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English B1 19 materials

Confessions of a Cyberchondriac (B1–B2) A reading-led lesson built around an article about people who diagnose themselves online. The article is broken into five stages with a put-the-story-in-order task, then the key vocabulary of symptoms, diagnosis and online sources is taught through flashcards, a what-am-I game and a match-the-meaning exercise. Learners sort conditions into common or serious, judge whether a source can be trusted, work through realistic scenarios, and finish with a calm-me-down role play and a recorded speaking task. Log in to unlock
Family Life: Together or Independent? (B1–B2) A nineteen-slide lesson on family life and independence, moving one step at a time from a warm-up discussion to free speaking. Builds the vocabulary of living with family versus living alone, contrasts the two lifestyles, and gives sentence frames for agreeing, disagreeing and giving reasons. Includes flashcards, matching and sorting tasks, discussion prompts, and a recording task so learners can hear their own answer back. Log in to unlock
Misleading Advertising — Visual Glossary (B1–B2) A visual glossary of the language of misleading advertising, with every term illustrated and spoken aloud. Covers the vocabulary of exaggerated claims and small print, plus a set of reusable phrases for describing and challenging an advert. Finishes with a six-part vocabulary check: match the word to its meaning, choose the right word, complete the phrase, true or false, odd one out, and write the word from its definition. Log in to unlock
Presentation Disasters! Ten Top Tips (B1–B2) A slide-based lesson on giving presentations in English and on everything that can go wrong in one. Works through ten practical tips, the vocabulary of presenting, and the fixed phrases for opening, signposting, handling questions and closing. Includes flashcards, sorting and matching exercises, quick quizzes, and a recording task where learners deliver a short presentation of their own and listen back to it. Log in to unlock
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The Truth About Travel — Travel & Airport English (B1) Mixed A complete B1 lesson on travel and airports. Opens with a thirty-two-word vocabulary table, each entry spoken aloud, then tackles the words travellers always mix up, travel idioms and phrasal verbs, and the real English used at check-in, security and the gate. Includes dialogues, a reading text with comprehension work, the future with will, the first conditional, drag-and-drop practice, a scored vocabulary exercise, a role play and a recording task. Log in to unlock
The Truth About Travel — Quiz (B1) Mixed One combined fifty-eight-question test on The Truth About Travel. Part one, thirty questions, covers travel and airport vocabulary, the words travellers mix up, idioms and phrasal verbs. Part two, twenty-eight questions, covers the future with will and the first conditional. Graded on the server with an explanation under every answer, and the result is emailed to the teacher. Log in to unlock
Money & Spending — Present Perfect vs Simple Past (B1–B2) · recording version A grammar-and-vocabulary lesson contrasting the Present Perfect with the Simple Past through the topic of money and spending. Covers the form of both tenses, the contrasts that decide which one to use, and the time expressions that go with each. Teaches the vocabulary of spending, saving and debt — including borrow, lend, owe and pay back — with flashcards and money idioms, then moves to rewriting practice and speaking questions. This version ends with a sixty-second recording task and a self-check list for reviewing your own answer. Two other versions of this lesson exist; this is the one with the recording checklist. Log in to unlock
Money & Spending — Present Perfect vs Simple Past (B1–B2) · live transcript version A grammar-and-vocabulary lesson contrasting the Present Perfect with the Simple Past through the topic of money and spending. Covers the form of both tenses, the contrasts that decide which one to use, and the time expressions that go with each. Teaches the vocabulary of spending, saving and debt — including borrow, lend, owe and pay back — with flashcards and money idioms, then moves to rewriting practice and speaking questions. This version adds a speaking studio that transcribes what the learner says as they speak, with a note about which browsers support it. Two other versions of this lesson exist; this is the one with the live transcript. Log in to unlock
Money & Spending — Present Perfect vs Simple Past (B1–B2) Mixed A grammar-and-vocabulary lesson contrasting the Present Perfect with the Simple Past through the topic of money and spending. Covers the form of both tenses, the contrasts that decide which one to use, and the time expressions that go with each. Teaches the vocabulary of spending, saving and debt — including borrow, lend, owe and pay back — with flashcards and money idioms, then moves to rewriting practice, speaking questions, a recording task and a live transcript of what the learner says. This is the fullest of the three versions of this lesson on the site. Log in to unlock
