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1AVocabulary
Common adjectives
ALook at the adjectives in the Vocabulary Focus on page 133. Close your book and quickly make a list of the adjectives. Compare your lists with a partner. Who can remember the most adjectives?
BWork in two groups: A and B. You are going to write a report for tourists about a town you visited. Group A: You visited Lakeville. Group B: You visited Greenwood. Complete the table with sentences about the places in the town you visited, using the adjectives in the box.
e.g. The food at Bicco’s restaurant / Valentino’s café is delicious / awful / alright.
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things to buy |
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HISTORY MUSEUM |
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ART GALLERY |
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things to see |
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C Work in pairs: Student A and Student B. Talk about the towns you visited. Which place do you prefer? Why?
228 Cambridge English Empower B1 Teacher’s Book © Cambridge University Press 2015 PHOTOCOPIABLE
1B Vocabulary
Adverbs
A Is the meaning in a and b the same or different? Write S (same) or D (different).
1 a We hardly ever go out on Sundays.
2 a I’m really into classical music.
3 a Dad rarely comes to see us.
4 a I don’t usually wear jeans to work.
5 a The visitors are mainly tourists.
6 a The town is fairly busy today.
7 a It’s pretty easy to understand.
8 a It’s generally cold at the moment.
B Complete the questionnaire for you.
b We never go out on Sundays.
b I don’t like classical music very much. b Dad often comes to see us.
b I don’t normally wear jeans to work. b Most of the visitors are tourists.
b The town is particularly busy today. b It’s not di icult to understand.
b It’s especially cold at the moment.
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CCompare your answers with other students. Write the names of the students who like or who do the same things as you. How many students are similar to you?
Cambridge English Empower B1 Teacher’s Book © Cambridge University Press 2015 PHOTOCOPIABLE |
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2A Vocabulary
Tourism
AUnderline the items in the box that you or your family have at your home. Which items are yours? Which items belong to someone else? Compare your answers in groups.
e.g. We’ve got two backpacks. My father’s got a large backpack and I’ve got a smaller one.
backpack |
sunglasses |
map of your country |
suitcase |
passport |
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guidebook for your town |
suntan lotion |
foreign currency |
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B Complete the phrases below with the words in the box. Use each verb once.
decide |
check in |
pack |
exchange |
get |
buy |
book |
unpack |
do |
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your luggage a visa
some sightseeing
where you are going to stay your accommodation souvenirs
your suitcase when you arrive to your hotel
some money
CWork in pairs. You are planning a holiday. Put the activities in B in the order that you do them.
DFind a new partner. Compare your answers in C. Are they the same?
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2B Vocabulary
Travel collocations
A Complete the table with the words and phrases in the box. Then compare in groups.
break down |
land |
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crash |
set off |
hitchhike |
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get lost |
take off |
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a strike |
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a traffic jam |
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BWork in pairs. Complete the sentence with eight reasons for being late. Use the words and phrases from A. e.g. I’m sorry I’m late, but the plane took off an hour late.
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CFind a new partner. Take it in turns to read your reasons for being late. You cannot repeat the same reason.
Cambridge English Empower B1 Teacher’s Book © Cambridge University Press 2015 PHOTOCOPIABLE 231
3A Vocabulary
make, do, give collocations
AFind nine phrases with make, do and give in the wordsquare, e.g. do well at something. The phrases can run in any direction.
do |
someone |
smile |
give |
someone |
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hug |
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give |
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someone |
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make |
give |
someone |
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give |
something |
directions |
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joke |
do |
something |
work |
volunteer |
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BWork in pairs. Complete 1–6 with phrases in the table in A in the correct forms. Then complete 7–12 with your own ideas.
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C Work with a different partner. Talk about your sentences in B. Are they the same?
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