Материал: Empower B1 pre_intermediate workbook

1 GRAMMAR

Defining relative clauses

aComplete the sentences with who, which or where.

bCorrect the sentences.

1There are some lovely boots in that shop who only cost £35!

There are some lovely boots in that shop which only cost £35!

OR

There are some lovely boots in that shop that only cost £35!

2There’s a woman over there which used to work for your company.

3There’s a café near me it has 50 different kinds of tea!

4My dad’s got a cousin in Houston he works for NASA.

5I know an Italian restaurant in London that you can have chocolate spaghetti!

6I’ve got a new camera who also takes video pictures.

7That’s a cinema where they’re showing the new James Bond fi lm next week.

8He’s just bought a new TV it gives you access to the Internet.

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2 VOCABULARY Compound nouns

a Complete the crossword puzzle.

8I couldn’t get any money out because the cash m wasn’t working.

9When he’s fi nished his homework, he usually plays computer g for an hour before dinner.

3 PRONUNCIATION

Word stress: compound nouns

a 11.1 Listen to the compound nouns and underline the main stressed syllable.

1 GRAMMAR Articles

aComplete the conversation at a tourist office with the correct articles: a, an, the or Ø.

b 11.2 Listen and check.

cCorrect the sentences.

1That fi lm was most exciting thriller I’ve ever seen.

That fi lm was the most exciting thriller I’ve ever seen.

2In the UK, the police offi cers don’t usually carry guns.

3I love the Italian ice cream. It’s the best in the world!

4They drove to Paris by car and then stayed in the lovely hotel near the Eiffel Tower.

5France is the most popular country for the tourists in the world.

6Doctors in USA are paid much more than nurses.

2 VOCABULARY

Adverbials: luck and chance

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

1f I didn’t have enough money to pay the taxi driver, but fortunately,

2 He didn’t train very hard for his fi rst marathon, but amazingly,

3 Look, I didn’t break your phone on purpose. I

4 While they were moving the furniture around, they accidentally

5 The president was very popular so, as expected,

6 We got to the airport on time, but unfortunately,

7 My grandmother fell over again yesterday, but luckily,

8 I found these old letters from my uncle by chance

aaccidentally dropped it while I was getting out of the car.

bhe won the election very easily with 75% of the vote.

cwhile I was fi xing the old desk in my aunt’s bedroom.

dbroke my computer screen.

eour fl ight to Moscow was delayed because of the storms.

fmy friend had fi ve euros to lend me.

ghe fi nished it in just less than three hours.

hshe didn’t break her arm this time.

bUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1Surprisingly / As expected, Real Madrid beat the third division team very easily, winning 6 – 0.

2Luckily / Unfortunately, I’ve lost my front door key, so I can’t get into my house.

3The ruins of the ancient city were discovered completely by chance / on purpose while the construction company were building the new motorway.

4Accidentally / Luckily, it stopped raining in the afternoon, so we were able to take the children to the beach.

5Sorry, but it was an accident. I didn’t do it on purpose / as expected.

6Unfortunately / Amazingly, although he didn’t work very hard, he got 95% in his fi nal exam!

3 PRONUNCIATION Stress in adverbials

a 11.3 Listen to the words and tick ( ) the stressed syllable in each word.

1 USEFUL LANGUAGE

6 fl oor / go / the / to / stairs / the third / up .

Asking for and giving directions in a building

a 11.4 Listen and put the directions in the correct order.

Can you tell me where the Kensington Meeting Room is?

Then go up the stairs to the fi rst fl oor.

The Kensington Room is the fourth door on the right. 1 Yes, sure. It’s on the fi rst fl oor.

Then go down to the end of the corridor.

At the top of the stairs, turn left along another corridor. Go through that door over there.

Great, thanks.

7can / check / so, / just / I ?

8I’ve / right, / think / that / I / got .

9corridor / the top of / the / go / another / right and / stairs, / turn / along / at .

10the meeting room / is / second / left / on / the / door / the .

b 11.4 Listen again and check.

cPut the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1the stairs / ground fl oor / the / to / go down .

Go down the stairs to the ground fl oor.

2go through / those / and then / doors / down / the corridor .

3along / so, fi rst / to the / go / stairs / the corridor ?

4tell / where / the / you / is, please / staff restaurant / me / could ?

5the right / the / down / and it’s / the fi rst / on / offi ce / then go / corridor .

d 11.5 Listen and check.

2 PRONUNCIATION

Sound and spelling: / / and / /

a 11.6 Listen to the words. Tick ( ) the word you hear from each pair.

1 READING

aRead the web posts on the right and tick ( ) the correct answer.

a Bicycles have always been very cheap to buy. b Cycling is a popular hobby for a lot of people. c Cycling is bad for the environment.

d Streets with electric lighting were more dangerous.

bRead the web posts again. Are the sentences true or false?

1It was cheaper to have a bicycle than to travel on public transport.

