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Think and Speak – Too Much Screen Time | B1 ESL Story + Worksheet + Answer Key

Help your students think, speak, and communicate confidently in English with this engaging real-life lesson.

My Screen Problem is a complete B1-level ESL lesson pack built around a relatable story about screen habits and healthy technology use. Through meaningful reading, vocabulary, grammar, speaking, and writing activities, students learn to express their ideas naturally and confidently in English.

Designed for intermediate English learners, this ready-to-teach resource is ideal for classroom instruction, online lessons, tutoring, or independent study.

What's Included

  • B1 graded reader story
  • Student Worksheet
  • Teacher Answer Key
  • PDF & editable DOCX files

Activities

  • Vocabulary in context
  • Reading comprehension
  • Grammar practice: Contrast connectors
  • Fill-in-the-blanks
  • Sentence building
  • Sentence rewriting
  • Substitution drills
  • Guided writing task
  • Speaking activity with sentence starters and model answer

Skills Covered

  • Reading comprehension
  • Vocabulary development
  • Grammar accuracy
  • Speaking fluency
  • Writing development
  • Expressing opinions

Suitable For

  • Intermediate ESL / EFL learners (B1)
  • ESL classrooms
  • Online and in-person lessons
  • Conversation-focused courses
  • Homeschooling
  • Independent study

Learning Focus

Students learn to:

  • Express opinions clearly and confidently
  • Use contrast connectors naturally (e.g. but, however, although, even though)
  • Speak in connected, real-life sentences instead of short answers
  • Apply new language to everyday situations