1 NB 1 Topic 7 Shops & Shopping

I am not a shopaholic. I am helping the economy. (Anonymous)

Grammar	Personal pronouns
Language Function	Expressing likes
Listening	Shopping for clothes : audio
Reading	A shopping centre
Speaking	Shopping habits
Vocabulary	Containers/quantities
Writing	Shopping

Book 2 2023 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Donna has always been headstrong, always acted quickly and decisively. Which is a fine quality when you are right, but a liability when you are wrong. It's great to be the fastest runner, but not when you're running in the wrong direction.   

My recommendation for our second book of the year is: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Set in a quaint British retirement village, a group of septuagenarians look into more than one murder as the author deals humorously and thoughtfully with the themes of ageing, grief, and dementia. This is more than just your typical genre mystery. Here is the worksheet.

7 C1 2 Topic 6 House, Home & Entertainment

 The best time to buy a home is always five years ago. (Ray Brown)

Grammar	Active & passive voice
Language Function	Interpreting information
Listening	Wonders of the world  + audio
Reading	High ideals
Speaking	The perfect city
Vocabulary	Dwellings
Writing	Renting a property

6 C1 1 Topic 6 House & Home

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.  (Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.)

Grammar	Active & passive voice
Language Function	Interpreting information
Listening	Favourite buildings + audio
Reading	Architecture & feelings
Speaking	Renting or buying property
Vocabulary	Living with words
Writing	Living in a commuter town

 

5 NI B2 2 Topic 6 Dwelling & Residing

Home is where one starts from. (T.S. Eliot). 

Grammar	Pets
Language Function	Asking for confirmation
Listening	Home improvements + audio
Reading	Neighbours
Speaking	Dialogue
Vocabulary	Tools
Writing	An appropriate apartment

 

4 NI B2 1 Topic 6 House & Home

 A man's house is his castle. (James Otis)

Grammar	Adjectives
Language Function	Describing things
Listening	Renting + audio
Reading	Plans
Speaking	Accommodation
Vocabulary	Places to live
Writing	Living in a village

3 NI B1 Topic 6 Home

 There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. (Jane Austen)

Grammar	Compounds some, any, every, no
Language Function	Criticising
Listening	Dream house + audio
Reading	Living alone
Speaking	Your town/city
Vocabulary	Soft furnishings
Writing	Apartment to rent

2 NB 2 Topic 6 A Life

Every man dies. Not every man really lives. (William Wallace)

Grammar	The past
Language Function	Interpreting information
Listening	Life changes + audio
Reading	Nelson Mandela
Speaking	Life story
Vocabulary	A footballer's life
Writing	A biography

 

1 NB 1 Topic 6 Food & Eating Out

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

Grammar	much, many, a lot
Language Function	Expressing likes
Listening	Ordering food in a café : audio
Reading	School meals
Speaking	Food poem
Vocabulary	Food & drink
Writing	My favourite meal