You should not go through the exercises mechanically. It is better to choose areas that you are unfamiliar with, or areas that you feel are of specific interest or importance to yourself. Remember that you should keep a record of new words and expressions that you learn, and review these from time to time so that they become an active part of your vocabulary. There is a vocabulary record sheet at the back of the book which you can photocopy as many times as you like. Use this to build up your own personal vocabulary bank. We recommend that you have a good dictionary with you, and refer to it when necessary. However, always try to do the exercises without a dictionary first, and then use the dictionary to check anything that you are not sure of. A particularly useful reference is the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. You will find a free on line version of this at www.macmillandictionary.com. When you open the web page, make sure you choose ‘American’, which you will find by clicking on ‘Options’ at the top of the page.
NIT la Grammar: Tenses PRESENT _ -i _ _ _ _ _ , permanent states He fOH swimming every day She worlo:s In a bank always, forever, constantty (often to actions She 11ft Just ".Int.d her show annoyance) room She has been painting her room (/I smells of paint.) actions beginning in the past and continuing up to the present, focusing on the result He has written three an action beginning in the past and continuing up to the present, focusing on the You'" _'" "''''nf !he present cap off !he tOOlhpasle arranged future actions (timetables programmes, actions In progress/ temporary actions ele) He's tJeeplng at the TIle malch beCJIII at 8:30 moment next Monday evening They're ,"mtl", for flat """" laws of nature/scientific fixed arrangements for tacts and instructions the near Mure They to/till on an excurs.iolJ tomorrow /re melts when heated First you chop the meat, then you fry It .re indefinite past actions or experiences She has seen Ihis mm (We no! know when.} I've been to Berlin twice dramatic narration The lights to out and a figure tU rI out of the villa current trends and developments Oil prices rflJnt at presenl repeated actions still continuing He has ,,""*ed as a teacher for four years (He is still a teacher.) Time E:cpreulonl: usually, often, always, every day, in Ihe morning, on Mondays elc Tn EqnuIons: now, at present, at the moment, these day.s still, today, tonight, nowadays erc Tme E:cpreulonl: since, yet, for, already, just, ever, so far, recently, lately, stili, how long etc re action especially with for or ", She hat been wam", for [WO hours but there's still no sign of him action showing annoyance, irritation or surprise What hal'e you bHII doInt fa my computer? Time E:cpreulonl: for, since, how long, lately, recently elc StatlYe , describe a state and not have con\lnuous forms These include verbs related to: see, hear, smell, feel, taste think, agree, believe, consider, doubt, feel (= think) etc emotion & feeling forgive hate, loathe, like, dislike, 10IIe, mind, wish etc ttllnkIn& other appear/seem, be, belong, have (= possess), keep (= cootinue), matter, owe, possess/own ete ot" • Verbs of the senses can have continuous forms but then there's a change in meaning I'm _ ,'" my dentist tomorrow ( a prior arrangemenl) BUT Do you see those birds? (ability to see} • The verbs think , COftIkIef and e.pect can nave continuous forms when they refer to an activity Be quiet, please! I'm th'nldng BUT I Utlnk you are wrong ( I believe} H8Ye can have continuous forms in certam expressions such as: have a bath, ~ a nap, ~ fun nave • JOOd time etc We _ haYfnt a good time at the party when the fire broke oul BUT Since you have his phone number, you can call him ( • possess) R la Grammar: Teln." Put the verbs In brackets Into the appropriate present tense o Our firm Itt t.uncnjng (launch) two new products "Why next week 'wo, "Because he (he/ leave)?" (you/feel) Armie's forehead?" "I (think) she's got a temperature: (play) The place 10()!(s like a bombsite! What ., , " (do) all daf? Come on Johnl You football at 6:30 this evening: Dancers at the ballet school (rehearse) for the performance since last November You (not/ really/ think) I'll eat this stew! It (smell) awful! (try) to complete that jigsaw lor over three months now! (know) me since high school! You (not/ really/ believe) I would such a terrible thing S The opposition party (appear) to be making ground in the opinion pons Randall (kick) the ball into the net and it (be) a goal! BEEN TO I HAS BEEN IN I HAS GONE TO HAS -_.-. _ He has been 10 Berlin (- He has gone and come back.) He " been in Buenos A/res for He Ita tone 10 Toledo a year (- He lives Uwe.) (- He hasn't come back yer.) FlII In the blanks with have been ro, have been in or have gone to In their correct form Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous b",," o I h.1t"" ~CIfI t-o Cambodia three times Mrs Bates Cologne Stonehenge She won't be back for at least three weeks Nick , " , , Wales 1) (yet/uplain) satisfactorily wt1y or how it was buirt, although teams 01 e~perts 2) (excavate) the site for years and a team of American scientists 3) (recently/ start) working in the area with sophisticateci for three years now, studying for his degree Why don't you ask Clare about the tropics? She " " Thailand He , visit his father I'm afraid )'OIJ've just missed him, Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous Terry PooIe 0) ifJ (be) an engineer who 1) , (WOfk) for an intemational aid organisation Although he normally 2) (work) in Inctonesia at present he 3) (, upervise) a project in Rwanda which 4) (Involve) the OOof (n) ~ ldentk:.lwlth/tosb/sth {adj) Ignorant of (adj) forget about (v) forgIve.b for sth (v) Iortunate In (at1) (+gerund) Iratemlll with sb (v} Ir.ugllt with (v) (problem, risks) free.bfrom.th(v) Ireedomlrom{n) (cllains, problems} Ireedomol(n)(speech, action) fresllen (Ith) up (v) Iret.bout.th (v) IrIendlytosth (adj) (: not harmful to 5th) IrIencfIywtth (iO) (adj) frI&Ittened M/by Ith + gerund (adj) Irownat.b/ th (v) Irown with (v) (anger, confusion etc) lull 01 (adj) Iurlou with Ib about sth (adj) &1beat/aboutsb/sth (v) &If&Ie at (v) glanc:eat (v) glafeat (v) gleaat.th (n) graduate from (v) (university) graduate In (v) (subject) grapple with sb/sth (V) gratelulto Ibforlth (adj) gr\efat/over(n) gllItenwlth.th (v) er/eV.n[...]... gaggle of lions monkeys wolves fish ants "'" oows grapes sheep a shoal of a pride of a swarm of a ~of a herd of a ftock of a pacl< of a troop of a sdIooI of a bunch of 33 Practice Test 21 Read the t ed below and decide which answer (A, B, C or DJ best fits each gap DEFAULTS AND BAllOUTS One somewhat strange 0) • 1.1 • of modern life is, despite the fact that ever)t>ody llseS money and it's a vital i) of. .. English in Use IDIDMS/FIXED PHRASES 1 ( IDlDMS/F1XED PHRASES 2 , 11 but: nearly, almosVexcepl take sttIlnto consider sth all In lint) : exhausted all told: for all: altogether il'l spite of account: on ac:coont of: on no ac:coont: because of under no circumstan