Материал: Empower B1 pre_intermediate workbook

1 READING

aRead the review of Nineteen Eighty-Four and tick ( ) the correct answer.

The reviewer thinks that …

a the book isn’t very interesting.

b the book is based on a true story.

c life in Oceania is described very well. d the ending isn’t very good.

Nineteen Eighty-Four was written by George Orwell in 1949 and is set in the future, in 1984. After a nuclear war, Great Britain has become part of the totalitarian state of Oceania and everybody is controlled by the Party and its leader, Big Brother.

Although Winston Smith works for The Ministry of Truth, he secretly hates the Party and would like to oppose Big Brother. One day he meets and falls in love with Julia,

a woman who also works at The Ministry of Truth and secretly hates Big Brother. However, it is very dangerous for Winston and Julia to have a relationship because love is illegal in Oceania.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a really exciting novel. It’s interesting to read and it describes the world of Oceania and Big Brother very well, so you can really imagine what life is like in a future totalitarian state after a nuclear war. Winston and Julia are wonderful characters and their illegal love affair is described very well. You can really understand how they feel.

very clever. I can de nitely recommend it. It’s the best novel I’ve read for ages!

bRead the review of Nineteen Eighty-Four again. Are the sentences true or false?

1 Big Brother is the leader of Oceania.

2 Everybody knows that Winston hates the Party. 3 The reviewer thinks that the story is a bit boring.

4 The reviewer thinks the descriptions of people’s lives in 1984 are very good.

5 The reviewer thinks Nineteen Eighty-Four is a book other people should read.

2 WRITING SKILLS

Positive and negative comments; Linking: although, however

aComplete the sentences with although or however.

1Although I enjoyed the novel, the story is quite complicated.

2The descriptions of London during the war were so

3 WRITING

aChoose one of the following:

1Write a review of a book you’ve read. Describe the characters, the descriptions and the story, and give your opinion of the book.

2Read the notes below and write a review of the children’s novel, War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo.

Notes for book review Book: War Horse

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Story summary:

– about horse called Joey, sold to British Army at beginning of First World War

–sent to France, ridden by Captain Nicholls

–Captain Nicholls killed in fighting, so Joey given to a younger soldier, Warren

–J becomes friends with another horse, Topthorn: lots of adventures

–later, J and T taken by Germans

–T killed, but J works for German army until end of war

Review:

–War Horse wri en for children, but really enjoyed it

–story: v. interesting

–characters: described v. well

–can imagine what WW1 was like

– beautiful story, but v. sad: made me cry

– happy ending: at end of war J returned to Albert (his original owner before J was sold to army)

– couldn’t put it down – definitely recommend …

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1 READING

aRead the article from a tourist brochure. Are the sentences true or false?

1The Brighton Festival is for people who like reading, listening to music, seeing fi lms and plays.

2It is very easy to see an event in the festival.

3Sam Lee writes most of the songs that he sings.

4You can see Kaarina Kaikkonen’s Time Passing By in an art gallery.

5Flathampton is a town in a theatre.

bRead the article again and complete the table to show the correct events for the sentences. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

The

Brighton Festival

If you like music, going to art galleries, the cinema or the theatre, or learning about books, then you really should visit the Brighton Festival. It has been going since 1965 and is now one of the largest arts festivals in England.

cRead the article again. Tick ( ) the correct answers.

1The Brighton Festival …

a is a big party that happens on Brighton beach every May.

bhappens in many places in the city and people often have to join in.

c happens in people’s houses and is not for visitors to the city.

2In To Sleep To Dream, …

a the audience must listen very carefully. b the audience watch a fi lm about music. c the actors can’t see the audience.

3The songs that Sam Lee sings …

a were written while he was travelling around Britain.

b were written by the musicians in his band. c were found while he was travelling around

Britain.

4Time Passing By …

a is a painting of a clock in Brighton.

b is made using things belonging to other people. c is a sculpture made of clocks.

5Flathampton …

a is a play where the audience helps build a town. b takes place in the town centre.

c is a play about children living in a theatre.

dWrite a paragraph about a festival that happens near where you live. Remember to include:

•what it is

•where it is

•what happens

•what you like and dislike about it.

Come to Brighton in May and it’s impossible not to see something as events, such as plays, concerts, films, dance performances and exhibitions, take place across the city in cinemas, theatres, galleries, the street, on the beach and even in people’s own houses.

There have been some amazing events. Here are some of the highlights from the last two years:

Sam Lee is a singer who has spent many years travelling around Britain to find and listen to very old British songs. Many of the songs were written hundreds of years ago and he performs them with an interesting band of musicians.

Kaarina Kaikkonen is a Finnish artist who often uses other people’s clothes to make large sculptures. In Time Passing By, the 23-metre high Clock Tower in the city centre was covered in clothes. It was very popular with visitors and artists.

In To Sleep To Dream, which was written by Daniel Clark, everyone in the audience wears a blindfold (something which covers the eyes so you can’t see) to help them concentrate on the story, which is told with special 3D sound effects and music. In this film for the ears, your ears become your eyes.

