B2 LEVEL

VHS Shop

B2 Worksheet

Vocabulary

  1. Flickering
    Shining with an unsteady or wavering light or image.

  2. Fuzziness
    A lack of clarity or sharpness; the state of being blurry

  3. Outdated
    No longer useful or fashionable; replaced by something newer.

  4. Streaming
    Playing video or audio directly from the internet without downloading.

  5. Platform
    A digital service or software used for communication or content delivery.

  6. Transformed
    Changed completely in form, function, or appearance.

  7. Tangible
    Something real that can be touched or physically experienced.

  8. VHS
    A type of videotape format popular in the 1980s and 1990s for watching films at home.

  9. Mainstream
    Widely accepted by or popular with the general public.

  10. Meaningful
    Full of importance, value, or personal significance.

Grammar Points

  1. Used to + Base Verb
    Used to describe past habits or situations that are no longer true. (“Many people used to spend Friday nights watching VHS videos.”)

  2. Present Perfect Tense
    Used for actions that happened at an unspecified time and have relevance now. (“Interest in VHS has been slowly growing again.”

  3. Past Simple Tense
    Used for completed actions in the past. (“VHS was hugely popular during the 1980s.”)

  4. Modal Verbs (may, can, might, must)
    Used to express possibility, necessity, or ability. (“VHS may never return to the mainstream.”)

  5. Relative Clauses
    Used to give more information about a noun using “who,” “which,” or “that.” (“People who are coming in want to know what it was like.”)

  6. Gerunds as Subjects or Objects
    Verbs ending in -ing used as nouns. (“Streaming platforms transformed how we watch films.”)

Activities

Activity 1
Then and Now – Writing Comparison Paragraph

Instructions
Write a short paragraph (100–120 words) comparing how people used to watch movies in the past and how they watch them now. Use the following guidelines:

  1. Include at least one ‘used to’ phrase.

  2. Include past simple and present perfect verbs.

  3. Use at least 3 vocabulary words from the list.

Activity 2
Silent Video – Create Your Own Narration

Instructions
Watch a short 30-second to 1-minute clip from the video with the sound turned off. Work in pairs or groups and prepare your own spoken narration for that section.

Steps:

  1. Watch the video segment twice without sound.

  2. Write a brief narration (3–5 sentences).

  3. Practice saying it clearly and confidently.

  4. Present your narration to the class or record it.

Optional challenge: Include at least 2 vocabulary words and 1 grammar structure from the lesson.

Activity 3
Fill in the Blanks

Instructions
Complete the sentences using the correct word from below. One word will not be used.

flickering | outdated | streaming | VHS | tangible

  1. Watching a movie on ________ feels very different from streaming something online.

  2. Many people feel that old technology like VHS is ________, but others still enjoy it.

  3. The screen had some ________, but the tape still worked fine after it warmed up.

  4. With ________ services, there’s no need to own physical discs or tapes anymore.

Questions

  1. What are some of the visual or sound features people mention when talking about watching VHS tapes?

  2. How did streaming platforms change the way people watch films?

  3. Do you think physical media like VHS, CDs, or books can ever become popular again? Why or why not?