Grammar

Cambridge English Empower B1+ Teacher’s Book © Cambridge University Press 2015 PHOTOCOPIABLE 181
Grammar
Subject and object questions1A
A B C
1
recently? (you travel)
Where 2
?
(you / go)
3
with a friend? (you go)
Who 4
?
(you / go / with)
5
a famous building or place? (you
see)
What 6
?
(you / see)
7
lots of photos? (you take)
What 8
photos of? (you / take)
9
something interesting? (you eat)
What 10
?
(you / have)
11
your visit and do you want to go
back? (you enjoy)
Why 12
it? (you / like)
Activity A
Complete the questions in the table.
Activity B
Complete questions 1–6.
1 recently? (who / travel)
2 with a friend? (who / go)
3 a famous building or place? (who / see)
4 lots of photos? (who / take)
5 something interesting? (who / eat)
6 their visit and wants to go back? (who / enjoy)

182 Cambridge English Empower B1+ Teacher’s Book © Cambridge University Press 2015 PHOTOCOPIABLE
I study for an hour
every evening.
I always wear
expensive clothes.
I’m seeing the dentist
this afternoon.
I’m reading a very
interesting book at
the moment.
I’m having a difficult
day today.
I’m feeling very hot!
I learn best in the
mornings.
I’m seeing a friend
tonight.
I’m learning to drive
at the moment.
I’m not wearing a coat. I feel sad when it rains.
I’m studying Japanese
at the moment.
I’m thinking about
what to do at the
weekend.
I have three sisters
and two brothers.
I live in a small flat.
I’m living in New York
this year.
I’m thinking about
my birthday.
I never get up late.
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Grammar
Present simple and present continuous1B

Grammar
Present perfect simple and past simple2A
learn how to give
a presentation
start my own
company
start a website
write a book
work for a famous company
change my career
work for a lot
of money
travel to a diﬀerent country
something else?
find my dream job
get more
qualifications
learn a new skill
buy my own house
1 2
3
45
6
Yes, I have. I gave one
last year. I was really nervous ...
I haven’t given a
presentation yet, but I’d like to.
Have any of you given one?

Grammar
Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous2B
Me Student 1 Student 2
1
I’ve known / I’ve been
knowing my best friend
since I was a child.
2
We’ve lived / We’ve
been living in the same
town for a long time.
3
I’ve owned / I’ve been
owning my phone for
over a year.
4
I’ve done / I’ve been
doing a lot of sport
recently – I exercise two
or three times a week.
5
I’ve studied / I’ve been
studying English for
more than five years –
but I still have a lot to
learn!
6
I haven’t read / haven’t
been reading any books
for a long time – 7
I’ve
read / I’ve been reading
more things online
recently.
8
I’ve worked / I’ve been
working a lot today –
that’s why I’m tired at
the moment.
9
I’ve lived / I’ve been
living in more than one
place in my life. But I
really like where I live
now.
10
I’ve just finished /
I’ve just been finishing
eating. I don’t feel
hungry any more.
How long have you known
your best friend?
What have you been
reading recently?

Grammar
Narrative tenses3A
A Later, Billy saw the ring was in his cup and took it to a jewellery shop. They told him it was
worth $4,000.
B Then, one day, she was walking in the street where Billy was sitting, and was amazed
when Billy Ray shouted at her and gave the ring back to her. He explained that he had felt
uncomfortable about selling the ring, so he had kept it for her.
C When people heard about Billy’s story, more and more people gave money. After three
months, Sarah had collected $190,000.
D In 2013, Billy Ray Harris was living on the streets in Kansas City. He was homeless and every
day he held out a cup and asked passers-by for spare change.
E Sarah looked everywhere in her house for her ring, but couldn’t find it. She was very sad.
F Six months later, Billy had a house and a car and was no longer living on the streets.
G One day everything changed. A woman called Sarah Darling was walking past and dropped
some money into his cup.
H He also appeared on TV, where members of his family saw him for the first time in 16 years
and decided to meet him.
I What she didn’t notice, though, was that she had accidentally dropped her engagement ring
into the cup.
J Sarah was so happy she gave him $60 from her purse. But she thought Billy deserved more,
so she started collecting money for him. She wanted to raise about $1,000 – enough for some
new clothes and basic things.
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Grammar
used to, usually3B
• a place where you used to spend a lot of time as a child
• an activity or hobby you enjoyed but don’t do any more
• a kind of food you still like from when you were a child
• a book or film you used to love when you were younger
• a person who you used to listen to when you were growing up
• a kind of food you usually eat on special occasions
• a kind of food you didn’t use to like, but now you do
• a place you usually go to in the summer
• somewhere you don’t visit any more
• something you usually do in your spare time
• a person you no longer spend time with
• a book/film you usually read/watch when you want to make yourself happy

