Review Lab

Review Lab 02

B1+

Lesson 33

LifestyleLab

Review Lab · habits, health & future plans

60 min · Review Lab Review

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Teacher Notes

Review Lab

A friendly check-in — not a test.

Practise the language from the last few lessons through short tasks and longer speaking turns. Aim to speak naturally, not perfectly — replay anything, skip nothing.

Speaking practice

Skills challenges

Real conversation

Get Talking · Section 1

5 min

Start the conversation — no pressure

reflection

Quick check-in

Which lesson from 26–30 feels the most useful for talking about your own life?

discussion

One change

Is there a habit you used to have that you no longer have?

activity

Confidence scan

Which still feels shaky: too/enough/so/such, used to/would, future forms, reported questions, or wish/if only?

Grammar review · Section 2

8–10 min

Mixed review — habits, health, plans and regrets

Open in Grammar Bank

Quick rule

'Used to' works for states and actions; 'would' only works for repeated actions, never states.

How it works

This lab mixes the structures from Lessons 26–30.
(1) Talk about health with too/enough/so/such — 'I'm too tired to go' / 'I don't sleep enough' / 'It was so exhausting' / 'It was such a busy week.' (2) Describe past habits with 'used to' (states and actions) and 'would' (repeated actions only) — 'I used to skip breakfast' / 'I'd always skip breakfast before work.' (3) Choose the right future form: 'going to' for plans already decided, 'will' for decisions made now, present continuous for fixed arrangements.
(4) Report questions naturally, without question word order — 'She asked me if I'd slept well' / 'He asked what time I usually got up.' (5) Express regret with wish/if only + past simple for present regrets, or past perfect for past regrets — 'I wish I exercised more' / 'If only I'd gone to bed earlier.'

When to use

Explaining a limit or excess → too/enough/so/such.
Describing a past habit that's changed → used to / would.
A fixed arrangement → present continuous; a decided plan → going to; a spontaneous decision → will.
Retelling a question someone asked → reported question, statement word order.
Regretting something now or in the past → wish/if only + past simple/past perfect.

Compare

Direct question	Reported question
'Do you sleep well?'	She asked if I slept well.
'What time do you get up?'	He asked what time I got up.

In action

I was too tired to cook, so I ordered food instead.

I used to stay up really late, but I've changed that now.

I'm meeting a personal trainer on Thursday.

She asked if I'd been sleeping well lately.

I wish I went to bed earlier — I'm always exhausted.

Memory tip

'Would' cannot describe a past state — never say 'I would be tired' for a general past condition; use 'used to be'.

Natural English

Native speakers often stack wish/if only with a reason attached — 'I wish I'd gone to bed earlier, because I've got such a busy day' — rather than leaving the regret bare.

Challenge 1.Correct use of 'too':

Challenge 2.Correct use of 'would' for past habit:

Challenge 3.Best future form for a fixed arrangement:

Challenge 4.Correct reported question:

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Quick check 1.Best regret about the present:

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Vocabulary review · Section 3

5–7 min

Bring back your words

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Burn out

to become exhausted from overwork

In context

"She's completely burned out after exam season."

Now try it yourself

Say what usually causes you to burn out.

Get enough sleep

to sleep the necessary amount

In context

"I rarely get enough sleep during the week."

Now try it yourself

Say whether you get enough sleep most nights.

Cut back on

to reduce an amount of something

In context

"I've had to cut back on sugar."

Now try it yourself

Name one thing you should cut back on.

Make time for

to deliberately set aside time for something

In context

"I try to make time for exercise every day."

Now try it yourself

Say what you wish you made more time for.

Fall into a routine

to start doing something regularly, often without noticing

In context

"We've fallen into a nice morning routine."

Now try it yourself

Describe a routine you've fallen into.

Look after yourself

to take care of your own health and wellbeing

In context

"You need to look after yourself more."

Now try it yourself

Say one way you look after yourself.

Make it yours

Use the new words

Pick at least three words from above and use each one in a sentence about your real life. Say each one aloud before you write.

Quick exchange

Ask your teacher (or a partner) a question that uses one of today's words. They reply using a different word.

Ranking

Rank today's words from most to least useful for you this week. Defend your top choice.

Opinion

Finish: "Honestly, I'd say…" using one of today's words.

Your three personal sentences

Tip: aim to reuse at least two of these words later in the Speaking and Writing tasks.

Matching

Match each phrase to its meaning.

Tap an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Pronunciation · Section 4

3–4 min

Stress on intensifiers and the reduced 'wish I'd'

'So' and 'such' carry strong stress to convey intensity: 'It was SO exHAUSting' / 'It was SUCH a busy WEEK'. In fast speech, 'wish I had' contracts to 'wish I'd' /wɪʃ aɪd/, said as one smooth unit rather than two separate words. Practise the contraction so regret sentences don't sound stiff.

• It was SO exHAUSting.
• It was SUCH a BUsy week.
• I WISH I'd gone to bed EARlier.
• I USED to STAY up REALly late.

