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B1 English Introduction
Welcome to B1 English, where you’ll build confidence in everyday conversations and improve your grammar, vocabulary, and all language skills through fun, real-life practice.
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B1 English Chapter 1: Listening
In this chapter, you’ll build confidence in everyday conversations at work, school, and social life. You’ll practice useful vocabulary, grammar, liskening, and reading skills through real-life situations such as phone calls, discussions, and casual chats, learning to express opinions, give information clearly, and understand spoken English naturally.
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B1 English Chapter 2: Reading
This chapter focuses on expanding vocabulary and grammar skills for everyday communication. Each lesson introduces key vocabulary and grammar points, followed by practical exercises to reinforce understanding and improve fluency in real-life contexts.
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B1 English Chapter 3: Speaking
Chapter 3 focuses on improving communication and conversation skills. Each lesson combines grammar, vocabulary, and real-life speaking practice through British Council videos.
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B1 English Chapter 4: Writing
In this chapter, you will strengthen your ability to express ideas clearly and naturally in English. You’ll explore richer vocabulary, review essential grammar structures, and practice real-life communication through interactive exercises. Each lesson helps build confidence and fluency for everyday and academic situations.
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B1 English Chapter 5: Travelling in UK
In this chapter, you will learn English to talk about everyday things like animals, art, fun places, and fashion. You will practice new words, grammar, listening, and speaking through videos, audios, and exercises. By the end, you’ll feel more confident describing experiences and sharing your ideas in English!
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B1 English Chapter 6: Life in UK
This chapter focuses on improving your listening, speaking, and grammar through real-life themes and multimedia resources. Each lesson combines grammar lessons, podcast listening, and video-based learning from the British Council’s Word on the Street series.
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B1 English Chapter 7: Challenges in UK
In this chapter, you will explore everyday English through fun podcasts and videos. You will learn important grammar points and expand your vocabulary in practical contexts. The chapter includes stories about jobs, hospitals, adventures, and mysteries to improve your listening and speaking skills.
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B1 English Chapter 8: Entertainment in UK
In this chapter, you’ll explore how music and culture bring people together in everyday life. Through podcasts, videos, and practice activities, you’ll improve your listening, speaking, and grammar skills while learning about social events and modern lifestyles. Get ready to enjoy stories, conversations, and scenes from real British life!
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B1 English Chapter 9: Activities and Hobbies in UK
This Chapter explores everyday life and modern experiences, helping you improve your English listening and speaking skills through engaging podcasts and videos. You will discover topics like cities, social media, travel, and sports while practicing real-life conversations.
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B1 English (Intermediate Level)
About Lesson

🎯 B1 ENGLISH CHAPTER 5 – LESSON 3


🎯 Lesson Objectives

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

  • Understand and use common phrasal verbs and verb-based expressions naturally in conversation.

  • Distinguish between similar verbs such as make/do, bring/take, come/go, etc.

  • Correctly use adjectives and adverbs to compare and describe people, things, and situations.

  • Improve overall accuracy and fluency in speaking and writing at the B1 level.

 


🧭 How to Use This Lesson

✅ Step 1: Download and review the Vocabulary and Grammar PDFs.
✅ Step 2: Listen to the audio series or watch the videos to see vocabulary in real-life use.
✅ Step 3: Complete the Practice 3 exercises and review with your printed answer sheet.
✅ Step 4: Reflect on your progress — write 3 sentences using today’s new expressions!

💡 Tip: Keep a notebook for phrasal verbs and examples — you’ll see patterns faster.

 


🗣️ VOCABULARY: Phrasal Verbs and Verb-Based Expressions

📘 Units 89–94

🧩 Topics Covered
  • Unit 89: Expressions with do and make

  • Unit 90: Expressions with bring and take

  • Unit 91: Expressions with get

  • Unit 92: Expressions with set and put

  • Unit 93: Expressions with come and go

  • Unit 94: Expressions with other common verbs

 

📄 Download Vocabulary Lesson (PDF)


👉 Click here to open B1 Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

 

💬 Tip for Learners:
Try grouping similar phrasal verbs together (e.g., get up, get on, get off) to make them easier to remember!

 


✏️ GRAMMAR: Adjectives and Adverbs (Part 2)

📘 Units 103–107

📚 Topics Covered
  • Unit 103: enough and too

  • Unit 104: quite, pretty, rather, fairly

  • Unit 105: Comparatives (cheaper, more expensive, etc.)

  • Unit 106: much better / any better

  • Unit 107: as … as / than

 

📄 Download Grammar Lesson (PDF)


👉 Click here to open B1 Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Grammar

 

💬 Tip for Learners:
Use comparisons when describing your experiences or choices — this makes your speaking more natural and expressive!

 


🧠 B1 CHAPTER 5 PRACTICE 3

🎯 Practice Focus

This practice helps you review and apply:

  • Phrasal verbs and verb-based expressions

  • Adjectives and adverbs in comparative structures

  • Listening and comprehension from the Writing Home series

  • Vocabulary from the Blackpool video series

 


🧩 Topics Covered

  • Using do, make, take, get, put, come, go correctly

  • Comparing experiences and opinions

  • Recognizing language for expressing degree (too, enough, rather, quite, fairly)

  • Real-life listening practice with native speakers

 

📘 Download Practice Materials (PDF)


👉 Click here to download B1 Chapter 5 Practice 3

 

🎧 AUDIO & VIDEO LEARNING MATERIALS

🎧 Writing Home – Audio Series

Writing Home, Episode 07

In episode 7, Robert tells his sister about his first meeting with Milton. How do you think it went?
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

 

Writing Home, Episode 08

In episode 8, Mei writes home about her first day at work. Do you think she likes her new job?
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

 

Writing Home, Episode 09

In episode 9, Robert tells Milton about a job. Do you think Milton will apply for it?
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

 

🎬 Words on the Street – Blackpool Series

Stephen and Ashlie travel to Blackpool, the jewel of the North-West. They have fun at the Pleasure Beach and then visit the ballroom at the bottom of the Blackpool Tower. 

Nick finds out what Blackpool has to offer people in search of traditional and modern seaside entertainment.

 

Blackpool Scene 1

Stephen and Ashlie visit the seaside town of Blackpool and have a go on some of the rides at the Pleasure Beach theme park.

Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to Task and do the activity. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

🎥 Click here to watch Blackpool Scene 1

 

Blackpool Scene 1 Language Focus

Rob talks about ‘look’, ‘look like’ and different ways of making suggestions.
Watch the video and then do the tasks.

 

Blackpool Scene 2

Ashlie and Stephen go to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom to find out why Blackpool is the ballroom dancing capital of the world.
Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to Task and do the activity. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

 

Blackpool Scene 2 Language Focus

Rob talks about using the expression ‘used to’ to talk about the past.
Watch the video and then do the tasks.

 

Seaside Entertainment

Nick talks about the popularity of seaside resorts and the activities people enjoy doing there.

Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to Task and do the activity. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

🎪 Click here to watch Seaside Entertainment

 

💬 Tip:
Pause the videos and repeat phrases aloud to build confidence in pronunciation and rhythm

 


💡 Study Tip

✔️ Listen to each audio episode twice — first for understanding, then for specific expressions and to do the exercises.
✔️ Watch all videos and do the exercises.
✔️ Make sure you have the printed answersheet to record your answers.