Материал: Empower B1 pre_intermediate workbook
1A
Do
you play
any
sports?
1 VOCABULARY Common adjectives
aUnderline the correct words to complete the sentences.
1The new building opposite the university is rude / ugly / alright. I hate it!
2Our new teacher is always very serious / silly / rude. We work very hard in her lessons and she never smiles or laughs.
3The cakes in the new baker’s are silly / serious / delicious!
4My brother’s new girlfriend is ugly / gorgeous / delicious. I think she’s a fashion model.
5We played lots of silly / horrible / perfect games at Sarah’s birthday party. I’ve got some really funny photos on Facebook.
6Lily’s a perfect / strange / lovely person. Her grandchildren love visiting her.
bComplete the sentences with the adjectives in the box.
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2 GRAMMAR Question forms
aUnderline the correct words to complete the questions.
1How many children he does have / does he have / does have he?
2Where did you meet / did meet you / you met your husband?
3Did he grow up / He grew up / He did grow up in this area?
4What was like the fi lm / was the fi lm like / the fi lm was like?
5How much paid you / you did pay / did you pay for your smartphone?
6Why she go / Why she went / Why did she go to the USA?
7How many fi lms he made / did he make / did make he last year?
8How was your holiday / your holiday was / did your holiday be?
bPut the words in the correct order to make questions.
1you / Sarah’s friend / are ?
Are you Sarah’s friend?
2work / a bank / he / does / in ?
3you / last month / to New York / go / did / why ?
4like / that new Brazilian / what / restaurant / is ?
5with your sister / who / that man / was ?
6TV programmes / you / do / watch / what type of ?
7go to / did / which university / you ?
8did / how much / cost / the tickets ?
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I’m really into
Facebook
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VOCABULARY Adverbs |
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GRAMMAR Present simple and |
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5 We’re sure his fl ight arrives at Terminal 2, but I need to |
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computer game in the living room.
bUnderline the correct adverbs to complete the sentences.
1I love rock music, but I absolutely / especially / fairly like The Rolling Stones. They’re my favourite band.
2He hardly ever / never / especially phones his mother – maybe once or twice a month.
3I rarely / pretty / normally enjoy horror fi lms, but this one was awful!
4She’s fairly / absolutely / rarely good-looking, but I don’t think she’s beautiful.
5I never / really / hardly ever hate maths. I just don’t understand it!
6She generally / particularly / rarely takes her family out for dinner – only when it’s her birthday.
7They love all sports, but they’re fairly / mainly / pretty interested in football. They watch all the matches on TV.
8It’s pretty / normally / rarely cold today, so why don’t you take your gloves?
2 PRONUNCIATION
Long and short vowels
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1.1 Listen to the words. Do the letters in bold make long or short vowel sounds? Tick ( ) the words with long vowel sounds.
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birthday |
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bank |
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music |
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cinema |
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food |
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party |
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bComplete the conversation with the present simple or present continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
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What 1 ’s Sarah doing (Sarah, do) in that shop? |
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(spend) the day at the beach. |
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1.2 Listen and check.
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1C
Everyday
English
It was really nice to meet you
1 USEFUL LANGUAGE
Greeting people; Ending a conversation
aUnderline the correct words to complete the conversation.
SAM Hi, James! 1Much / Long / Very time no see! How are you?
JAMES Hi, Sam. I’m fi ne, thanks. 2What a / What / How lovely surprise! Great to see you!
SAM Yes, it’s really nice 3see you / to see you / you see, too.
JAMES Where are you living 4today / this day / these days?
SAM Oh, not 5far from / far of / far away here. In Park Road, near the sports centre.
JAMES Oh, 6what / how / who nice!
SAM And 7she is / it is / this is my wife, Jackie.
JAMES Your wife – wow! That’s fantastic 8new / news / notices! Nice to 9meet / meat / meeting you, Jackie.
JACKIE Nice to meet you, 10two / too / to.
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1.3 Listen and check.
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1.4 Listen and check.
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2 PRONUNCIATION
Sentence stress
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1.5 Listen to the sentences and underline the stressed words.
1I’m pretty sure it was two months ago.
2What a lovely surprise!
3It was really nice to meet you.
4I’m sorry, but I really must go.
5Where are you living these days?
6I’m late for a meeting.
