Dummett, Paul
Life 3 / Paul Dummett, John Hughes, and Helen Stephenson. - 1st ed. - Boston : National Geographic Learning, 2015. - 176 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 Student CD-ROM. - Life (NGL) .
"National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series that develops fluency in American English. Through an exploration of real world content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video, learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English skills needed for communication in the 21st century." (Publisher's Website) TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Unit 1 - Health
Grammar Simple present Adverbs and expressions of frequency Simple present and present continuous
Vocabulary Leisure activities Do, go, or play Wordbuilding: verb + noun collocations Word focus: feel Medical problems Real Life (Functions)
Talking about sickness Pronunciation /s/, /z/, or / z/ Sound and spelling Listening A health expert analyzes sleep A radio interview about long life Reading A quiz about how well you sleep An article about cetenarians An article about measuring health and happiness Critical Thinking
The main argument Speaking
A quiz Your current life measuring happiness Writing
Text type: online advice Writing skill: conjunctions (and, or, so, because, but) Video: Slow food Review Unit 2 - Competitions
Grammar Verb + -ing forms Like + -ing I'd like to Modal verbs for rules Vocabulary Wordbuilding: word forms Sports venues and equipment Competition words Word focus: like Real Life (Functions)
Talking about interests Pronunciation Silent letters Listening Three people talking about sports A reporter describing the rules of a competition
Reading Quotes by famous sports people An article about crazy competitions An article about female wrestlers in Bolivia Critical Thinking
Reading between the lines Speaking Guess the ambition Explaining the rules of a competition Your opinions about sports
Writing Text type: an ad Writing skill: checking your writing Video: Cheese rolling
Review Unit 3 - Transportation
Grammar Comparatives and superlatives As ... as
Vocabulary
Modes of transportation
Transportation nouns
Wordbuilding: compound nouns
Transportation verbs
Transportation words Real Life (Functions)
Going on a journey Pronunciation Than
Sentence stress
Intonation
Listening Two people discussing the pros and cons of electric cars
Two documentaries about animals Reading An article about transportation in the future An article about dog sledding An article about the fate of the rickshaw in Kolkata Critical Thinking
Reading between the lines Speaking Transportation you use Attitudes toward using animals to carry things/goods Arguing for and against keeping rickshaws in Kolkata Writing A report about how people travel around town Text type: notes and messages Writing skill: wriging in nore form Video: Indian railroads
Review Unit 4 - Adventure
Grammar
Simple past Past continuous Vocabulary Personal qualities Wordbuilding: negative prefixes Geographical features In, on, or at for time expressions Real Life (Functions)
Telling a story Pronunciation /d/, /t/, or / d/ Intonation for responding Listening An interview with a survival expert Reading An article about adventurers An article about a climbing accident Critical Thinking
Identifying opinion Speaking Asking about your past
Qualities needed for an expedition
Events you remember
Retelling a story Writing Text type: a true story Writing skill: using -ly adverbs in stories Video: Alaskan ice climbing
Review Unit 5 - The environment
Grammar
Count and noncount nouns Quantifiers Definite article (the) or no article Vocabulary Materials
Household items
Wordbuilding: hyphenated words
Facts and figures
Word focus: take Real Life (Functions)
Calling about an order
Pronunciation /ð / or /ði/ Sounding friendly Listening A radio call-in show about recycling Reading An article about e-trash
An article about the Greendex
An article about the Plastiki, a boat made of plastic bottles
An online order Critical Thinking
Close reading Speaking
Opinions on recycling
Presenting a report
An interview with an environmentalist Writing A report of a survey
Text type: emails
Writing skill: formal language Video: Slow food
Review Unit 6 - Stages in life
Grammar Verb patterns with to + infinitive
Future forms: going to, will, and present continuous
Vocabulary
Life events
Stages in life
Celebrations
Word focus: get
Wordbuilding: synonyms Real Life (Functions)
Inviting, accepting, and declining Pronunciation /t /
Emphasizing words Listening Three people talking about their plans and intentions
A news item about Mardis Gras
