🌍 B1 ENGLISH – CHAPTER 1, LESSON 3

Everyday Life & Global Issues

Level: B1 (Intermediate)

🎯 What You’ll Learn

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:

• 🗣️ Use vocabulary about home, daily problems, education, and world issues

• 🕐 Use present perfect, past, and past perfect tenses correctly

• 💬 Talk about experiences, habits, and past events more naturally

🧭 How to Use This Lesson

1. 🌟 Start with Vocabulary – learn new words from Units 11–15.

2. 📘 Move to Grammar – practice tenses from Units 13–18.

3. 🔗 Click the PDFs below to open full lessons.

4. 🧠 Apply what you learn in writing and speaking practice.

💡 Tip: Always study vocabulary first — it makes grammar easier to understand!

🗣️ VOCABULARY – Units 11–15

🏠 Unit 11: At Home

Learn words for rooms, furniture, and home life.
💬 Try describing your home in English.

🔧 Unit 12: Everyday Minor Problems

Talk about small daily troubles — “I’ve lost my keys!” or “The light isn’t working.”
🎭 Role-play short problem-solving dialogues.

🌎 Unit 13: Global Problems

Learn words about world issues like pollution, poverty, and climate change.
📰 Watch a short news clip and list three problems mentioned.

🎓 Unit 14: Education

Discuss school life, subjects, and learning experiences.
📖 Compare your school system with another country’s.

🏛️ Unit 15: Higher Education

Talk about universities, degrees, and studying abroad.
🌠 Write about your dream university or career path.

🔵 📘 Click here to open this Vocabulary Lesson (PDF)

🧩 GRAMMAR – Present Perfect & Past (Part 2)

⏳ Unit 13: Present Perfect and Past 1 (I have done / I did)

Use present perfect for life experiences and past simple for finished actions.
💡 I’ve been to Kenya. I went last year.

🕰️ Unit 14: Present Perfect and Past 2

Understand finished vs. unfinished time expressions.
📅 This week → Present Perfect | Last week → Past Simple

📜 Unit 15: Past Perfect (I had done)

Show which action happened first in the past.
🔁 I had eaten before I arrived.

🔄 Unit 16: Past Perfect Continuous (I had been doing)

Talk about actions that continued before something else happened.
🕒 I had been studying for two hours when you called.

🤝 Unit 17: Have and Have Got

Compare have and have got in daily English.
🇬🇧 I’ve got a car. | 🇺🇸 I have a car.

🕹️ Unit 18: Used to (do)

Talk about habits or situations from the past that are no longer true.
🧒 I used to play football every day.

🟢 📗 Click here to open this Grammar Lesson (PDF)

💪 Practice & Reflection

✅ Write a short paragraph about your home and education journey using past tenses.
✅ Talk with a partner about one global issue you care about.
✅ Review both PDFs for exercises and examples.

💡 Keep a personal vocabulary notebook — write new words with definitions and example sentences.

🧭 Next Step: Practice

🎧 Want to test your listening and reading skills?
👉 Go to B1 Chapter 1 – Practice 3 below

🎧 B1 ENGLISH – CHAPTER 1, PRACTICE 3

Listening & Reading Practice: Everyday Life and Global Awareness

Level: B1 (Intermediate)

💡 Tips:

• Use a dedicated answersheet to record your answers

• Use a printed Exercise book or download the PDF below

🎯 Practice Focus

This practice session helps you improve listening and reading comprehension through real-life conversations and global topics.
You’ll learn how to:

• 🗣️ Understand spoken English in everyday contexts

• 🧠 Catch key details and expressions in short dialogues

• 🌍 Read and discuss a real magazine article about world issues

• 💬 Build confidence in communication through listening and reflection

💡 Tip: Listen twice — once for general meaning and again for specific details!

🧩 Practice Topics

🕒 1. Arriving Late to Class

Listen to a short dialogue about a student who arrives late and explains why.
🎯 Focus on excuses, time expressions, and polite language.
💬 Practice idea: Record yourself giving a reason for being late!

💊 2. At the Chemist

A conversation about buying medicine and asking for advice.
🎯 Focus on health vocabulary and common expressions at the pharmacy.
💬 Practice idea: Write a short dialogue between a customer and a chemist.

📺 3. Chatting About a Series

Friends discuss their favorite TV series and what they like about it.
🎯 Focus on opinions, adjectives, and everyday small talk.
💬 Practice idea: Share a short review of your favorite show in English.

📰 4. Reading: UN World Refugee Day

Read a short article and reflect on the challenges and stories of refugees.
🎯 Focus on reading for main ideas and empathy through global awareness.
💬 Practice idea: Write three sentences about how communities can help refugees.

🔗 Download Practice Materials

📘 Click here to open Chapter 1 – Practice 3 (PDF)

🎧 Click on each Audio Recording to open it:

🎧 Arriving late to class – Listen here

🎧 At the chemist – Listen here

🎧 Chatting about a series – Listen here

📰 Magazine Reading:
Read it in the Chapter 1 Practice 3 (the link above)

🌟 After You Finish

✅ Review your answers with your teacher.
✅ Discuss one topic from the practice with a classmate or in your study group.
✅ Reflect on what new words or phrases you learned today.

💡 Consistent listening practice improves pronunciation, vocabulary, and confidence!