B1 grammar

Guided discovery, clear rules and team games for the grammar B1 classes need most, from the passive to conditionals.

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Christmas in Germany

Used to / Would

Used to and would, through an interview with a grandmother in Nuremberg about Advent calendars, St Nikolaus and Christmas markets.

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Christmas in the UK

The Passive

The passive (present and past simple), through where British Christmas traditions come from.

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Christmas in Ireland

Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives, superlatives and (not) as … as, built around Irish Christmas customs like the candle in the window.

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Made in the World

Active vs Passive

Active and passive through a sourced audio-guide tour of famous things made around the world, from paper in China to chocolate.

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Business Success Stories

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Present perfect vs past simple, told through how the LEGO Group grew from a small carpenter's workshop.

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Small Choices, Big Difference

First & Second Conditional

First and second conditional, built around everyday environment choices: food waste, plastic, clothes and more.

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Deeper, Hotter, Bigger

Comparatives & Superlatives

Students guess the answers to a real-life quiz and read about Mexico's giant Cave of Crystals, then work out how to form comparatives and superlatives.

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Brave Enough to Try?

To + Infinitive

Students rank six real adventures, read about New Zealand, the adventure capital of the world, and discover four uses of to + infinitive.

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As Soon As I Land

Adverbial Clauses

The story of a nearly-missed flight shows how as soon as, until, although, in case and unless join ideas.

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Bored? That's Interesting!

-ed / -ing Adjectives

Students say how they'd feel in real-life situations, read about the science of boredom and discover -ed and -ing adjectives.

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In Bed by Ten?

Adverbial Phrases

Students guess true or false about sleep, read how the body clock works, then sort adverbial phrases of time, place and frequency.

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Words to Live By

Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns through five Japanese words to live by, from wa (harmony) to hospitality.

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Hooked

-ed / -ing Adjectives

Shocked or shocking? Feelings and causes, built around real research on phone habits.

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Atomic Habits at Work

Must, Have To, Will & Might

Rules, routines and predictions at work, with a short BBC video on how habits stick.