7 NA C1 2 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. (Sam Keen)

Grammar	Television
Language Function	Evaluating
Listening	Reality shows + audio
Reading	Reality TV
Speaking	Planning a trip
Vocabulary	Travelling
Writing	TV shows

7 NA C1 2 Topic 11 Buying & Selling

Well, capitalism is a big problem, because with capitalism you're just going to keep buying and selling things until there's nothing else to buy and sell, which means gobbling up the planet. (Alice Walker)

Grammar	Reporting verbs
Language Function	Expressing emphasis
Listening	Shopping centres + audio
Reading	Over-consumption
Speaking	Advertising
Vocabulary	Advertising
Writing	Advertising

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

 

7 NA C1 2 Topic 9 Free Time & Easter

I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials. (Jean Reno)

Grammar	Embedded questions
Language Function	Making excuses
Listening	Bobbleheads + audio
Reading	The roots of coincidence
Speaking	Religion
Vocabulary	Holidays
Writing	Free time

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

 

7 NA C1 2 Topic 7 Social Relationships

I restore myself when I'm alone. (Marilyn Monroe)

Grammar	The passive voice
Language Function	Deducing meaning
Listening	Ageing population  + audio
Reading	The great train robbery
Speaking	Dating
Vocabulary	State punishment
Writing	Social networks

7 NA C1 2 Topic 6 House & Home

The best time to buy a home is always five years ago. (Ray Brown)

Grammar	Active & passive voice
Language Function	Interpreting information
Listening	Wonders of the world  + audio
Reading	High ideals
Speaking	The perfect city
Vocabulary	Dwellings
Writing	Renting a property

     

7 NA C1 2 Topic 5 Free Time 1

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. (Melody Beattie)

Grammar	Prepositions
Language Function	Agreeing & contradicting
Listening	Jean-Michel Basquiat + audio
Reading	Vinyl revival
Speaking	Streaming leisure
Vocabulary	Music
Writing	Free time