EMPOWER B1+

UNIT 6 “DIFFERENT CULTURES”

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Lesson A: Compound nouns

A compound noun is a single item, composed of two words (e.g.

pedestrian crossing). Some compound nouns are one word (e.g.
lunchtime).

They are usually formed of:

• Noun + noun (e.g. newspaper)
• Verb + ing + noun (e.g. washing machine)
• Noun + verb + ing (e.g. windsurfing)
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EXERCISE 1
Complete a compound noun with the words in the box.

air cycle hour jam pedestrian traffic machine public

1. ______ conditioning 6. _______ lane

2. rush ______ 7. cash ________
3. ______ crossing. 5. Traffic _______
4. ______ lights 8. _______ transport

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EXERCISE 1 ANSWER KEY
Complete a compound noun with the words in the box.

air cycle hour jam pedestrian traffic machine public

1. air conditioning 5. cycle lane

2. rush hour 6. cash machine
3. pedestrian crossing. 7. Traffic jam
4. traffic lights 8. public transport

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 EXERCISE 2
Complete the email with the compound nouns in the box.

pedestrian crossing air conditioning rush hour traffic lights traffic jam cycle lane

What a stressful morning! I woke up late and my car didn’t start for 30 minutes. By
the time I was on the road it was ________ ________ and the roads were very
busy. All the _______ _______ in the city center were stuck on red so everything
was moving very slowly. The light at a ______ ______ were broken, so lots of
people were walking across through the traffic. I sat in the same _______ _______
for about 45 minutes. To take things worse, the _______ _______ wasn’t working in
my car so I was boiling hot! I was just thinking that I really should use public
transport instead of my car when suddenly I saw someone waving at me from the
_______ _______ . It was you, on your new bike, looking very pleased with
yourself!
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 EXERCISE 2 ANSWER KEY
Complete the email with the compound nouns in the box.

pedestrian crossing air conditioning rush hour traffic lights traffic jam cycle lane

What a stressful morning! I woke up late and my car didn’t start for 30 minutes. By
the time I was on the road it was rush hour and the roads were very busy. All the
traffic lights in the city center were stuck on red so everything was moving very
slowly. The light at a pedestrian crossing were broken, so lots of people were
walking across through the traffic. I sat in the same traffic jam for about 45 minutes.
To take things worse, the air conditioning wasn’t working in my car so I was boiling
hot! I was just thinking that I really should use public transport instead of my car
when suddenly I saw someone waving at me from the cycle lane. It was you, on
your new bike, looking very pleased with yourself!

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Lesson A: Multi -Word verbs

get around pick up show someone eat out

around
to travel or move to learn (a language
from one place to or skill) by practising to give  someone a to have food in a
another , not by having tour café or a restaurant
lessons

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Lesson A: Multi -Word verbs

turn up looking around go back go away

to appear or come to visit a place and  return leave your home

to your  look at the things in to spend time
Attention it
somewhere else

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EXERCISE 3
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

eat out get around turn up pick up show around

1. He got on really well with Pradeep, the guy who _____ him ____ .
2. He learned how to _____ _____ the city pretty quickly.
3. He _____ _____ a few phrases of the local language.
4. Restaurants are pretty expensive, so my family and I rarely
______ ______.
5. If Mary doesn’t _______ ____ soon, we should go to the cinema
without her.

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EXERCISE 3 ANSWER KEY
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

eat out get around turn up pick up show around

1. He got on really well with Pradeep, the guy who showed him
around.
2. He learned how to get around the city pretty quickly.
3. He picked up a few phrases of the local language.
4. Restaurants are pretty expensive, so my family and I rarely eat out.
5. If Mary doesn’t turn up soon, we should go to the cinema without
her.
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EXERCISE 4
Look at the multi-word verbs in bold. Match them with definitions a-f.
1.When I eat out, I generally prefer Chinese food.____
a. Explore
2.I try to pick up new English vocabulary by watching TV
_____ . b. Arrive (informal)
3.I’d be a good person to show someone around my local c. Give someone a tour
neighborhood. I know all the best places to go. _______
4.The quickest way to get around my hometown is on foot d. Travel or move from place to place
_____ . e. Have food in a café or restaurant
5.I was the first person to turn up to class today. _____
6.When I get the chance, I really enjoy looking around science
f. Learn (a language or skill) by

museums _____ . practicing, not by having lessons

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 EXERCISE 4 ANSWER KEY
Look at the multi-word verbs in bold. Match them with definitions a-f.

1.When I eat out, I generally prefer Chinese food. _e__ a. Explore

2.I try to pick up new English vocabulary by watching TV _f___
b. Arrive (informal)
3.I’d be a good person to show someone around my local

neighborhood. I know all the best places to go. ___c___

c. Give someone a tour

4.The quickest way to get around my hometown is on foot d. Travel or move from place to place

__d___ .
e. Have food in a café or restaurant
5.I was the first person to turn up to class today. __b___
f. Learn (a language or skill) by
6.When I get the chance, I really enjoy looking around science

museums __a___ . practicing, not by having lessons

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 EXERCISE 5
Complete each pair of sentences with compound nouns made from the words in the box.

air / crossing / conditioning / pedestrian / hour / public / rush / Complete the multi-word verbs.
transport / jam / lights / traffic / traffic / cycle / cash / lane / machine

1. It’s safer to use a _______. There is so much traffic.

1. I pick ______ Spanish when I went to
2. A: It’s so hot!
B: I’ll put the _______ on. Mexico.
3. Let’s go at ten o’clock when ________ is over. 2.We’d like to show you _____ our city.
4. Shall we drive or use _______ ? 3.I like eating _____, but a lot of
5. Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in a ________ . restaurants are expensive.
6. Wait for the _________ to change from red to green.
4.I waited for an hour, but Helen didn’t
7. That car shouldn’t be in the ________ .
turn ______ .
8. I need some money. Is there a ________ near here ?

