Treasure Island (chapter 13) B1 story

These are the B1 phrases we'll be studying today! See full story audioscript here with B1 words highlighted: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-314.htm **1. Take care of.** **Definition:** To look after someone or something and make sure they have what they need.  - I need to take care of my little brother while my parents are at work. - Please take care of your new books and do not lose them. **2. Alive.** **Definition:** Living and not dead.  - We found a small bird in the garden, and it was still alive. - My grandfather is 90 years old, but he is very active and very much alive. **3. Recover.** **Definition:** To get better after an illness or an injury.  - It took her three weeks to recover from the bad cold. - The athlete needs to rest and recover before the next big game. **4. Explanation.** **Definition:** The reasons you give to make something clear or easy to understand.  - The teacher gave a clear explanation of the math problem. - He did not have a good explanation for being late to class. **5. Make up one's mind.** **Definition:** To make a decision or choose what to do.  - I cannot make up my mind about which movie to watch tonight. - She finally made up her mind and bought the blue jacket. **6. By hand.** **Definition:** Made or done by a person using their hands, not using a machine.  - My grandmother makes all of her beautiful sweaters by hand. - In the past, people had to wash all their clothes by hand. **7. Instead of.** **Definition:** In the place of someone or something else.  - I will have water instead of juice with my lunch. - We decided to walk to the park instead of taking the bus. 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 ...