8 NA C2 Topic 2 Education & Knowledge

Learning never exhausts the mind. (Leonardo da Vinci)

Grammar	Learning chunks
Language Function	Giving an opinion
Listening	Human intelligence : audio
Reading	We need schools ...
Speaking	Home-schooling
Vocabulary	Education
Writing	Academic exchange programme

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

 

8 NA C2 Topic 12 Free Time and the Summer

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. (Randy Pausch)

Grammar	Family shots
Language Function	Holiday complaint
Listening	Australian visas + audio
Reading	Gamification
Speaking	The travel bug
Vocabulary	Great expectations
Writing	Close to nature

8 NA C2 Topic 11 Buying & Selling

We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with powered pleasure and property, it doesn't leave a whole lot of time for non-market values and non-market activity so that love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it. (Cornel West) 

Grammar	Money
Language Function	Persuasion
Listening	Online oddities + audio
Reading	Advertising
Speaking	Megastores
Vocabulary	Money matters
Writing	Return policy

 

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

8 NA C2 Topic 9 Free Time & Easter

In the oddity or maybe the miracle of life, the roots of something new frequently lie in the decaying husks of something old. (Craig D. Lounsbrough)

Grammar	The past
Language Function	Explaining
Listening	Favourite walks + audio
Reading	Art & architecture
Speaking	Religion
Vocabulary	Flight delayed
Writing	Tourism

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

 

8 NA C2 Topic 7 Social Relationships

I am a part of all that I have met. (Lord Tennyson)

Grammar	Subjunctive
Language Function	Describing time
Listening	Person of the Year + audio
Reading	Brexit
Speaking	Singlehood
Vocabulary	People & Relationships
Writing	Interculturarilty