M i l i t a r y E n g l i s h
Welcome to DITC’s Military English teaching resources. These focus on teaching vocabulary for a wide variety of military topics. These resources will help learners get ready for ADFELPS, and for international missions or exercises where English is used.
The resources are in three formats:
- Reading Lesson – students read a text and learn some Military English vocab from it, then practise using this in writing and speaking
- Listening Lesson – students listen to a text and learn some Military English vocab from it, then practise using this in writing and speaking
- Vocabulary Builder – students match new vocab to pictures then practise the vocab
All resources have a students’ and teacher’s copy for download. There are also recordings of the listening audio, and for practice of pronunciation.
The resources target English language levels from ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 to ADFELPS 6 / CEFR B2. We’re working to display the levels on the Teacher’s copy of every lesson, and on this page here. We are adding more resources all the time, so expect to see more and more materials with an assigned level. Let us know at ditc.militaryenglish@defence.gov.au if you have a question or a suggestion about Military English.
We hope you – and your students – enjoy using these materials.
Army Symbology **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
A job in the Army - armoured vehicle crew **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
A Job in the Navy - Boatswain's Mate **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
Joint Military Exercises **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 5 / CEFR B1 and above
Life of a Peacekeeping Officer - Medic - Part A **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 5 / CEFR B1 and above
Life of a Peacekeeping Officer - Medic - Part B **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 5 / CEFR B1 and above
Life of a Peacekeeping Officer - Medic - Part C **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 6 / CEFR B2 and above
A job in the Army - Infantry Officer **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 5 / CEFR B1 and above
A job in the Army - tank crew **UPDATED**______________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
Conducting a Checkpoint **NEW**______________ Level: ADFELPS 5 / CEFR B1 and above
Search and Rescue Operations___________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
Snapshot of the Australian Army **UPDATED**______________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
Snapshot of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) **UPDATED**____________ Level - ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
Snapshot of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) **UPDATED**______________ Level: ADFELPS 4 / CEFR A2 and above
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