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B1 lessons

162 lessons

Short stories

Lessons 1–2020

  1. 1. The Gift of the Magi

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. The Ransom of Red Chief

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. To Build a Fire

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. The Lady, or the Tiger?

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. A Pair of Silk Stockings

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. A Piece of Red Calico

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. A Retrieved Reformation

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. A White Heron

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. After Twenty Years

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. From the Cabby's Seat

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. Keesh

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. Love of Life

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 13. Luck

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  14. 14. Mammon and the Archer

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  15. 15. One Thousand Dollars

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  16. 16. Pigs Is Pigs

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  17. 17. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  18. 18. The Californian's Tale

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  19. 19. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  20. 20. The Cop and the Anthem

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Short stories

Lessons 21–3616

  1. 21. The Furnished Room

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 22. The Last Leaf

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 23. The Law of Life

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 24. The Open Boat

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 25. The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 26. The Return of a Private

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 27. The Romance of a Busy Broker

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 28. The Story of an Eyewitness

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 29. Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 30. The wrong umbrella

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 31. Lost in the market

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 32. The missed train

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 33. The old photograph

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  14. 34. The wrong house

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  15. 35. A nervous interview

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  16. 36. The lost dog

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Conversations

7

  1. 1. Returning a faulty phone

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Planning a summer holiday

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. A noisy neighbour

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. Asking for a day off

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Comparing two gyms

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. Lost in a new city

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Ordering food by phone

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

TOEIC-style

13

  1. 1. Voicemail from a client

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. The delayed brochures

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Welcome to the conference

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. A job interview

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Changing a flight

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. The broken printer

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. A staff training day

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. Booking a meeting room

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. The new coffee machine

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. A missing delivery

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. A new employee induction

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. A team lunch

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 13. Rescheduling a delivery

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

IELTS-style

15

  1. 1. Joining a sports centre

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. A campus tour

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Renting a flat

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. Booking a language course

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Reporting lost property

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. A guided city walk

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Recycling at home

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. A student housing survey

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. Joining a book club

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. A science museum tour

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. Renting a bike

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. A local food festival

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 13. A swimming course

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  14. 14. A castle tour

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  15. 15. Choosing a phone plan

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

News and facts

Lessons 1–2020

  1. 1. Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting an Ancient Culture

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Life in Death Valley National Park

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Great Smoky Mountains: America's Most Popular National Park

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. Everglades National Park: 'The Liquid Heart of Florida'

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Yosemite: A Park of Extremes

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. Desert Diversity at Joshua Tree National Park

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Crater Lake National Park: A Blue Jewel

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. The Grand Canyon: A Sight Beyond Words

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. Yellowstone: America's First National Park

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. Denali: The Alaskan Wild

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. The Strange and Beautiful World of Arches National Park

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. Mammoth Cave: Grand and Gloomy

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 13. George Washington: Reluctant

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  14. 14. John Adams: Second

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  15. 15. Thomas Jefferson: Complex

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  16. 16. James Madison: Scholar

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  17. 17. James Monroe: Likeable

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  18. 18. John Quincy Adams: Independent

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  19. 19. Abraham Lincoln: Martyr

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  20. 20. Ulysses S. Grant: Well-Meaning

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

News and facts

Lessons 21–266

  1. 21. Theodore Roosevelt: Energetic

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 22. William Taft: Heavy

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 23. Woodrow Wilson: Idealist

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 24. Calvin Coolidge: Silent

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 25. Some Americans Want Fewer Grass Lawns

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 26. How to Keep a Betta Fish

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Short talks

15

  1. 1. Why we yawn

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. How a pencil is made

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Why the sky is blue

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. How tea spread

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Why we need sleep

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. Why the sea is salty

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Why onions make you cry

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. How rainbows form

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. Why leaves change colour

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. Why we get goosebumps

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. How a fridge works

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. Why the moon changes shape

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 13. The benefits of reading

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  14. 14. Why we hiccup

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  15. 15. Why we need water

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

TOEFL-style

16

  1. 1. Asking about an assignment

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Replacing a student card

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Dividing a group project

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. Choosing a dorm room

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Asking about a grade

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. Campus bike share

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Registering late for a class

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. A meal plan problem

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. Booking a study room

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. Changing a major

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. The campus job fair

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. A library fine

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  13. 13. Joining the hiking club

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  14. 14. Asking for an extension

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  15. 15. A campus job

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  16. 16. Planning a study session

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Medical English

12

  1. 1. At the pharmacy

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Describing symptoms

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Visiting a patient

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. A sprained ankle

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Booking a flu vaccination

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. A broken arm

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Trouble sleeping

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. Collecting a prescription

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  9. 9. A follow-up appointment

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  10. 10. First aid for a burn

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  11. 11. Giving blood

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  12. 12. Recovering from flu

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Pronunciation

7

  1. 1. Stress changes meaning

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Weak forms in fast speech

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Linking sounds

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. Sentence stress

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Past tense endings

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. Plural endings

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. More silent letters

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Numbers

8

  1. 1. Facts and figures

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Numbers in the news

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Sports results

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. A simple recipe

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Survey results

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. At the bank

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Gym membership prices

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  8. 8. School statistics

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

Spelling

7

  1. 1. Spell the surname

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  2. 2. Spell the job

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  3. 3. Spell the country

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  4. 4. Spell the hobby

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  5. 5. Spell the subject

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  6. 6. Spell the nationality

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min

  7. 7. Spell the feeling

    5 sentences · Level B1 · 5 min