairns but Cairns gets 10 times the rain in December. Write out a short report on the differences between Cairo and Cairns using the information from the tables to support your points.

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Writing Skills Level 3


Name .............................................................

Aspects of


Public Communication 68

Letters to Authority 68

Write own complaint or issues

letter to local authority

69

Formatted Forms 69

Complete Medicare form

70

Arguing with Statistics 70

Use statistics in letter of

complaint

71

News Article 71

Respond to letter to editor in

State paper

72 Survey 72 Complete a magazine survey

System

Communication 73 Factual Text

73 Use facts in letter of complaint

74

Short, Formal Letter 74

Write in letter format

75

Sequenced Written

Instructions

75

Write instructions for

organizing a get-together

76

Diagrams & Graphics 76

Use diagrams in your

instructions

77

Novel response 77

Suggest a new way of doing a

job at home

Cooperative

Communication 78 Meeting Notes

78 Record the actions at the next

family or friend or sports

meeting

79 The Agenda

79 Make up an agenda for a

meeting with a person in

authority

80

Lists & Reports 80

List the chores to be done each

day

Personal

Communication 81 Personal letter

81 Write a letter to a friend of

relative you have not seen for a

long time

82

Creative /Imaginative Text 82

Write up a story to read to

children

83 Reporting Statistics

83 Read the local paper and

explain an article that has

statistics

Technical

Communication 84

Word Processing

Technology

84

Complete the activities that are

required for word processing

skills e.g. spreadsheet, data

base

85 How to Use Technology

85 Write up a step-by-step

procedure to start up your

computer

Procedural

Communication 86 Information Procedures

86 Explain how you would get

information on jobs

87 Routine Instructions

87 Write the process for putting

the rubbish bins out for

collection



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