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American Empower B2 Upper Intermdiate Workbook

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CONTENTS Unit 1 Outstanding people

Page

She is an inspiring woman

Grammar Review of tenses Vocabulary Character adjectives

1B

Are you finding it difficult?

Grammar Questions Vocabulary Trying and succeeding

1C

Don’t touch the food

Everyday English Explaining and checking understanding

Pronunciation Rapid speech

6

1D

I really missed my phone all day

Reading An article about technology and communication

Writing skills Organizing an article Writing An article about means of transportation

7

Reading An article about an outstanding person

Listening The unluckiest man in the world

8

m Ca

1A

Reading and listening extension

br

Review and extension

Pronunciation Sound and spelling: e

4 5

WORDPOWER make

9

Unit 2 Survival

id

Pronunciation had been

10

2A

It was getting late and I was lost

2B

If it runs toward you, don’t run away

Grammar Future time clauses and conditionals Vocabulary Animals and the environment

2C

What an amazing apartment!

Everyday English Giving compliments and responding

Pronunciation Intonation in question tags

12

2D

Make sure you know where you’re going

Reading A leaflet on orienteering

Writing skills Organizing guidelines in a leaflet Writing A leaflet about collecting mushrooms

13

Reading and listening extension

Reading An article about terrifying animals

Listening A news story about a missing person

14

Review and extension

WORDPOWER face

15

Grammar Multi-word verbs Vocabulary Ability and achievement

16

ge

Grammar Narrative tenses Vocabulary Expressions with get

Co

As d an s le es sa Pr r y fo it t rs no ve y ni p

U

Unit 3 Talent

11

3A

I’m not very good in the morning

3B

There are a lot of good runners in Kenya

Grammar Present perfect and present perfect continuous Vocabulary Words connected with sports

Pronunciation Word stress

17

3C

Who should we invite?

Everyday English Making careful suggestions

Pronunciation Consonant sounds

18

3D

It doesn’t matter what sport people choose

Reading An article about a bar chart

Writing skills Describing data Writing An article about a bar chart

19

Reading and listening extension

Reading An article about Michael Johnson

Listening A conversation about school days

20

Review and extension

WORDPOWER up

21 22

Unit 4 Life lessons She’s happier now than she used to be

Grammar used to and would Vocabulary Cause and result

4B

We weren’t allowed to talk in class

Grammar Modality review; Obligation and permission Vocabulary Talking about difficulty

Pronunciation Sound and spelling: u

23

4C

They’re not that boring

Everyday English Expressing careful disagreement

Pronunciation Contrastive stress

24

4D

I’m good at communicating with people

Reading A job ad and application email

Writing skills Giving a positive impression Writing An application email

25

Reading and listening extension

Reading A blog post about unwritten rules

Listening Interviews with college graduates

26

Review and extension

WORDPOWER as

27

Unit 5 Chance 5A

You could live to be a hundred

Grammar Future probability Vocabulary Adjectives describing attitude

Pronunciation Sound and spelling: th

28

5B

I’ll be settling into my accommodations

Grammar Future perfect and future continuous Vocabulary The natural world

5C

I’m not making enough money

Everyday English Discussing advantages and disadvantages

Pronunciation Intonation groups

5D

We need to change the way we live

Reading An essay on population growth

Writing skills Arguing for and against an idea Writing A for-and-against essay

Reading and listening extension

Reading An article about optimistic people

Listening A conversation about an unusual supermarket 32

Review and extension

WORDPOWER side

en 29 30 31

33

t

2

m ss

se

4A


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