Reading An article about how a couple changed their life
An article about how Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world
An article about a Masai rite of passage
Critical Thinking
Identifying key information
Speaking Life-changing decisions
Your favorite festival
Describing annual events Writing Text type: a description
Writing skill: descriptive adjectives
Video: Steek drums
Review Unit 7 - Work
Prepositions of place and movement
Present perfect
Grammar Vocabulary Jobs Wordbuilding: suffixes Office equipment Job satisfaction For or since Word focus: make or do Job listing Real Life (Functions)
A job interview Pronunciation Irregular past participles
Listening A documentary about working as a photographer
An interview with an engineer Reading Workplace messages with instructions
An article about the cost of new jobs to an area
An article about modern-day cowboys Critical Thinking
The author's opinion
Speaking
Writing Giving directions
Describing past experiences
Your opinion of a job Text type: a resume Writing skill: action verbs for resumes Video: Butler school
Review Unit 8 - Technology
Grammar Defining relative clauses
Zero and first conditional Vocabulary The Internet The Internet Wordbuilding: verb prefixes Expedition equipment Word focus: have Technology verbs
Real Life (Functions)
Asking how something works Pronunciation Intonation in conditional sentences Linking Listening
A science program about a new invention
Reading An explorer's blog An article about biomimetics
Critical Thinking
Supporting the main argument Speaking Problems that inventions solved Inventing a new robot Planning an expedition Using nature to improve designs Writing Text type: a paragraph Writing skills: connectiong words; topic and supporting sentences Video: Wind power
Review Unit 9 - Language and learning
Grammar Present passive voice: by + agent
Past passive voice Vocabulary Education Phrasal verbs Wordbuilding: phrasal verbs
Real Life (Functions)
Describing a process Pronunciation Stress in two-syllable words Listening A radio documentary about learning Kung Fu in China Reading An article about the history of writing An article about saving languages Critical Thinking
Fact or opinion
Speaking Adult education A general-knowledge quiz The author's opinion Writing A general knowledge quiz Text type: forms Writing skill: providing the correct information
Video: Disappearing voices
Review Unit 10 - Travel and vacations
Grammar Past perfect Subject and object questions -ed / -ing adjectives Vocabulary Vacation words (types of vacation accommodation, activities, travel items)
Vacation adjectives
Wordbuilding: dependent prepositions Places in a city Real Life (Functions)
Direct and indirect questions Pronunciation Number of syllables /d / Listening Two conversations about problems while on vacation
An interview with a National Geographic tour guide
Reading An article about tipping in other countries
An article about the tunnels in Paris
Critical Thinking
Reading between the lines
Speaking A vacation or trip you remember Planning the vacation of a lifetime A tourist website
Writing A tourist website Text type: a formal letter
Writing skill: formal expressions Video: Living in Venice
Review Unit 11 - History
Grammar
Used to
Reported speech Vocabulary Archeology Wordbuilding: word roots
Say or tell Word focus: set Real Life (Functions)
Giving short presentation Pronunciation /s/ or /z/ Pausing Listening An interview with an archaeologist Reading An article about moments in space history A biography of Jane Goodall Critical Thinking
Relevance Speaking Items for a time capsule How we used to live Moments in history Reporting an interview An interview for a biography Writing Text type: a biography Writing skill: punctuation in direct speech Video: The lost city of Machu Picchu
Review Unit 12 - Nature
Grammar Any-, every-, no-, some- and -thing, -where, -one, -body Second conditional Will / might Vocabulary Classification of animals Extreme weather Society and economics Wordbuilding: adjective + noun collocations Real Life (Functions)
Finding a solution Pronunciation Word stress Listening A documentary about a photographer Reading An article about storm chasers A profile on Greenland Critical Thinking
Close reading
Speaking Promoting your region
Planning for every possibility
Predicting your country's future
Writing Text type: a press release Writing skill: using bullet points Video: Cambodia Animal Rescue
Review Communication Activities
Grammar Summary
Audioscripts
Level: Low-intermediate
9781305256194 (Student book + CD-ROM)
GBB472529 bnb
016784967 Uk
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.--United States
B1 (CEFR). Low-intermediate.
