Book 11 2026 Other Women by Cathy Kelly

'I say nothing for a moment: I always wanted Vilma and her friends to be prepared for life because women are notorious for playing by the rules when the other half of the human race long since wrapped up the rule book.'

For our eleventh book of the year I recommend Other Women by Cathy Kelly. It depicts the trials and tribulations of social relationships and the societal pressures people succumb to in their attempts to conform to an established norm. Here is the worksheet.

8 NA C2 Topic 3 (Un)Employment

At the end of the day, the true value proposition of education is employment. (Sebastian Thrun)

Grammar	Enjoy the benefits of stress
Language Function	Comprehending text
Listening	The future of jobs : audio
Reading	The cabinet-maker
Speaking	Working from home
Vocabulary	Work
Writing	Anatomy of a librarian

 

7 NA C1 2 Topic 3 (Un)Employment

Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens. (Jane Yellen)

Grammar	Business affairs
Language Function	Describing & explaining yourself
Listening	A job interview + audio
Reading	Why do we work?
Speaking	Work experience & retirement
Vocabulary	Work
Writing	Youth unemployment

6 NA C1 1 Topic 3 (Un)Employment

Globalisation creates economic policies where the transnationals lord over us, and the result is misery and unemployment. (Evo Morales)

Grammar	Grammar antics
Language Function	Explaining
Listening	Unemployment   + audio
Reading	Children & work
Speaking	Children & women at work
Vocabulary	Work
Writing	Applying for a job

5 NI B2 2 Topic 3 Working & Earning

I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same as 'making a life'. (Maya Angelou).

Grammar	Grammar antics
Language Function	Relating past events
Listening	Job hunting + audio
Reading	Women & work
Speaking	Jobs
Vocabulary	Tools of the trade
Writing	Working abroad

4 NI B2 1 Topic 3 Health & Welfare

The body is a sacred garment. (Martha Graham).

Grammar	At the surgery
Language Function	Describing sleep patterns
Listening	Operations + audio
Reading	Health
Speaking	Health
Vocabulary	The body
Writing	Medical care

3 NI B1 Topic 3 Food

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being. (Franz Kafka)

Grammar	How much/many?
Language Function	Making a complaint
Listening	Eating & drinking + audio
Reading	The great British Sunday
Speaking	Food for thought
Vocabulary	Cooking
Writing	Sharing a review

 

2 NB 2 Topic 3 Questions

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.(Lou Holtz)

Grammar	Questions
Language Function	Asking about the subject & object
Listening	An interview + audio 1  2 &  3
Reading	The life of Sean Connery
Speaking	An interview
Vocabulary	Film reviews
Writing	A film review

 

1 NB 1 Topic 3 House, Home

A home without books is a body without soul. (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

Grammar	At home
Language Function	Describing differences
Listening	My favourite room : audio
Reading	The house
Speaking	A place to rent
Vocabulary	In the bathroom
Writing	Home

Book 10 2026 The Rainmaker by John Grisham

'All students enter law school with a certain amount of idealism and desire to serve the public, but after three years of brutal competition we care for nothing but the right job with the right firm where we can make partner in seven years and make big bucks.'

For our tenth book of the year I recommend The Rainmaker  by John Grisham. Rudy Baylor is in his final term of law school, and, desperate for work, takes on the case of a terminally ill young man whose family has been denied their insurance claims by an influential insurance company. In his attempts to reveal how the family have been shockingly mistreated by the huge company, he comes to realise he just may have stumbled upon one of the largest insurance frauds in the history of civil litigation. Here is the worksheet.

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