This document discusses a core skills unit on communication. It explains that core skills are important abilities used in life, work, and education. This particular unit focuses on basic reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. It provides details on the content areas that will be assessed, which include reading short texts, listening to speakers, writing a brief piece, and speaking on a topic. The document outlines what students need to do for each skill area and how they will be evaluated.

1. Communication

2. Unit Number
F3GB 09
Core Skills Unit
SCQF Level 3
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3. What are Core Skills?
Core Skills are skills and abilities that everyone uses in their family and
personal life, at work, in public, and in education and training.
The Core Skills are:
•Communication
•Numeracy
•Information and Communication Technology
•Problem Solving
•Working with Others
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4. What is this Core Skills Unit About?
•This Unit is about simple reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in
situations in your personal life, at work and in education.
•These skills are highly valued by employers and will help you cope with
today’s quickly changing world.
•It will make you more confident, help you learn more easily and improve
your career prospects
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5. Content
This Unit involved four key areas in which you will be assessed:
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•Reading
•Listening
•Writing
•Speaking

6. What You Need to Do
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Reading
•Work out what a piece of writing is for (for example to give instructions or
offer advice)
•Pick out the important ideas and key points in a non-fiction text
•You will have to decide whether the piece of writing works (for example how
useful it is and does it give both sides of the argument)

7. Listening
•You will describe someone's main ideas or points from what was said.
•Know how speakers use their voices to help you understand them easily
(for example tone and volume)
•Show that you have understood what was said by taking action, giving a
summary, or asking questions
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8. Writing
•You will decide who is reading the piece of writing
•Choose an appropriate format (for example an e-mail or letter)
•Decide what to say and give the information clearly
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•Write your text using simple words
•Use simple rules for grammar and punctuation

9. Assessment
Reading
•You will be asked to read a short piece of non-fiction and then either answer
the lecturers questions by writing them down or by telling your lecturer
Listening
•You will listen to someone or some persons speaking. Your lecturer might ask
questions to find out how well you understood
Writing
•You will be asked to produce one piece of writing of at least 80 words that
gives readers several pieces of information or ides
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10. Assessment
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Speaking
•You will speak about a topic to one or more people.
•Your tutor might watch and listen to you speaking and make a note or
record of you speaking

11. Construction Department
City of Glasgow College
2014