Life 3 / Paul Dummett, John Hughes, and Helen Stephenson. - 1st ed. - Boston : National Geographic Learning, 2015. - 176 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 Student CD-ROM. - Life (NGL) .
"National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a six-level integrated-skills series that develops fluency in American English. Through an exploration of real world content from National Geographic presented through stunning images, text, and video, learners will strengthen their existing global connections while learning the English skills needed for communication in the 21st century." (Publisher's Website) TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Unit 1 - Health
Grammar Simple present Adverbs and expressions of frequency Simple present and present continuous
Vocabulary Leisure activities Do, go, or play Wordbuilding: verb + noun collocations Word focus: feel Medical problems Real Life (Functions)
Talking about sickness Pronunciation /s/, /z/, or / z/ Sound and spelling Listening A health expert analyzes sleep A radio interview about long life Reading A quiz about how well you sleep An article about cetenarians An article about measuring health and happiness Critical Thinking
The main argument Speaking
A quiz Your current life measuring happiness Writing
Text type: online advice Writing skill: conjunctions (and, or, so, because, but) Video: Slow food Review Unit 2 - Competitions
Grammar Verb + -ing forms Like + -ing I'd like to Modal verbs for rules Vocabulary Wordbuilding: word forms Sports venues and equipment Competition words Word focus: like Real Life (Functions)
Talking about interests Pronunciation Silent letters Listening Three people talking about sports A reporter describing the rules of a competition
Reading Quotes by famous sports people An article about crazy competitions An article about female wrestlers in Bolivia Critical Thinking
Reading between the lines Speaking Guess the ambition Explaining the rules of a competition Your opinions about sports
Writing Text type: an ad Writing skill: checking your writing Video: Cheese rolling
Review Unit 3 - Transportation
Grammar Comparatives and superlatives As ... as
Vocabulary
Modes of transportation
Transportation nouns
Wordbuilding: compound nouns
Transportation verbs
Transportation words Real Life (Functions)
Going on a journey Pronunciation Than
Sentence stress
Intonation
Listening Two people discussing the pros and cons of electric cars
Two documentaries about animals Reading An article about transportation in the future An article about dog sledding An article about the fate of the rickshaw in Kolkata Critical Thinking
Reading between the lines Speaking Transportation you use Attitudes toward using animals to carry things/goods Arguing for and against keeping rickshaws in Kolkata Writing A report about how people travel around town Text type: notes and messages Writing skill: wriging in nore form Video: Indian railroads
Review Unit 4 - Adventure
Grammar
Simple past Past continuous Vocabulary Personal qualities Wordbuilding: negative prefixes Geographical features In, on, or at for time expressions Real Life (Functions)
Telling a story Pronunciation /d/, /t/, or / d/ Intonation for responding Listening An interview with a survival expert Reading An article about adventurers An article about a climbing accident Critical Thinking
Identifying opinion Speaking Asking about your past
Qualities needed for an expedition
Events you remember
Retelling a story Writing Text type: a true story Writing skill: using -ly adverbs in stories Video: Alaskan ice climbing
Review Unit 5 - The environment
Grammar
Count and noncount nouns Quantifiers Definite article (the) or no article Vocabulary Materials
Household items
Wordbuilding: hyphenated words
Facts and figures
Word focus: take Real Life (Functions)
Calling about an order
Pronunciation /ð / or /ði/ Sounding friendly Listening A radio call-in show about recycling Reading An article about e-trash
An article about the Greendex
An article about the Plastiki, a boat made of plastic bottles
An online order Critical Thinking
Close reading Speaking
Opinions on recycling
Presenting a report
An interview with an environmentalist Writing A report of a survey
Text type: emails
Writing skill: formal language Video: Slow food
Review Unit 6 - Stages in life
Grammar Verb patterns with to + infinitive
Future forms: going to, will, and present continuous
Vocabulary
Life events
Stages in life
Celebrations
Word focus: get
Wordbuilding: synonyms Real Life (Functions)
Inviting, accepting, and declining Pronunciation /t /
Emphasizing words Listening Three people talking about their plans and intentions
A news item about Mardis Gras
