I'm back from my holiday. It's a new season! My sixth year with Practising English Podcasts. There'll be new things this season, which I'll let you know about soon. Firstly, here is the continuation of Treasure Island with interesting B1 language for you. To sea the transcript with B1 words highlighted, go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-325.htm

1) remain calm

Definition:
To stay relaxed and not become worried, angry, or frightened in a difficult situation.

Example sentences:

The teacher told everyone to remain calm during the fire drill.

You should remain calm if you have a problem in the exam.

She remained calm even when she missed her bus.

2) to be honest

Definition:
A phrase used when you want to say what you really think or feel.

Example sentences:

To be honest, I didn't enjoy the film very much.

To be honest, I forgot about our meeting.

To be honest, I think this is the best choice.

3) achieve

Definition:
To succeed in doing something that needs effort or hard work.

Example sentences:

She worked hard to achieve her goal.

We hope to achieve better results this year.

He achieved his dream of becoming a doctor.

4) decision

Definition:
A choice that you make after thinking about something.

Example sentences:

It was a difficult decision to leave my job.

She made the right decision in the end.

We need to make a decision before Friday.

5) possibly

Definition:
Maybe; it is possible that something is true or will happen.

Example sentences:

We will possibly go to the beach tomorrow.

This answer could possibly be correct.

He is possibly the fastest runner in the class.

6) expect

Definition:
To think that something will probably happen or that someone will do something.

Example sentences:

I expect the train to arrive on time.

They expect good weather this weekend.

My parents expect me to finish my homework before dinner.

7) admit

Definition:
To say that something is true, especially when it is difficult or embarrassing to say.

Example sentences:

He admitted that he had made a mistake.

She didn't want to admit she was wrong.

I must admit that the food was very good.

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Drawing Conclusions is a mystery story about a woman who witnesses some strange things happening at the house next door.

The B2 phrases analysed before the story can be found at the show notes of your podcast app and at Practising English dot com, podcast 184.

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B2 phrases:

- drawing conclusions

- Mrs Robinson had neither seen nor heard Lorna since

- take great pride in sth

- to go into more detail

- he couldn’t look her in the eye

- was very absorbed in everything

- as far as she knew,

- ideas had crossed Mrs Robinson’s mind

- gossip

- the trouble with

- was on the point of

- it’s common knowledge

- sooner or later

Important words:

- greenhouse (a glass house in a garden, where you keep flowers)

- boot (the back of a car, where you put suitcases etc.)

- to split up (to separate from your partner, husband or wife)

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https://amzn.to/46AVFe9

Learners studying towards B2 level will be interested in my B1 to B2 reader: The Tudor Conspiracy (includes audio version) https://amzn.to/4gPsj0i

For very young learners (from 8-10), I recommend my picture reader book for children learning A1 to A2 English. It comes with a fully dramatised audio version: https://amzn.to/46TCWvv

Oxford Bookworm Graded Readers: Read stories at your level to improve your English. I recommend Oxford Bookworms as the best series of books for learners: https://amzn.to/4r7YVHg

At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, free grammar help and exercises and other English learning ...