5 NI B2 2 Topic 2 Teaching & Learning

A thousand teachers, a thousand methods. (Chinese proverb).

Grammar	Omission of the definite article
Language Function	Sequencing
Listening	Learning and life : audio
Reading	Methodology
Speaking	Education
Vocabulary	Issues in education
Writing	Handwriting

5 NI B2 2 Topic 1 Knowing Me Knowing You

Know yourself to improve yourself. (Auguste Comte).

Grammar	Find the mistake
Language Function	Retelling/relating past events
Listening	American psycho : audio
Reading	Greeting in the age of Coronavirus
Speaking	All about me
Vocabulary	Fear
Writing	Telling lies

 

5 NI B2 2 Topic 12 Free Time & the Summer

The summer night is like a perfection of thought . (Wallace Stevens). 

Grammar	The Longest Day
Language Function	Relating Past Events
Listening	Singapore + audio
Reading	Summer 2021
Speaking	On the move
Vocabulary	Driving
Writing	A complaint

5 NI B2 2 Topic 11 Spending & Ruling

If the government is injecting public money, it should also take the right to oversee board appointments, executive pay, and future business operations. (John McDonnell).

Grammar	Plurals
Language Function	Expressing numbers
Listening	Business news + audio
Reading	Money matters
Speaking	Global warming
Vocabulary	Elections in Britain
Writing	Plastic bags

 

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

 

5 NI B2 2 Topic 9 Free Time & Easter

God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure. (Eric Liddell). 

Grammar	Passive action
Language Function	Connecting ideas
Listening	Canada + audio
Reading	Sporting behaviour
Speaking	Free time, leisure & hobbies
Vocabulary	Sport
Writing	High risk sports

 

5 NI B2 2 Topic 8 Reporting & Viewing

I think all good reporting is the same thing - the best attainable version of the truth. (Carl Bernstein)

Grammar	Passive news
Language Function	Hypothesising & speculating
Listening	BBC World News + audio
Reading	Fake news
Speaking	Keeping informed
Vocabulary	Headlines
Writing	News item

5 NI B2 2 Topic 7 Living & Dying

We're all dying. That's what defines the condition of living. (Winston Churchill, The Crown)

Grammar	Growing up
Language Function	Defining love
Listening	Regrets of the dying + audio
Reading	Funeral oration for Diana
Speaking	Just a minute
Vocabulary	Birth & death
Writing	Growing old

 

5 NI B2 2 Topic 6 Dwelling & Residing

Home is where one starts from. (T.S. Eliot). 

Grammar	Pets
Language Function	Asking for confirmation
Listening	Home improvements + audio
Reading	Neighbours
Speaking	Dialogue
Vocabulary	Tools
Writing	An appropriate apartment