"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

Grammar Prepositions of place and movement
Present perfect

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
Giving directions
Describing past experiences
Your opinion of a job Writing 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