Материал: Empower B1 pre_intermediate workbook

1 USEFUL LANGUAGE Telephoning

people you know; Telephoning people you don’t know

aPut the conversation in the correct order.

A Is it possible to speak to Diane Smith, please? B Certainly, I’ll just put you through.

C Has she got your number?

C OK. Shall I ask her to call you back?

C No, I’m afraid she isn’t available. She’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?

A Oh, hello. Is Diane there, please?

C Yes, of course. Who’s calling, please?

A Yes, OK. Can you tell her that I called?

A Yes, please. I’m here all morning. 1 C Hello, Diane Smith’s phone.

A This is Paul Roberts speaking. A Yes, she has.

C Fine. I’ll ask her to call you back.

A Thanks. Bye.

b 9.2 Listen and check.

cComplete the conversation with the words in

the box.

got to go I’ve got is that it’s just saying soon

catch that call you back ring good time it is

7a meeting in fi ve minutes. Can I

8?

PAM Sure. Is everything OK?

d 9.3 Listen and check.

2 PRONUNCIATION

Main stress: contrastive

a 9.4 We can use contrastive stress to correct something someone else has said. Listen to the pairs of sentences. In each pair, tick ( ) the sentence where you hear a strong stress.

2a We’re catching the 9 o’clock bus. b We’re catching the 10 o’clock bus.

3a My new boyfriend’s name is James. b My new boyfriend’s name is John.

4a The programme is on BBC 1. b The programme is on BBC 2.

5a We’re going on holiday on Tuesday. b We’re going on holiday on Thursday.

6a I was born in 1990. b I was born in 1991.

aRead the profile of a French student on the right and tick ( ) the correct answer.

a Claude’s studying French.

b Claude’s going to study in the USA next year. c The online course is about American cinema. d Claude works in a café every day.

bRead Claude’s profile again. Are the sentences true or false?

1 Claude likes the course he’s doing at university.

2 He already speaks and writes English very well.

3 He hopes he will be better at writing in English after the course.

4 He wants to make friends with American students. 5 He doesn’t often go to see fi lms with his friends in

Paris.

2 WRITING SKILLS

Avoiding repetition

aChange the words in bold in the sentences to pronouns.

5We haven’t decided which hotel to stay at when we go to Rome. I think we should try and fi nd a hotel

TELL US ABOUT YOU…

Hi everyone. My name’s Claude and I’m French. I’m doing a degree in English and German at the Sorbonne University here in Paris. I’m really enjoying it. At the moment, I’m studying 20th-century American novelists, such as Ernest Hemingway. It’s really interesting, but the best thing

about my degree is that next year I’ll spend six months in the UK and six months in Germany – I can’t wait! I also get the chance to take an online course, in film studies. I can already speak English very well because my father’s American. However, my written English isn’t very good.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS ONLINE COURSE?

I’ve always loved the cinema so I’m really looking forward to taking this American Film Studies course. I hope it will help me to understand American films better and also help me to improve my written English at the same time. I’m also very excited about making friends with students from different countries.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT STUDYING?

I have a part-time job in a café near the Arc deTriomphe, in the centre of Paris. I work there three evenings a week and sometimes on Sundays, too. In my free time, I like going out with my friends. We usually go to the cinema, or sometimes we have dinner in one of the cheap restaurants in the Latin Quarter.

3 WRITING

a Read the notes and write a student profile for Hitomi, who is also taking the online American Film Studies course.

Tell us about you …

•Hitomi: from Osaka, Japan

•Master’s Degree in Economics – Tokyo University

•next year: job in London or New York?

•studied English at school: writing OK, but speaking???

How do you feel about this course?

•want to learn about Am. cinema: always loved Am. fi lms

•improve English?

•talk about fi lms with other students?

•my English: improve quickly?

