Below is a story designed for the Upper-Intermediate (B2) level, incorporating core vocabulary and grammar from the Speakout syllabus, such as personality traits (witty, spontaneous), feelings (embarrassment, anxiety), and idioms (out of your comfort zone, a piece of cake). The Spontaneous Leap
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By the time he reached the airport, he was feeling a mix of . He soon found himself in a small, remote town he had never heard of before. Without a plan, he wandered into a local café where he met a witty traveler named Clara. They spent hours taking part in a local festival, and for the first time in years, Leo felt truly relaxed . Speakout Upper-Intermediate: Student's Book
He against the clock to meet a deadline when he saw an advert for a "mystery flight" leaving that afternoon. Despite his usual anxiety , he booked it. "It’ll be a piece of cake ," he lied to himself, though his heart was racing.
In Unit 3 of the Speakout 2nd Edition Upper-Intermediate Student's Book , learners are tasked with , where they practice narrative tenses and use adverbs to tell anecdotes or stories with a moral. Below is a story designed for the Upper-Intermediate
Leo had always been a who kept himself to himself, rarely venturing outside his comfort zone . While his colleagues described him as down-to-earth , they also found him a bit predictable . That all changed last Tuesday when Leo made an uncharacteristically spontaneous decision.
: Used to add detail ( "uncharacteristically" , "truly" ). Without a plan, he wandered into a local
: Includes personality adjectives ( "witty" , "spontaneous" ) and idioms found in the Speakout Upper-Intermediate wordlist .