Flathampton is a play with a difference. The whole theatre is turned into a town and the audience are taken through the town by the actors. As the story is told, the audience have to help make the buildings in the town that the actors perform in. It’s been hugely popular with children and adults alike.

Review and extension

1 GRAMMAR

Correct the sentences.

1The Harry Potter stories weren’t written of Charles Dickens.

The Harry Potter stories weren’t written by Charles Dickens.

2I knew Tanya since I was a child.

3We’ve lived in Berlin since more than 10 years.

4St Paul’s Cathedral is designed by Christopher Wren.

5I have taught at that university from 2010 to 2013.

6I have played golf from I was twelve years old.

b 8.5 Listen to the conversation again. Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1If you want to know where to go rock climbing at the Stirling Ranges, you can look on the website / visit the information centre / visit your local bookshop or library.

2The sea / The day / The river affects where Margaret River Surfers meet.

3The photographs in the art gallery in Perth were taken by photographers / fi lm directors / actors.

4On the beach at Wilson Park you can listen to / write / read poems by young poets.

5Jenny / Matt / Virginia is going to be doing something active with a large group this weekend.

cWrite about your hobbies. Remember to include:

•what you like doing

•how long you’ve been doing this

•where you do this

•who you do it with.

2 VOCABULARY

Correct the sentences.

1This morning we played volley at the beach.

This morning we played volleyball at the beach.

2Skateboard is a great way for children to get fi t.

3Have you got a fotograph of your girlfriend?

4Let’s go golfi ng this afternoon.

5These days, ice skate is popular in London during the winter.

6When I was at school, I had to do gymnastic every Wednesday.

7The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paints in the world.

8Let’s go surf at the beach this afternoon.

3 WORDPOWER by

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS

Look again at Review your progress on p.86 of the Student’s Book. How well can you do these things now?

3 = very well 2 = well 1 = not so well

I CAN …

talk about music, art and literature

talk about sports and leisure activities

apologise, make and accept excuses

write a book review.

1 VOCABULARY Degree subjects;

Education collocations

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2 GRAMMAR First conditional

a Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1it / tomorrow, / we’re / If / to / go skiing / going / snows .

If it snows tomorrow, we’re going to go skiing.

2if / I’ll / the USA / to / can / on holiday / I / a / cheap fl ight / fi nd / go .

3might / they / every day, / revise / they / their exams / If / pass .

4at / If / her exams, / might / a place / she / in / Cambridge University / she / does well / get .

5Medicine / have to / excellent grades / get / if / She’ll / to study / wants / at university / she .

6call / tonight / tomorrow morning / him / if / doesn’t / to / my email / I’ll / reply / he .

7on time / give / don’t / you / bad mark / if / might / hand in / a / you / essay / Your teacher / your .

8fail / university / your exams, / you / you / If / get into / won’t .

b Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

3 PRONUNCIATION Word groups

a 9.1 Listen to the sentences and mark // where there is a pause.

1I enjoy studying Maths at university, // but I hate taking exams.

2If you take notes in the lesson, it will be easier to revise for the exam.

3I’m going to work harder next year so that I get better grades.

4If she fails her exam, she’ll have to take it again in January.

5Although he got excellent grades, he didn’t get a place at Oxford University.

1 GRAMMAR Verb patterns

aUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1I usually fi nish to play / playing / play tennis at about 9 o’clock.

2We decided not taking / not to take / to not take the next train to Rome.

3He keeps to try / try / trying to learn French, but he always gives up.

4We wanted see / to see / seeing the fi lm but there were no tickets left.

5She promised to not fail / not failing / not to fail any exams this year.

6I don’t mind not to have / to not have / not having a holiday this year, if we can have one next year.

7They learned to speak / speaking / speak English by talking to their grandfather.

8I hope go / to go / going on holiday to France next summer.

9I really enjoy to spend / spend / spending time with my family.

10I worry about to not do / not do / not doing well in the exams, but I always pass.

bComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.

2 VOCABULARY Verbs followed by to + infinitive / verb + -ing

a Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

forgot avoid regretted seemed agreed managed arranged recommended disliked missed refused imagined

service was so slow.

bUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1She has avoided / agreed / missed to meet Luke for a coffee after work.

2He usually avoids / missed / recommends speaking to his neighbours because he’s rather shy.

3Let’s refuse / forget / arrange to have dinner together one evening this week.

4I’m sorry, but I managed / forgot / refused to get any bread when I was at the supermarket.

5She regrets / avoids / recommends going to the Alhambra palace in Granada. She says it’s beautiful.

6Now that you live in a fl at, do you miss / regret / imagine having a garden?

7I don’t want to go to the party, so if they ask me to go with them, I will forget / manage / refuse politely.

8She imagined / disliked / recommended swimming in the sea because the water was always so cold.

9Our baby seems / manages / refuses to prefer classical music to pop music.

10Did you refuse / manage / seem to get some tickets for the concert? Most of them were sold on the fi rst day.