• 211. The Visitors (part 2) B1 B2 upper-intermediate level story

  • Oct 20 2024
  • Length: 25 mins
  • Podcast

211. The Visitors (part 2) B1 B2 upper-intermediate level story

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    Intermediate (B1) and upper-intermediate (B2) English expressions and vocabulary.

    Words to explain:

    binoculars - a device used to see objects far away

    UFO - unidentified flying object (alien spaceship)

    What the hell is going on? - What is happening?

    fin - wing-like structure of a creature that lives in the sea

    B2 phrases to listen for. What is the context of each phrase?

    1, failed to comprehend

    2, under the impression

    3, get straight to the point

    4, It goes without saying

    5, taken somebody's word for it

    6, I don’t get it

    The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) have been taken out (unless the word begins with a vowel). Read the definition and guess the word in bold.

    B1-level

    1, swtchd off - turned off

    2, accrt - precise

    3, brz - a light wind

    4, srrndd - were on all sides

    5, dcrsng - less and less

    B2-level

    6, cmpsd of - made up of

    7, drknng - losing light

    8, ignrd - did not look at or speak to

    9, incrdbl - hard to believe

    10, Srly - of course, obviously

    Find all answers at my website: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-211.htm

    At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
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    Be back soon with another podcast!
    Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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