Helen’s Repair Visit: Activities

Shared Reading · Ages 19+. Read the questions and clues together, with support if wanted. Learners can talk, point, sign or choose an answer. For Jumbled Words, show the matching vocabulary word and build it together; learners do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

reported: Told the appropriate person about a problem.
arranged: Planned or agreed beforehand.
details: Small pieces of information about something.
process: An agreed set of steps for doing something.
request: Ask for something you need or would like.

Jumbled Words

Use the clue to make a word from the story. Drag the letters with a mouse or finger, or tap a letter and then a space.

Put the story in order

Drag the pictures into order from first to last with a mouse or finger. Or tap a picture, then tap where it should go. Use arrow keys to move a focused picture.

Tell the story

Use an invented maintenance visit to discuss company, clear information and a place to wait. Follow the household’s real visitor-checking arrangements and avoid sharing personal addresses or contact details.