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One Minute English - B1 Intermediate - Video 32

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What are your beauty secrets?

Lesson Activities

How to Practice Listening Comprehension

  • Play the video.
  • Answer the questions as you listen.
  • Check your answers when you finish.

How to Practice Vocabulary

  • Review the vocabulary from the video below.
  • Complete the blanks below with words from the lesson.
  • Check your answers. Correct any answers that are wrong!

apart from

Meaning: Except for; besides; in addition to something else.

Examples:

  1. Apart from washing my face, I also use moisturizer.
  2. Apart from English, she also speaks French.

that's pretty much it

Meaning: That’s basically everything; there’s nothing more to add.

Examples:

  1. I wash my face and use lotion — that’s pretty much it.
  2. We finished the report and sent it — that’s pretty much it.

random

Meaning: Chosen or done without any plan or reason.

Examples:

  1. I just use a random cleanser from the store.
  2. He picked a random movie to watch.

makeup-free

Meaning: Without wearing any makeup.

Examples:

  1. I try to go makeup-free as often as I can.
  2. She shared a makeup-free photo online.

every now and then

Meaning: Sometimes; occasionally.

Examples:

  1. Every now and then I use a facial mask.
  2. He visits his grandparents every now and then.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences below with the vocabulary words.
pretty much it • random • Apart from
every now • makeup-free
  1. I’m not good at cooking. I can make toast and that's .
  2. All the CDs are good. Just choose a one.
  3. singing, she can also dance.
  4. I eat meat and then.
  5. Some people like makeup, but others prefer to go .

How to Practice Grammar

  • Choose the correct word for each blank.
  • Check you score at the end. Three attempts are allowed.
  • Study Tip - Play the video and choose the words as you listen.

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