8 NA C2 Topic 2 Education & Knowledge

 Learning never exhausts the mind. (Leonardo da Vinci)

Grammar	Learning chunks
Language Function	Giving an opinion
Listening	Human intelligence : audio
Reading	We need schools ...
Speaking	Home-schooling
Vocabulary	Education
Writing	Academic exchange programme

7 NA C1 2 Topic 2 Education & Knowledge

 We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. (John Naisbitt)

Grammar	Adjectives and adverbs
Language Function	Making suggestions
Listening	Learning : audio
Reading	Exams and grading
Speaking	Parents' concerns
Vocabulary	People in education
Writing	Further education

6 NA C1 1 Topic 2 Education & Knowledge

 The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. (Kofi Annan)

Grammar	Grammar antics
Language Function	Comprehending text or speech
Listening	Jamie Oliver & dyslexia  + audio
Reading	Philip Beadle interview
Speaking	Public or private education
Vocabulary	A crossword
Writing	Verb patterns

5 NI B2 2 Topic 2 Teaching & Learning

A thousand teachers, a thousand methods. (Chinese proverb).

Grammar	Omission of the definite article
Language Function	Sequencing
Listening	Learning and life : audio
Reading	Methodology
Speaking	Education
Vocabulary	Issues in education
Writing	Handwriting

 

4 NI B2 1 Topic 2 Education & Work

 Your character is much more than your looks. (Scott Sanford).

Grammar	Reported questions
Language Function	Reporting speech
Listening	Job interviews : audio
Reading	Education systems
Speaking	School memories
Vocabulary	Education
Writing	Education & learning

3 NI B1 Topic 2 Education & Work

The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is to not train them and keep them. (Zig Ziglar)

Grammar	Obligation
Language Function	Expressing obligation & absence of
Listening	Exam results : audio 1 + audio 2
Reading	Back to school
Speaking	Education
Vocabulary	Education
Writing	Voluntary work camps

 

2 NB 2 Topic 2 Back to the Classroom

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. (Mike Murdock)

Grammar	Present participles
Language Function	Describing how you study
Listening	Education in Britain: audio
Reading	Books and reading
Speaking	Talking about a book
Vocabulary	School subjects
Writing	A book review

 

1 NB 1 Topic 2 In the Classroom

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. (Michael Morpurgo)

Grammar	Possessives
Language Function	Identifying people's possessions
Listening	Homework : audio
Reading	A Study Timetable
Speaking	Pronunciation
Vocabulary	Classroom Objects
Writing	At school

 

Book 11 2025 A Spoonful of Murder by J M Hall

'There's no system to anything ... The books are crammed any old how; the work on the walls is out of date. Jacob says she's forever losing stuff. And yet everyone thinks she's this wonderful, five-star teacher. And she's not. But she has this way with people and they all believe her.'

For our eleventh book of the year I recommend A Spoonful of Murder by J M Hall. Initially reluctant, the protagonists of this story, former teachers, will eventually unravel the mystery of Topsy's death and uncover a plot targeting the elderly to cheat them of their life's savings. Retired teachers sleuthing - now there's an idea! Here is the worksheet.

Meetup: Friday, 28th November 5pm 

8 NA C2 Topic 1 Language & Communication

Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible. (Carl Gustav Jung)

Grammar	Local lingo
Language Function	Comprehending text
Listening	Human communication + audio
Reading	Language & gender
Speaking	Modern communication
Vocabulary	Collocations
Writing	Speaking another language