What do you do when you’re not studying? sport – tennis x1 or x2 a week

–golf at weekends

–gym at the university: like keeping fi t

– yoga when stressed: helps me to relax

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1 READING

aRead the text. Complete the sentences with the subjects in the box.

Business Law Medicine Psychology

bRead the text again. Tick ( ) the correct answers.

1The country with the most foreign students studying at its universities is …

a China.

b the UK.

cthe USA.

2According to the British Council, the number of foreign students studying in the UK in ten years’ time will be …

a more than 126,000. b 430,000.

c more than half a million.

3Li Jing wanted to come to Britain …

a a long time ago. b to study English. c to fi nd a job.

4Mushtaq decided to come to Britain because …

a he came to school here. b he knows the country well. c he wanted to study Law.

5How does Andreas feel about being in Britain?

a He would like to be somewhere else. b He would like to stay here longer.

c He prefers the food in Germany.

cRead the text again and complete the sentences. Write one word in each space.

3Andreas came to Britain because he English.

dWrite a paragraph about your experiences of studying. Remember to include:

•what you’ve studied

•where you’ve studied

•which exams you’ve taken

•what you like and dislike about studying.

Over 430,000 foreign students from nearly 200 countries study at universities in the UK, with the largest number, over 78,000, coming from China. Only the USA takes more foreign students.

The most popular courses for foreign students are Business Studies and Engineering. Over 130,000 of those students do a degree in Business and more than 50,000 study Engineering in the UK.

A recent report by the British Council (a UK government organisation interested in British education and culture) suggests that over the next ten years an additional 126,000 international students will come to the UK to study. What makes the UK such an attractive place to study?

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Li Jing, 19, Hong Kong

I decided to study in Britain because I love reading English novels and I’ve always dreamed about coming here. I applied to ve universities in Britain and got a place at Edinburgh to study Medicine. I’m really happy with the course and I’ve met lots of students from all over the world. Edinburgh is a friendly city and I’ve already told my friend who would like to study abroad next year how good it is.

Mushtaq, 20, Pakistan

I studied at a British school in Pakistan and I’ve been to the UK many times. I have family in Manchester so it seemed to be a good choice for me. I’m doing a degree in Law. I have to write a lot of essays. At the end of the year I need to hand in three long essays and also pass my exams. I hope I manage to do everything. Failing the exams means repeating the year. I don’t want to do that!

Andreas, 23, Germany

I wanted to study abroad and because English is the only foreign language I speak I decided to come here. I’m happy I came to England. It’s close to

Germany, and the culture and the food are similar. The countryside is beautiful and English people are quite friendly. I’m revising for my nal exams in Psychology at the moment. If I pass, I’ll probably stay here and look for a job.

2 LISTENING

a 9.5 Listen to the conversation. Are the sentences true or false?

1Gavino has written six essays this term.

2Gavino is in his first year at university.

3Gavino was late for class for two weeks.

4Gavino failed his exams.

5Gavino studies for the exam every Wednesday.

6There are 25 students studying Psychology at the college in Gavino’s year.

b 9.5 Listen to the conversation again. Match 1–6 with a–f to make sentences.

1b   The professor isn’t going to mark Gavino’s essay if

2  If Gavino doesn’t come to class,

3  Gavino didn’t go to some classes because

4  Gavino might not pass the exam if

5  Gavino might not be at the college next year if

6  The professor is not happy with Gavino because

ahe doesn’t come to every class.

bhe doesn’t hand it in on time.

che fails the exam.

dhe hasn’t read any of the books.

ehe was ill.

fhe won’t learn anything.

cWrite about how you revise for an exam. Remember to include:

•how long you spend revising

•what you do to help remember information

•how good you are at doing exams.

Review and extension

1 GRAMMAR

Correct the sentences.

1If I’ll work hard, I’ll pass the exam.

If I work hard, I’ll pass the exam.

2I want that you buy me some bread and milk from the shop.

3We won’t play golf this afternoon if it will rain.

4She enjoys to read books about dinosaurs.

