B1 English Conversation – Starts 29/4/25

Lesson 7

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In our sixth lesson we spoke about Environmental Issues. We spoke about our personal attitudes to the environment, and our personal efforts to help the environment. We also spoke about how society and the government play a role in helping the environment.

Steve

 

Lesson 6

Hello again.

The topic for our sixth lesson was Work-Life Balance. We spoke about what Work-Life Balance means to us literally, and personally. We discussed the general Work-Life Balance that people have in Sweden, and we compared it to some other cultures. We also spoke about how societal attitudes to Work-Life Balance has changed over time.

Steve

 

Lesson 5

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In our fifth lesson our topic was Health and Wellness.

We discussed about the importance of our health both physically and mentally. We looked at different ways to improve or maintain our health and wellness, and also how it can be negatively affected. We spoke about how our attitudes to health and wellness has changed with age, and also how it has changed throughout human history.

That’s all for today.

Steve

 

Lesson 4

Hello again.

In our fourth lesson or topic was Movies, Books and other forms of entertainment.

We discussed different genres, compared movie versions to book versions of the same story, and explained our favourite films and books and why they were our favourites. We also spoke about plays and musicals.

Steve

Lesson 3

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In our third lesson our topic was Shopping and Consumer Habits.

We spoke about our attitude to shopping and our shopping habits.  We spoke about the influence of advertising. whether we prefer to shop online or in a physical store, and how our shopping habits have changed with age.

Steve

Lesson 2

Hello again.

In our second lesson our topic was Holidays and Travel. We spoke about our most recent holiday, and our ‘dream’ holiday destination. We discussed both good and bad holiday experiences, as well as our expectations of holidays. You were all asked your thoughts on various means of travel.

Steve

 

Lesson 1

Hello everyone and welcome to the course blog.

In our first lesson our topic of discussion was ‘Life Changes’. We spoke about major changes that can occur in an individual person’s life. We spoke about different types pf changes, how they affected your life at the time, and how you feel about them now. We also spoke about life changes that you are looking forward to, or dreaming of, in your future.

Steve