Intermediate Language Practice. Vince M.

3rd Ed. — , 2010. — 304 p. 2003. — 304 p.

Level B1 / PET. Intermediate Language Practice – прекрасное пособие для тех, кто стремится усовершенствовать свои знания в области лексики и грамматики современного английского языка.

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Contents
Grammar starter test 1
Grammar 1 Introduction 4
Understanding grammar words; thinking about language in context, other ways of learning; which English?
Grammar 2 Present time 1 6
Present simple: We like ice cream. Do you like Italian food? I don t like that. Where does she live?
Present continuous: I'm reading The Lord of the Rings
Grammar 3 Present time 2 10
Present simple, frequency adverbs: / always get up at 7.00 State verbs and action verbs: / know what you mean. I have two sisters./I'm having problems with this computer.
Grammar 4 Past time 1 14
Past simple: / enjoyed the film. Did you drink all the milk? The (oat didn't fit me. What did you do yesterday?
Past continuous: / was sitting by the door. Why were they waiting? Time expressions: / arrived here two hours ago/last week/at 6 00.
Grammar 5 Past time 2 18
Past perfect: When we arrived at Sue's house, she had left. I thought
I'd seen the film before, but I hadn't.
Used to, would: I used to have long hair when I was younger.
Grammar 6 Present perfect 1 23
Present perfect: / have decided to leave tomorrow. I've been to Italy and France. I've hurt my foot.
Time expressions: Have you finished the book yet?
Grammar 7 Present perfect 2 27
Present perfect continuous: I've been waiting here all morning. I've been working here for two years.
Grammar 8 Future 1 32
Will: Perhaps it'll rain tomorrow.
Be going to: Jean is going to learn to drive.
Present continuous: Are you doing anything on Friday evening?
Grammar 9 Future 2 37
Future continuous: This time tomorrow I'll be eating lunch on the plane.
Future perfect: By the time we get to the cinema, the film will have begun.
Present simple: Our head teacher retires next year.
Functions using will and shall: I'll try as hard as I can. Shall we play tennis?
Checkpoint 1 Units 1-9 41
Grammar 10 Reported speech 1 45
Tense changes: She said that she needed some help.
No tense changes: She said that she likes apples.
People, places, times: She said that she would see me there the next day.
Summarizing: say, tell, speak
Grammar 11 Reported speech 2 49
Reporting questions: She asked where the bus station was. She asked me if the London train stopped there. Reporting commands and requests: / told him to wait. Other reporting verbs: / advised James not to buy the car.
Grammar 12 Conditionals 1 53
Zero conditional: If+ present simple, ... present simple: If it rains hard, everyone stays indoors.
First conditional: If + present simple, ... will/won't: If we run, we won't be late.
Second conditional: If+ past simple,... would/wouldn't: If I had a helicopter, I'd fly to school.
Unless: We'll go for a walk unless it rains.
Other uses of would: Would you like some more tea?
Grammar 13 Conditionals 2 58
Third conditional: If+ past perfect, ... would/wouldn't + have + past participle: If I'd taken my umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet. Modal verbs in conditional sentences: If you carry too many bags, you might drop the eggs.
Conditionals without if: Imagine you saw a snake, what would you do? If I were you, I...: I'd be more careful, if I were you.
Grammar 14 Wishes 61
Wishes about the present: / wish I didn 't have to go to school. Wishes about the past: / wish I hadn't eaten so much. Hope: I hope you have a good time. If only: If only I owned a helicopter!
Grammar 15 Passive 1 64
Passive: The match will be played on Wednesday. Using by and with: Stones were thrown by angry football fans. Sentences without an agent: One protester was arrested. Transitive and intransitive verbs
Grammar 16 Passive 2 69
Verbs with two objects: Peter gave Karen a present.
To be born: I was born in Uruguay.
Have something done: I'm having my car serviced tomorrow.
Passive + infinitive: The new shopping centre is supposed to open next spring.
Grammar 17 Modals 1: present and future 72
Ability: Can you speak Chinese?
Certainty and uncertainty: He must be stuck in the traffic. I might have some news for you next week. She can't be in Italy.