Reading An article about how a couple changed their life
An article about how Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world
An article about a Masai rite of passage
Critical Thinking
Identifying key information
Speaking Life-changing decisions
Your favorite festival
Describing annual events Writing Text type: a description
Writing skill: descriptive adjectives
Video: Steek drums
Review Unit 7 - Work
Prepositions of place and movement
Present perfect
Grammar Vocabulary Jobs Wordbuilding: suffixes Office equipment Job satisfaction For or since Word focus: make or do Job listing Real Life (Functions)
A job interview Pronunciation Irregular past participles
Listening A documentary about working as a photographer
An interview with an engineer Reading Workplace messages with instructions
An article about the cost of new jobs to an area
An article about modern-day cowboys Critical Thinking
The author's opinion
Speaking
Writing Giving directions
Describing past experiences
Your opinion of a job Text type: a resume Writing skill: action verbs for resumes Video: Butler school
Review Unit 8 - Technology
Grammar Defining relative clauses
Zero and first conditional Vocabulary The Internet The Internet Wordbuilding: verb prefixes Expedition equipment Word focus: have Technology verbs
Real Life (Functions)
Asking how something works Pronunciation Intonation in conditional sentences Linking Listening
A science program about a new invention
Reading An explorer's blog An article about biomimetics
Critical Thinking
Supporting the main argument Speaking Problems that inventions solved Inventing a new robot Planning an expedition Using nature to improve designs Writing Text type: a paragraph Writing skills: connectiong words; topic and supporting sentences Video: Wind power
Review Unit 9 - Language and learning
Grammar Present passive voice: by + agent
Past passive voice Vocabulary Education Phrasal verbs Wordbuilding: phrasal verbs
Real Life (Functions)
Describing a process Pronunciation Stress in two-syllable words Listening A radio documentary about learning Kung Fu in China Reading An article about the history of writing An article about saving languages Critical Thinking
Fact or opinion
Speaking Adult education A general-knowledge quiz The author's opinion Writing A general knowledge quiz Text type: forms Writing skill: providing the correct information
Video: Disappearing voices
Review Unit 10 - Travel and vacations
Grammar Past perfect Subject and object questions -ed / -ing adjectives Vocabulary Vacation words (types of vacation accommodation, activities, travel items)
Vacation adjectives
Wordbuilding: dependent prepositions Places in a city Real Life (Functions)
Direct and indirect questions Pronunciation Number of syllables /d / Listening Two conversations about problems while on vacation
An interview with a National Geographic tour guide
Reading An article about tipping in other countries
An article about the tunnels in Paris
Critical Thinking
Reading between the lines
Speaking A vacation or trip you remember Planning the vacation of a lifetime A tourist website
Writing A tourist website Text type: a formal letter
Writing skill: formal expressions Video: Living in Venice
Review Unit 11 - History
Grammar
Used to
Reported speech Vocabulary Archeology Wordbuilding: word roots
Say or tell Word focus: set Real Life (Functions)
Giving short presentation Pronunciation /s/ or /z/ Pausing Listening An interview with an archaeologist Reading An article about moments in space history A biography of Jane Goodall Critical Thinking
Relevance Speaking Items for a time capsule How we used to live Moments in history Reporting an interview An interview for a biography Writing Text type: a biography Writing skill: punctuation in direct speech Video: The lost city of Machu Picchu
Review Unit 12 - Nature
Grammar Any-, every-, no-, some- and -thing, -where, -one, -body Second conditional Will / might Vocabulary Classification of animals Extreme weather Society and economics Wordbuilding: adjective + noun collocations Real Life (Functions)
Finding a solution Pronunciation Word stress Listening A documentary about a photographer Reading An article about storm chasers A profile on Greenland Critical Thinking
Close reading
Speaking Promoting your region
Planning for every possibility
Predicting your country's future
Writing Text type: a press release Writing skill: using bullet points Video: Cambodia Animal Rescue
Review Communication Activities
Grammar Summary
Audioscripts
Level: Low-intermediate
9781305256194 (Student book + CD-ROM)
GBB472529 bnb
016784967 Uk
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.--United States
B1 (CEFR). Low-intermediate.