6 NA C1 1 Topic 8 Food & Nutrition

If green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. (Doug Larson)

Grammar	Plurals
Language Function	Expressing criticism
Listening	Eating out + audio
Reading	Pubs
Speaking	You are what you eat
Vocabulary	Recipes
Writing	Letter of complaint

   

5 NI B2 2 Topic 8 Reporting & Viewing

I think all good reporting is the same thing - the best attainable version of the truth. (Carl Bernstein)

Grammar	Passive news
Language Function	Hypothesising & speculating
Listening	BBC World News + audio
Reading	Fake news
Speaking	Keeping informed
Vocabulary	Headlines
Writing	News item

4 NI B2 1 Topic 8 Law & Order

 I'm not against the police, I'm just afraid of them. (Alfred Hitchcock)

Grammar	Conditions
Language Function	Sequencing
Listening	Imposters + audio 1 & 2
Reading	Justice?
Speaking	Crime & punishment
Vocabulary	Crime & punishment
Writing	Surveillance

3 NI B1 Topic 8 Welcome to My Life

 Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. (Elbert Hubbard)

Grammar	Laws of life
Language Function	Analysing
Listening	A day in the life of + audio
Reading	A bad day
Speaking	Daily life
Vocabulary	Negative prefixes
Writing	My nightmare day

2 NB 2 Topic 8 Food

You don't need a silver fork to eat good food. (Paul Prudhomme)

Grammar	Much, many, enough
Language Function	Expressing needs & likes
Listening	Eating out + audio  1 & 2
Reading	Meals in Britain
Speaking	Likes & preferences
Vocabulary	Dictionary worksheet
Writing	Recipes

 

1 NB 1 Topic 8 The Way We Were

Unhealthy cultures create addiction. Healthy cultures create social bonds (Simon Sinek)

Grammar	Past tense
Language Function	Retelling past events
Listening	Last weekend + audio
Reading	Job interview
Speaking	Last weekend
Vocabulary	Daily verbs
Writing	Last Sunday

Book 3 2026 A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

'"How could Janine not recognise that it was rhetoric spouted by herself and her cronies that led to violence? When they passed judgement on people like Joy, it gave license to others to do it. And this time, the person who had done it had been wielding a gun."'

For our third book of the year I recommend A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. This is definitely a page-turner. The book tackles the subject of women's reproductive rights and examines it from very different perspectives. Told backwards, the story gives us insight into each and every person's reason for being where they are as the denouement of the tragedy unfolds. A thought-provoking and highly emotionally charged novel. Here is the worksheet.

Meetup: Friday, 27th March 5pm 

8 NA C2 Topic 7 Social Relationships

I am a part of all that I have met. (Lord Tennyson)

Grammar	Subjunctive
Language Function	Describing time
Listening	Person of the Year + audio
Reading	Brexit
Speaking	Singlehood
Vocabulary	People & Relationships
Writing	Interculturarilty

7 NA C1 2 Topic 7 Social Relationships

I restore myself when I'm alone. (Marilyn Monroe)

Grammar	The passive voice
Language Function	Deducing meaning
Listening	Ageing population  + audio
Reading	The great train robbery
Speaking	Dating
Vocabulary	State punishment
Writing	Social networks