A ready-to-use B1 ESL video lesson for teenagers and adults, practising prepositions through a fun story set in Istanbul.

Join Sarah and her cheeky cat Nacho as they explore Istanbul, visit the Grand Bazaar, encounter the city’s famous cats and travel across the Bosphorus. Along the way, students hear natural British English and practise useful prepositions in meaningful, everyday contexts.

Language focus:
• Prepositions of place and movement
• Useful travel vocabulary
• Everyday British English

Students practise:
• Listening for gist and specific information
• Vocabulary in context
• Sentence building
• Speaking and conversation
• Reading comprehension

This resource includes:
• Original Sarah & Nacho story video
• Teacher Guide
• Student Activities Part 1
• Student Activities Part 2
• Complete video transcript
• Answer keys

Level: B1 CEFR
Age: Teenagers & Adults
Lesson length: approximately 30–40 minutes
Suitable for: ESL / EFL classrooms, online lessons, conversation classes and one-to-one teaching

The original video can be accessed via the QR code included in the resource.

Part of the Sarah & Nacho Story Lessons Series — entertaining video-based English lessons combining real-life language, travel and humour.

More of our Video Story Lesson Packs can be found here:

Airport Confusion
Paris Café
Manchester, England
New York

Lost Dog Mystery
Incredible India - Past Tense
Holiday Chaos - Greece
Istanbul Adventure - Prepositions
Discovering Tokyo - There Is & Directions