2 NB 2 Topic 11 Shopping

I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist. (Tammy Faye Bakker)

Grammar	Comparative adjectives
Language Function	Comparing & defining
Listening	Shopping + audio
Reading	British currency
Speaking	Shopping
Vocabulary	Errands
Writing	Description

          

1 NB 1 Topic 11 Correspondence and Communication

Prior to email, our private correspondence was secured by a government institution called the postal service. Today, we trust AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook or Gmail with our private utterances. (John Battelle) 

Grammar	Communications
Language Function	Describing places & actions
Listening	Leaving a message + audio
Reading	Text messages to a friend
Speaking	Communications
Vocabulary	Crossword puzzle
Writing	A thank-you email

Book 6 Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

'Do you know how there are moments when the world moves so slowly you can feel your bones shifting, your mind tumbling? When you think that no matter what happens to you for the rest of your life, you will remember every last detail of that one minute forever?'    

For our sixth book of the year I recommend Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Check out the link to the book review. The accent is amazing and  the speaker gives us an interesting insight into how unavailable the book is in certain places and how tricky it is to broach the subject on social media without fear of censorship. Here is the worksheet.

Meetup: Friday, 27th June 5pm  

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

        

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

      

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

       

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

             

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

       

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