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210. The Visitors (Part 1) B1 B2 story

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Words to explain:

extraterrestrial - from another planet

alien - life from another planet

life forms - beings which are living

electro-magnetic field - this surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful rays from space

orbit - going around the sun etc.

meteorite - an object that may crash into the Earth

evolve / evolution - life that grows and changes over long periods of time

cosmic - from the universe

comet - a huge ball of us that flies through space

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

1) Nevertheless

2) no expense spared

3) you've got another thing coming!

4) evidently

5) up to one's eyes

6) in the middle of nowhere

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) knwldg - what is known

2) ancnt - very old

3) dstntn - the end of your journey

4) plnt - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars etc.

5) elmntry - easy

B2-level

6) wsdm

7) uncnvncd

8) figr ot - find a solution

9) ovrxctd - too nervous

10) hbtbl - a place where life can exist
See the answers at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-210.htm

At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/
My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

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Chapters

1. 210. The Visitors (Part 1) B1 B2 story (00:00:00)

2. Story starts here... (00:08:30)

244 episodes

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Content provided by M. A. Bilbrough. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by M. A. Bilbrough or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

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Words to explain:

extraterrestrial - from another planet

alien - life from another planet

life forms - beings which are living

electro-magnetic field - this surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful rays from space

orbit - going around the sun etc.

meteorite - an object that may crash into the Earth

evolve / evolution - life that grows and changes over long periods of time

cosmic - from the universe

comet - a huge ball of us that flies through space

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

1) Nevertheless

2) no expense spared

3) you've got another thing coming!

4) evidently

5) up to one's eyes

6) in the middle of nowhere

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) knwldg - what is known

2) ancnt - very old

3) dstntn - the end of your journey

4) plnt - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars etc.

5) elmntry - easy

B2-level

6) wsdm

7) uncnvncd

8) figr ot - find a solution

9) ovrxctd - too nervous

10) hbtbl - a place where life can exist
See the answers at: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-210.htm

At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/
My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)

  continue reading

Chapters

1. 210. The Visitors (Part 1) B1 B2 story (00:00:00)

2. Story starts here... (00:08:30)

244 episodes

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