Book 4 2026 We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

'Thanks to a restful night's sleep, he felt lighter than he had in a long time. But the desire to avoid going to work lingered. But if I can make it through today... That was his morning mantra. If he could get through today, tomorrow would be easier. He wasn't going to quit.'

For our fourth book of the year I recommend We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida. This is a book about people with issues, especially at work, and cats! It hasn't got too many good reviews so I look forward to hearing your comments on the story and the storytelling. Here is the worksheet.

Meetup: Friday, 24th April 5pm

8 NA C2 Topic 8 Food & Nutrition

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. (Françoise de la Rochefoucauld)

Grammar	The passive
Language Function	Comparing
Listening	Eating fruit + audio
Reading	The Indian caterer
Speaking	Veganism
Vocabulary	Food & health
Writing	Food & travel

 

7 NA C1 2 Topic 8 Food & Nutrition

Nutrition is so important. It can't be stressed enough. (Dwayne Johnson)

Grammar	Plurals
Language Function	Instructions
Listening	Teens going veggie + audio
Reading	Eating habits
Speaking	Eating out
Vocabulary	Recipes
Writing	Coconut oil

 

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