SECOND EDITION
Connect with the world and bring your classroom to Life. Now in a new edition, National Geographic Learning brings the world to your classroom with Life, a sixlevel, 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.
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n extensive Critical Thinking A syllabus encourages learners to develop well-informed opinions pdated and relevant content through U National Geographic photographs and video engages learners by connecting them to people and places from around the world
Life build-up to PRE-INTERMEDIATE
New ‘My Life’ sections help learners explore the connections between the content and their own lives
Includes Student’s App! See inside front cover for details.
BRITISH ENGLISH A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
CEFR correlation Life Pre-intermediate is for learners who are around level A2 and want to progress towards B1.
Bringing the world to the classroom and the classroom to life
NGL.Cengage.com/ELT A PART OF CENGAGE
JOHN HUGHES |
HELEN STEPHENSON | PAUL DUMMETT
Contents Unit
Grammar
Vocabulary
Real life (functions)
Pronunciation
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present simple adverbs and expressions of frequency present simple and present continuous
everyday routines wordbuilding: collocations with do, play and go word focus: feel medical problems
talking about illness
/s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ one or two syllables?
talking about interests
/ŋ/ silent letters
going on a journey
than sentence stress intonation
telling a story
/d/, /t/ or /ɪd/ was/were intonation for responding
phoning about an order
/ðə/ or /ðiː/ sounding friendly
inviting, accepting and declining
/tə/ contracted forms emphasizing words
Lifestyle pages 9–20
VIDEO: My local park page 18
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REVIEW page 20
verbs for rules -ing form
sport wordbuilding: suffixes word focus: like
Competitions pages 21–32 VIDEO: Mongolian horse racing page 30
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comparatives and superlatives as … as comparative modifiers
Transport pages 33–44 VIDEO: Indian Railways page 42
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REVIEW page 32 ways of travelling transport nouns wordbuilding: compound nouns transport adjectives transport verbs taking transport
REVIEW page 44
past simple past continuous and past simple
risks and challenges personal qualities wordbuilding: verbs and nouns
Challenges pages 45–56 VIDEO: A microadventure page 54
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REVIEW page 56
quantifiers articles: a/an, the or no article
materials recycling results and figures word focus: take
The environment pages 57–68 VIDEO: Recycling Cairo page 66
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REVIEW page 68
to + infinitive future forms: going to, will and present continuous
Stages in life
life events describing age celebrations word focus: get wordbuilding: synonyms
pages 69–80 VIDEO: Steel drums page 78
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REVIEW page 80
Listening
Reading
Critical thinking
Speaking
Writing
someone talking about a national park near a city a radio interview about long life
a quiz about how well you sleep an article about centenarians an article about how nature is good for you
giving examples
finding out about lifestyle your current life making a town healthier
text type: filling in a form writing skill: information on forms
someone describing an Ironman competition three people talking about competitive sports
an article about crazy competitions an article about female wrestlers in Bolivia
reading between the lines
explaining the rules of a competition talking about your sport preferences your opinions about Olympic sports
text type: an advert or notice writing skill: checking your writing
someone describing a photo of a woman travelling by train in India two people discussing the pros and cons of types of transport a documentary about animal transport
an article about solutions to transport problems an article about the fate of the rickshaw in Kolkata
opinions for and against
talking about and comparing journeys advice on transport a presentation about a pedicab company
text type: notes and messages writing skill: writing in note form
a caver talking about his hobby an impossible decision
an article about adventurers an article about different types of challenges
looking for evidence
asking about your past events you remember telling a story
text type: a short story writing skill: structure your writing
extract from a documentary about a house of recycled materials news about environmental projects
an article about e-rubbish an article about a boat made of plastic bottles, the Plastiki an online order
close reading
recycling where you are general knowledge quiz changing attitudes and behaviour
a quiz text type: emails writing skill: formal words
differences between the generations a news item about Mardi Gras
an article about how a couple changed their life an article about how Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world an article about comingof-age ceremonies
analysing the writer’s view
plan the trip of a lifetime your favourite festival planning a celebration describing annual events
text type: a description writing skill: descriptive adjectives
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Unit
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Work
Grammar
Vocabulary
Real life (functions)
Pronunciation
present perfect and past simple present perfect with for and since prepositions of place and movement
language to describe jobs jobs wordbuilding: suffixes parts of a building word focus: make or do job adverts
a job interview
intrusive /w/
finding out how something works
linking
pages 81–92 VIDEO: My working life page 90
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REVIEW page 92
zero and first conditional defining relative clauses
internet verbs wordbuilding: dependent prepositions instructions
Technology pages 93–104 VIDEO: Ancient languages, modern technology page 102
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past perfect simple subject questions
REVIEW page 104
holiday collocations wordbuilding: -ed / -ing adjectives word focus: place
requesting and suggesting
’d number of syllables /ʤə/
giving your opinion
stress in different word forms /s/ or /z/
giving a short presentation
pausing
finding a solution
would / wouldn’t / ‘d
Holidays pages 105–116 VIDEO: Living in Venice page 114
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REVIEW page 116
the passive (present and past simple) used to
wordbuilding: word forms describing design websites
Products pages 117–128 Video: Wind turbines page 126
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REVIEW page 128
reported speech reporting verbs (say and tell)
wordbuilding: verb + preposition communication ancient history word focus: one
History
pages 129–140 VIDEO: The Golden Record page 138
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REVIEW page 140
second conditional anywhere, everyone, nobody, something, etc.