Obligation: We have to wear a uniform. You must be here by 8.00.
Opinions and advice: / think you should talk to your teacher about it. Grammar 18 Modals 2: past 78
Ability: Jane was able to rescue him. Jane could swim when she was ten.
Certainty and uncertainty: You must have left your passport on the
plane. Una can't have written this. Maria might have taken the bus.
Obligation: We didn't have to wear a uniform. I didn't need to go. I needn 't have gone.
Opinions and advice: / think you should have worked harder.
Checkpoint 2 Units 10-18 81
Grammar 19 Purpose 85
To and for: He went to the station to meet his parents.
So that: He wears socks in bed so (that) his feet don't get cold.
Grammar 20 Reason and result 88
So and such for emphasis: / bought so many books that I couldn 't carry them all. It was such a good film that I saw it twice. Too and not enough for a difficulty: It was too far to walk. He is not old enough to walk to school. Very, so and too: It's so expensive/too expensive. As a result, in the end, eventually: Kate waited for a bus for a long time, and in the end she took a taxi.
Grammar 21 Contrast 93
But, yet and although: Maria went to school although she was ill.
Even though and though: Even though she felt very ill, Maria went to school.
While and whereas; despite and in spite of, however and on the other hand: Despite her illness, Maria went to school. Maria was ill.
However, she went to school.
Grammar 22 Functions 96
Asking for information: Could you tell me what time the bus arrives?
Offers: Would you like a soft drink?
Permission: Could I possibly leave a bit early?
Promising: I'll be back at 11.30.
Requests: Can you help me?
Requests with mind: Would you mind helping me?
Suggesting and advising: Let's go to the cinema. If I were you, I'd stay at home.
Grammar 23 Relative clauses 1 100
Relative clauses: The doctor who treated me told me not to worry. Relative pronouns: The bus which/that goes to Cairo leaves from here. The girl whose case had been stolen went to the police station. Leaving out the relative pronoun: The doctor I spoke to told me not to worry.
Grammar 24 Relative clauses 2 104
Combining sentences: The girl whose case was stolen went to the police station.
Relative clauses with an -ing form: Can all the students leaving tomorrow give back their books?
What as a relative pronoun: What I want now is a cup of tea. Grammar 25 Questions 1 107
Yes/No questions: Do you live in Prague? Wh- questions: What are you doing? Question words as the subject: What do cats eat? Negative questions: Don't you like Mexican food? Short answers: No, I don't.
Grammar 26 Questions 2 110
Tag questions: You don't know the answer, do you? You speak French, don't you? Let's go to the cinema, shall we?
Reply questions: I've never eaten spaghetti. Haven't you?
Indirect questions: Do you know when the film starts?
Grammar 27 It and there 115
Introducing new information: There are 12 students in this class. It was a difficult choice.
Referring back: This is the shop. It's open every day. Referring to a place: Who is that over there? It's and its; they're and there.
Grammar 28 Place and position 117
In, inside, out, outside; in, on; on, at, in or to? At; above/below, over/under; next to/beside, near/by; opposite
Checkpoints Units 19-28 121
Grammar 29 Time expressions 126
In, on and at; relation to today; parts of yesterday, today and tomorrow; Calendar references; for, since and ago; during or for7.; By or until7.; On time or in time7.; Once and one day; now and nowadays; then, afterwards, after and later; at the end, in the end and at last.
Grammar 30 Countable and uncountable nouns 130
Some or any7.: We 've got some juice but we haven't got any glasses. Have you got any cups?
Many and much: How many chairs are there? How much money have we got?
Singular or plural?: My trousers are too tight. The news is on.
Grammar 31 Articles 1 134
Indefinite article a/an: It's a lovely day.
Zero article (no article): Milk is good for you. Jim is in prison.
Grammar 32 Articles 2 137
Definite article the: The war lasted for two weeks. I really admire the Italians. Do you play the guitar?
Grammar 33 Determiners and pronouns 141
All, some: All my friends have bikes. Some students are expected to help.
No, none: No students arrived on time. None of the guests are here yet.
