Theme: Slang, youth culture, informal language, multicultural society
Lexical area: language, song lyrics, young people

Theme: MI6
Lexical area: spying, personal information, codes

Theme: Round-the-world travellers, record breakers
Lexical area: travel, running, sailing, cycling

Theme: Olympic games
Lexical area: Sport

Theme: Museums and their interactive features.
Lexical area: Adjectives to describe opinions and exhibitions.
Cross curricular links: Science, History, Cultural Studies.

Theme: Inventions and the impact of technology on our lives
Lexical area: inventions, definitions, comparatives and superlatives.
Cross curricular links: Science and technology, Social Science, Personal and Social Education

Theme: National Science week, Spring and climate change in the UK
Lexical area: The seasons and vocabulary for talking about the weather. Words associated with Spring and nature.
Cross curricular links: Science, Geography, Cultural studies.

Theme: The author Nick Hornby and tastes in books and films.
Lexical area: Adjectives to describe books or films, types of story and the language to describe future ambitions.
Cross curricular links: Literature.

Theme: Sporting traditions in the UK, sports linked to regional customs.
Lexical area: Sports, rules.
Cross curricular links: Sports Education, History, Social Science.

Theme: Taking a gap year. Attitudes towards adventure and exploration.
Lexical area: Expeditions, adventurous pursuits and job related vocabulary.
Cross curricular links: Personal and Social Education, Geography.