Practising English
Listening practice for learners of B1 intermediate and B2 upper-intermediate levels of British English. Learn British English by listening to stories. Original and exciting stories written for learners and students of British English. Practise and prepare for Cambridge: B1 PET Preliminary and FCE First Certificate exams. IELTS: level 4, level 5 and level 6. Includes English grammar explanations and practice exercises, examples of vocabulary use, phrasal verbs and collocations help, British English pronunciation practice, advice and help for passing B1 and B2 English examinations: Cambridge, IELTS and Trinity. Start practising and improving your British English listening, vocabulary and speaking levels today!
Practising English
256. The Cucumber (B1) (summer repeat)
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Here are some words that are not B1 and you'll need to understand the story.
Words which are outside the A1 to B1 levels
*Greenhouse - a building with glass sides and roof for growing plants in.
*Skin - the outside of some types of vegetable and fruit.
*String - a long piece of material used for tying things together.
*Ultraviolet (light) - a blue light with wavelengths shorter than violet light.
*Allotment - an area of land in a town which a person can rent or buy in order to grow vegetables on it.
*Gardener - somebody who works in a garden as a profession or for pleasure.
*Waiting list - a list of people waiting.
*Chimney - structure often made of stone that carries away the smoke of a fire through the roof.
*Fireplace - where a fire is made in a house to keep the house warm.
*Botanist - a scientist who studies flowers.
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Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)