Affairs of the Nation

Read a feature article on how an election is run in Rwanda and a radio talk on citizens' part in national development; argue a motion in a formal debate; use the present simple and modal verbs to state duties, rights and rules; spell words with a silent g, b, n or l; and write a formal letter to a local leader.

2

Teenage Problems

Read an article on how bad habits form and what they cost, and listen to a school counsellor's talk on the pressures of the teenage years; discuss problems at school and role-play refusing pressure; report what people said with a range of reporting verbs and join ideas with linking words; spell words whose unstressed vowels hide their spelling; and write a letter of advice to a friend and an essay on being a responsible teenager.

3

Cultural Diversity

Read an essay on why cultural differences deserve respect, and where that respect stops; listen to two students comparing cultural experiences; welcome a visitor and explain Rwandan customs such as greetings, visiting and Umuganura; use comparatives and the present perfect with precision; place word stress and intonation correctly; and write a descriptive account of a cultural practice in your region.

4

Myself and My Ambitions

Read an article on matching interests, strengths and values to a career; listen to a mentor helping a student turn a dream into goals; role-play a job interview and report it afterwards; use future forms, modals, conditionals and the order of adjectives to talk about plans; tell apart commonly confused words; and write a CV and a motivation letter in answer to a job advertisement.

5

Space Travel

Read a feature article on the history and future of space travel and listen to an astronaut describing daily life on the International Space Station; give a short talk on your favourite planet; use the past simple, future forms, comparatives and superlatives and the first conditional to write about space; spell space vocabulary correctly; and write a composition about a planet.

6

Money and Banking

Read an article on managing money at home and at national level, and listen to a young customer opening a bank account; discuss why saving matters and how to avoid debt; use modals of possibility, if-clauses, the passive voice and quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns; spell money and banking words correctly; and write a formal letter to a bank requesting a loan.

7

Development Trends in Rwanda

Read an article on how Rwanda's economic development is measured and listen to a talk on the goals of NST2 and Vision 2050; give and defend opinions on development priorities; use comparatives and superlatives, the passive voice and the present perfect to describe trends and achievements; pronounce and spell development vocabulary; write a report describing economic achievements; and carry out a project on development in your own sector.

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