318. Treasure Island (chapter 13) B1 story

These are the B1 phrases we'll study today: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-318.htm **1. Attempt** Definition: To try to do something, especially something difficult. (Can be used as a verb or a noun). Example 1: She will attempt to pass her driving test for the second time tomorrow. **2. Welcome** Definition (Noun): The way you greet someone when they arrive. Definition (Verb): To greet someone in a polite and friendly way when they arrive. Example 1 (Noun): The hotel staff gave us a very warm welcome when we checked in. Example 2 (Verb): Our neighbours always welcome us into their home with a cup of tea. **3. In charge** Definition: Having the responsibility or control over something or a group of people. Example 1: Who is in charge of organising the office party this year? Example 2: While the manager is on vacation, Sarah is in charge of the store. **4. Annoyed / Annoy** Definition (Annoyed - Adjective): Feeling a little bit angry or impatient. Definition (Annoy - Transitive Verb): To make someone feel slightly angry or impatient. Example 1 (Annoyed): I was very annoyed because the train was thirty minutes late. Example 2 (Annoy): Loud music late at night really annoys the people living next door. **5. Clever / Bright / Brilliant / Smart** Definition: Words used to describe someone who is intelligent, learns quickly, or handles situations well. (Note: "Brilliant" can also mean exceptionally smart or wonderful). Example 1: He is a very bright student who always gets the best grades in science. Example 2: She came up with a clever solution to fix the broken computer. **6. Narrow / Wide / Broad** Definition (Narrow): Measuring a short distance from one side to the other; not wide. Definition (Wide & Broad): Measuring a large distance from one side to the other. (We often use "wide" for physical spaces like roads, and "broad" for larger concepts like shoulders, smiles, or ideas). Example 1 (Narrow): The old town has very narrow streets, so cars cannot drive through them easily. Example 2 (Wide / Broad): The river is so wide that you cannot see the people on the other side. / He had a broad smile on his face when he won the prize. Contact Mike Bilbrough with a question or enquiry about advertising on Practising English Podcasts: https://www.practisingenglish.com/contact.htm My NEW book: "**B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stories for Learning the Words and Phrases Students Need to Pass the B1 Exam**" is now available! This book gives the learner enough vocabulary **to pass any B1** exam (special help for Cambridge exams). To read more about my book, click here (you can access it from any Amazon platform): 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 ...