Life - English Learning Programs and Resources

1 Program Information and Sample UnitLifeSECOND EDITION Introducing the Second Edition of32 Connect with the World And Bring Your Classroom to LifeAlso in the Second Edition:Now in a new edition, National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with life , a six-level integrated-skills series with grammar and vocabulary for young adult and adult English language learners. Through stunning National Geographic content, video, and engaging topics, life inspires a generation of informed decision-makers. With life , learners develop their ability to think critically and communicate effectively in the global community. An updated video program features interesting, contemporary, and high-quality National Geographic video. New Memory Booster activities improve students ability to retain and use new language. A refined grammar syllabus provides increased scaffolding and an enhanced reference section.

2 An enhanced Classroom Presentation Tool now includes the Workbook pages, extra support, and extension activities. A new Student App with each Student Book includes video, audio for the Student Book and Workbook, grammar practice, interactive reading practice, expanded wordlists, and to life , Second Edition 2 3 From the authors of the Second Edition 4 The life student app and component array 5 life , Second Edition Level 3 Scope & sequence 6 7 life , Second Edition Level 3 Sample Unit 8 22 life , Second Edition Technology 23 CONTENTSNew to the Second Edition: An extended critical thinking syllabus is now featured throughout all six levels, encouraging learners to develop and share well-informed opinions. Updated and relevant National Geographic content, photography, and video engages learners by connecting them to people and places from around the world. New My life sections help learners explore the connections between the content and their own the Authors of the Second EditionIntroducing the new life Student App!

3 For StudentsFor Teachers Student Book + App Student Book + App + MyLife Online eBook Workbook + Audio Combo Splits + App Teacher s Guide Audio CD DVD Classroom Presentation Tool (USB) Assessment CD-ROM with ExamView Online Placement TestHelen Stephenson It s been hugely satisfying to produce the new edition with user feedback from all over the world in mind. This edition gets the balance between the students needs and the topic and language accessibility just right, I believe. I especially like the renewed focus on practice activities and opportunities for production that bring the focus to the individual student and their own Dummett We wanted to take learners on a journey, discovering and celebrating the world its peoples, their customs and ideas in all its rich diversity. But we needed to bring it home, to make the issues more relatable, so as to maximize the opportunity for learners to express themselves meaningfully in English .

4 That, for me, is the success of this edition. In the second edition we ve really expanded the range of videos so there are new interviews, documentaries, infographics, and even short feature films. And the videos come from such creative people, so it really inspires you when you are writing the HughesThe Student App contains: The video and audio for the Student Book and Workbook Grammar practice activities Interactive reading practice Expanded vocabulary lists Games To learn more, visit , Second Edition Components76 life , Second Edition, Intermediate Scope & SequenceUnitGrammarVocabularyReal life (functions)Pr onunciationListeningReadingCritical thinkingSpeakingWriting1 Lifestylepages 9 20simple presentadverbs and expressions of fr equencysimple present and present continuouseveryday routineswordbuilding: collocations with do, play, and goword focus: feelmedical problemstalking about illness/s/, /z/, or / z/one or two syllables?

5 Someone talking about a national park near a citya radio interview about long lifea quiz about how well you sleepan article about centenariansan article about how nature is good for yougiving examplesfinding out about lifestyleyour current lifemaking a town healthiertext type: filling out a formwriting skill: information on formsVIDEO: Laughter yoga page 18 REVIEW page 202 Competitionspages 21 32modal verbs for rules-ing formsportswordbuilding: suffixesword focus: liketalking about interests/ /silent letterssomeone describing an Ironman competitionthree people talking about competitive sports in schoolsan article about crazy competitionsan article about female wr estlers in Boliviareading between the linesexplaining the rules of a sport or competitiontalking about your sports preferencesyour opinions about Olympic sportstext type: an adwriting skill: checking your writingVIDEO: Mongolian horse racing page 30 REVIEW page 323 Transportationpages 33 44comparatives and superlativesas ascomparative modifiersways of travelingtransportation nounswordbuilding: compound nounstransportation adjectivestransportation verbs taking transportationgoing on a tripthansentence stressintonationsomeone describing a phototwo people discussing the pr os and cons of types of transportationa documentary about animal transportationan article about solutions to transportation pr oblemsan article about the fate of the rickshaw in Kolkata, Indiaopinions for and againsttalking about and comparing commutesadvice on transportation a presentation about a pedicab company text type: notes and messageswriting skill: writing in note formVIDEO: Indian Railways page 42 REVIEW page 444 Challengespages 45 56simple pastpast continuous and simple pastrisks and challengespersonal qualitieswordbuilding.

6 Verbs and nounstelling a story/d/, /t/, or / d/was / wereintonation for respondinga caver talking about his hobbya climber makes an impossible decisionan article about two adventurersan article about different types of challengeslooking for evidencetalking about your pastevents you remembergiving tips or advice on the best ways to learn Englishtext type: a short storywriting skill: structure your writingVIDEO: A microadventure page 54 REVIEW page 565 The environmentpages 57 68quantifiersarticles: a / an, the, or no articlematerialsrecyclingresults and figuresword focus: takecalling about an order/ / or / i /sounding friendlyan excerpt from a documentary about a house made from recycled materialsa news report about environmental projectsan article about e-wastean article about a boat made of plastic bottlesreading closelytalking about recyclinga general knowledge quizchanging attitudes and behaviora quiztext type: emails writing skill: formal wordsVIDEO: Recycling Cairo page 66 REVIEW page 686 Stages of lifepages 69 80infinitive formsfuture forms: going to, will, and present continuouslife eventsdescribing agecelebrationsword focus: getwordbuilding.

