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

Book 1 2021 Eudora Honeysett is quite well, thank you.

The NHS now had her in their well-meaning grasp, but Eudora had Elsie's wisdom and bloody-minded determination on her side. She couldn't imagine a more potent force. (Annie Lyons) 

We are back on track for a great year of reading in English. So let's get the show on the road with Eurodora Honeysett is quite well, thank you by Annie Lyons. You have exactly one month to read it. I hope you enjoy my recommendation. Here is the worksheet.

NI B2 2 Topic 6 Dwelling & Residing

Home is the place we love best and grumble the most. (Billy Sunday) 

Reading	Smarthomes
Listening	Smart home technology
Grammar	Question tags
Speaking	Dialogue: buying or renting

NI B2 1 Topic 6 House & Home

Housing is absolutle essential to human flourishing. Without stable shelter, it all falls apart. (Matthew Desmond)

Reading	Living without energy
Listening	Accommodation
Writing	Housing shortages
Speaking	Homelessness

NI B1 Topic 6 Home

You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course. (Jello Biafra) 

Reading	Tree house
Listening	Accommodation
Grammar	too and enough
Speaking	Housing

NB2 Topic 6 A Life

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

Reading	Sylvia Earle
Listening	Miley Cirus short biography
Grammar	Present perfect / past simple
Writing	A personal profile

Cabbages Book Club 2021

 There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. (Ray Bradbury)

15 books you can read in under an hour

38 books to read in under 2 hours

18 classic books you can read in one day

Why you should read every day

12 great benefits of reading 30 minutes a day

Reading is one of the best ways to learn a language

NI B2 2 Topic 5 Free Time & Christmas

What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present. (Don Marquis) 

Reading	A short story extract
Listening	Film reviews
Grammar	Narrative tenses
Speaking	Free time, leisure & hobbies

NI B2 1 Topic 5 Free Time & Christmas

Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words. (Harlan Miller)

Reading	Christmas in Spain
Listening	English pantomime
Grammar	Verbs with two objects
Speaking	Climate & weather

NI B1 Topic 5 Free Time

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. (Garrison Keillor) 

Reading	Christmas in the UK
Listening	Christmas shopping
Vocabulary	Christmas activities
Speaking	Monologue: Christmas

NB2 Topic 5 Christmas

If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation. (Mercedes McCambridge) 

Reading	What's on?
Listening	Making plans
Grammar	Going to
Speaking	Making suggestions