B1 English Chapter 8 Lesson 1

B1 English (Intermediate Level)

About Lesson

🎓 B1 ENGLISH – CHAPTER 8: Lesson 1

🎯 Lesson Objectives

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

Improve listening comprehension through authentic English podcasts.
Understand and discuss key themes about music and entertainment.
Practice pronunciation, tone, and conversational flow.
Expand vocabulary related to music, performance, and creativity.

🧭 How to Use This Lesson

Start with the Podcast Section 🎧 – Listen to each episode while following along in the PDF guide.
Take Notes ✍️ – Write down new vocabulary or interesting expressions.
Discuss & Reflect 💬 – Share your thoughts or write short summaries of each episode.
Complete Practice Activities 🧩 – Reinforce learning through interactive exercises and video-based listening tasks.

💡 Tip: Use headphones for better listening comprehension and replay sections to catch pronunciation or idioms you missed.

🎧 Podcast Series 3: Episodes 15–17

📎 Download Podcast Materials

📘 Click here to download this Podcast Lesson PDF

🎙️ Podcast Series 3: Episode 15

Tess and Ravi discuss the most famous city in the UK – I think you know what it is! Rob and Adam read your comments about social networking.

🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 15

🎙️ Podcast Series 3: Episode 16

Adam is impressed by how much you know about London. In Newcastle, Carolina meets a horrible customer in the shop and that’s just the start of a very bad day.

🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 16

🎙️ Podcast Series 3: Episode 17 – “Future Beats”

Tess and Ravi talk about a very famous British family and Adam passes on your kind words to Carolina.

🎧 Click here to listen to Episode 17

🧩 B1 ENGLISH CHAPTER 8 – PRACTICE 1

🎯 Practice Focus

Enhance your listening and speaking skills through interactive videos, roleplays, and real-life dialogues centered on music and communication.

🧠 Topics Covered

Everyday conversations about music and entertainment
Describing preferences and opinions
Vocabulary related to concerts, instruments, and musical styles
Listening for detail and main ideas

📘 Practice Overview

These exercises bring language to life through storytelling and real-life English situations. Learners engage with interactive listening, vocabulary, and speaking prompts that reinforce understanding of music-related topics.

💬 Tip: Pause and repeat key phrases from the videos. Try to mimic pronunciation and intonation.

This section includes:

🎬 Big City Small World – Series 2 Episodes 4–6
- Episode 04: Save the Café!
- Episode 05: Good Journalism?
- Episode 06: Welcome Back Johnny!

🎥 Words on the Street – Music Series
- Live Music
- Music Scene 1
- Music Scene 1: Language Focus
- Music Scene 2
- Music Scene 2: Language Focus

📎 Download Practice Materials

📘 Click here to download B1 Chapter 8 Practice 1 PDF

🎵 Big City Small World Series 2 Episode 4-6

Series 2, Episode 04: Save the Café!

Sarah knows a “secret” about the building in which the café is situated. Will this save the café?

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

Series 2, Episode 05: Good Journalism?

Bindyu has done something to save the café, but is it the right thing to do?

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

Series 2, Episode 06: Welcome Back Johnny!

Johnny is back! But is he back for good? And Carlos is going to tell us something really important…

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 about Music

Ashlie and Stephen go away for a Murder Mystery Weekend and are among the first to discover the first victim. Who is the murderer? It’s elementary, my dear Stephen…Summer in the UK means music festivals – and lots of them! Amandeep gets to go to one of the UK’s biggest festivals, interview fans and meet British Sea Power!

Live Music

Amandeep enjoys the sound of summer at one of the UK’s many music festivals. She even gets to go backstage with a British band!

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

🎥 Click here to watch Live Music video

Music Scene 1

Stephen visits Ashlie and her band as they rehearse in a recording studio.

Watch the video. Then go to Task and do the activities. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

🎥 Click here to watch Music Scene 1 video

Music Scene 1: Language Focus

Rob and Stephen take a look at ‘play’, ‘live’ and ‘mind’ and how they can be used in different ways.

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

🎥 Click here to watch Music Scene 1: Language Focus video

Music Scene 2

Ashlie and Stephen prepare for their gigs. How do you think they go?

Watch the video. Then go to Task and do the activities. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

🎥 Click here to watch Music Scene 2 video

Music Scene 2: Language Focus

Rob and Ashlie discuss her gig, indirect questions, the present perfect and sentences with ‘I bet’.

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

🎥 Click here to watch Music Scene 2: Language Focus video

✅ Learning Tip

🎧 Practice daily listening for at least 15 minutes.
🗣️ Discuss what you hear with a friend or record yourself summarizing the episodes.
📓 Keep a “Music Vocabulary Journal” for new words and expressions.