Salford Museum: English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)

The Lingurian Shepherdess

Salford Museum podcasts

Bev Davies worked with level 1 learners at Salford College who have created podcasts as a result of their visits to Salford Museum and Art Gallery as part of their work on pronunciation, accuracy and clarify in speech and also in writing.

Visits with your ESOL group

We welcome ESOL groups at all levels at Salford Museum and Art Gallery and are very keen for tutors and students to get involved and find out about life in Salford in the past.

As part of your visit we can arrange one or more of these museum-led sessions:

Lark Hill Place
Go back into the past in a typical street with shops and look at how people used to live. Dress up and find out about everyday life!

Victorian Gallery
Learn about the Victorian age in Salford and find out about four paintings in the gallery with the help of a guide. Practice your art and description skills and learn more about life in the past.

Together these sessions last two hours and are appropriate for learners at all levels.

You can download our ESOL Resource Pack below for more information about the museum and activities for the visit. You can also use this pack for vocabulary preparation, background information and project ideas for the classroom.

Booking a session

Please contact 0161 778 0821 to book a session. Our booking form and risk assessment are available to download below. Please return the booking form to us via email as soon as possible to confirm your booking.

Self-guided groups

We also welcome self-guided groups. Please let us know you are coming by telephoning 0161 778 0821. Please download the ESOL resource pack below for a self-guided visit.

Object handling boxes

We have a number of handling boxes you can use with your ESOL groups: Victorian daily life, Victorian children and Victorian toys and games.

These boxes contain reproduction objects and learning activities that you can book out to use during your visit. They make an interesting addition, particularly to a self-guided visit.

Preparation materials

We also have a range of preparation materials you may want to use with your learners before a visit. These are available to download at the bottom of the page.

Where is Salford? - for Entry 1 and above
Queen Victoria Quiz - for Entry 2 and above
Immigration timeline - for Entry 2 and above
A Virtual visit to Salford Museum - for Entry 3 and above

ESOL at Ordsall Hall

We also provide ESOL at Ordsall Hall. For more information please see our Ordsall Hall ESOL page.

Please note: Salford Museum do not run ESOL courses and our sessions are for groups and colleges to book onto as part of their course programme. Please check with your local college about ESOL courses running in your area.