Grammar
Modals and phrases of ability4A
Yoursentence
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

22
A: Do you like reading?
B: Yes, all time.
21
True or false?
I never listen to
radio. I prefer
watching TV.
23
Talkabout…
what you usually
do in
summer.
10
True or false?
I usually go to
bed early.
Grammar
Articles4B
START
1
True or false?
I go to the gym three
times week.
2
A: Which one is your
car?
B: It’s blue
one over there.
17
I used to live
in
countryside.
20
A: Where were
you born?
B: In USA.
5
True or false?
I saw interesting
film recently.
13
True or false?
I’ve never been to
China.
4
A: What does your
father do?
B: He’s
doctor.
True or false?
3
Talkabout…
most
beautiful place
in your country.
11
Talkabout…
something interesting
you’ve done in
last week.
14
GO BACK ONE
SPACE
12
MISS A
TURN
19
GO
FORWARD
TWO
SPACES
FINISH
16
True or false?
I go to work
on Monday to Friday
every week.
15
Talkabout…
what you had for
lunch or
dinner yesterday.
8
True or false?
I prefer cats
to dogs.
7
GO BACK
THREE SPACES
6
Talkabout…
new
language you
would like to learn.
9
Talkabout…
person
you like most.
18
Talkabout…
person you
think is funny.

Grammar
Future forms5A
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
I’m having a holiday in August.
I’ll go to Italy.
I’m going to have a holiday in August.
I’m going to Italy.
Sure! I’ll come! It sounds good.
Yes, I’m going to come.
It sounds good.
Yes. I’m seeing my boss at
3 o’clock.
Yes. I’ll see my boss at 3 o’clock.
Don’t worry, I’m going to give
you some money.
Don’t worry. I’ll give you some money.
We’re flying out next week.
We’ll fly out next week.
I think she’ll pass – she seems confident.
I think she’s passing –
she seems confident.
I’m going to carry some, if
you like.
I’ll carry some, if you like.
OK. We’ll bring some cakes.
OK. We’re bringing some cakes.
Yes, I think it’s going to snow.
Yes, I think it’s snowing.
Are we going to the beach?
Shall we go to the beach?
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b

Grammar
Zero conditional and first conditional5B
1
You’ll feel bad if
you don’t go.
2
When you’re with
your dog, you
always feel happy.
3 Unless someone
invites you to the
party, you’re not
going.
4 If you aren’t ready
in 10 minutes,
you’ll miss the
start of the film.
5 If you don’t
go out on a
Saturday night,
you always feel
lonely.
6 You always feel
bad when you
eat this kind of
food.
7
If you don’t want
to do it, then
don’t!
8 You’ll finish a lot
quicker if you
stop checking
things on the
internet.
9 If you don’t find
a job soon, you
won’t have any
money.
10 When you see
a spider, you
always feel
scared.
11 If you finish
early, you can go
and meet your
friends.
12
Unless it’s sunny,
you’ll stay at
home.
13
You always feel
happy when you
eat chocolate.
14 When you go
out, you always
spend too much
money.
15 If you finish
your work today,
you can go out
tonight.
16 If you go to bed
early, you feel
much better the
next day.
17 If you want to do
it, then nothing
will stop you.
18 Unless you have
a holiday soon,
you’re going to
be really tired.
19 You’ll stay at
home at the
weekend if you
want to relax.
20 Unless you fix your
computer, you
won’t be able to
finish your work.
21 You usually feel
sad when it’s
raining.

Grammar
Modals of obligation6A
Sentences
1 When you use public transport, you must …
2 At school, I had to …
3 When you go abroad, you mustn’t …
4 When you’re studying a foreign language, you ought to …
5 Before a job interview, you should …
6 Before the age of 18, you can’t …
7 Twenty years ago, people couldn’t …
8 When you start a new job, you have to …
9 When you go on holiday, you don’t have to …
10 When I was young, I didn’t have to …
Your sentence endings

Grammar
Comparatives and superlatives6B
Writedownthenamesoftwo
restaurantsorcafésinyourtown.
Whichisthebest?Why?
Writedownthreecountries.
Whichoneisleastlikeyourowncountry?
Why?
Writedowntwokindsoffood
youdon’tlike.Whichisthe
worst?Why?
Writedowntwokindsofwild
animal.Whichwouldyoumost
liketosee?Why?
Writedownthree
personalityadjectives.
Whichoneismostlike
you?Why?
Writedown
threedifferent
jobs.Whichisthemost
difficult?Why?
Writedowntwo
differenttypesof
music.Whichdoyou
prefer?Why?
Write down two
different makes
of smartphone or
computer. Which is
better? Why?