Reading challenge · Section 5

8–10 min

What five lessons leave behind

By the end of Lessons 26 to 30, your English should be quietly reaching for the right tool whenever the subject turns to your own lifestyle. Talking about limits and excess, you should hear yourself using too, enough, so and such almost without thinking — 'I'm too busy', 'I don't sleep enough', 'it was so tiring', 'it was such a long week' — because these small words carry more emotional weight in English than a plain adjective alone ever could.

Describing habits that have changed, you should know instinctively when 'used to' is safer than 'would'. Both work for repeated actions in the past — 'I used to run every morning' and 'I'd run every morning' mean roughly the same thing — but only 'used to' can describe a state, like being shy, living somewhere, or having short hair. This is a small distinction that trips up even confident learners.

Your future forms should also be sorted by certainty and fixedness rather than by time. A fixed arrangement with someone else calls for the present continuous; a plan you've already decided on calls for 'going to'; a decision you're making right now, in the moment, calls for 'will'. None of these is more correct than another — they simply answer a different question about how settled the plan is.

Finally, reported questions and regrets both rely on getting the underlying sentence order right before you add feeling. A reported question drops the question word order entirely — 'she asked if I'd slept well', not 'she asked did I sleep well' — and a wish about the present takes a past tense, while a wish about the past takes a past perfect. Getting the timing of the regret right is what makes it land.

Challenge 1.According to the text, what can 'used to' describe that 'would' cannot?

Challenge 2.What does the text say determines which future form to use?

Challenge 3.Why does the text say too, enough, so and such 'carry more emotional weight' than a plain adjective?

Challenge 4.What does the text imply about getting the 'timing' of a regret right?

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

True / False

Decide if each statement is True or False

Q1.The text says 'would' can describe a past state, like being shy.

Q2.The text says future forms are chosen based on certainty and fixedness, not just time.

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Listening challenge · Section 6

8–10 min

A conversation about lifestyle changes

Listening audio

Tap play to listen. Replay as many times as you need.

Show transcript

Noah:You look tired. Rough week?

Priya:So rough. I've been so busy I haven't had enough sleep in days.

Noah:I used to be exactly like that in my old job. I'd stay up finishing emails until midnight most nights.

Priya:How did you change it?

Noah:Honestly, I just made time for a proper evening routine. I'm actually meeting a sleep coach on Friday, funnily enough — it's been booked for weeks.

Priya:Wow, that's such a specific step to take.

Noah:It is, but I wish I'd done it years ago. What about you, any plans to fix it?

Priya:I think I will start going to bed earlier this week — starting tonight, actually.

Noah:Good. Someone asked me the other day if I regretted waiting so long to sort my sleep out, and honestly, yes.

Challenge 1.What did Noah use to do in his old job?

Challenge 2.What has Noah already arranged for Friday?

Challenge 3.What does Noah mean when he says 'I wish I'd done it years ago'?

Challenge 4.What can be inferred about Priya's plan by the end of the conversation?

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Tick what you hear

Tick the structures you hear in use.

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Skills challenge · Section 7

5 min

Speaking — Cambridge B2 First Part 1 / B1 Preliminary Part 1 (personal lifestyle questions)

Task

Answer 'Tell me about a lifestyle habit you've changed' for 60 seconds, using a past habit (used to/would), a health-related too/enough/so/such sentence, a future plan, and one regret.

Strategy

Sequence your answer by time: past habit → present health situation → future intention → a brief regret to add honesty. This gives your answer natural shape and shows a wide range of structures without sounding like a list.

Example

I used to skip breakfast most mornings, mostly because I was always running late. It caught up with me eventually — I was so tired by midday that I couldn't concentrate. These days I'm making more of an effort, and I'm actually starting a new morning routine next week. If I'm honest, I wish I'd changed it years ago, because the difference has already been noticeable.

Practice · Section 8

8–10 min

Quick-fire practice

Challenge 1.I was ___ tired to go out last night.

Challenge 2.I ___ stay up really late when I was a student.

Challenge 3.I'm ___ the doctor tomorrow at 9.

Challenge 4.I wish I ___ more sleep these days.

Answer all items, then check — or reveal the answers if you're stuck.

Writing challenge · Section 9

5 min

Show what you can do

Your task

Write 100 words about a lifestyle habit you'd like to change. Include one too/enough/so/such sentence, one used to/would sentence, one future plan, and one wish/if only sentence.

Your answer

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Show model answer

I used to think a busy schedule was something to be proud of, but lately I've realised I'm too tired most evenings to enjoy anything. It was such an exhausting month that I finally decided to make a change. Starting next week, I'm cutting back on evening work and making time for a proper walk every day instead. If only I'd made this change sooner — I think I would have avoided a lot of unnecessary stress. For now, I'm just glad I finally have enough energy to look forward to my evenings again.

Speaking · Section 10

10–15 min

Talk it out

Open in Useful Expressions

In pairs, discuss lifestyle changes. One partner describes a past habit and a regret; the other asks reported-style follow-up questions and shares their own future plan.

Useful phrases