1D
Skills
for Writing
I’m sending you some photos 
1 READING
aRead Nandeep’s email to Hannah and tick ( ) the correct answer.
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Nandeep is staying at the Taj Mahal hotel in Delhi. b 
Nandeep is visiting his cousins in Boston.
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Nandeep is on holiday at his aunt and uncle’s house in Delhi.
bRead the email again. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Nandeep mainly speaks in Hindi to his cousins. 2 He’s visiting lots of places while he’s in India.
3 The Taj Mahal is in Delhi.
4 Nandeep didn’t enjoy visiting the Taj Mahal.
5 Nandeep often uses his aunt and uncle’s pool.
6 Nandeep isn’t enjoying his holiday.
2 WRITING SKILLS
Correcting mistakes
aCorrect the sentences.
1I’m having a lovely time here in france.
I’m having a lovely
time here in
France.
2Yesterday we visitted the Palace of Versailles near Paris.
3In the mornings, I usually going to the beach with my Portuguese friends.
Inbox
Hi Hannah,
I hope you’re enjoying your stay in Boston.
I’m spending a month on holiday in India. I’m staying with my aunt and uncle and my two cousins in Delhi. I don’t speak much Hindi, but they all speak English very well, so communication isn’t a problem. They’re taking me to
see lots of really interesting places. Yesterday we drove
to Agra and visited the Taj Mahal. It took two hours to get there. This is a photo I took – what an amazing building!
It’s really hot here all the time, but my aunt and uncle have a swimming pool, so we spend a lot of our time in the water – it’s so relaxing! In the evenings I usually go to
cafés with my cousins and their friends. I’m having a great time here in India! See you soon. Nandeep
4I hope your having a lovely time in Canada with your family.
5Their English are very good, but we always speak in German.
3 WRITING
aRead the email from Paul. Use the notes in brackets to write Becky’s reply.
Hi Becky
Hope you’re having a nice holiday. Tell me all about it! (Describe my holiday)
What’s the hotel like? (Not in a hotel – staying with my family!)
What do you do every day? (Explain and send a photo)
See you soon (he OK? Ask.)
Love Paul
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UNIT 1
Reading and listening extension
1 READING
a Read the article. Match the statements 1–3 with the people a–c.
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I don’t think internet dating is a good way to meet people. |
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INTERNET DATING:
How is it for you?
Are you looking for that special person? Do you want to meet new people?
Lots of people meet their new partner over the Internet. It is particularly popular in the U.S.A., where about 30% of people meet their partner online. We talked
to some young people in Ireland about their experiences of internet dating.
JOANNA, 23, CORK |
STEPHEN, 28, DUBLIN |
I am dating a man I met on the Internet. His name is Gavin and he is
lovely. We have the same hobbies and we laugh about the same things. We rarely argue and our relationship is perfect. I’m so happy.
I normally wouldn’t meet someone through the Internet. I prefer to meet people face-to- face. I think it’s difficult to know
what a person is like from a photo or some information online.
I want to get to know someone properly, and I don’t think you can do that on the Internet.
COLM, 22, GALWAY
I have several friends who I have met online. It’s a great way to meet new people who have similar interests to you. Sometimes people can be rude but most people are very friendly – it’s great fun! I recommend it as a good way of meeting new people.
There might be some problems with meeting people online, but lots of people are doing it these days, and it helps people meet new people and make new friends. Good luck!
bRead the article again and tick ( ) the best endings for the sentences.
1In the U.S.A. …
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people rarely use the Internet to fi nd love.
binternet dating is a normal way to meet people.
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30% of young people have a boyfriend or girlfriend.
2Joanna …
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has met several people online. b 
is very happy in her relationship.
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doesn’t think internet dating is right for her.
3Stephen …
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would like to meet a girl online.
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doesn’t want to put a photo of himself online.
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doesn’t think that you can get to know people online.
4Colm thinks that …
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it’s diffi cult to meet people online. b 
people are often unfriendly.
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the Internet is a good way to meet people and have fun.
5The writer of the article thinks that …
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people hardly ever meet someone they like online. b 
internet dating can be a good way to meet people. c 
internet dating is the best way to meet people.
cWrite a paragraph about different ways of meeting new people. Think about:
•different places to meet new people
•some problems with meeting people for the fi rst time
•the stories in the article
•your own experience.
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