Treasure Island (chapter 12) B1 Story

These are the B1 phrases we're going to study today: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-312.htm  1. **after a while** Definition: after some time has passed  Example: We talked **for a while** , and **after a while** we went home.   2. **on purpose** Definition: intentionally; not by accident  Example: John broke his mobile phone **on purpose** so his parents would buy him a new one.   3. **put out** (a fire)  Definition: to stop a fire from burning  Example: There was a fire in our kitchen. Fortunately, the fire brigade arrived soon **put out** the fire quickly.   4. **hurry up** Definition: to do something more quickly  Example: **Hurry up** , or we will miss the bus.   5. **help yourself** Definition: take something for yourself if you want it  Example: There are some biscuits on the table. **Help yourself to** some.   6. **lend a hand** Definition: to help someone with something Example: Can you lend me a hand with these boxes?  7. **knock something/somebody down** Definition: (a building) to destroy a building; (a person) to hit someone so they fall, often with a vehicle  Example: They **knocked down** the old factory and built a park there.  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 ...