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 EXERCISE 5 ANSWER KEY
Complete each pair of sentences with compound nouns made from the words in the box.

air / crossing / conditioning / pedestrian / hour / public / rush / Complete the multi-word verbs.
transport / jam / lights / traffic / traffic / cycle / cash / lane / machine

1. It’s safer to use a pedestrian crossing. There is so much traffic.

1. I pick up Spanish when I went to
2. A: It’s so hot!
B: I’ll put the air conditioning on. Mexico.
3. Let’s go at ten o’clock when rush hour is over. 2.We’d like to show you around our city.
4. Shall we drive or use public transport ? 3.I like eating out, but a lot of restaurants
5. Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in a traffic jam . are expensive.
6. Wait for the traffic lights to change from red to green.
4.I waited for an hour, but Helen didn’t
7. That car shouldn’t be in the cycle lane.
turn up.
8. I need some money. Is there a cash machine near here?

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Lesson B: Describing food
dish ingredients vegetarian raw cooked

food prepared in a food that is used a person who does Raw: (of food) Cooked food has

a particular with other foods in not  eat  not cooked been 
way as part of the preparation  meat prepared by heating
of a particular
a meal
 dish

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Lesson B: Describing food
crunchy creamy sweet sour

 food is firm and makes Creamy:like cream or contai with a taste like sugar (of food) flavored with

a loud noise when it ning cream. a sauce usually containi
is eaten ng sugar and vinegar

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Lesson B: Describing food
heavy light fresh dried

having great weigh not heavy Fresh food has been having had moisture
made or collected
recently and has not removed for the purpose of
been frozen or dried. preservation

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Lesson B: Describing food
add chop fry heat up mash

to put something to cut food into to cook the quality of being to crush food until it
together with small pieces something in hot hot or warm is soft
something else, oil or fat
making the whole
thing bigger

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Lesson B: Describing food
mix serve squeeze stir

toput different things to give someone food or to press something to mix food or liquid by
together in order to drink, especially in a firmly moving a spoon round
make something new restaurant or bar and round in it

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EXERCISE 6
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

This tea is too sour/sweet. You know I don’t take sugar.

I had a really light/heavy dinner last night so I didn’t sleep well.
To make a Spanish omelette add the raw/cooked potatoes to the eggs and fry
for about five minutes.
It’s always better to use fresh/dried herbs when you’re cooking. They taste
much nicer.
To make a delicious salad use raw/cooked carrots so they don’t lose their
vitamins.
This cream’s horrible! It’s too dried/sour. When did you buy it?
Sorry, I can’t eat these chips quietly. They’re too creamy/crunchy.
It’s the butter and the milk in this sauce that makes it tastes so creamy/crunchy.

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EXERCISE 6 ANSWER KEY
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

This tea is too sweet. You know I don’t take sugar.

I had a really heavy dinner last night so I didn’t sleep well.
To make a Spanish omelette add the cooked potatoes to the eggs and fry for
about five minutes.
It’s always better to use fresh herbs when you’re cooking. They taste much
nicer.
To make a delicious salad use raw carrots so they don’t lose their vitamins.
This cream’s horrible! It’s too sour. When did you buy it?
Sorry, I can’t eat these chips quietly. They’re too crunchy.
It’s the butter and the milk in this sauce that makes it tastes so creamy.

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EXERCISE 7
Complete the sentences with words from the box.

add stir mix mash chop fry squeeze serve heat up

1. When the potatoes are cooked, take them out of the water and then ______ them with a little
cheese and put and egg until they are smooth and creamy. Then make balls and fry the
llapingachos.
2. _________ the mixture of milk, butter and flour in a saucepan and ______continuously with a
wooden spoon to ensure a smooth, creamy sauce.
3. You need to _______ the juice from two lemons and add water and sugar to make a delicious
glass of lemonade .
4. To make the salad, _______ the tomatoes, onions and cucumber together, put a little olive oil
and vinegar on top and _____ with some beef.
5. Using a sharp knife, ______ the onions, the peppers and garlic finely and then _______ them in
a little oil for about five minutes.
6. _______ little salt and pepper to the tomato sauce and cook it slowly for about twenty minutes.

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EXERCISE 7 ANSWER KEY
Complete the sentences with words from the box.

add stir mix mash chop fry squeeze serve heat up

1. When the potatoes are cooked, take them out of the water and then mash them with a little
cheese and put and egg until they are smooth and creamy. Then make balls and fry the
llapingachos.
2. Heat up the mixture of milk, butter and flour in a saucepan and stir continuously with a wooden
spoon to ensure a smooth, creamy sauce.
3. You need to squeeze the juice from two lemons and add water and sugar to make a delicious
glass of lemonade .
4. To make the salad, mix the tomatoes, onions and cucumber together, put a little olive oil and
vinegar on top and serve with some beef.
5. Using a sharp knife, chop the onions, the peppers and garlic finely and then fry them in a little
oil for about five minutes.
6. Add little salt and pepper to the tomato sauce and cook it slowly for about twenty minutes.

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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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