How to Set ESL Assignments Online: Steps and Worked Example

To set ESL homework on The Kingdom of English, choose a class, set a start and end time, and select the work. Reading and listening use completion targets; grammar, writing and vocabulary let you select listed items. This guide explains those controls and gives you a worked plan for checking the work in the next lesson.

How to create an online ESL assignment

Before setting work, check that the intended learners are in the class, can sign in and can open the required practice area. Preview the task type on the devices they will use. An assignment does not remove account or subscription access requirements.

1. Open ASSIGNMENTS from the teacher home page. In the creation form, use Select Class to choose the class receiving the work. The form assigns to a class; it does not contain an individual-student selector.
2. Choose Start Date and Time and End Date and Time. A new assignment's start cannot be in the past, and its end must be after its start. Check the displayed dates and times with the class. Matching work counts toward this assignment during that window.
3. Choose the tasks. Enter a number for Reading, Listening or Reading Roboteacher, or select entries under Writing Texts, Grammar Topics and Vocabs. Leave unused counts at zero and unused item lists unselected. At least one task is required; the table below explains the difference.
4. Review the workload and choose Create Assignment. Start with a manageable task set that matches the lesson goal. If the form reports an overlapping reading/listening/RoboTeacher window for the same class, adjust the dates; these count-based windows cannot overlap one another.
5. Check Current Assignments and explain the learner task. Share the goal, deadline and where learners should ask for help through your normal class instructions. The worked brief below is text you can copy into those instructions; it is not a claim that the form has a message field.

What can teachers assign?

If an activity is unavailable, check which features are enabled for the class and whether learners can access the module. For a particular passage or recording, give a separate classroom task with that material. The standard reading/listening count cannot guarantee that every learner receives the same text. Our reading guide and listening guide each include an original task you can use together in class.

Worked example: questions about plans and routines

This is an illustrative planning example, not a report of results from a real class. The goal is to ask a yes/no question with the appropriate auxiliary, then give a matching short answer. Adapt the scope to what your class has studied.

How to check assignment completion

1. From the teacher area, open CLASS OVERVIEW, then ASSIGNMENTS OVERVIEW.
2. Choose the class and inspect the assignment card and learner rows. Read each done / required value against the tasks and date window you set.
3. Use the separate activity overviews when you need the available practice records. Their measures differ: read the guide to progress records and their limits before comparing them.

A completion fraction is not an accuracy percentage or a language level. Standard reading/listening tasks need the completion threshold, and counted work must match the assignment. Repeating the same counted task does not create extra completions for that task. New completion credit is recorded only while the assignment is active. Editing dates later does not necessarily remove previously linked completion records.

If a learner shows no completion, first check access, the selected class, task requirements and dates. Ask what happened instead of inferring effort or ability from the number. If a learner has completed the target, use an original response or short classroom explanation to check whether the intended language transfers beyond the exercise.

Editing or removing an assignment

Current Assignments provides Edit and Delete. Edit opens the existing choices; review them and choose Update Assignment. Changing the selected work can change which completion records belong to the assignment, so tell the class what changed.

Use Delete only when you intend to remove the assignment. It removes the assignment and its linked completion records; it is not an archive. Keep any record your institution requires through its normal approved process before removing work.

Earlier video overview

Assignment questions

Can I assign a specific reading text to one student?

The current form assigns to a class. Standard Reading and Listening set completion counts, not individual passages, recordings or student-specific difficulty. Writing Texts, Grammar Topics and Vocabs provide listed items to select.

Does opening an exercise complete the assignment?

No. The task must meet its completion rule and count within the assignment window. For standard Reading and Listening, a completed task requires at least 7 of 8 correct answers. Other activity types have their own rules.

Can two reading and listening assignments overlap?

Count-based Reading, Listening and Reading Roboteacher assignments cannot overlap another count-based assignment window for the same class. Adjust the start or end time if the form reports an overlap.

Where can I see who has completed the work?

Open CLASS OVERVIEW, then ASSIGNMENTS OVERVIEW, choose the class and inspect the assignment card. The done / required values show completion against the assigned tasks. Use separate activity overviews and classroom follow-up for further evidence.

About this guide: Prepared by The Kingdom of English with AI-assisted drafting and checks against the current assignment controls and completion rules on 4 October 2026. Examples are original teaching materials. For broader assessment practice, the British Council offers an Assessment for Learning toolkit.