Book 3 2021 I wish you happy

My parents never come to visit. I fly home every year for Christmas, but in the nine years I've lived here they've never once talked about coming to see me. (Kerry Anne King)

I recommend I Wish you Happy by Kerry Anne King for our next book in April. I hope you enjoy it. Here is the worksheet.

NI B2 2 Topic 10 Offending and Defending

Court room trial: manipulation of the facts by two high-priced salesmen, each attempting to sell his own version of the truth. (Unknown)

Reading	3 English robberies
Vocabulary	Crime and the law
Writing	Preventing crime
Speaking	Dialogue: community watch

NI B2 1 Topic 10 News & Views

Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information. (Bernie Sanders) 

Reading	A Mystery
Listening	Mary Celeste
Grammar	Modals Deduction Past
Speaking	Keeping Informed

NI B1 Topic 10 The News

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. (Colin Powell)

Reading	How to spot fake news
Listening	5 ways to spot fake news
Grammar	Passive voice in headlines
Speaking	News and media

NB2 Topic 10 Places

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. (Albert Einstein)

Reading	Incredible journeys to school
Listening	My journey to work
Vocabulary	Giving directions
Grammar	Prepositions of movement

Yoga is the artwork of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul. (Amit Ray)

Check this out. If you understand it, you are awesome, and your English is coming on in leaps and bounds.

NI B2 2 Topic 9 Free Time & Easter

I love football and I believe in fair play, both on and off the pitch. (Ander Herrera)

Reading	Sport
Listening	Easter Island
Writing	An informal email
Speaking	Dialogue: sports

NI B2 1 Topic 9 Free Time & Easter

I think the thing about Easter holidays in particular is you don't know what the weather is going to be like. (Kate Garaway)

Reading	World walker
Listening	Eastbrook motor show
Writing	Informal email
Speaking	Dialogue: traffic congestion

NI B1 Topic 9 Free Time II

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. (Bertrand Russell)

Reading	Make the most of free time
Listening	Holiday plans
Writing	Holiday advice email
Speaking	Free time

NB2 Topic 9 Easter

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind. (Joel Osteen)

Reading	Martin's Vacation
Listening	Holiday activities
Grammar	The future
Speaking	Easter

When we cannot control the outer world, it is wise to tend to your inner world. (Adriene Mishler)

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. (Oprah Winfrey)

Book 2 2021 In an instant

Her fingers tremble as she reaches out, and that is when I feel it: the last golden thread dissolving as his hand wraps around hers and he helps her to her feet. (Suzanne Redfearn) 

Sorry, C, for changing books at the last minute, but I could not put this one down. In an instant by Suzanne Redfearn is a riveting, thought-provoking page-turner. If you're only going to read one book in English this year, make it this one. Here is the worksheet.

NI B2 2 Topic 8 Reporting & Viewing

Reporting provides reminders that things are always more complicated than you think. (John Jeremiah Sullivan)

Reading	Work as a TV news producer
Listening	The news
Vocabulary	Newspaper language
Speaking	Keeping informed

NI B2 1 Topic 8 Law & Order

The first duty of a government is to maintain law and order so that the life, property, and religious beliefs of its subjects are fully protected by the State. (Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

Reading	Three famous crimes
Listening	Batman brings justice
Vocabulary	Crime and punishment
Speaking	Forms of punishment

NI B1 Topic 8 Welcome to my Life

Life is what we make it, it always has been, always will be. (Grandma Moses)

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Reading	Changing lives
Listening	Difficult situations
Grammar	Conditional sentences
Speaking	Daily life

NB2 Topic 8 Food

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts. (W. Somerset Maughn)

Reading	A restaurant menu
Listening	Eating out
Vocabulary	Food and drink
Speaking	Food and eating

The awesome in me bows to the awesome in you. (Adriene Mishler)

At the beginning of lockdown my son introduced me to Adriene Mishler - not literally of course! I have since become a dedicated fan and rarely does a day go by without a bit of yoga. Here you can read and listen simultaneously to an interview with her. It's great practice for your English and the content is well worth it too.   

NI B2 2 Topic 7 Living & Dying

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. (Walter Hagen) 

Reading	Birth
Listening	Centenarians and personality
Writing	Childhood memories
Speaking	Looking back on your life

NI B2 1 Topic 7 Self & Society

Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand. (Karl Marx)

Reading	A paranormal experience
Listening	Coincidences Audio Answers
Vocabulary	Describing people
Grammar	As and like

NI B1 Topic 7 Social Relations

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou)

Reading	Social media influencers
Listening	Important people
Vocabulary	Relationships
Speaking	Family ties

NB2 Topic 7 Social Bonds

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. 8emily brontë) Topic 7: Social bonds

Reading	Just married
Listening	2 Americans living in London
Writing	Pets
Speaking	Relationships