Each, every: Each one of you can carry a parcel. Every box was
wrapped in coloured paper.
Both, either, neither: Both of you can help me. Either of the books will be useful. Neither colour matches the walls.
Grammar 34 Adjectives and adverbs 145
Order of adjectives: An old leather football boot. Gradable adjectives: It was absolutely boiling last week. Adjectives ending -ing and -ed: It was an interesting film, but I was tired. Adjectives with be, become, feel, look. One: This is a good one.
Adverbs and adjectives: The train went fast. It was a fast train. Adverbs of degree (intensifiers): / could hardly stand up. Peter is really happy.
Grammar 35 Making comparisons 150
Comparatives and superlatives: Mary is a better player than Monica.
Sarah is the best player in the team.
Making comparisons: Mary plays better than Monica.
Making comparisons with adverbs: Could you drive more slowly?
Intensifiers: That film was far less frightening than this one.
Grammar 36 Phrasal verbs 1 154
Verbs with three parts: I'm looking forward to my holidays. Verbs with two parts, transitive and inseparable: When Alex started singing, everyone joined in.
Grammar 37 Phrasal verbs 2 158
Verbs with two parts, transitive and separable: Tom's aunt brought him up after his parents died.
Verbs with two parts, intransitive: The car broke down when we were on the motorway.
Checkpoint 4 Units 29-37 162
Grammar 38 Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive 1 167
Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive with little or no change of meaning: / think you should start to write/start writing. Verbs followed by to + infinitive: / can't afford to go to the cinema. Verbs followed by to + infinitive, or f/iar-clause: We decided to go home./We decided that we would go home.
Grammar 39 Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive 2 172
Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive with change of meaning: / remember telling you./Remember to take your keys.
Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive without to with change of meaning: / tried to take an aspirin./I tried taking an aspirin.
Verbs followed by -ing or noun: / dislike going out in the rain./I dislike my new boss.
Verbs followed by -ing, or noun, or f/zaf-clause: The minister admitted taking a bribe/admitted everything/admitted that he was wrong.
Grammar 40 Verbs followed by prepositions 176
Verbs + preposition: What are you talking about?
Be + adjective + preposition: Dora is really good at maths. Grammar 41 Pronouns 181
Indefinite pronouns: someone, anyone etc.: There is someone at the door. Everyone, no one etc.: Everyone likes Sue. Reflexive pronouns: myself etc.: He cut himself. Impersonal one: One takes the train to the airport from here.
Grammar 42 Possession 185
5 (apostrophes): Jim's scarf. The students' coats.
O/and compound nouns: The end of the street. A shop window.
Possessive adjectives: Peter is my cousin.
Possessive pronouns: This book is mine.
Double possessive: She's a friend of mine/of my sister's.
Grammar 43 Linking words 189
And, both, too, as well, also; for example, such as; first (of all), secondly ...finally; as well as this, besides this; in fact, actually; in my view, personally; either, or; instead (of); except; even Time words with other meanings: / couldn 't swim since I had a cold.
Grammar 44 Capital letters and punctuation 194
Capital letters: / saw Ellen last night.
Full stop (.); comma (,); semi colon (;); colon (:); speech marks (")
(""); question mark (?) and exclamation mark (!)
Grammar 45 Spelling and pronunciation 1 198
Adding -ing to verbs: swim/swimming
Words ending in -ful: beautiful; -i'e or -eft: field, receive
Silent letters: knee, castle
Grammar 46 Spelling and pronunciation 2 201
Same sound, different spelling: love, trouble
Same pronunciation, different spelling and meaning: court, caught
Words which look similar: later, latter
Words with a syllable which is not pronounced: Wednesday
Nouns and verbs with с and 5: practice, practise
How to improve spelling
Checkpoint 5 Units 38-46 204
Vocabulary 1 Dealing with vocabulary 208
When you find a new word - Making the most of your dictionary -Keeping a vocabulary notebook
Formation rules 266
Irregular verbs 268
Vocabulary wordlist 270
Grammar index 278
Grammar answers 281
Vocabulary answers 299

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