Материал: Empower B1 pre_intermediate workbook

2 LISTENING

a 11.7 Listen to the conversation. Number the events in the correct order.

  The police arrived.

  The car with one man inside drove into the cash machine.

  The men drove the car into something in the street.

  The men ran away into a park.

  The men took some money from the machine.

  The men tried to break open the cash machine.

1   A car with two men inside drove into the cash machine very fast.

b 11.7 Listen to the conversation again and tick ( ) the correct answers.

1Where was Margaret Edwards when the vehicle crashed into the cash machine?

a   In the bedroom. b   In the bathroom. c   In another room.

2At first, Margaret thought the crash was …

a   an accident. b   amazing.

c   done on purpose.

3What did the men use to try and break open the machine?

a   Something they found in the street. b   Something they were wearing.

c   Something that was in the car.

4One of the men …

a   was wearing dark glasses.

b   looked like a baseball player.

c   was much older than the other man.

5What happened when they opened the cash machine?

a   They were able to take a lot of money. b   The police came.

c   The men decided to run away.

6Why didn’t the men drive away?

a   Because they didn’t have the key to the car. b   Because the car was damaged.

c   Because the police stopped them.

cWrite about a surprising or amazing thing you may have seen. Remember to include:

•what you saw

•what happened

•how you felt.

Review and extension

1 GRAMMAR

Correct the sentences.

1Rocky was the film what Sylvester Stallone made in 1976.

Rocky was the film that Sylvester Stallone made in 1976.

2Sorry, I can’t talk to you right now because I’m at the work.

3Generally speaking, most the men like watching sport on TV.

4Modern Living is the shop who I bought my leather sofa.

5Look! That’s a man who stole my wallet!

6John F. Kennedy was the American president which was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.

2 VOCABULARY

Correct the sentences.

1They’re having a sale at the shoes shop next to the cinema.

They’re having a sale at the shoe shop next to the cinema.

2I think I wrote his phone number in my book address.

3Surprisedly, it tasted a bit like chicken.

4I’m afraid of heights, so I don’t want to go rockclimbing.

5He opened the car’s door without looking and hit an old man on a bicycle.

6I’m sorry I broke your cup of coffee – it was an accident.

3 WORDPOWER  Preposition + noun

Match 1–6 with a–f to make sentences.

1f   Their plane didn’t leave on

2  My parents are still in

3  I didn’t break your glasses on

4  All of the bank robbers are now in

5  There are lots of tablets for

6  Next time you come to London, tell me in

alove with each other after 30 years of marriage.

bsale on eBay. I might get one.

cadvance so I can book some theatre tickets.

dprison, apart from the one who escaped.

epurpose. I sat on them by mistake.

ftime. It was 30 minutes late.

REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS

Look again at Review your progress on p.116 of the Student’s Book. How well can you do these things now?

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

I CAN …

explain what technology does

describe how discoveries were made

ask for and give directions in a building

write a post expressing an opinion.

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aComplete the crossword puzzle.

Across

3This insect bites humans and drinks their blood. mosquito

5This animal lives in deserts and can travel long distances without food or water.

6This insect produces honey.

7This bird is large, very colourful and can learn to ‘talk’ by copying what someone says to it.

Down

1This animal has eight legs and makes webs to catch small fl ies. One of the biggest kinds is the tarantula.

2This animal is the largest kind of monkey in the world.

8This is the largest animal of the cat family and is orange with black stripes.

2 GRAMMAR Past perfect

aComplete the sentences with the past perfect forms of the verbs in the box.

bComplete the text with the past simple or past perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.

We 1 had (have) a terrible journey on the way to Barcelona. The problems 2 (begin) when we

3(leave) home at 6.30 in the morning. There

4(be) a huge traffi c jam on the motorway

to bed without having dinner.

3 PRONUNCIATION

Sound and spelling: / /, / / and / /

a 12.1 Look at the words and listen to the pronunciation of the letters in bold. Complete the table with the words in the box.

aUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1Matthew said, ‘I want to play football with my friends.’ He told me / said me / told that we want / I wanted / he wanted to play football with my / his / your friends.

2Naomi said, ‘I’ll help you with the washing-up.’

She told / said / said me that she will / I would / she would help me / her / you with the washing-up.

3Angela said, ‘My mum’s watching a fi lm on TV with my little brother.’

She told / told me / said me that my / his / her mum had watched / was watching / watching a fi lm on TV with her / his / my little brother.

4David said, ‘We went to the park with some friends from our school.’

He said / told / said me that they’ve been / they’d been / we’ve been to the park with some friends from our / her / their school.

5James said, ‘Andy, my dad can’t take us to the zoo on Saturday.’

He said me / told him / said him that my / her / his dad couldn’t / could / didn’t can take us / them / me to the zoo on Saturday.

6Josh said, ‘I think that we’ll go to the beach with our cousins after lunch.’

He told / told us / said us that he is thinking / thought / had thought that we will go / he would go / they would go to the beach with my / their / her cousins after lunch.

7She said, ‘I’ve already done all my homework.’

She said / told / said me that she already did / I’ve already done / she’d already done all my / his / her homework.

8Adam said, ‘My little sister isn’t going to come to my birthday party!’

He told / told us / said us that my / her / his little sister isn’t going to / wasn’t going to / not going to come to his / her / our birthday party.

bRead the direct speech sentences. Use reported speech to report what the speaker said. Make any necessary changes to the highlighted words.

