🎯 B2 ENGLISH – CHAPTER 2 LESSON 1
Lesson Level: B2 (Upper-Intermediate)
Estimated Completion Time: 90–120 minutes
🎯 Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
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Use vocabulary to describe leisure, lifestyle, and social connections confidently.
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Understand and form passive voice sentences accurately.
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Ask and answer a variety of question types in everyday English.
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Apply these skills in reading comprehension and real-life communication.
💡 How to Use This Lesson
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✅ Start with the Vocabulary section – read the short introductions and examples.
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🧠 Move to the Grammar section – learn the rules and notice how they appear in real use.
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📝 Complete the Practice section – test your understanding through reading and writing.
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📊 Record your progress in your Afridemia Study Tracker after each activity.
🗣️ VOCABULARY: Leisure and Lifestyle (Units 16–19)
🎬 Unit 16: Free Time – Relaxation and Leisure
Discover ways to talk about how you relax and spend your free time — from watching series and reading to hiking or meditating. Learn collocations like take it easy, chill out, and go for a stroll.
👗 Unit 17: All the Rage – Clothes and Fashion
Explore trendy expressions for fashion and personal style. Learn how to describe what’s “in” or “out,” and talk about the latest fads, designers, and dressing for occasions.
🏡 Unit 18: Home Styles and Lifestyles
Learn to describe different homes and living styles — from urban apartments to rural cottages. Practice adjectives that express comfort, design, and personality.
💬 Unit 19: Socialising and Networking
Master the language of making friends, attending events, and maintaining connections online and offline. Phrases like hit it off, stay in touch, and make small talk will help you sound natural.
📘 Download Vocabulary Notes
👉 Click here to open this Vocabulary Lesson PDF
🧩 GRAMMAR: Linking Verbs, Passives & Questions (Units 21–24)
🔗 Unit 21: Linking Verbs – be, appear, seem, become, get
Learn how linking verbs connect subjects with descriptions or states. For example: She seems tired or He became a doctor.
🏗️ Unit 22: Forming Passive Sentences (Part 1)
Understand how to shift focus from the doer to the receiver of the action.
Example: The cake was baked by my mom.
🧱 Unit 23: Passives with Verb + -ing or to-infinitive
Learn advanced passive forms like He was seen leaving or She is said to be talented.
❓ Unit 24: Using Passives in Context
Discover when and why we use passives — for formal writing, scientific descriptions, and polite conversations.
📘 Download Grammar Notes
👉 Click here to open this Grammar Lesson PDF
🧠 B2 ENGLISH CHAPTER 2 – PRACTICE 1
🎯 Practice Focus
Apply what you’ve learned through reading, comprehension, and vocabulary-in-context exercises designed to strengthen your understanding of leisure, lifestyle, and the passive voice.
📚 Topics Covered
📖 A Plastic Ocean – A Film Review
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.
📖 A Short Story Extract
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.
📧 An Email from a Friend
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.
🌍 Extended Reading (Articles)
Enhance your cultural and global awareness with these readings:
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🌊 World Water Day
Do the preparation task first. Then read the article and do the exercises.
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🌸 Nowruz
Do the preparation task first. Then read the article and do the exercises.
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🌿 World Rewilding Day
Do the preparation task first. Then read the article and do the exercises.
📥 Download Practice Materials
👉 Click here to Download this Practice Pack (PDF)
🏁 Track Your Progress
After completing this lesson:
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Tick ✅ “Completed” next to each unit.
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Record your total scores in the Afridemia Study Plan.
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Celebrate your progress – every lesson brings you closer to fluency!
💬 Afridemia Reminder
“Learn actively, practice consistently, and your confidence will grow naturally.” 🌍✨
— Afridemia English Department