Материал: Empower B1 pre_intermediate workbook

1 USEFUL LANGUAGE

Making arrangements

aPut the conversation in the correct order.

A Oh, OK, never mind. How about Friday? Is that OK for you?

B Brilliant! 11 o’clock. See you then.

A OK, so you can’t do this week. What are you doing next Monday?

B Oh, that sounds nice. I’ll just check. No, sorry, I can’t do Wednesday. I’m going shopping with my mother.

1A Are you doing anything on Wednesday? Would you like to go for a coffee?

B Next Monday? Just a moment, I’ll just check. Nothing! I can do next Monday. Perfect!

A Great! So we can meet for a coffee on Monday?

B Friday … hang on a minute … no, sorry. I’m going to London for the day. This week’s really busy for me.

A Shall we meet at The Coffee Place at 11.00? B Yes, Monday’s fi ne. Where shall we go?

b 4.4 Listen and check.

cPut the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1like / would / bring / me / anything / you / to ?

Would you like me to bring anything?

2anything / doing / you / Saturday / this / are ?

3busy / us / week’s / really / this / for .

4come / we / what / round / shall / time ?

5you / on / doing / next week / Tuesday / are / what ?

6round / you / come / would / for / to / lunch / like ?

7can’t / Thursday / I / this week / do .

8for / Sunday / is / OK / you / this ?

d 4.5 Listen and check.

Love Abby

Hi Abby

Lovely to hear from you. Yes, we’re well and we love our new house. We’ve just nished painting our bedroom and we’re going to start on the kitchen next weekend.

Thanks for inviting us to Mike’s birthday party. We’re free on the 21st and we’d love to come. I’ll bring some

really funny photos of Mike when he was at school! We’re looking forward to seeing you and Mike and having a chat.

All the best Tony

3 WRITING

aRead Sam’s email to Jess inviting her to his birthday party, and the notes below. Decide whether Jess can or can’t go to the party and write her reply.

1Abby and Mike have seen Tony and Laura recently.

2Tony and Laura have recently moved to a new house.

3Abby wants Mike’s friends to take photos of him at the restaurant.

4Tony and Laura are making some changes to their new house.

5Tony doesn’t have any old photos of Mike.

2 WRITING SKILLS Inviting and replying

a Correct the sentences. Use contractions where possible.

1Hope you’re well and your enjoying your new job.

Hope you’re well and you’re enjoying your new job.

Hi Jess How are you? I haven’t seen you for over six months. I hope you are well and enjoying your new job.

Are you doing anything next Saturday? I’m having a birthday party at my house and I’m inviting a few friends. People are arriving at 7:30. Everyone is bringing some food for the party. Could you bring a salad? It would be lovely to see you and have the chance to chat.

Love Sam

2 Thanks for invite me to your party.

3 It would be lovely to seeing you.

4 We’re free on Saturday and we love to come.

5 This is just to say that we have a party on Saturday. 6 We didn’t see you for ages!

1 READING

aRead the magazine article. Put the events in the correct order that Julia does them.

Arriving at the theatre

Getting a new outfi t

Going to the hairdresser’s

Having lunch

Meeting my friend

1Running on Venice Beach

bRead the magazine article again. Are the sentences

true or false?

1There are lots of people on Venice Beach in the morning.

2Julia thinks she will spend all day shopping.

3There are lots of people at the shopping mall.

4Julia doesn’t want to have lunch until she’s bought a new dress.

5Julia is looking forward to the evening because she has never been to a premiere before.

cComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

dWrite an email to a friend about your plans for the weekend. Remember to include:

•where you are going

•what you are going to do

•who you are going with

•what you think will happen.

7:15 am The sun is shining, and I’m going to put my tracksuit on and go for a run. I love this time of the day as it’s so peaceful and quiet down on Venice Beach.

10:00 am I’m going to a film premiere tonight so I have to look my best. I’ve arranged to meet my friend at an indoor shopping mall in Santa Monica, but she’s not here yet. It’s a modern place with lots of great shops and some pretty little cafés. I’d like to buy a new dress. It’s crowded today, so I’m sure we’ll be here all day!

1:15 pm We’ve stopped for lunch at an ordinary LA diner. I haven’t bought anything yet, but all this walking around is making me hungry. I’m going to get a burger and fries.

2:20 pm My friend’s taking me to a huge new department store, which sells everything. She thinks we’ll find something in here.

3:05 pm Success! I’ve found a gorgeous red dress and matching high heels. We’ve decided to celebrate with co ee and cake at my favourite outdoor café near the beach.

4:22 pm I’m in a taxi now. I’ve got an appointment at the hairdresser’s at 4:30 pm. I hope I won’t be late. I think I might be!

6:35 pm I’m nearly ready. Shall I wear the gold bracelet and necklace or the black one? I can’t decide. The car is coming at 7:00 pm so I have a bit of time.

7:15 pm We’re driving up to the theatre for the premiere. It’s crowded and noisy as everyone is hoping to see all the stars. It’s my first time at a premiere so I’m so excited. It’s going to be a brilliant night!

2 LISTENING

a 4.7 Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences with the names in the box.

Alex  Giles’s mum  Gavino  Giles  Isaac

b 4.7 Listen to the conversation again and tick ( ) the correct answers.

1Why is Giles going to Italy this summer? a   He is going to a wedding.

b   His girlfriend is Italian. c   He wants to visit Rome.

2Who is Laura?

a   Giles’s girlfriend. b   Alex’s fiancée.

c   A student in their class.

3What is Giles’s dad going to do if Giles passes his exams?

a   He’s going to pay for Italian lessons. b   He’s going to buy him a new suit.

c   He’s going to take him to Rome.

4What does Isaac like about Rome?

a   The new buildings. b   The history.

c   The mix of old and new architecture.

5Where is Isaac going now?

a   He is going to meet a girl. b   He is going to get a haircut. c   He is going home.

cWrite about what you’re going to do when you finish your English course. Include the answers to these questions:

•Where are you going to go?

•What would you like to do?

Review and extension

1 GRAMMAR

Correct the sentences.

1I going to look for a job in a hotel this summer.

I’m going to look for a job in a hotel this summer.

2Don’t worry. I pay the money back tomorrow.

3He’ll go to buy a new car next month.

4Will I come to your house in half an hour?

5Will we go to that café for a cup of tea?

6Are you going to doing your homework this evening?

2 VOCABULARY

Correct the sentences.

1They’ve got a fantastic outside swimming pool in my town.

They’ve got a fantastic outdoor swimming pool in my town.

2Are you going to buy a new suit case in the sales?

3I love it here in the country. It’s so peacefull!

4He always uses a tie when he goes for a job interview.

5I love coming to this park because you can’t hear the traffic. It’s so quite here.

6That restaurant’s so noise. It’s really hard to talk there.

3 WORDPOWER  look

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

after  forward  up  around  at  for

REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS

Look again at Review your progress on p.46 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 my plans for celebrations

plan a day out in a city

make social arrangements

write and reply to an invitation.

1 VOCABULARY Work

aComplete the sentences.

1This person looks after the plants and cuts the grass. g ardener

2When your hair gets too long, you make an appointment with this person. h

3If you have a problem with your central heating, you need to call this person. p

4This person works in a laboratory and might have a university degree in chemistry or biology. s

5Somebody whose job is to look after people’s money. b

6If you have a problem with the lights in your house, you call this person. e

7If the police arrest you, this person can help you. l

8This person can help you to manage your money. a

9This person checks your teeth to make sure they are in good condition. d

10When you are in hospital, this person looks after you. n

bComplete the sentences with the words in the box.

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