1‘I’m waiting for my bus to come.’

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a Complete the crossword puzzle.

2 I think Brazil have the best football team in the world.

3 In my opinion, Venice is a more attractive city than Florence.

4 This is a nicer cinema than the one we went to last week.

5 Barcelona is the biggest city in Spain.

6 Leonardo DiCaprio is a better actor than Brad Pitt.

7 In my view, Italian coffee is better than French coffee.

8 I think the weather in the UK in winter is much

better than in Germany.

aI don’t think so. I think there are more people in Madrid, actually.

bThat’s true. He was brilliant in The Great Gatsby.

cI agree. The seats are very comfortable and the screen is wider.

dI’m not sure about that. I think Argentina will beat them in the fi nal.

eDefi nitely. It’s such a beautiful place to visit. I love it!

fI’m afraid I don’t agree. Here it rains so much in January and February. I can’t stand it!

gYou’re absolutely right. I try and do a few exercises every night.

hI’m sorry, but how do you know? You don’t drink coffee!

b 12.3 Listen and check.

cUnderline the correct words to complete the exchanges.

1A I think the Amazon is the longest river in the world.

B Defi nitely. / I don’t think so. / That’s true. Actually, I think the Nile is longer than the Amazon.

2A Swiss chocolate is much nicer than British chocolate.

B You’re absolutely right. / Oh, please. / I’m not sure about that. It’s probably the best in the world.

3A Russian is a harder language to learn than Spanish.

B Oh, please. / I don’t think so. / Defi nitely. In my view, Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn.

4A Everybody should retire when they reach sixty.

B That’s right. / Oh, please. / Exactly. That’s much too early! Older people have so much experience which they can pass on to their younger colleagues.

5A Tablets are so much more practical than laptops.

B I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. / I’m afraid you’re wrong. /

That’s true. They’re much lighter and easier to carry.

6A His last fi lm was brilliant!

B I’m not sure about that. / You’re right. / I don’t think so.

It’s the best fi lm he’s made so far.

d 12.4 Listen and check.

2 PRONUNCIATION Main

stress: contrastive

a 12.5 Listen to the exchanges and tick ( ) the stressed word in each of B’s responses.

1 READING

aRead the text on the right and tick ( ) the correct answer.

a The old lady lost her handbag in the park.

b The thief gave the handbag back to the old lady. c The police offi cers thought Tom had stolen a

handbag.

d Tom stopped a man who had taken a woman’s handbag.

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

1Tom was walking across the park with Brian when he heard the old lady.

2The young man couldn’t escape because Tom was sitting on him.

3Both police offi cers asked Tom to explain what had happened.

4Tom didn’t want to accept the old lady’s money at fi rst.

5The old lady didn’t have much money.

2 WRITING SKILLS

Linkers: past time

aUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1As soon as / Suddenly the police arrived, the man started running down the street.

2He saw the strange man with the black dog at 7:30 in the morning. Suddenly / Later that day, he saw him again, but this time without his dog.

3They said goodnight and went back to their hotel to sleep. As soon as / The following morning, they caught the train to Paris.

4We were sitting outside a café, reading the guidebook. After a while / Suddenly, there was a huge explosion and people started running in all directions.

5The sky was covered in dark clouds. A few minutes later / Later that year, it started to rain very heavily.

Local hero

One hot day last July, Tom was walking home from university after playing in a rugby match. He had just said goodbye to his best friend, Brian, and was walking across the park near his house. Suddenly, he heard someone shouting, ‘Stop, thief!’ He turned round and saw a little old lady. She was pointing at a young man of about 20 who was running towards him. ‘He’s stolen my handbag!’ she shouted. e thief was coming towards Tom and the old lady shouted to him, ‘Hey, you! Stop him!’ A few seconds later, Tom threw himself at the young man and the thief fell over on the path. Tom immediately sat on the thief’s back so he couldn’t escape. A few minutes later Tom heard a siren and saw theashing blue light of a police car. e old lady had called the police on her mobile phone and, luckily, a police car had been near the park at the time.

Two police o cers got out of the car quickly and ran towards Tom and the thief as fast as they could. As soon as they got to Tom, they immediately arrested the young man. While one of them took him to the police car, the other started asking Tom and the old lady some questions about what had happened. Tom gave the old lady her handbag. Fortunately, everything was still inside it. e old lady

thanked Tom and asked him for his telephone number. She explained that she couldn’t stop because she was going to visit a friend in hospital. When the old lady had gone, Tom told the police o cer what had happened and he wrote everything down in his notebook. Finally, he gave the police o cer his phone number and went home.

e following day the old lady phoned Tom. She thanked him again and invited him to her house. She said that she wanted to give him a reward. Later that week Tom went to visit the old lady at her house. She lived in a big house near the park and there was a Rolls-Royce in front of it. While they talked she made him a cup of tea and gave him some delicious chocolate cake. en, just as he was standing up to leave, she opened her handbag and gave him £500. Tom told her that he didn’t want to take it, but she insisted: ‘Please take it. I’ve got plenty of money and I’d really like to thank you for being so brave.’ In the end Tom agreed to take it and used it to buy a new laptop.

3 WRITING

aDavid went on a walking holiday in Scotland last year. Write a story about what happened. Use the time expressions in the box

and the notes to help you.