extreme weather nature word focus: start
Nature
pages 141–152 VIDEO: Cambodia animal rescue page 150 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES page 153
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REVIEW page 152 GRAMMAR SUMMARY page 156
AUDIOSCRIPTS page 181
Listening
Reading
Critical thinking
Speaking
Writing
a description of a job in a steel factory an interview with a scientist two people giving instructions
an article about new jobs in an area an article about modernday cowboys
analysing comparisons in a text
describing past experiences giving directions job satisfaction a job interview
text type: a CV writing skill: missing out words in CVs
a documentary about the importance of technology a science programme about a new invention
an explorer’s blog an article about biomimetics
the writer’s sources
planning a trip important inventions design an invention for everyday life favourite technology
text type: a paragraph writing skills: connecting words
three people talk about their holidays an interview with a tour guide
a holiday story an article about the two sides of Paris
the author’s purpose
a story about a holiday planning the holiday of a lifetime a place you know
text type: an email requesting information writing skill: formal expressions
a description of a producer and his products a programme about a product from the past
an article about some famous logos an article about having less ‘stuff’
fact or opinion?
some famous products talk about things you used to do in the past using less stuff planning a new website
text type: a review writing skill: giving your opinion
a historian talking about Scott’s hut at the Antarctic a message in a bottle
the history of video gaming an article about stealing history
emotion words
planning a time capsule opinions about games reporting a message a museum in your town
a message in a bottle text type: a biography writing skill: punctuation in direct speech
a description of a photo and the life of a storm chaser a documentary about a photographer
an article about a science blog an article about Jane Goodall
close reading
hopes and dreams questions with any interview questions
text type: an article writing skill: planning an article
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Life around the world – in 12 videos Unit 10 Wind turbines
Unit 11 The Golden Record
Learn about an innovative product and how it can change lives.
Voyager 1 carries a message for other life forms in the universe.
UK
USA
Unit 6 Steel drums
Steelband music, or pan, is an important part of the culture in these Caribbean islands.
Trinidad & Tobago
Peru
Unit 1 My local park How different people spend their free time.
Unit 7 My working life Some people talk about their working lives.
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Life videos
Unit 9 Living in Venice
Unit 2 Mongolian horse racing Horse racing at a Mongolian festival.
Unit 8 Ancient languages, modern technology Learn what it’s like to live in Venice.
Unit 4 A microadventure
Italy
Two friends spend 24 hours in Croatia on a microadventure.
Find out how technology is being used to record and preserve disappearing languages.
Unit 12 Cambodia animal rescue
India
Unit 5 Recycling Cairo
Cambodia
Find out how recycled objects are used in Cairo.
Rescuing victims of illegal animal poaching in Cambodia.
Unit 3 Indian Railways
Australia
Learn more about the Indian railway system.
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UNIT 1 LIFESTYLE
UNIT 2
COMPETITIONS
UNIT 3 TRANSPORT
UNIT 4
UNIT 5
UNIT 6
CHALLENGES
THE ENVIRONMENT
STAGES IN LIFE
UNIT 7 WORK
UNIT 8
TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 9 HOLIDAYS
UNIT 10 PRODUCTS
UNIT 11 HISTORY
UNIT 12 NATURE
Unit 1 Lifestyle
Bukhansan National Park, Seoul, South Korea
F E AT U R E S
1 Describe the place in the photo. How do you think the
10 How well do you sleep?
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person feels?
Complete a questionnaire about sleep
12 The secrets of a long life
1 Listen to a description of the place in the photo. Answer the questions.
1 Where is Bukhansan National Park? 2 How many people visit it every year? 3 Why do they go there?
3 Work in pairs. Look at the activities in the box. Which activities
How can you live to be one hundred?
14 Nature is good for you Nature and health
do you often do? When do you do them? Tell your partner. cycle through the countryside do sport and exercise chat on social media cook a meal go clubbing go for long walks go jogging play computer games play a musical instrument read books watch videos
I often go for long walks in the evening.
18 My local park A video about everyday life in an English park
my life
YOUR HABITS
YOUR CURRENT LIFE
FILLING IN A FORM
MAKING LIVES HEALTHIER
ILLNESS
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