Nouns and articles DIAGNOSTIC TEST 1

1 Nouns tourist/tourists; some advice, a litre of petrol 2

2 Articles a
/
an, the, no article a caf/an hour; Ive got the photos. 6
3 Special uses of a
/
an and the Shes a student at art school. The rich/poor/French 8
4
Article or no article? in the1950s, on the left/right, at three oclock, by train 10
5
Demonstratives this, that, these, those Is this seat free? I remember that day. 12
Review 14
Test 16
Possessives, pronouns and quantiers DIAGNOSTIC TEST 17
6 Possessive forms of nouns Matt and Janes new house, a map of the city 18
7 Possessive adjectives and pronouns your/yours, our/ours 20
8 Pronouns one
/
ones; another
/
the other (one) Which ones would you like? 22
9 Reexive and other pronouns yourself, ourselves; each other; you/one/they 24
10 some, any, all, most, no, none of None of the bread is fresh. 26
11 Indenite pronouns someone/anyone/no one/everyone 28
12
much, many, a lot of, (a) little, (a) few too many people, not enough food 30
13
both, either, neither; each, every Both dishes are tasty and neither is expensive. 32
Review 34
Test 38
Prepositions DIAGNOSTIC TEST 39
14 General form and use; prepositions of place at, in, above, beside, between 40
15 Prepositions of movement into, onto, off, along, across 44
16 Prepositions of time at, on, until, for, during 46
17 Prepositions with other meanings Im working as a tour guide. 48
18 Common prepositional phrases by chance, on time, out of date 50
Review 52
Test 54
Adjectives and adverbs DIAGNOSTIC TEST 55
19 Adjectives with nouns and verbs; -ed and -ing
forms
He seems interested/interesting. 56
20 Order of adjectives; stronger and weaker
meanings
a comfortable old chair; really beautiful, rather cold 58
21 Comparison of adjectives large, larger, (the) largest 60
22 Comparative structures the same as/different from; a lot bigger than 62
23 Types of adverb slowly, usually, last week, upstairs, straight on 64
24 Adverbs and word order They usually work here. Hes often late. 66
25 Comparison of adverbs more/less often; Whos been there the most? 68
Review 70
Test 74
Present tenses DIAGNOSTIC TEST 75
26 be, have and have got Im married and Ive got/I have two children. 76
27 Present simple My sister lives in Oxford. I dont live there. 78
28 Present continuous Are you watching TV? 80
29 Present simple or continuous? Sue works in a factory. She isnt working today. 82
Review 86
Test 88
Introduction vi
Glossary ix
UNIT
1
MUSEUMS AND
GALLERIES
2
FOOD AND
DRINK
3
TRAVEL
5
JOBS
4
ANIMALS
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Past tenses DIAGNOSTIC TEST 89
30 Past simple I saw that lm. Which lm did you see? 90
31 Past continuous We were living in Paris then. 92
32 Past simple or continuous? He saw an accident while he was driving to work. 94
33 used to and would I used to work on a farm and I would get up at 4 a.m. 96
34 Past perfect simple She had been there before. 98
35 Past perfect continuous They hadnt been working hard. 100
Review 102
Test 104
Present perfect DIAGNOSTIC TEST 105
36 Present perfect for past experiences and
present results
Have you driven an automatic car before?
I havent found that book yet.
106
37 Present perfect for situations up to the present Hes worked here for two years. 110
38 Present perfect or past simple? Hes bought a new car. He bought it yesterday. 112
39 Present perfect continuous Ive been waiting for hours. 114
40 Present perfect simple or continuous? Weve played six games. Weve been playing for three
hours.
116
Review 118
Test 120
Future forms DIAGNOSTIC TEST 121
41 going to, present continuous and will Were going to buy a tent. Were camping this summer.
Will you come with us?
122
42
Future continuous Ill be sailing all day tomorrow. 126
43
Future perfect: simple and continuous They will have nished by tomorrow.
When I get home, Ill have been travelling for 35 hours.
128
44
Present simple with future meaning Our ight arrives at 9.45. 130
45
Other ways to talk about the future They were going to (but)
Its likely to/due to/about to leave.
132
Review 134
Test 136
Modal verbs DIAGNOSTIC TEST 137
46
Ability and possibility can, could, be able to 138
47
Making a guess (1) may, might, could, must, cant, should 142
48
Making a guess (2) must, might, could, should + have 144
49
Rules must, mustnt, have (got) to 146
50
Necessary and unnecessary actions need, neednt, dont have to/need to
Everythings ne you neednt have worried.
148
51
Advice and criticism should, ought to, must, had better 150
52 Permission can, may, might, could, be allowed to 152
53
Requests and suggestions; offers, promises
and warnings
can, could, would, will, shall 154
Review 156
Test 160
Conditionals DIAGNOSTIC TEST 161
54
Present and future conditions If we talk to the baby, she smiles.
If it rains tomorrow, we wont go.
162
55 Unlikely
/
unreal conditions If we moved out of the city, wed be safer. 164
56
Past conditions If wed arrived on time, we wouldnt have missed the
ight.
166
57
Mixed conditionals If you hadnt woken me, I might still be in bed. 168
58
I wish, if only, its time I wish we were still on holiday.
Its time you did this yourself.
170
Review 172
Test 174
6
EXPLORERS
7
CARS
8
HOLIDAYS
9
TECHNOLOGY
10
CRIME
UNIT
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Word order and sentence patterns DIAGNOSTIC TEST 175
59
Word order in statements The museum has made people interested in Bilbao. 176
60
there and it Theres a new cinema in town. Its got six screens. 180
61
Yes
/
No questions Is the water from a bottle? Yes, it is. 182
62
Wh- questions When was the Taj Mahal built? 184
63
how, which
/
what, who and whose How did they build it? What was it like? 186
Review 188
Test 190
Verbs with -ing forms and innitives DIAGNOSTIC TEST 191
64 Verb + -ing form Has he given up smoking? 192
65 Verb + innitive We decided to leave. Wed rather go by plane. 194
66 Verb (+ object) + innitive; make and let We asked them to leave.
She makes him practise every day.
196
67 Verb + innitive or -ing form I remember learning to swim.
Remember to lock the door.
198
Review 200
Test 202
Reported speech DIAGNOSTIC TEST 203
68
Reported statements They said they worked for the town council. 204
69 Reported questions He asked if I was going to buy the book. 208
70 Reported orders, requests and advice The lifeguard warned us not to swim there. 210
71 Reporting verb patterns He reminded me to book the hotel.
She apologised for losing my umbrella.
212
Review 214
Test 216
Relative, participle and other clauses DIAGNOSTIC TEST 217
72 Relative clauses (1) This is the book that he wrote. 218
73 Relative clauses (2) The play, which he wrote in 1922, is still famous
today.
222
74 Clauses after the noun Its a novel based on a true story. 224
75 Participle clauses They escaped, leaving everything behind. 226
76 Innitive clauses It was the rst book to sell a million copies. 228
77 Other noun structures It describes what life was like then. 230
Review 232
Test 236
Linking words DIAGNOSTIC TEST 237
78 Reason and purpose because, since, in order to, so that, etc. 238
79 Causes and results therefore, so; Theres not enough rain to grow crops. 240
80 Adding information and giving alternatives not only but also; either or 242
81 Showing differences while, whereas, even though, however 244
82 Ordering events before, as soon as, when, while 246
Review 248
Test 250
Passive forms DIAGNOSTIC TEST 251
83 The passive This dress was designed by Armani. 252
84 Passives with modal and other verbs This shirt must be washed by hand. 256
85 have something done We had our house painted last year. We got them to
paint the walls.
258
86 Passive reporting verbs Hes thought to be very rich.
They are expected to win.
260
Review 262
Test 264
UNIT
11
BUILDINGS
13
THE MEDIA
14
BOOKS AND
LITERATURE
12
HOBBIES AND
ACTIVITIES
16
CLOTHES AND
FASHION
15
THE WEATHER
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Word combinations DIAGNOSTIC TEST 265
87 Common collocations run a business, make friends with, a little light rain 266
88 Adjective or noun + preposition surprised by, keen on; Whats the matter with ? 268
89 Verb + preposition (1) He congratulated her on her success. 270
90 Verb + preposition (2) We ran into some friends at the shops. 272
91 Phrasal verbs work out, take off, look forward to, put up with 274
92 Confusing verbs (1) make/do, have/take, get 278
93 Confusing verbs (2) come/go, bring/take, live/stay, keep, leave 280
94 Confusing adjectives injured/hurt, amusing/enjoyable 282
Review 284
Test 288
Word formation DIAGNOSTIC TEST 289
95 Forming nouns visit/visitor, Poland/Polish, decide/decision 290
96 Forming adjectives music/musical, comfort/comfortable; honest/dishonest 292
97 Forming verbs modern/modernise, short/shorten; pay/repay 294
98 Compound nouns and adjectives dishwasher, shopping centre; self-employed 296
Review 298
Test 300
Formal and written English DIAGNOSTIC TEST 301
99 Punctuation Louise bought a CD; Andy, who hates music, didnt buy anything. 302
100 Ways to avoid repeating words I play the violin, but my brother doesnt. 304
101 Using linking words in writing after that, nally, in the end; furthermore 306
102 Using word order for emphasis In fact it was Pink Floyd who recorded that album. 308