7 Synonymsinviting, accepting, and declining/t /contractionsemphasizing wordsdif ferences between the generationsa news item about Mardi Grasan article about how a couple changed their livesan article about how Mardi Gras is celebrated ar ound the worldan article about coming-of-age ceremoniesanalyzing the writer s viewplan the trip of a lifetimeplanning a celebrationdescribing annual eventstext type: a descriptionwriting skill: descriptive adjectivesVIDEO: Steel drums page 78 REVIEW page 80 Contents23 2-312/20/17 6:07 PMUnitGrammarVocabularyReal life (functions)PronunciationListeningReading Critical thinkingSpeakingWriting7 Workpages 81 92present perfect and simple pastpresent perfect with for and sinceprepositions of place and movementlanguage to describe jobsjobswordbuilding: suffixesparts of a buildingword focus: make or dojob adsa job interviewintrusive /w/a woman talks about her job in a steel millan interview with a scientisttwo people giving instructions an article about new jobs in an area an article about modern-day cowboysanalyzing comparisons in a textdescribing past experiencesgiving directionsjob satisfactiona job interviewtext type: a r sum writing skill: leaving out words in r sum sVIDEO: My working life page 90 REVIEW page 928 Technologypages 93 104zero and first conditionalsdefining relative clausesinternet verbswordbuilding: dependent prepositionsinstructionsfinding out how something workslinkinga documentary about the importance of technologya science program about an inventionan explorer s blogan article about biomimeticsthe writer s sourcesplanning a tripimportant inventions design an invention for everyday lifefavorite technologytext type: a paragraphwriting skill: connecting wordsVIDEO.

8 Ancient languages, modern technology page 102 REVIEW page 1049 Vacations pages 105 116past perfectsubject questionsvacation collocations wordbuilding: -ed / -ing adjectivesword focus: placerequesting and suggesting dnumber of syllables/ /three people talk about their vacationsan interview with a tour guidea vacation storyan article about the two sides of Paristhe author s purposea story about a vacation planning the vacation of a lifetimea presentation about a place you know welltext type: an email requesting informationwriting skill: formal expressionsVIDEO: Living in Venice page 114 REVIEW page 11610 Productspages 117 128the passive ( simple present and simple past)used towordbuilding: word formsdescribing designwebsites giving your opinionstress in different word forms/s/ or /z/a description of a producer and his productsa radio program about a famous product from the pastan article about some famous logosan article about having less stuff fact or opinion?

9 Some famous products or brandstalk about things you used to do in the pasta presentation on using less stuff planning a new websitetext type: a reviewwriting skill: giving your opinion VIDEO: Wind turbines page 126 REVIEW page 12811 Historypages 129 140reported speechreporting verbs (say and tell)wordbuilding: verb + prepositioncommunicationancient historyword focus: onegiving a short presentationpausinga historian talking about Robert Falcon Scott s hut in Antarctic aa news story about a message in a bottlea timeline of video gamingan article about stealing historical objectsemotion wordsplanning a time capsuleopinions about gamesreporting a messagea museum in your town or citya message in a bottletext type: a biographywriting skill: punctuation in direct speechVIDEO: The Golden Record page 138 REVIEW page 14012 Naturepages 141 152second conditionalanywhere, everyone, nobody, something, weathernatureword focus: startfinding a solutionwould / wouldn t / d a description of the life of a storm chasera documentary about a photographeran article about a science blogan article about chimpanzee expert Jane Goodallreading closelyhopes and dreamsquestions with any-interview questionstext type: an articlewriting skill: planning an articleVIDEO: Cambodia animal rescue page 150 REVIEW page 152 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES page 153 GRAMMAR SUMMARY page 156 AUDIOSCRIPTS page 18145 4-512/20/17 6:07 PM98 Find supporting teacher s notes, videos and audio for this sample unit at Adventurers of the yearReading1 Read the article.

10 Are these sentences about Pasang, Marjan, or both of them? Write 1 6 in the She was born in Her father helped She started when she was a She trained for her She competed in other She changed other people s Look at the grammar box on page 46. Then underline the verbs in the past tense in Adventurers of the Year. Which are regular? Which are irregular?4 Work in pairs. Answer these questions. 1 What do we add to regular verbs to form the simple past? What do we add if the verb ends in -e? What if the verb ends in -y?2 What is the base form of the irregular verbs you underlined? grew up grow up3 How do we form the negative of most simple past verbs? How do we form the negative of be? 5 Pronunciation /d/, /t/, or / d/28 Listen to the -ed ending of these regular verbs. Is the sound /d/, /t/, or / d/? Circle your answers. Then listen again and repeat. 1 lived /d/ /t/ / d/ 5 waited /d/ /t/ / d/2 finished /d/ /t/ / d/ 6 looked /d/ /t/ / d/3 wanted /d/ /t/ / d/ 7 decided /d/ /t/ / d/4 studied /d/ /t/ / d/ 8 climbed /d/ /t/ / d/6 Complete the text about another adventurer.