Unit 2: Nature and Society

• Lesson 1: Life in the Countryside
• Lesson 2: Healthy Eating
• Lesson 3: Pros and Cons
• Lesson 4: Visiting Friends
• Lesson 5: What Does Happiness Mean to You?
• Lesson 6: Presentation
• Lesson 7: Review
• Lesson 8: Conversation (Test)

By the end of this Unit, you will be able to:

• Share your opinion about life in the city versus the countryside and explain which you prefer.
• Describe your own lifestyle, daily routines, and the environment where you live.
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different living situations.
• Talk about the best places to live in your country and around the world.
• Discuss agriculture, types of food, and the differences between homemade and store-bought meals.
• Express your opinions about healthy and unhealthy food, eating habits, and dietary restrictions.
• Describe tastes, flavors, and spices, and talk about your personal preferences.
• Talk about national cuisines and compare eating habits across cultures.
• Share your personal experiences with technology and popular brands.
• Reflect on the role of technology in everyday life, including its positive and negative aspects.
• Talk about childhood memories and past experiences.
• Describe customs of hospitality in your country and compare them with Croatian traditions.
• Discuss the concept of happiness, explain what it means to you, and identify things that make you happy.
• Reflect on the role of friendships and explain why they are important in your life.

To achieve these outcomes, you will learn/review the following grammar structures:

• Adjectives and their comparative forms.
• The dative case with nouns and pronouns (stressed and unstressed forms).
• Reflexive verbs with pronouns and their word order.
• Perfective and imperfective aspect of verbs.
• The vocative case.

Vocabulary in this Unit relates to:

• City and countryside life, with a focus on daily routines, habits, and personal opinions.
• Agriculture, food production, and types of food.
• Homemade and store-bought food.
• Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and eating habits.
• Tastes, flavors, and spices.
• National cuisines and cultural food traditions.
• Technology, digital devices, brands, and everyday experiences with them.
• Childhood, memory, and storytelling about the past.
• Hospitality, visiting customs, and traditions in different countries.
• Happiness, emotions, and friendships.