103
Organising information in writing The song was written in 1988. It was recorded by more than fty
artists over the next twenty years.
310
104 Using nouns instead of verbs They decided to split up Their decision to split up 312
105 Formal language Your application will be assessed by the manager. 314
Review 316
Test 320
Spoken English DIAGNOSTIC TEST 321
106 Spoken question forms The doctor didnt say much, did he? 322
107 Agreeing and disagreeing So/Neither do I. No it isnt. 326
108 Expressing our feelings and ideas Thats awful/wonderful! To be honest 328
109 Emphasis You do say some silly things! That was such a good holiday. 330
110 Other spoken features Dont know. Really? Hes kind of shy. 332
Review 334
Test 336
Grammar check 337
APPENDIX 1 QUICK CHECK 1 Pronouns 338
QUICK CHECK 2 Prepositions 338
QUICK CHECK 3 Verb tenses 340
QUICK CHECK 4 Modal verbs 342
QUICK CHECK 5 Conditionals 344
QUICK CHECK 6 Verbs + -ing form and innitive 345
QUICK CHECK 7 Linking words 346
QUICK CHECK 8 Verbs + prepositions 347
QUICK CHECK 9 Phrasal verbs 347
APPENDIX 2 Irregular verbs 348
APPENDIX 3 Spelling rules 350
APPENDIX 4 British and American English 352
Index 354
Answer key 372
Pronunciation table inside back cover
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UNIT
17
SPORTS
19
20
MUSIC
HEALTH
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
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