Empower p 47 Ex 1b. Listening

Tommy's house was broken into and they caught the (1)_____________.

Security was low as the house was being (2)____________.

The thieves were caught thanks to (3)___________.

One of the thieves' bag was (4)_____________.

Marissa's brother was locked in the school's (5)______________.

Since he was nowhere to be found, Marissa's mother got (6)____________. Consequently, Marissa (7)__________________it and started to cry.

Despite this bad experience, it didn't (8)________________gardening.

Clara's nursery teacher gave her paper and (9)______________. However, Clara had a (10)______________ on her face.

A boy asked her to (11)________________ a game, which (12)_______________.

She (13)___________________Andrew 15 years later and he became her  (14)_____________

1. burglars

2. renovated

3. my toys

4. searched

5. garden shed

6. upset

7. picked up on (noticed)

8. put him off

9. crayons

10. blank look

11. join in

12. broke the ice

13. bumped into

14. husband

Empower p 47. Feelings and Emotions. Key Word Transformations

1. Very often people get anxious about certain worries without any reason.
GROUNDLESS
More ____________________________________________ anxieties.
2. We too often experience that uncomfortable feeling we get when we arrive in a strange city and don’t have a hotel reservation.
UNEASY
Too ________________________________________ having a hotel reservation.
3.  The TV appearance had been so brief that it hardly justified any comments.
WARRANTED
So _______________________________________________ comments.
4. He invited me to dinner that night. Even though I had a persistent doubt , I accepted.
DESPITE
I ___________________________________________ nagging doubt, I accepted.
5. For all the wonders of modern technology, there is no substitute for the subconscious mind of a skilled police officer.
GUT
In _____________________________________________________ substituted.

KEY
1. More often than not certain worries are groundless anxieties.



2. Too often do we experience that uneasy feeling we get when we arrive in a strange city 
without having a hotel reservation.



3. So brief had the TV appearance been that it hardly warranted any comments.



4. I was invited to dinner that night. Despite a nagging doubt, I accepted.



5. In spite of the wonders of modern technology, the gut instinct of a skilled police officer cannot be substituted.