2Bicycles are not very popular in the developing world.

3When lots of people cycle to work, cities become less polluted.

4Gas lighting was invented after electric lighting.

5Reading and writing at night was easier with electric lighting.

2 WRITING SKILLS

Expressing results and reasons

aUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1As a result of / As / Because better windows, new houses lose less heat in winter and people spend less money on keeping them warm.

2In the 1960s, people couldn’t afford to go to the USA on holiday because of / as / as a result of air travel was so expensive.

3People didn’t use their mobile phones when they were travelling abroad as a result of / because of / because phone calls were so expensive.

4Computers are much smaller now as / because / because of the invention of the micro-chip.

5As / As a result of / Because of you can travel by train from London to Paris in less than three hours now,

I won’t need to catch the plane any more.

6Nowadays, malaria is less common in Africa as / as a result of / because the new vaccination programme.

7Because / As / Because of the terrible pollution, many European cities only allow people to drive their cars on certain days of the month.

8She decided to buy a tablet because of / because / as a result of it was much easier to carry around than

her old laptop.

The bicycle was invented in the 19th century. At rst, bicycles were very expensive, but at

the beginning of the 20th century, they were mass-produced in large factories. As a result of this, they became much cheaper and after that, most people could afford to buy one.

Bicycles changed the way people travelled short distances. Because of the bicycle, people who didn’t have much money didn’t have to travel to work on buses or trains. As a result, they saved money and could get a job further away from where they lived. Today, bicycles are the most important form of transport for people in many countries in the developing world.

Cycling is also a very popular sporting activity for many people, as it is a great way to stay t and healthy. In big cities, a lot of people cycle to work and this helps to reduce pollution and protect the environment. Because of this, it seems to me that the bicycle is one of the most important inventions of the last 200 years.

Martin Roberts

In my opinion, the most important invention is the electric light. The electric light bulb was invented in the 19th century and slowly replaced gas lighting in the streets of big cities and in people’s homes. With electric lights, the streets of big cities became safer and, as a result, there was less crime. Also, electric light bulbs improved the lighting in people’s houses. As a result, they could do more things when it got dark in the evenings, such as reading books or writing letters. Electric lights have greatly improved the quality of people’s lives and it is hard to imagine life without them.

Naomi Stevens

3 WRITING

a Write a web post about the invention of mobile phones. Use the notes to help you.

Notes for web post about mobile phones

•most important invention = mobile phone

•before: had to be home, o ce or public phone box

•keep in contact with friends, family, colleagues

•speak wherever you are: street, supermarket, car, train

•stay in touch with children + elderly relatives

•useful if accident or to call the police

•not only calls and texts: also photos, videos, music, Internet, Facebook

•my phone = my most useful possession: where would I be without it?

a Read the story and complete the sentences.

bRead the story again. Are the sentences true or false?

1 Juliane was the only person who did not die in the crash. 2 The food that she found belonged to the other passengers. 3 Juliane was not prepared for life in the rainforest.

4 There were people in the hut that Juliane found.

5 The men who found Juliane had a small aeroplane.

dImagine you are Juliane. Write a letter to a friend explaining your experience in the forest. Remember to include:

•what happened to you

•how you felt at the time

•how you feel now.

Amazing

but true

There are many true stories about people who have been in a plane crash but didn’t die, but what happened to Juliane Koepcke is one of the most amazing stories.

Juliane and her parents lived in Peru. On Christmas Eve in 1971, 17-year-old Juliane was on a plane that was ying from Lima to Pucallpa in Peru with her mother, Maria. They were travelling to meet Juliane’s father, who was working in Pucallpa.

Unfortunately, the plane never arrived. During the ight, it was hit by lightning and broke up above the rainforest. Juliane fell over 3,000 metres to the ground and landed still in her seat, and amazingly, still alive. Everyone else on board died. Juliane had a broken bone in her neck and cuts to her arms, but surprisingly, she could still walk.

First of all, she tried to nd her mother. Unfortunately, she couldn’t see her so decided to look for some food instead. Luckily, she found some sweets which passengers had taken with them for the Christmas holidays. This was the only food that she found to eat.

Juliane’s father was a biologist who had spent a lot of time in the rainforests in Peru with his family. Fortunately, he had taught Juliane some important lessons in how to stay alive.

The skills that Juliane had learnt helped her in the rainforest. When she found a small river, she knew that if she followed it, it would take her to a village. It also gave her fresh water to drink and a natural path through the forest.

She walked and swam for nine days until, as expected, she found an empty hut made of wood. By chance, she also found a boat. Juliane wanted to leave but she didn’t want to take the boat because it wasn’t hers. So she waited. Luckily, hours later the men who used the hut came back and found Juliane. They helped to look after her and the next day took her in the boat down the river to a place where there was a small aeroplane which could take her to the hospital in Pucallpa. No one really knows why Juliane lived and everyone else died on the ight, but everyone agrees that it is an amazing story.