First Certificate Language Practice. Vince M.

4th Ed. — , 2009. — 352 p. 2003. — 352 p.

Level B2 / FCE. This book is designed to revise and consolidate grammar points at the level of First Certificate. It also provides practice in key lexical areas. There are regular consolidation units which include forms of testing commonly used in the First Certificate examination. It can be used as a self-study reference grammar and practice book, or as supplementary material in classes preparing for examinations. If used for classwork, activities can be done individually or co-operatively in pairs or small groups. The grammatical information provided can be used for reference when needed, or worked through systematically.

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Contents
Introduction vjj
Grammar 1 Past time 1
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect, used to, would, participle clauses
Grammar 2 Present perfect , 7
Present perfect simple and continuous, past simple
Grammar 3 Future time 14
Will, going to, future continuous, future perfect, future time clauses, present continuous, present simple
Grammar 4 Present time 19
Present simple, present continuous
Consolidation 1 Units 1-4 24
Grammar 5 Indirect speech 29
With and without tense changes, questions, commands and requests, reporting verbs, paraphrase
Grammar б Conditionals 36
Real / likely situations (first conditional) with if, unless, provided, as long as, the imperative, should
Unreal / imaginary situations (second conditional) with if, were, were to
Unreal / imaginary past situations (third conditional) with if, mixed conditions
Other if sentences
Grammar 7 Wishes and related forms 42
Wishes about the present and past, wishes about the future with could and have to, wishes with would, wishes with if only, it's time, I'd rather, suppose, imagine, hope
Grammar 8 Passives 48
Transitive and intransitive verbs, focus on important information, by + agent, reporting verbs, have I get something done, needs doing, verbs and prepositions, other problems
Consolidation 2 Units 5-8 55
Grammar 9 Relative clauses 60
Subject and object clauses, combining sentences, defining and non-defining clauses, omitting the relative pronoun which, who, that, whom, whose
Grammar 10 Prepositions 67
Movement, position and place, problems of use, prepositions without an object, prepositions with more than one word, prepositional phrases
Grammar 11 ' Purpose, result and contrast 73
Purpose: so that, infinitive of purpose, in order to, so as to, for Result: so I such a, so many I much I jew I little, too I not enough + to Contrast: although, though, even though, while, whereas, however, nevertheless, despite, in spite of
Grammar 12 Time expressions 79
Present time: nowadays, these days
Future time: in, calendar references, at the end, in the end, at last, presently
Past time: once, periods of the day, calendar references, in those days, at that time, after, later, afterwards, other problems
Consolidations Units 9-12 85
Grammar 13 Modal verbs: present and future 90
Ability: can, he able to
Certainty and uncertainty: must, can't, may, might, could, should, ought to, he hound to
Obligation: must, have to, mustn't, don't have to, should, ought to, had better, is I are to
Grammar 14 Modal verbs: past 96
Ability: could, was able to
Certainty and uncertainty: must have, can't have, may have, might have, could have, was I were to have
Obligation: had to, should have, ought to have, needn't have, didn't need to Indirect speech: must, shall
Grammar 15 Functions 1 102
Asking for and giving advice, agreeing and disagreeing, apologizing, complaining, ending a conversation, asking for and giving directions, greeting, asking how someone is, asking for information, introducing yourself and others, inviting, accepting and declining invitations, offering something, offering to do something
Grammar 16 Functions 2 106
Things to say on special occasions or at special moments, asking for and giving an opinion, pausing to think, asking for permission, giving and refusing permission, expressing preferences, promising, reassuring, recommending, refusing to do something, making and responding to a request, suggesting, thanking Consolidation 4 Units 13-16 111
Grammar 17 Countable and uncountable nouns 115
Typical uncountable nouns; uncountable nouns that describe a category, change of meaning, plural nouns, group nouns Grammar 18 Articles 122
Indefinite article (a I an), definite article (the), zero article (no article)
Grammar 19 All, no, none, each, every, either, neither 129
Grammar 20 Making comparisons 136
Forming comparative adjectives, irregular comparatives, superlatives, comparatives of adverbs, making comparisons, comparative clauses: more and most describing quality
Consolidations Units 17-20 143
Grammar 21 Phrasal verbs 1 147
Understanding phrasal verbs, verbs with two particles, verbs with one particle: transitive and inseparable
Grammar 22 Phrasal verbs 2 154
Verbs with one particle: transitive and separable, verbs with one particle: intransitive
Grammar 23 Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive 161
Verbs followed by -ing or a noun, verbs followed by -ing, or a noun, or a that-clause, verbs followed by -ing or infinitive, verbs followed by the infinitive, verbs followed by the infinitive, or a that-clzase, verbs followed by -ing, or infinitive without to
Grammar 24 Verb / Adjective + preposition 166
Consolidation 6 Units 21-24 172
Grammar 25 Inversion and question tags 177
Inversion after negative adverbs, inversion to emphasize an adverb, question tags
Grammar 26 Linking words and text organizers 182
Reason: because, as, since, because of, on account of, due to, owing to
Text organizers: sequencing, adding, giving opinions, giving examples, showing a result, making a contrast, summarizing
Grammar 27 Pronouns 186
It and there, it and adjectives, one, someone, everyone, anyone, somewhere, nothing, no-one, nowhere, what as a pronoun, whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever, why ever, however, reflexive pronouns, possessives: parts of the body
Grammar 28 Spelling and pronunciation 192
Common spelling problems, spelling and pronunciation
Consolidation 7 Units 25-28 196
Formation rules 292
Wordlist 294
Grammar index 311
Grammar answers 313
Vocabulary answers 333

This book is designed to revise and consolidate grammar points at the level of Cambridge ESOL First Certificate or Common European Framework Level B2. It also provides practice in key lexical areas. There are regular consolidation units which include forms of testing commonly used in the First Certificate examination. It can be used as a self-study reference grammar and practice book, or as supplementary material in classes preparing for examinations. If used for classwork, activities can be done individually or cooperatively in pairs or small groups. The grammatical information provided can be used for reference when needed, or worked through systematically.
The grammar section includes recognition and concept-checking activities, as well as production activities.
Each vocabulary section includes focus on phrasal verbs, prepositions and particles, and collocations.

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