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Thursday, 8 May 2025

8 NA C2 Topic 10 Habitat & the Environment

Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home. (John Dewey)

Grammar

    The natural world    

Language Function

    Drawing conclusions     

Listening

      Pigeons + audio   

Reading 

     Big cat haven        

Speaking

     Invasive species        

Vocabulary

     The environment      

Writing

         Tornado preparedness       

        

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

7 NA C1 2 Topic 10 Habitat & the Environment

Climate change, if unchecked, is an urgent threat to health, food supplies, biodiversity, and livelihoods across the globe. (John F. Kerry)


Grammar

   Conditional sentences   

Language Function

    Describing natural disasters    

Listening

    Environmental issues + audio

Reading 

     Changing places       

Speaking

      Climate change         

Vocabulary

     Protecting the environment    

Writing

        Protecting the climate        

      


Tuesday, 6 May 2025

6 NA C1 1 Topic 10 Habitat & the Environment

I put out my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. (Neil Armstrong)

Grammar

     Conditional sentences        

Language Function

Describing environmental issues 

Listening

     Vietnam audio 

Reading 

     A changing city        

Speaking

     Sustainable packaging       

Vocabulary

    Damaging the environment       

Writing

     Environmental problems        

       

Monday, 5 May 2025

5 NI B2 2 Topic 10 Offending & Defending

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. (Robert Kennedy). 

Grammar

    Conditions      

Language Function

  Relating past events   

Listening

     Poaching + audio 

Reading  

    Punishment & crime        

Speaking

    Crime, punishment & justice        

Vocabulary 

  Crime & punishment     

Writing

   Surveillance cameras   

             

Sunday, 4 May 2025

4 NI B2 1 Topic 10 News & Views

Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information. (Bernie Sanders)

Grammar 

      Embedded questions      

Language Function

     Sequencing  

Listening

   BBC World News + audio  

Reading

    People who disappear      

Speaking

    News media   

Vocabulary

    Newspaper parts  

Writing 

    The News   

       

Saturday, 3 May 2025

3 NI B1 Topic 10 The News

Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses. (Tracy Morgan)

Grammar

 Tag questions   

Language Function

    Asking questions      

Listening

    Headlines + audio 

Reading

    In the news    

Speaking  

    A news story       

Vocabulary

    In court       

Writing

     In the news         

       

Friday, 2 May 2025

2 NB 2 Topic 10 Places

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. (Dante Alighieri)

Grammar

 Prepositions     

Language Function

    Describing spatial relations   

Listening

     Memorable events + audio 

Reading

   London A-Z   

Speaking

   A memorable event   

Vocabulary    

    Places 

Writing

    Journey to ... 

      

Thursday, 1 May 2025

1 NB 1 Topic 10 It's my Health

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. (Mark Twain)

Grammar

   Verbs in the past  

Language Function

   Suggesting and advising  

Listening

    A health club audio  

Reading

   Fit & healthy?    

Speaking

    Body parts     

Vocabulary    

    Aches & pains       

Writing

    Health & Fitness