Thursday (8.00pm – 10.00pm)
Commencement Date : 8 January 2026
Unit 1
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Our People
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| Reading and use of English |
Part 8: My early career
Part 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing |
Part 1: An essay on methods schools and universities use to help students find jobs |
| Listening |
Part 4: Unusual occupations |
| Speaking |
Part 1 |
| Vocabulary |
Part 1: general conversation |
| Grammar |
Verb forms to talk about the past |
Unit 2
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Mastering languages
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| Reading and use of English |
Part 6: Endangered languages
Part 3: The naming of products |
| Writing |
Part 2: A report on English-language TV programmes |
| Listening |
Part 1: Language learning, Spelling reform, Job interviews |
| Speaking |
Part 2 |
| Vocabulary |
Collocations with make, get and do |
| Grammar |
Expressing purpose, reason and result |
Unit 3
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All in the mind
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 5: The next step in brain evolution
Part 2: Nature vs nurture, Where do my talents come from? |
| Writing |
Part 1: An essay on methods schools and universities should use to help students with stress |
| Listening |
Part 2: ‘Face-blindness’ – a psychological condition |
| Speaking |
Part 3 |
| Vocabulary |
Nouns which can be countable or uncountableFormal or informal? |
| Grammar |
no, none, notThe passive |
Unit 4
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Just the job!
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 8: Graduate jobs: advice from an expertPart 1: Friends benefit firms |
| Writing |
Part 2: A report on a work experience programme |
| Listening |
Part 2: The co-operative movement |
| Speaking |
Part 4 |
| Vocabulary |
Dependent prepositionsAdjective–noun collocations (1) |
| Grammar |
Expressing possibility, probability and certainty |
Unit 5
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Dramatic events
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| Reading and use of English |
Part 7: A walk in the woodsPart 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing |
Part 2: A proposal on honoring a local hero |
| Listening |
Part 1: Dramatic past experiences |
| Speaking |
Part 2 |
| Vocabulary |
Idiomatic language |
| Grammar |
Verbs followed by to + infinitive or the -ing form |
Unit 6
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Picture yourself
|
| Reading and Use of English |
Part 5: Teenage self-portraitsPart 2: Art for offices; Graffiti: art or vandalism? |
| Writing |
Part 2: A review of a book |
| Listening |
Part 3: An interview with a portrait artist and his sitter |
| Speaking |
Part 3 |
| Vocabulary |
Adjective–noun collocations (2) |
| Grammar |
Avoiding repetition |
Unit 7
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Leisure and entertainment
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 7: Your guide to virtual worldsPart 1: The changing face of Bollywood |
| Writing |
Part 2: An informal letter about free-time activities in your town |
| Listening |
Part 4: Talking about music |
| Speaking |
Part 4 |
| Vocabulary |
Complex prepositions Money words |
| Grammar |
Linking ideas: relative and participle clauses; apposition |
Unit 8
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Media matters
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 6: The ethics of reality TV
Part 3: Broadcasters must find ways to regain public trust |
| Writing |
Part 2: A proposal for a series of television documentaries |
| Listening |
Part 3: An interview about news reporting |
| Speaking |
Part 3 |
| Vocabulary |
‘Talking’ verbs |
| Grammar |
Reported speechTransitive verbs |
Unit 9
|
At top speed
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 7: Bugatti VeyronPart 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing |
Part 1: An essay on technological progress |
| Listening |
Part 1: Rail travel, Olympic records, Space travel |
| Speaking |
Part 2 |
| Vocabulary |
action, activity, event and programme |
| Grammar |
Time clausesPrepositions in time expressions |
Unit 10
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A lifelong process
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 8: Choosing a universityPart 1: Why do we need lifelong learning? |
| Writing |
Part 2: A report on ways of attracting students to a language school |
| Listening |
Part 2: Studying Arabic in Abu Dhabi |
| Speaking |
Part 4 |
| Vocabulary |
chance, occasion, opportunity and possibility |
| Grammar |
Expressing ability, possibility and obligation |
Unit 11
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Being somewhere else
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 5: Disappearing into AfricaPart 2: Island wanted; Paradise found |
| Writing |
Part 2: A review of two hotels |
| Listening |
Part 1: Travelling on a river, A sponsored walk, A conversation between two travelers |
| Speaking |
Part 1 |
| Vocabulary |
Phrasal verb sat, in and on to express location |
| Grammar |
Conditionals |
Unit 12
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The living world
|
| Reading and Use of English |
Part 7: Alex the African GreyPart 3: Species loss accelerating |
| Writing |
Part 2: A proposal on ways of conserving resources and reducing waste |
| Listening |
Part 2: Climate change and the Inuit |
| Speaking |
Part 3 |
| Vocabulary |
Prepositions following verbs
Word formation |
| Grammar |
Nouns and articles |
Unit 13
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Health and lifestyle
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 8: Unusual national sports
Part 3: Why I run |
| Writing |
Part 2: A letter of complaint about a sports club |
| Listening |
Part 3: Allergies |
| Speaking |
Part 2 |
| Vocabulary |
Prepositions following adjectives |
| Grammar |
Ways of contrasting ideasThe language of comparison |
Unit 14
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Moving abroad
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| Reading and Use of English |
Part 6: Cities and immigration
Part 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing |
Part 1: An essay on helping immigrants to integrate |
| Listening |
Part 4: Migration |
| Speaking |
Part 4 |
| Vocabulary |
learn, find out and know; provide, offer and give |
| Grammar |
Comment adverbials and intensifying adverbs
Cleft sentences for emphasis |
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