Summer activities for lower secondary school
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 20x27cm
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9788859045335
Publication date: 01/03/2026
Suitable for: Lower secondary 1st level (ages 10-11), Lower secondary 2nd level (ages 12-13)
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Podcast Your English 2 is a holiday homework workbook for English designed for Year87 (the second year of lower secondary school).
Starting from listening to podcast episodes and moving through reading activities, the book develops across six episodes that balance Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking skills, while consolidating grammatical structures and expanding vocabulary.
Each unit opens with an idiom — a typical expression from spoken English — and the skills work is organised into three key stages, highlighted by specific icons:
At the end of the course, students can record their own episodes, talking in English about experiences, ideas and adventures. In this way, the language does not remain an abstract exercise but becomes a tool for self-expression.
EPISODE 1 – When I was a child
Idiom (To run in the family)
Listening (When I was a child)
Reading (A celebrity from the past)
Writing (Describing celebrities’ lives)
Speaking (Audio 1 – When I was a child)
Grammar (Past simple – verb be; past time expressions)
Helpful tools (Past time expressions; past simple – be)
Reflection
EPISODE 2 – My favourite trip
Idiom (To hit the road)
Listening (My favourite trip)
Reading (Around London)
Writing (Describing itineraries)
Speaking (Audio 2 – My favourite trip)
Grammar (Past simple – regular verbs; past simple – irregular verbs)
Helpful tools (Past simple – regular verbs; past simple – irregular verbs)
Reflection
EPISODE 3 – My best weekend!
Idiom (To be in the limelight)
Listening (My best weekend!)
Reading (A sleepover weekend)
Writing (Describing plans)
Speaking (Audio 3 – My best weekend!)
Grammar (Present continuous to talk about future arrangements)
Helpful tools (Future time expressions; present continuous for the future)
Reflection
EPISODE 4 – My favourite birthday cake
Idiom (To cry over spilled milk)
Listening (My favourite birthday cake)
Reading (The summer party)
Writing (Describing food)
Speaking (Audio 4 – My favourite birthday cake)
Grammar (Countable and uncountable nouns; partitives – some/any)
Helpful tools (Countable/uncountable nouns; some/any)
Reflection
EPISODE 5 – My ideal city
Idiom (To miss the boat)
Listening (My ideal city)
Reading (Travel green!)
Writing (Describing means of transport)
Speaking (Audio 5 – My ideal city)
Grammar (Comparative and superlative adjectives)
Helpful tools (Comparative adjectives; superlative adjectives)
Reflection
EPISODE 6 – Online… responsibly!
Idiom (To be off grid)
Listening (Online… responsibly!)
Reading (Hostel “By the lake”)
Writing (Describing rules)
Speaking (Audio 6 – Online… responsibly!)
Grammar (Verbs to express obligation – must / have to)
Helpful tools (must; have to)
Reflection
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