EMPOWER ¨B1¨

LANGUAGE SUMMARY UNIT 6

VERBS WITH DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS

 Deal with  Think about

 Listen to  Ask about
 Look at  Wait for
 Concentrate on  Talk to
 Arrive at

USEFUL LANGUAGE: SHOWING SIMPATHY, ASK AND GIVING AN ADVICE

 How awful.  What do you think I should do?

 That´s terrible!  Do you think I should…..?
 What a pity  I think you should….
 I´m really sorry to hear that.  I think it´s a good idea…
 That´s a shame.  I wouldn´t worry to much.

NOUNS

 Break  mess  shark

 Reward  scuba diving  reef
 A pile  the surface  breathe
 air

FEELINGS

 tired  frightened  confused

 annoying  embarrassed  disappointing
 excited  Relaxed  amazed
 shocked

CAREFUL!

Students sometimes use to after arrive; at is used after arrive or in for very large places , e.g. I
arrived to the station. (Correct form = I arrived at the station at 9.00.) What time do we arrive to
Paris? (Correct form = What time do we arrive in Paris?).
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Make sure use interested / excited to describe their feelings and not interesting / exciting, e.g. I
am interesting in this article. (Correct form = I am interested in this article.) He’s exciting because
it’s his birthday. (Correct form = He’s excited because it’s his birthday.)