A Healthy Lifestyle — Giving Advice & Past Habits (B1–B2) A lesson on health and habits that teaches the whole range from gentle advice to a firm rule — should, ought to, had better, have to and must — and gives particular attention to the negatives, where learners most often lose marks. Also covers talking about past habits with used to and would. Builds the vocabulary of diet, exercise and sleep with flashcards, a which-verb-goes-with-which collocation task and health idioms, then finishes with written practice, speaking questions and a speaking studio that records the learner and transcribes them live. Log in to unlock
Don't Argue! — Disagreeing Politely (B1–B2) A speaking lesson about arguments and how to avoid them. Starts from a reading on how men and women argue differently, then teaches the vocabulary and idioms of conflict — beating around the bush, dodging a question — on illustrated cards. Learners sort behaviour into healthy or toxic arguing, discuss whether arguments are useful at all, work through what-would-you-do situations, complete sentence starters, and take part in a mini debate before a recorded speaking task. Log in to unlock
WISH & ED/ING Adjectives — Arabic Explanation The grammar of wish and of -ed versus -ing adjectives, explained in Arabic for Arabic-speaking learners. Lays out a time map of which wish form points to the present, the past or an annoying situation, presents all five forms with a quick comparison table, adds the usual expressions and notes, then covers -ed and -ing adjectives with the commonest pairs and a self-test. This is the Arabic version; the same lesson in English is also on the site. Log in to unlock
WISH & ED/ING Adjectives — English Explanation The grammar of wish and of -ed versus -ing adjectives, explained entirely in English. Lays out a time map of which wish form points to the present, the past or an annoying situation, presents all five forms with a quick comparison table, adds the usual expressions and notes, then covers -ed and -ing adjectives with the commonest pairs and a self-test. This is the English version; the same lesson in Arabic is also on the site. Log in to unlock
Can the Weather Drive You Crazy? (B1–B2) A reading-led lesson on how weather affects mood and behaviour. Opens with a word bank, a would-you-rather warm-up and a weather personality test, then works through the main article and a series of tasks: from wind to war, a forecast for your mood, heat waves and aggression, naming the weather, true or false, back-to-the-text comprehension and the highlighted phrases. Includes flashcards, drag-and-drop exercises and a recording task. Note: an identical copy of this lesson is also on the site, and a third version adds an answer key. Log in to unlock
Can the Weather Drive You Crazy? (B1–B2) · duplicate copy A reading-led lesson on how weather affects mood and behaviour, with a word bank, a personality test, the main article and a long set of comprehension and vocabulary tasks, plus flashcards, drag-and-drop exercises and a recording task. This file is word-for-word identical to the other copy of the same lesson on the site, so only one of the two is needed; the version with the answer key is the fullest one. Log in to unlock
Can the Weather Drive You Crazy? (B1–B2) · with answer key The fullest version of the weather-and-mood lesson: everything in the other copies — the word bank, the would-you-rather warm-up, the main article, from wind to war, the forecast for your mood, heat waves and aggression, naming the weather, true or false and back-to-the-text — plus three extra exercises (which word is correct, which word describes them, and how hard is it raining) and a built-in answer key for teachers and for self-study. Includes flashcards, drag-and-drop tasks and a recording task. Log in to unlock
Superstitions Around the World (A1–A2) A lesson on superstitions and luck, written for lower levels than the rest of this course. Begins with a let's-talk warm-up and a key vocabulary list with a quick word-choice check, then covers idioms about luck with a matching exercise. Moves on to superstitions from around the world, a reading text with true-or-false, multiple-choice and vocabulary tasks, a dialogue with comprehension questions, and a grammar focus. Includes flashcards, drag-and-drop practice and spoken audio throughout. Log in to unlock
Money & People — Speaking Lesson (B1+/B2) A speaking-focused lesson on money and relationships, opening with stated learning goals, a discussion warm-up and a choose-a-side debate task. Teaches the full vocabulary of money between people with a word list and a set of important contrasts, then drills it through four exercises: match the word to its definition, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, and make it personal. Follows with money idioms you will actually use and two idiom exercises, then a long sequence of further speaking, reading and writing tasks. Includes flashcards, drag-and-drop practice and spoken audio. Log in to unlock