in charge (adj): to be the person who has

control of or is responsible for someone or

something
• To be in charge of smb/sth
Who is in charge of the food for
the party?
She is in charge of 40 people and
this is a very tiring job.
Contact (n): communication with someone,
especially by speaking to them
• Keep in contact with smb
• Be in contact with smb
• Lose contact
• Remain in contact
Contact (v): to contact smb
I have been trying to contact you for
a week.
• Practical (adj): able to be done • Fortunately (adj): happening
successfully because of good luck
e.g. practical solution
Responsible (adj): to be the person whose duty
is to deal with smb /sth
• To be responsible for sth / smb /
doing sth
• Responsibility (n)
* have responsibility
* fulfill responsibility
* take responsibility for sth.
• Self-confidence (n): feeling sure
about yourself and abilities
• Have self-confidence
• Build self-confidence

• Self-confident (adj)
• Be self-confident
• Answer the following questions

1. How do you keep in contact with your high school friends?

2. Who is in charge of cleaning at your home? Why?
3. What are some practical ways of studying vocabulary?
4. What are your responsibilities as a student? Do you fulfill them?
5. How can a young person build self-confidence?
add (v) / addition (n)
• add sth. / add sth. to sth
You need to add the eggs to the
mixture.
• in addition / in addition to sth
In addition to teaching, she works as
a nurse.
device(n): a piece of equipment that is used for a particular
purpose
item(n): a single thing in a set or list
 Error (n): a mistake,
especially one that can cause
problems. • A computer error / human error
• To make an error
• The documents were destroyed in
error (=by mistake) by the police.
 identify(v): to recognize smb/sth

• To identify smb/sth
He was unable to identify the robbers.
• Identity(n)
You need to show your identity card to enter the school.
Install(v): Remove(v):
The school has installed a burglar alarm. He removed the bandage to expose the wound.
 Check your answers

1. You need to ___remove____ the old paint before you paint the walls.
2. He always __adds ____ milk to his tea.
3. Since it is a computer _error_____, they could not blame anyone except the programmer.
4. The police couldn’t __identify _____ the dead person, so they asked for help.
5. It may take some time to __install______ the new program on the computer.
6. You need to turn off all the electronic ___devices____ before you sleep.
7. We need to move on to the next __item____ on the agenda since we do not have a lot of
time.
 EMPOWER B1 +
UNIT 6
DIFFERENT CULTURES
VOCABULARY
 Emergency (n)
You need to call 911 in an emergency.
** in an emergency
** in case of emergency
** emergency exit / landing, etc.
 Passion (n): a very powerful
feelilng, for example of sexual
attraction, love, hate, anger, or other
emotion.
** passionate (adj)
e.g. Italians are said to be the
most passionate people.
• Ruin (v): to destroy sth. • Spoil (v) to destroy or reduce the
completely beauty, pleasure, or interest of sth.
Plenty (n): enough, or more than
enough, or a large amount

** plenty of sth.
We have plenty of time to get
to the airport.
 Serve (n)
They serve dinner to the homeless at this restaurant.
Service (n)
I didn’t like the service at that restaurant.
 impressive (adj)
Ambition(n) Obvious (adj)
İmpress (v)
Ambitious (adj) Obviously (adv)
impression (n)
She is very ambitious, but It is obvious that she
That was an impressive
I am not sure if she can doesn’t like him.
performance from such a
make it to the top.
young singer.
 Be based on (v)

The movie is based on the book by J. R.

R. Tolkien.
 Documentary (n)

They showed a documentary on animal

communication.
 doubt (n)
doubt (v)
doubtful (adj)
I have doubts about his ability to do
job well.
She is, without a doubt, one of the best
students at school.
I doubt whether she can finish the
project or not.
They doubt that the project can be
finished.
 extreme (adj)
extremely (adv)

He is interested in extreme sports.

What you did was extremely dangerous.
 art (n)
artistic (adj)

His biggest dream is to become the

artistic director of the theatre.
The gallery has an excellent collection of
modern art.
Charity (n) Donate (v)
Charitable (adj) Donation (n)

UNICEF is an international charity. The company donated 100,000

They did a charity performance to dollars to the charity.
raise money for the homeless. I want to make a small donation.
She was involved in many charitable Even a small donation can do a lot
organizations. of good.
 continue (v)
continuous (adj)
continuously (adv)

I’d like to continue this discussion, but we are

out of time.
My little brother is making a continuous
irritating noise.
It is not healthy to work continuously for so
many hours without taking a break.
Convenience (n)
• I like the convenience of living close to work.
• The goods will be delivered at your convenience.

Convenient (adj)
• Subway is a very convenient way of getting around.
• What time would it be convenient for me to come over?
 intelligence (n)
intelligent (adj)
I am really impressed by her intelligence.
The intelligence of his writing is amazing.
He is a highly intelligent young man.
Man is still far more intelligent than the
cleverest robot.
 perform (v)
performance (n)

It is not easy to perform in front of such an

enthusiastic audience.
There will be a performance of one of
Shakespeare’s plays at the school theatre.
Take place (v): to happen instrument (n)
• The concert will take place next • If you want to play a musical
Saturday. instrument, you need to take
lessons.
 Check your answers

1. You need to have __artistic_______ ability to take part in such a Show.

(art)
2. The organization was funded by _charitable________ donations. (charity)
3. You cannot __continue_______ like that; you need to have a holiday.
(continue)
4. It is _convenient_______ to live in Mecidiyeköy if your school is in
Kuştepe. (convenience)
5. There may be ___intelligent______ form of life in the outer space.
(intelligence)
6. They left the concert in the middle of their __performance_______.
(perform)
 Refer to (v)

She didn’t refer to her notes during

her presentation.

Reference (n)

I tried to avoid making any reference

to their wedding.
• Reach (v)
We won’t be able to reach the hotel
before noon.
• Reach a decision / agreement /
conclusion
They reached the conclusion that there
was nothing else to do.
• Reach a goal
You need to work harder if you want to
reach your goal.
Report (v) Pollute (v)
• We called the police to report the theft. • Factories need to do something in order not
to pollute the air.
• I want you to report to me on progress.

Pollution (n)
Report (n)
• They are still working on the annual financial • Air pollution is a reason for many serious
illnesses.
report.
Polluted (adj)
• We made a report of the theft.
• More than 70% of the water is polluted.
 illustrate (v)

The exhibition illustrated how life evolved

from water.
She illustrates children’s boks.

illustration (n)

The colorful illustrations in the book made

it more fun for children.
 Precaution (n)

Many people are storing food as a precaution

against shortages after the hurricane.

They didn’t take any precautions to avoid

infection, which was not a very clever idea.
 Depend (v)
*** depend on smb /sth
Where we will go on holiday depends on the cost.

A: Are you coming to the party?

B: I don’t know, it depends! If I can finish work, I
want to come.

Dependable (adj)
I am looking for someone dependable to look after
the children.
 Grow (v)

Children grow so quickly.

This plant grows best in the shadow.

Growth (n)

A balanced diet is necessary for healthy

growth.

The government is trying to limit population

growth.
• instead of (prep)
We should try to change things instead of
complaining about them.
I will have something cold instead of tea. It
is too hot!
If you want, you can go instead of me.
• Consider (v)
We need to consider all our options
before we make a decision.
We are considering selling the house.
• Considerable (Adj)
The fire caused considerable damage to
the house.
They spent a considerable amount of
Money on decorating the house.
• Believe (v)
Nobody believed us when we told them what had happened.
He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence.
• Belief (n)
All political and religious beliefs should be respected.
It is my belief that nuclear plantations should be banned.