Contents
Acknowledgements v
Introduction vi
Irregular verbs vii
Exam practice
1 Adjectives
adjective position; adjective order; -ing/-ed adjectives; nouns as adjectives Reading Part 2 1
2 Adverbs
using and forming adverbs; irregular adverbs; position; modifying adverbs and adjectives Reading Part 5 7
3 Comparisons
comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; comparing nouns Writing Part 1 13
4 Present tenses
present simple; present continuous; state verbs; have got and have Writing Part 2 19
5 Past tenses
past simple; past continuous Writing Part3 25
6 Present perfect and past simple
present perfect and past simple; have gone and have been Writing Part 1 31
7 Past perfect
past perfect and past simple; used to Reading Part 5 37
8 Nouns
plurals; countable and uncountable; a/the/no article Listening Part 3 43
9 Determiners and pronouns 1
some/any; somebody/anybody etc.; much/many etc. Reading Part 3 49
10 Determiners and pronouns 2
this/that etc.; all/most etc.; both/either/neither; each/every Writing Part 1 55
11 Determiners and pronouns 3
’s/of, personal pronouns; possessives; reflexive pronouns; there/it to be Listening Part 2 61
12 The future
will; going to; present continuous; present simple Reading Part 1 67
13 Modals 1
general notes; asking someone to do something; suggestions and offers; permission Listening Part 1 73
14 Modals 2
obligation; necessity; orders and advice Writing Part3 79
15 Modals 3
certainty and possibility; ability Reading Part 1 85
16 Questions and answers
yes/no; short answers; question words; agreeing with statements Listening Part 4 91
17 Prepositions 1
place and movement Writing Part 3 97
18 Prepositions 2
Time Reading Part 4 103
19 Prepositions 3
expressions with prepositions; verbs and adjectives prepositions; phrasal verbs Writing Part 2 109
20 The-ing form
-ing as subject; before/after etc. -ing; prepositions -ing; go/come -ing Reading Part 1 115
21 to or-ing
verbs to infinitive; make and let; verbs -ing; verbs to infinitive or -ing Reading Part 5 121
22 Conditionals 1
zero conditional; first conditional; unless Reading Part 3 127
23 Conditionals 2
second conditional; I wish Reading Part 4 133
24 The passive
passive forms and uses; to have something done Reading Part 2 139
25 Reported speech 1
reporting what someone said; words which change Writing Part 1 145
26 Reported speech 2
said and told; other verbs used for reporting; reporting questions; polite questions Reading Part 4 151
27 Relative clauses
which, who and that; where and whose Reading Part2 157
28 So/such; too/enough
so/such ( that); enough and too ( to infinitive and for) Writing Part 1 163
29 Linking words 1
Because (of), as and since; so and therefore; to and in order to Reading Part 3 169
30 Linking words 2
but/(al)though; in spite of/despite; both ... and; either ... or Reading Part 1 175
Recording scripts 181
Key 197
Grammar glossary 215
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