5Will you go to university next year if you’ll get good grades?

6I’ve just finished to have dinner with my family.

2 VOCABULARY

Correct the sentences.

1When Robert left the UK to go and live in Australia, he regretted seeing his British friends.

When Robert left the UK to go and live in Australia, he missed seeing his British friends.

2He did well really at school and got into a good university.

3She got a very bad note for her last History essay.

4Although they worked hard, they both fell their Maths exam.

5She always took taxis because she misliked waiting for buses.

6He made a degree in Medicine and now he’s a doctor.

3 WORDPOWER 

Multi-word verbs with put

Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box.

5It’s raining quite hard now. Why don’t we put our game of tennis until tomorrow?

REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS

Look again at Review your progress on p.96 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 future possibilities

describe actions and feelings

make telephone calls

write a personal profile.

1 GRAMMAR Second conditional

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

1 I / to the police station / If / take it / found some money / in the street, / I’d .

If I found some money in the street,

I’d take it to the police station.

2complain / the waiter / you / with your bill / Would / if / made a mistake ?

3would / at school / there were / do / What / if / no teachers / you ?

4I / I could / on petrol / cycled to work, / save / a lot of money / If .

5did yoga / every day / I / feel / less stressed / I / would / if .

6take a taxi / If / missed / the last bus, / I’d / have to / I .

7if / I / could stop / became rich / working / I .

8you / would / the fi lm / download it / you / on the Internet, / found / If ?

bUnderline the correct words to make second conditional sentences.

1If I would be /were / am you, I will buy / bought / would buy her some fl owers.

2Could you work / Will you work / Did you work seven days a week if you need / needed / would need the money?

3If the shop assistant would be / was / will be rude to me,

I’m complaining / I complained / I’d complain to the manager.

4I could take / I’ll take / I took you to the station if my car isn’t / wasn’t / wouldn’t be at the garage.

5If you will walk / would walk / walked fi ve kilometres every day, you feel / you felt / you’d feel much healthier.

6If my new watch stopped / will stop / would stop working after two weeks, I ’ll take / ’d take / take it back to the shop.

7I didn’t walk / wouldn’t walk / won’t walk home by myself if I am / would be / were you.

8What did you do / do you do / would you do if you lost / would lose / will lose your car keys?

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2 VOCABULARY Multi-word verbs

a Match 1–8 with a–h to make sentences.

1h Could you pass

2 Why don’t you come

3 At some hotels you have to hand

4 My neighbour has agreed to take

5 As they were very tired, they didn’t feel

6 I asked him to speak in English, but he carried

7 His mother looked

8 He was offered a great job, but he turned it

adown because he didn’t want to leave Italy.

bafter him when he was ill last week.

ccare of my cats while I’m in hospital.

din your passport when you fi rst arrive.

eon speaking in German, so I couldn’t understand him.

flike going to the cinema, so they watched a fi lm on TV.

ground to my house for dinner on Saturday?

hon my complaint to the manager, please?

bUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1It’s very rude to carry in / on / after talking when the fi lm begins.

2When Jack lost his job, they decided to put up / on / off their wedding until he could fi nd another one.

3My neighbour came round / after / to for a cup of coffee this morning.

4If you don’t feel down / like / off eating much, just have a slice of toast with honey.

5My sister’s sad because she and her boyfriend broke down / off / up yesterday.

6I found someone’s mobile phone under my desk, so I handed it in / on / up to my teacher.

7Who’s going to look up / for / after your grandfather while your grandmother’s away?

8Can you pass up / on / in my message to Mr Henderson when he gets back on Monday, please?

3 PRONUNCIATION

Sentence stress: vowel sounds

a 10.1 Listen to the sentences and put a tick ( ) to show if the words in bold are stressed or unstressed.

5I would come and stay with you in New York if the fl ights weren’t

so expensive.

6 She wouldn’t have to drive to work every day if she lived closer to her office.