Unit Keys Empower B1 (Cambridge English) / Empower B1 (Cambridge English) Keys / Vocabulary photocopiables

1

You have to deal

the problem quickly.

2

Don’t look out of the window!

on your work, please.

3

I

some money from my father to buy a car.

4

Can you ask your teacher

the answers to the exercise?

5

Julia paid

the theatre tickets and I bought the meal afterwards.

6

I often think

my family when I’m not at home.

7

Do you ever

to music when you’re studying?

8

I had to

for Jim outside the office. It was very cold.

9

They

at the party about two hours late.

10

Don’t look

your watch every five minutes!

11

I like talking

Tino. He’s very funny.

12

Can you

of three ways to stop smoking?

Student B’s answers

1 to  2 pay  3 for 

4 of  5 ask  6 looked  7 deal  8 talk  9 on  10 think  11 from  12 at

1

Did you listen

that radio programme about dogs yesterday?

2

Did you

for the meal in cash or by debit card?

3

We waited

the bus for over two hours.

4

I must think

a way to earn more money.

5

I’m going to

my brother for a lift to the station.

6

Everybody

at me when I fell over in the street.

7

How do you

with difficult people in your job?

8

I want to

to my teacher about my progress.

9

It’s difficult to concentrate

studying at the moment.

10

Do you

about your girlfriend when she isn’t there?

11

We had to borrow $400

my sister to buy the tickets.

12

What time did you arrive

the office this morning?

Student A’s answers

1 with  2 Concentrate 

3 borrowed 

4 for  5 for  6 about  7 listen  8 wait  9 arrived  10 at  11 to  12 think

1

This is how you feel if you work for 12 hours without stopping.

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2

Some children keep ringing your doorbell and

3

then running away. How does that feel?

3

This is how you feel when something really good

4

is going to happen.

5

4

You are walking in the country and suddenly a snake

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falls out of a tree in front of you. You are

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5

You meet a neighbour in the street

8

and say, Hello, Joaquin! Later you

.

9

remember his name is Jaime. You feel

6

This is how you feel after you spend a week on

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holiday, sitting in the sun.

on well 

a job    to know 

  divorced    old    rich

in touch 

together   

ill   

better 

  a place 

  paid

1

It’s easy for young people to get

when they finish school.

2

Nurses get

well in my country.

3

50% of married couples get

.

4

It’s easy to get

– you just have to work hard.

5

People often get

with you when they need your help.

6

People sometimes get

because they’re stressed.

7

Anyone can get

at university if they work hard at school.

8

Most children get

with their parents.

9

Facebook is fun, but it’s difficult to really get

people online.

10

My English is getting

every year.

11

When people get

, they forget things all the time.

12

When two people first get

, they think everything is perfect.

Vocabulary

8A Art and music

A Work in pairs. Complete the crossword.

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In/On the sea

On land

On snow/ice

Usually indoors

1

I often go

in the streets near my house.

2

We play

indoors in the winter, but sometimes on the beach in summer.

3

helps me to stay calm.

4

I tried

, but I didn’t like having my head under water.

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is a fast game and the friend I play with is very fit, so I usually lose.

6

The instructor told me not to look down when I was

.

.

7

You start with a team of six for

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first became a sport in the Winter Olympics in 1998. It was developed

from

on the sea and

on land.

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is such a slow game: it can take about four hours to complete 18 holes.

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I love watching

. You need to be very strong, but it looks so beautiful.

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has never f

an exam or a test.

2

has written an e

this month.

3

is r

for an exam at the moment.

4

has got good m

in a test recently.

5

takes n

in every English class.

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has h

in some work late to their teacher.

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would like to g

into university.

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has done a university d

.

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would like to study b

management.

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has studied l

.

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knows someone who has studied m

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verb + -ing

to + infinitive

avoid

agree

forget

arrange

imagine

manage

like

miss

recommend

promise

refuse

regret

I ALWAYS

speaking to Tim. He’s very

I ALWAYS

to bring my dictionary to class.

AVOID

boring.

FORGET

I MANAGED

to carry my suitcase, but it was

I CAN’T

living without a car. I use mine

very heavy.

IMAGINE

all the time.

I DON’T

staying at that hotel. It’s not

I REALLY

moving to London. I was so

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very clean.

REGRET

happy in Paris.

SHE AGREED

to lend me her car for the day.

SHE DISLIKES being so far from her family.

WE

to meet at six o’clock, but they

I MISS

working with Mr Elliott. He was

ARRANGED

didn’t come until seven.

very funny.

HE REFUSED

to give me any money.

SHE SEEMS

to be very busy. I’ll speak to her

later.

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Why do you want to carry on?

B

Because I need the qualifications.

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Why did you put it off?

B

Because

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2

A

Why didn’t you feel like going?

B

Because

.

3

A

Why did you hand it in late?

B

Because

.

4

A

Why do you want her to come round?

B

Because

.

5

A

Why can’t you look after it?

B

Because

.

6

A

Why did you want to join in?

B

Because

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7

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Why did they break up?

B

Because

.

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Why did you turn it down?

B

Because

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1

A Did someone tell you how the system works?

B Yes, one of the IT staff gave us an

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2

A Do you know what you want to do next year?

B Yes, I’ve made my

. I’m going to Rome.

3

A Did you tell them you were unhappy with the food?

B I didn’t, but Gaby made a

.

4

A Did you tell him what the suitcase looked like?

B Yes, I gave him a

.

5

A Did you have to wait long?

B Yes, we were in the

for ages.

6

A Will they deliver the fridge?

B Yes, the

is next Friday.

7

A Can you decide the colour you want for your tablet?

B Yes, they give you a wide

of colours.

8

A Do you like computer games?

B No, I don’t, but they give some people a lot of

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