B1+ English Lessons

Every lesson below is written for B1+ on the CEFR scale. Students complete them in the browser, and most answers are checked automatically.

• The Radar That Spots Polar Bears: B1+ Grammar — A radar tower in Eureka, Nunavut picked out a mother polar bear and two cubs in the dark before anyone at the weather station saw them, and the system is being prepared for more Arctic communities.
• Going Viral: B1+ English Discussion Lesson — A football fan who never played a minute and an ice-rink technician gliding backwards both became internet stars this year without saying a word.
• The Lost City on the Nile: B1+ Grammar Lesson — Archaeologists are uncovering a city on the Nile that reveals the origins of ancient Nubia, an African kingdom that once rivalled Egypt.
• Shorter Summer Holidays? B1+ Debate Lesson — Every August the same argument returns: students forget what they learned over ten weeks off, but shorter holidays mean tired teenagers and no family time.