Elementary Language Practice. Vince M.

3rd Ed. — , 2010. — 295 p.

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Contents
Introduction viii
Grammar starter test 1
Grammar 1 Present simple of be 4
am, is, are
Grammar 2 Present simple: affirmative; frequency adverbs 6
I like, she plays; always, usually
Grammar 3 Present simple: negative and questions 8
/ don't like... Do you walk?
Grammar 4 Present continuous: affirmative 10
I'm waiting.
Grammar 5 Present continuous: negative and questions 12
I'm not waiting. Is he waiting?
Grammar 6 Present continuous and present simple 14
/ am watching; I watch
Checkpoint 1 Units 1-6 16
Grammar 7 Past simple (regular verbs): affirmative 18
/ watched
Grammar 8 Past simple (regular verbs): negative and questions 20
/ didn't start; did you start?
Grammar 9 Past simple (irregular verbs): affirmative 22
/ went
Grammar 10 Past simple (irregular verbs): negative and questions 24
We didn't go. Did you go?
Grammar 11 Past simple of be 26
I was, you were
Grammar 12 Past continuous: all forms 28
/ was eating. He wasn't eating. Were you eating?
Checkpoint 2 Units 7-12 30
Grammar 13 Past continuous and past simple 32
/ was watching TV when Paul phoned.
Grammar 14 Past habits: used to 34
/ used to play tennis.
Grammar 15 Present perfect: affirmative 38
I've lost my watch.
Grammar 16 Present perfect: negative and questions 40
/ haven't visited China. Have you started?
Grammar 17 Present perfect and past simple 42
He's left. He left at 8.00.
Grammar 18 Present perfect and past simple: time expressions 44
ever, just, yet, already, since, for, ago
Checkpoints Units 13-18 46
Grammar 19 Be going to: plans and predictions 48
It's going to rain.
Grammar 20 Will: predictions 52
I'll be late.
Grammar 21 Will: promises, decisions, refusing 54
I'll see you at 7.30.
Grammar 22 Will or going to? 56
Grammar 23 Present continuous: future use 58
Grammar 24 Future time words 60
Checkpoint 4 Units 19-24 62
Grammar 25 Reported speech and past perfect 64
She said that she was leaving. I had started
Grammar 26 Passive 1 66
a lot of money is spent
Grammar 27 Passive 2: agent 68
Peter was kidnapped by aliens.
Grammar 28 Imperatives 70
Stand up!
Grammar 29 Gerunds 72
Jogging is good fun!
Grammar 30 Contractions 74
I'm, you're, he's
Checkpoint 5 Units 25-30 76
Grammar 31 Zero conditional and conditional 1 78
If I have a cold, I stay at home. If we miss the bus, we'll be late.
Grammar 32 Conditional 2 80
If I knew the answer, I would tell them.
Grammar 33 Conditionals 1 and 2 82
If you fall, you'll hurt yourself. If you fell, you'd hurt yourself.
Grammar 34 Yes/no questions and short answers 86
Did I pass the test? Yes, you did.
Grammar 35 Wh- questions; subject and object questions 88
Who is that? What eats fish?
Grammar 36 Tag questions 90
You like chips, don't you?
Checkpoint 6 Units 31-36 92
Grammar 37 Modals: ability and possibility 94
can, can't, cannot
Grammar 38 Modals: obligation 96
must, have to, should
Grammar 39 Modals: negative obligation 98
mustn't, don't have to, shouldn't
Grammar 40 Modals: past 100
could, couldn't, had to, didn't have to
Grammar 41 Modals: possibility, uncertainty, impossibility, certainty 102
might, may, could, can't, must
Grammar 42 Modals: main points 104
Checkpoint? Units 37-42 106
Grammar 43 Plural nouns 108
glasses, potatoes, families, knives, feet, sheep
Grammar 44 Countable and uncountable nouns 1 110
a, an, some, any
Grammar 45 Countable and uncountable nouns 2 112
a coffee I some coffee
Grammar 46 much, many 114
Grammar 47 too much, too many, enough 116
Grammar 48 Numbers 120
one, first, Уг, 1.5
Checkpoints Units 43-48 122
Grammar 49 Prepositions of place and movement 124
in, on, at, to, into
Grammar 50 Prepositions and adverbials of place and position 128
inside, outside, out of, near, opposite, next to, in front of, behind
Grammar 51 Articles 1 132
a/an, the
Grammar 52 Articles 2: zero article 134
Grammar 53 Pronouns 1 136
/, me, mine, this, one
Grammar 54 Pronouns 2 138
somebody, anybody, nobody, everybody, none, nothing
Checkpoint 9 Units 49-54 140
Grammar 55 Possession 1 142
This is my bike.
Grammar 56 Possession 2 144
Jane's house; the roof of the house
Grammar 57 Adjectives 146
Grammar 58 Order of adjectives; adjectives with -ed or -ing 148
happy, rich and famous; tired, tiring
Grammar 59 Making comparisons 1: comparative adjectives 150
Lisa is older than Clara.
Grammar 60 Making comparisons 2: superlative adjectives 154
She is the fastest runner.
Checkpoint 10 Units 55-60 156
Grammar 61 Adverbs: formation and position 158
Jim wrote quickly.
Grammar 62 /rand there as subjects 160
Grammar 63 Have, have got, get 162
Grammar 64 Make, do, go; phrasal verbs 164
go shopping; look it up
Grammar 65 Verbs with prepositions, gerund or infinitive 166
Grammar 66 Be with adjectives and prepositions 170
Checkpoint 11 Units 61-66 172
Grammar 67 Functions 1: advice, agreeing/disagreeing, apologizing,
replying 174
Grammar 68 Functions 2: descriptions, directions, excuses, greetings 176
Grammar 69 Functions 3: asking for information, invitations, offers,
permission 178
Grammar 70 Functions 4: preferences, promises, reminders, requesting,
suggesting, warning 180
Grammar 71 Calendar 182
Grammar 72 Time 184
Checkpoints Units 67-72 186
Grammar 73 Punctuation 188
Grammar 74 Spelling 1 192
Grammar 75 Spelling 2 194
Grammar 76 Spelling 3 196
Grammar 77 Prefixes, suffixes, phrasal verbs, compound words 198
Checkpoints Units 73-77 202
Formation rules 246
Irregular verbs 248
Wordlist 250
Grammar index 261
Grammar answers 265
Vocabulary answers 290

This book is designed to revise and consolidate grammar points at the level of Cambridge ESOL KET or Common European Framework level A2.
The book can be used as a self-study reference grammar and practice book, or as supplementary material. If used for classwork, activities can be done individually or co-operatively in pairs or small groups. It provides a wide variety of practice, which includes both sentence-based and text-based formats.
The grammar section includes units on word formation, punctuation and spelling. There are regular Checkpoint units which provide further consolidation. The vocabulary section covers essential topics and common errors.

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