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Tuesday, 1 September 2026

1 NB 1 Topic 2 In the Classroom

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. (Michael Morpurgo)

Grammar

 Possessives     

Language Function

Identifying people's possessions      

Listening

   Homework : audio  

Reading

   A Study Timetable      

Speaking  

   Pronunciation     

Vocabulary

    Classroom Objects        

Writing

      At school           

 

Saturday, 15 August 2026

Book 9 2026 Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

'We were making the same mistake, Shay and I. We both believed that you could right a former wrong by doing a good deed later on. But giving Claire Nealon his heart wasn't going to bring her sister back to life. And being Shay Bourne's spiritual advisor wasn't going to erase the fact that I was part of the reason he was here.'


For our ninth of the year I recommend Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. In its examination of both the literal and metaphorical meaning of having a heart, the story has a slow start as it explores the issues of justice, redemption and faith, but the second half is riveting. Here is the worksheet. 

Saturday, 8 August 2026

8 NA C2 Topic 1 Language & Communication

Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible. (Carl Gustav Jung)

Grammar

     Local lingo     

Language Function

      Comprehending text    

Listening

      Human communication + audio 

Reading 

       Language & gender         

Speaking

        Modern communication         

Vocabulary

   Collocations       

Writing

   Speaking another language   

 

Friday, 7 August 2026

7 NA C1 2 Topic 1 Language & Communication

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)

Thursday, 6 August 2026

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Monday, 3 August 2026

3 NI B1 Topic 1 Language & Communication

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. (Ludwig Wittgenstein).

Sunday, 2 August 2026

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 

Saturday, 1 August 2026

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