Grammar
Modals of deduction7A
1
It’s 30⁰C today, but
Linda’s wearing a
coat.
2
My friend looks really
bad. He hasn’t eaten
anything for two days
and he sleeps all day.
3
Where’s the train?
We’ve been waiting
here for an hour.
4
Sarah didn’t want
to speak to me this
morning.
5
My sister spends all
her time studying.
She prefers reading to
going out or watching
TV.
6
Oh no … I checked
online, and it looks
like there might be
no more cheap hotels
left.
7
There’s a person living
in my street who
always wears dark
sunglasses and a hat
when she goes out.
8
I’ve emailed Jack four
times this week, but
he hasn’t answered
me.
9
It was one of the most
popular films of all
time.
10
My friend has three
cars, five motorbikes,
and lives in a huge
apartment near the
sea.
11
Mark said it’s going to
rain today, but it looks
sunny outside.
12
Why doesn’t anyone
go to that restaurant?
It looks really nice
from the outside.
She can’t be cold. He must be ill. We can’t be late.
She might be
angry with you.
She must really enjoy it. We could be too late.
She might be a famous
person.
He could be on holiday.
It can’t be boring.
He must earn a lot
of money!
He could be wrong.
It might not be
very cheap.
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7BGrammar
Quantifiers
1
There are a lot of people
living in my town.
2
There aren’t a lot of space
in my home.
3
There is too many traffic in
my town.
4
I haven’t got some work
to do tomorrow.
5
I’ve got very little time to
go out these days.
6
There are too much people
in my house – it’s very
crowded.
7
I think young people
have far too much mobile
devices these days.
8
Most people have money
enough to buy what they
want.
9
There aren’t much good
places to eat in my town.
10
People in the finance
industry earn a lot of
money.
11
Most people haven’t got
enough time to enjoy
themselves.
12
There aren’t few chairs in
this room – some people
will have to stand.
13
There are few shops where I
live – enough to buy basics.
14
I always put a little sugar
in my coffee.
15
I love reading – I have quite
a lot of books at home.
16
There is too many
information online.
17
I have quite a few tracks
on my MP3 player.
18
There are some lovely
buildings in my town.
19
There aren’t some nice
parks in this city.
20
I haven’t got much
online friends.
21
I haven’t got enough
confidence to speak
in public.
✂

Grammar
Reported speech8A
will are do were can have did was
Person A Person B Person C
1 What you enjoy doing
most when you a child?
2 you enjoy school when
you were younger? Why/Why not?
3 Who your best friend
when you were a child?
4 What a typical day for you
when you were younger?
5 What you do in your free
time now?
6 you like your job/studies
at the moment? Why/Why not?
7 Who you spent most time
with recently?
8 What you do in a typical
day now?
9 What you planning to do
in the next year?
10 Where do you think you
be in five years’ time?
11 you going to do anything
special next weekend?
12 you do something that
many other people find difficult
(e.g. play the piano, draw)?

Grammar
Verb patterns8B
enjoy
continue
promise
suggest
threaten
hope
try
remind
recommend
ask
admit
think about
start
remember
worry about
plan
want
offer
advise
invite
need
tell
begin
keep
warn
agree
refuse
don’t mind
forget
let

Grammar
The passive9A
1
Name two actors who
(be born)
in the US.
2
Name two paintings which
(paint)
by Italian artists.
3
Name two books which
(write)
by British authors.
4
Name two things which
(produce)
in your country.
5
Name two films which
(make)
using CGI.
6
Name two TV shows which
(love)
in your country.
7
(make)
by hand.
8
Name two things
which should only
(do) by an
expert.
9
Name two TV shows which
(watch)
by young people.
10
Name two films which
(base)
on a true story.
11
can only
(do) with a computer.
12
Name two languages
which
(speak) in Europe.
13
Name two buildings which
(build)
more than 100 years ago.
14
(sell)
for a lot of money.
15
Name two books which
(publish)
in the last ten years.
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Grammar
Defining and non-defining relative clauses9B
Jobs
Food
Activities
Places/
Buildings
Music

Grammar
Second conditional10A
win a lot of money
get your ideal job
meet your favourite film star
lose your smartphone/tablet computer
win airplane tickets to anywhere in the world
someone gives you a famous painting
lose the keys to your home
can be extremely good at sport
find some money in the street
lose your wallet or money
break your arm
be able to sing really well
speak English perfectly
be on TV
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10BGrammar
Third conditional
I failed my exams.
I missed my train.
My mother/father is annoyed with me.
I feel exhausted.
My home is really messy.
I have a headache.
My holiday photos look terrible.
I argued with a friend.
I haven’t got any money left.
I’ve got a bad stomach.
I was very late this morning.
My teacher was angry with me.
✂

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