Unit 1 Wordpower

like

A Answer the questions.

1 What kind of films do you like? Can you give examples?

horror action comedy sci-fi

crime drama musical

‘I like action films like James Bond.’

2 What was the last film you saw?

3 Was it like another film you’ve seen? (Which one?)

4 What was the story like? (exciting? funny? boring? difficult to understand?)

5 What did the actors in this film look like?

6 Do you think your partner should see it? Why / why not?
I think you’d like / wouldn’t like this film because …

B Use the questions 1–6 in A to interview your partner. Then tell your partner
your opinion of the film they described. Use the phrases below to help you.
It sounds like you really enjoyed it / didn’t enjoy it.
I’d like / I wouldn’t like to see it myself.
It sounds like a (really) good/bad/interesting/exciting film.

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Unit 2 Wordpower
off

Right or
I think my partner ... Why?
wrong?

1 has fallen off a/an more than once.

2 set off for work/school at today.

3 only buys when there is money off.

4 never switches off his/her phone in the

.

5 runs off when he/she sees a/an .

6 turns off the TV when is on.

7 will be off today at .

8 feels when a plane takes off.

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Right or
I think my partner ... Why?
wrong?

1 has fallen off a/an more than once.

2 set off for work/school at today.

3 only buys when there is money off.

4 never switches off his/her phone in the

.

5 runs off when he/she sees a/an .

6 turns off the TV when is on.

7 will be off today at .

8 feels when a plane takes off.

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Unit 3 Wordpower
just

A Write down …

1 an English expression you have just learned

2 how many times a week you are just in time for class

3 an English expression you learned when you were just a child

4 a time you just passed a test and how you felt

5 an English expression which is just like a phrase in your language

6 how you feel when you are just about to have a test

7 an English expression you might say when you have just finished your homework

8 a piece of English grammar you just about understand

9 an area of English you are just about to study

10 something you can talk about in English for just over a minute

B Talk to other students in the class and find out their answers to A. Write down
any new expressions the other students tell you and ask them to explain the meaning.

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Unit 4 Wordpower
look

A Find someone who ... Name Extra information

1 is looking forward to the weekend
2 never looks up English words on a phone
3 doesn’t like looking after animals
4 always tries to look interested in class
5 likes looking at black and white photographs

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B Find someone who ... Name Extra information
1 never looks up English words on a phone
2 isn’t looking forward to tomorrow
3 likes looking around old buildings
4 looks up restaurants online before going to them
5 sometimes looks after older relatives

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C Find someone who ... Name Extra information
1 sometimes looks after a younger brother or sister
2 enjoys looking around other people’s houses
3 thinks you look happy
4 never looks at social media websites
5 looks up English words in a paper dictionary

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D Find someone who ... Name Extra information
1 looks for funny videos to watch online
2 thinks you look clever
3 is looking forward to a holiday
4 doesn’t like looking around shops
5 likes looking at graffiti

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Unit 5 Wordpower
job and work

Order from best (1) to worst (16) Me Pair Group

Having a job in a fast-food restaurant

Finishing work for the week
Starting your first job
Looking for work
Having a job in an office
Being the last person at work in the
evening
Doing jobs around the house all weekend
Your phone stopping working
Your computer stopping working
Having a job outside in summer
Arriving at work and finding your
workplace is closed for the day
Having a job outside in winter
Doing a lot of hard work in the garden
Working out how to get a pay rise
Working in politics
Working out how to do something new

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Unit 6 Wordpower
Verb + to

The Restaurant
1 Two years ago, Graham was working as a cook in a small café. But he dreamed of opening his own
restaurant with his friend Polly. The only problem was, they didn’t have enough money.
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Polly studied business, so she worked out how much money they needed to borrow
and wrote a business plan. She read the plan ...

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... to Graham. He didn’t know very much about business, but he thought it sounded
good. The next day he went with Polly to the bank. They explained their idea ...

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... to Mr Smith, the manager, and showed him their plan. They thought the interview
was going well; however, Mr Smith refused to lend the money ...

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... to them. He said that there were already a lot of places to eat in the town. He was
worried that they wouldn’t be able to pay the money back ...

