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 9 2026 Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

'We were making the same mistake, Shay and I. We both believed that you could right a former wrong by doing a good deed later on. But giving Claire Nealon his heart wasn't going to bring her sister back to life. And being Shay Bourne's spiritual advisor wasn't going to erase the fact that I was part of the reason he was here.'

For our ninth of the year I recommend Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. In its examination of both the literal and metaphorical meaning of having a heart, the story has a slow start as it explores the issues of justice, redemption and faith, but the second half is riveting. Here is the worksheet. 

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

 

7 NA C1 2 Topic 1 Language & Communication

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)

Grammar	Grammar antics
Language Function	Describing language
Listening	Crying : audio
Reading	The English and language
Speaking	Privacy and social networks
Vocabulary	Dictionary worksheet
Writing	ICT

6 NA C1 1 Topic 1 Language & Communication

Language is like wine on the lips. (Virginia Woolfe)

Grammar	Grammar antics
Language Function	Describing language
Listening	Better conversations + audio
Reading	The British and other languages
Speaking	Social media
Vocabulary	Language matters
Writing	Social networks

 

5 NI B2 2 Topic 1 Knowing Me Knowing You

Know yourself to improve yourself. (Auguste Comte).

Grammar	Find the mistake
Language Function	Retelling/relating past events
Listening	American psycho : audio
Reading	Greeting in the age of Coronavirus
Speaking	All about me
Vocabulary	Fear
Writing	Telling lies

 

4 NI B2 1 Topic 1 Language & Communication

The art of communication is the language of leadership. (James Humes).

Grammar	Grammar antics
Language Function	Comprehending text or speech
Listening	Advice for exams : audio
Reading	Learning languages
Speaking	Language exchange
Vocabulary	Word building
Writing	Learning English

3 NI B1 Topic 1 Language & Communication

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. (Ludwig Wittgenstein).

Grammar	I want them to study more
Language Function	Talking about language
Listening	Learning languages : audio
Reading	Foreign exchange emails
Speaking	Learning languages
Vocabulary	Talking about language
Writing	Foreign languages

2 NB 2 Topic 1 Back to Routine

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

Grammar	Questions
Language Function	Describing people & places
Listening	A musician's day : audio
Reading	A special day
Speaking	A restless night
Vocabulary	Travel
Writing	Letter to a friend