A1 EAL Workbook – Bridge to Junior Cycle English (Grammar, Reading & Writing)

Bridge to Junior Cycle English is a 28-page CEFR A1 workbook built for post-primary students who are new to English and need to catch up fast — designed by an EAL Coordinator for real classroom use.

Unlike generic ESL worksheets, this workbook bridges everyday classroom English (BICS) with the academic language students need across Junior Cycle subjects (CALP), so every grammar point is practised in a real school context.

What's covered

• Core A1 grammar: to be / to have, present simple, plurals, question words, prepositions of place and time
• Classroom & school-life English: greetings, instructions, asking for help, timetables, personal details forms
• Reading skills: sentence unjumble, comprehension passage with true/false, short-answer and sequencing tasks, map-reading with a key, price-list reading, and picture/diagram labelling
• Subject-language spotlights: Geography, Science and Business Studies vocabulary in context
• Writing practice throughout: guided paragraphs, sentence unjumbling, dialogue writing, and a full progress checklist mapped to CEFR A1 descriptors

Format

• 28-page print-ready PDF
• Instant digital download — no physical item is shipped
• A4, designed for classroom printing and photocopying

Who it's for

EAL coordinators, Junior Cycle English teachers, and language support classes working with students who are newly arrived and learning English as an additional language.

Digital product: no refunds once the file has been downloaded. Please check the CEFR A1 level suits your student before purchasing.