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... to the bank. But Polly and Graham didn’t give up. Polly said to Graham, ‘If Mr Smith
tries your food, he might let us borrow the money. We’ll ask him to bring his wife ...

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... to dinner with us on Saturday evening. What is the most amazing meal you can cook?’
Graham thought carefully and described his favourite fish dish ...

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... to Polly. She knew that he was a great cook, and that this was their last chance to
get the money, so she wrote an email ...

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... to Mr Smith, and invited him and his wife to dinner that Saturday evening. Graham
cooked the meal perfectly. Mr and Mrs Smith loved it. Mrs Smith even asked Graham to
give the recipe ...
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... to her. But Graham said it was a secret. He might tell her the ingredients if Mr Smith
agreed to the loan. Everybody laughed. Mr Smith knew that Graham and Polly could
sell this food ...
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... to anybody. He believed their restaurant would be a success. The next week
Mr Smith’s bank lent enough money ...

... to Polly and Graham for them to open their first restaurant. Mr Smith and his wife
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became regular customers.
Two years later, Polly and Graham are just about to open their second restaurant.
It’s hard work, but they are very happy.

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Unit 7 Wordpower
change

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I usually have some
The last time I changed I often change my
change with me
trains was ... mind about ...
because ...

I usually change into Next year, I will The best place to

different clothes when for a change money near
... change. here is ...

When I change When a shop assistant The last time I

something in a shop, I gives me my change, changed my mind in a
feel ... I ... restaurant was ...

Tonight, I would like to

The first time I The last time I changed
go to
changed planes was ... money was ...
for a change.

One day, I would

The worst station to like to live in I sometimes give some
change trains is ... for a change to ...
change.

Next week, I would like

I often keep my change I never change my
to eat
in a ... mind about ...
for a change.

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Unit 8 Wordpower
by

Correct or
Name incorrect
1 I think likes music by  .

2 I think can learn things by heart.

3 I think can make by hand.

4 I think never does anything by mistake.

5 I think thinks that is by far the

tastiest food in the world.

6 I think doesn’t like paying for things by credit card.

7 I think always gets home by  .

8 I think would like to live by  .

9 I think likes books by  .

10
I think thinks that is by far
the best singer in the world.

11
I think never washes clothes by hand.

12
I think sometimes breaks things by mistake.

13
I think doesn’t like learning irregular English
verbs by heart.

14
I think likes to sit by in class.

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Unit 9 Wordpower
Multi-word verbs with put

put …

on up or +

down back or —

through off or ?

Write your sentences here.

1
2
3
4
5
6

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Unit 10 Wordpower
Multi-word verbs with on

• Something you have to get on with this weekend

• Something annoying that a friend keeps on doing
• Something you bought from a shop but didn’t try on first
• Something you will carry on doing for the rest of your life
• Something special you would put on for a party
• Something naughty you went on doing when you were a child
• Something you tried on in a shop but didn’t buy
• A mistake you go on making in English lessons
• Something you have to get on with this evening
• Something annoying that a relative keeps on doing
• Something you would put on for the first day at a new job
• Something you will carry on doing for the next five years

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Unit 11 Wordpower
Preposition + noun

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on business in bed

on purpose by car

on time by plane

on holiday by mistake

on foot by credit card

in advance by chance

in love for sale

in hospital at university

in school at home

in prison at work

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Unit 12 Wordpower
age

Student A

My
Agree or disagree? Me
partner
Couples who are far apart in age shouldn’t marry.
People should start working at an early age.
I get on best with people about my age.
People who are middle-aged rarely have exciting lives.
It is easier to study with people who are of a similar age.
I don’t want to be like my parents are at their age.
People should stop working in their early sixties.
I want to live alone in my old age.

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Student B

My
Agree or disagree? Me
partner
People shouldn’t get married until their late twenties.
When they were my age, my grandparents had more
problems than I do.
People of a similar age usually worry about the same
things.
In old age, it is best to live in a care home with other old
people.
It is difficult for parents when their children are far apart
in age.
I started learning English at an early age.
Middle-aged people don’t understand teenagers.
Children need friends who are about their age.

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