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

1 NB 1 Topic 1 Introductions

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. (Jack Lemmon)

Grammar	To be or not to be
Language Function	Identifying people
Listening	Introducing a friend : audio
Reading	Family members
Speaking	Pronunciation
Vocabulary	Work
Writing	Introductions

Book 8 2026 An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

'Up until now, I thought I knew what was and wasn't possible. Maybe that's what innocence is, having no way to predict the pain of the future. When something happens that eclipses the imaginable, it changes a person. It's like the difference between a raw egg and a scrambled egg. It's the same thing, but it's not the same at all. That's the best way that I can put it. I look in the mirror and I know it's me, but I can't quite recognise myself .'

For our eighth book of the year I recommend An American Marriage  by Tayari Jones. It is a book about race, justice, love and heartbreak. An appalling miscarriage of justice irrevocably changes the course of Roy and Celestial's life, love and marriage. Here is the worksheet.

8 NA C2 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. (Randy Pausch)

Grammar	Family shots
Language Function	Holiday complaint
Listening	Australian visas + audio
Reading	Gamification
Speaking	The travel bug
Vocabulary	Great expectations
Writing	Close to nature

7 NA C1 2 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. (Sam Keen)

Grammar	Television
Language Function	Evaluating
Listening	Reality shows + audio
Reading	Reality TV
Speaking	Planning a trip
Vocabulary	Travelling
Writing	TV shows