📚 B1 ENGLISH CHAPTER 9 – LESSON 4

🎯 Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:

• Understand and follow English podcasts on everyday topics.

• Improve listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition.

• Identify key language structures and expressions used in spoken English.

• Relate spoken content to real-life situations, especially in sports and daily interactions.

💡 How to Use This Lesson

1. Listen to the podcasts carefully before reading the transcripts.

2. Take notes of new vocabulary and expressions.

3. Replay sections of the audio for better comprehension.

4. Try to answer questions or discuss the content with a partner.

5. Watch linked videos to see language used in real-life contexts.

🎧 📌 Podcast Series 4: Episode 16-18

📘 Click here to download this Podcast Lesson PDF

🎧 Podcast Series 4 Episode 16

Jamie’s taken his exam and is waiting for the results. Adam and Jo talk about the meaning of different exam results in the UK.

🎵 Click here to listen to Episode 16 audio

🎧 Podcast Series 4 Episode 17

To negate or not to negate? Shakespeare and negative verb forms are the topics the team speak about in this episode.
🎵 Click here to listen to Episode 17 audio

🎧 Podcast Series 4 Episode 18

Carolina and Emily don’t seem to be enjoying the end-of-year party, but Adam and Jo enjoy talking about ‘everyone’ and informal ways of saying ‘How are you?’
Learn how speakers share opinions, discuss hobbies, and express preferences.
🎵 Click here to listen to Episode 18

💡 Lesson Tips

• Replay difficult sections multiple times.

• Try to summarize each episode in 2-3 sentences.

• Focus on linking expressions and idioms to your own experiences.

📝 B1 ENGLISH CHAPTER 9 – PRACTICE 4

🎯 Practice Focus

• Listening comprehension

• Vocabulary building

• Understanding language in sports-related contexts

• Applying new expressions in discussions

📚 🎧 Podcasts Series 4: Episode 19-20

This practice session reinforces your listening and comprehension skills through:

• Real-life conversations in podcasts.

• Engaging video scenes showing English used in sports settings.

• Focused exercises to notice language structure, vocabulary, and expressions in context.

📄 Download this Practice Materials:

📘 Click here to download this Practice PDF

🎧 Podcast Series 4: Episode 19

Tess and Ravi finish up Series 4 talking about myths about British people, while Jo and Adam speak about false friends and how to use the word ‘actually’ to give true information about something.

🎵 Click here to listen to Episode 19 audio

🎧 Podcast Series 4: Episode 20

It’s the end of Series 4! Carolina tells Emily she’s going to miss her while she studies in France. But will she be missing Jamie too? What’s Jamie going to do? Jo and Adam look at different ways of speaking about the future. It’s goodbye until the next series!

🎵 Click here to listen to Episode 20 audio

🎥  Words On The Street about Sport Video

Who do you think will win the half-marathon for charity – Stephen or Ashlie? Watch them as they each prepare and then as they run on the big day to find out who wins!

Joe watches the Tottenham Hotspur Ladies Academy side compete and learns more about women’s football in England.

🎥 Sport Scene 1

🎥 Sport Scene 1 – Language Focus

🎥 Sport Scene 2

🎥 Sport Scene 2 – Language Focus

🎥 Women’s Football

💡 Practice Tips

• Watch videos with subtitles first, then without.

• Pause and repeat lines to practice pronunciation.

• Note new expressions, especially those used in sports discussions.

• Try using these expressions in your own sentences or conversations.