B1 English Chapter 7 Lesson 1

B1 English (Intermediate Level)

About Lesson

🎓 B1 English – Chapter 7 | Lesson 1

🎯 Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson, learners will:
✅ Understand verbs + prepositions (Units 132–136)
✅ Identify verb-preposition combinations in context
✅ Improve listening comprehension through podcasts
✅ Apply grammar in real-life situations

📝 How to Use This Lesson

📄 Review Grammar – open the PDF and study units 132–136.
🎧 Listen to Podcasts – follow the transcript, pause and repeat.
🖋️ Practice – complete exercises and use mini-quizzes to test yourself.
💡 Tip: Make a mini chart of verbs + prepositions for quick reference.

1️⃣ Grammar: Prepositions Part 3

In this lesson, you will explore verbs with prepositions (Units 132–136) and learn how to use them correctly in sentences. Understanding these combinations will help you communicate more clearly and avoid common mistakes in both speaking and writing.

Unit	Focus	Examples
132	Verb + preposition 1	to / at
133	Verb + preposition 2	about / for / of / after
134	Verb + preposition 3	about / of
135	Verb + preposition 4	of / for / from / on
136	Verb + preposition 5	in / into / with / to / on

📄 Click here to download this Grammar Lesson PDF

💡 Tip: Highlight new verbs and prepositions in different colors to make patterns easy to spot.

2️⃣ Podcasts: Series 3 – Episodes 3–5

Listen to authentic conversations where these verb-preposition combinations are used naturally. The podcasts will help you improve listening comprehension, pick up new vocabulary, and hear how English is spoken in everyday situations.

📄 Download Podcasts Series 2 Episode 3-5 PDF

Podcasts Series 3, Episode 03

Tess and Ravi discuss a topic that many British people like to talk about all the time. Can you guess what it is? Adam reports on some of the different ways you said you greet each other.

🎧Click here to listen to Episode 03 (audio)

Podcasts Series 3, Episode 04

Carolina is having some problems with money. What can she do to solve them? Adam and Rob talk about all the different types of weather you have in your countries.

🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 04 (audio)

Podcasts Series 3, Episode 05

Tess and Ravi talk about football and hooligans in the UK and how things have changed. Adam is on holiday so we only have Rob this week.

🎧Click here to listen to Episode 05 (audio)

💡 Tip: Pause after each sentence and try to write the verb + preposition used.

🖋️ B1 Chapter 7 Practice 1

🎯 Practice Focus

Apply grammar (verbs + prepositions)
Listening comprehension (Big City Small World series)
Real-life scenarios: hospitals & emergencies

📌 Topics Covered

Practice what you’ve learned through interactive exercises, audio episodes, and video scenarios. You’ll see verbs and prepositions in action in real-life contexts such as missions, rescues, and hospital scenes, making learning more practical and engaging.

📄 Click here to download Chapter 7 Practice 1 PDF

Big City Small World Series 1

Episode 04: We have a mission

Sarah will be kicked out of her flat soon and so everyone is on a mission…

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

→ 🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 04

Episode 05: Fadi to the Rescue

Sarah, Olivia, Harry and Johnny are all looking glum, but Fadi is here to solve their problems.

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

→ 🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 05

Episode 06: He’s a Pest!

Joe the 4-year-old nephew – is he a pest or just a sweet little boy?

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

→ 🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 06

Words on the Street Video Series about Hospital

Stephen suffers a fall at the skate park and Ashlie ends up taking him to hospital. How do you think he copes with his injury? And will the doctors find any broken bones?

Stephen goes to hospital with the help of his sister, but for more serious emergencies, often paramedics are the first to treat the injured. Join Wendy as she learns more about their job.

Watch Hospital Scene 1

Stephen tries out his skateboard at a skate park. What could possibly go wrong?

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

📺 Click here to watch Hospital Scene 1 Video

Hospital Scene 1 Language Focus

Rob and Ashlie discuss different ways to ask for things and the expression ‘here you go’.

Watch the video. Then go to the Tasks and do the activities.

📺 Click here to watch Hospital Scene 1 Language Focus Video

Hospital Scene 2

Ashlie and Stephen go to hospital, where Stephen is examined and has X-rays taken.

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

📺 Click here to watch Hospital Scene 2 Video

Hospital Scene 2 Language Focus

Rob and Stephen talk about the third conditional, some medical vocabulary and ‘neither’ and ‘nor’.

Watch the video. Then go to the Tasks and do the activities.

📺 Click here to watch Hospital Scene 2 Language Focus Video

Paramedics

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a paramedic? Join Wendy as she talks with some paramedics and learns more about the work they do.

Watch the video. Then do the first Task. After watching the video again, complete Task 2 and Task 3. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

📺 Click here to watch Paramedics Video

💡 Tips:

First, listen without subtitles, then watch the videos and note key phrases.
Focus on verbs + prepositions in real contexts.
Repeat sentences aloud to improve both grammar and pronunciation.