EMPOWER B1+

UNIT 7 “HOUSE AND HOME”

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Lesson A: Buildings

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Lesson A: Describing houses and buildings

attic balcony basement block of flats

the space or room at An area with a wall a part of
the top of a building, or bars around it that a building consisti a large building that
under the roof, often is joined to the outside ng of rooms that is divided into apartm
used for storing  wall of a building on are party or comple ents
things an upper level tely below
the level of
the ground

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Lesson A: Describing houses and buildings
First floor flat Front door Ground floor
a set the main entrance to the floor of
the level of of rooms for living in a building, especially a a building that is at the
a building that is specially on  house, same level as
one level above one floor of a building usually facing the road the ground outside
the street

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Lesson A: Describing houses and buildings
landing lock steps terrace
the area just inside a device that prevents  to move by lifting your a flat area of stone or 
the main entrance of something such as  foot and putting it grass outside a house,
a house, apartment, or a door from down in a where people sit and
other building that lea being opened and can different place, or to sometimes eat
ds to other rooms and only be opened with put your foot on or in
usually to the stairs a key something

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 EXERCISE 2
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

attic balcony floor location moved neighborhood rent view

1. I don’t have my own house, So I _____ the house I’m living in.
2. I’ve ______ house a lot of times, so I’ve had lots of different addresses.
3. I live in a very busy ______ . There are lots of shops, cafés and cars.
4. We don’t have a garden or terrace, but we do have a _____ where we can sit
outside.
5. My home is in a good _____ because it’s near the train station.
6. I put all the stuff I don’t use in the ______ .
7. Our flat is on the third _____ of our building.
8. The _____ from my bedroom is nothing special – just a street and more
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 EXERCISE 2 ANSWER KEY
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

attic balcony floor location moved neighborhood rent view

1. I don’t have my own house, So I rent the house I’m living in.
2. I’ve moved house a lot of times, so I’ve had lots of different addresses.
3. I live in a very busy neighborhood. There are lots of shops, cafés and cars.
4. We don’t have a garden or terrace, but we do have a balcony where we can
sit outside.
5. My home is in a good location because it’s near the train station.
6. I put all the stuff I don’t use in the attic.
7. Our flat is on the third floor of our building.
8. The view from my bedroom is nothing special – just a street and more
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Lesson B: Verbs and Prepositions
with with about for
someone something something something

think pay
argue cope care wait
agree complete complain apologise
begin worry
compare dream
concern talk
charge
stay

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Lesson A: Describing houses and buildings

in in on to
something doing something someone/ someone
something

believe succeed rely belong

arrive depend apologise
believe
invest

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Lesson A: Describing houses and buildings
Match the verbs in the box with the prepositions.

apologise argue believe belong care complain cope 7. ___

depend pay rely succeed think wait worry _____
for something
__ _ ___
. __ ___ __
8 _
_ __
with someone __ _
1. ____________ _
__ in something
9. _ ___
__ __
2. ______________ 10. _
with something
3. _ 11. __________ in doing something
thin
k___
4. ______ _ on someone /
_______ 12. ________
nd_____ something
about something Depe
5. _____________
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6. _ _____
Lesson A: Describing houses and buildings
Match the verbs in the box with the prepositions.
7. pay
apologise argue believe belong care complain cope ____
depend pay rely succeed think wait worry ____
it _ _ _ _ for something
1. __argue__ 8. Wa ize _
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2. ___cope___ with something 11. succeed___

3. _ in doing something
t
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k
4. _care ____ 12. rely______ on someone /
____
_ _ _ ___
5. __complain___about something . de pend something
13.
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wo p o
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6. _ lo
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 EXERCISE 3
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. My brother paid in/about/for the shopping with his credit cards.

2. After five years in the USA, Ramiro succeeded for/in/on learning English.
3. I believe about/on/in God. Everyday I pray for my family.
4. After the meal, we argued with/on/about the waiter about the bill.
5. My friend moved to the center of the city and she’s finding it hard to cope
in/with/about the noise.
6. Last week I ate out but it was terrible. I complained to the manager
for/about/in the food. It was awful.
7. Axel moved to Guayaquil to look for work, but he hasn’t succeeded
in/on/about finding a job, yet.

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 EXERCISE 3 ANSWER KEY
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. My brother paid for the shopping with his credit cards.

2. After five years in the USA, Ramiro succeeded in learning English.
3. I believe in God. Everyday I pray for my family.
4. After the meal, we argued with the waiter about the bill.
5. My friend moved to the center of the city and she’s finding it hard to cope
with the noise.
6. Last week I ate out but it was terrible. I complained to the manager about
the food. It was awful.
7. Axel moved to Guayaquil to look for work, but he hasn’t succeeded in finding
a job, yet.

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REFERENCES
1. Empower Teacher and Student’s book with online course –
Reprinted edition – 2018.

2. McCarthy, M. y SANDIFORD, H. (2016) Touchstone.

Cambridge University Press.

3. https://dictionary.cambridge.org

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