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Anglia Pre Intermediate and Intermediate

The document provides an overview of grammar topics covered in the Anglia Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate English exams, including question tags, the present perfect continuous, agreement and preference expressions, reported speech, the third conditional, phrasal verbs, conjunctions, and gerunds. It also includes two short sample compositions - one describing the worst week of a student's life after their dog died, and another continuing a story about receiving a Valentine's gift from an anonymous sender.

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Anglia Pre Intermediate and Intermediate

The document provides an overview of grammar topics covered in the Anglia Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate English exams, including question tags, the present perfect continuous, agreement and preference expressions, reported speech, the third conditional, phrasal verbs, conjunctions, and gerunds. It also includes two short sample compositions - one describing the worst week of a student's life after their dog died, and another continuing a story about receiving a Valentine's gift from an anonymous sender.

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ANGLIA PRE INTERMEDIATE (A2+)

• Question tags
• the present perfect continuous

HAVE/ HAS + BEEN + V-ING


• expressing agreement with positive or negative statements

NEITHER + AUX VERB + PRONOUN

SO + AUXILIARY VERB + PRONOUN

A- I DON’T LIKE COFFEE.


B- NEITHER DO I.

A- I CAN DRIVE.
B- SO CAN I.
I don't like playing computer games.
Neither do I.
I like eating chocolate.
So do I.
Jane loves chocolate and so do her friends.
I don't like cabbage and neither does my sister.

• Expressing preference and advice

I would/I'd rather + INFINITE WITHOUT TO ( PREFERIRÍA)


I had better + INIFINITIVE WITHOUT TO (DEBERÍA- SIMILAR TO SHOULD)
(Both of these in contracted forms too: I'd better, he'd better, we'd rather etc.).
I would rather eat fish than meat.
You had better take an umbrella or you'll get wet.
I'd rather eat...
You'd better take...

• For and since More adverbs of frequency, manner, time or degree

I have lived in this house for five years.


I haven't swum in the sea since last summer.
I'm still here.
He's already finished. That bird rarely visits Britain.
We hardly knew him.

SAMPLE OF WRITING:

The Worst Week of My Life


The worst week of my life was when my dog died.

It was such an beautiful and sweet animal. My parents bought him for me when I
was five years old. His name was Bobby. He died two years ago. He was sick and
the only thing that he did was sleeping. And when he died I couldn't sleep for a
week. I missed him.

I couldn't eat that whole week. I've still got his pictures. That same week I went to
the shopping centre with my friends and I was still a bit tired. We went together to
an animal shop and my friends bought a new dog for me. We called him Tommy.
He looked the same as Bobby, but Tommy was younger. I often think about Bobby,
but I'm getting over it.(135 words)

ANGLIA INTERMEDIATE (B1+)

• reported speech
• the third conditional

if/past perfect tense + would have/non finite verb

Expressing regret
Musing
Describing a past that never was
Talking through the consequences of our actions

They would have gone to the concert if they had had tickets.
If he had known, he would have finished earlier.

• to have something done

Expressing the fact that the speaker commissioned an activity

John had his house painted.

HAVE IN DIFFERENT TENSES + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE

The doctor tested my eyes yesterday.

I had my eyes tested yesterday.

• cause and result with so/such...that

SO+ ADJECTIVE …….THAT + CONSEQUENCE

It was so cold that we couldn’t sleep.

SUCH + (A/N) + (ADJECTIVE) + NOUN …. THAT + CONSEQUENCE

It was such a cold night that we couldn’t sleep.


• conjunctions and connectives

Conjunctions of reason and purpose, cause and result, concession As connectives


– and, but, nevertheless, or, however

She goes to the gym in order to keep fit.


There is a lack of water as a result of the hot weather.
Despite/in spite of his wealth, he wasn’t happy.

• -ING AFTER: PREPOSITIONS, IT’S (NO) WORTH= (NO) VALE LA PENA,


IT’S NO USE= NO TIENE SENTIDO

After leaving work, he went to the gym.


It’s no use talking to him.
Is it worth doing?

WRITING SAMPLE:

"I opened the door and found a large box with my name on it."

Continue the story.

I opened the door and found a large box with my name on it. I wasn't expecting
something from the post office, but I was curious so I decided to open it.

I couldn't believe my eyes! There was an enormous teddy bear, a box of


chocolates, flowers and card. The card said 'Dear Julia. Happy Valentine's Day!
Love, anonymous.' I jumped with joy! I was really glad. I finally got presents from a
boy for Valentine's Day. I decided to call my friends to come over and tell them
about my secret fan!

When they arrived, I told them all about it. We all screamed together 'Ahhh!!' My
friend created a list with the names of all the boys of our school and our
neighbourhood so that we discover who had sent me the presents. That took us a
long time! 'I think it's John. No! Nicholas!' they were saying. Then my dad came
downstairs and said, 'Happy Valentine's Day, darling. I hope you enjoyed the
presents from your daddy.' I was shocked! I still remember that day and feel
embarased! I know that some day I'll get a real present for Valentine's Day, but
from a boy this time!

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