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exactly alike.
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A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
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1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... the house?
In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. It
would therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exercises
(except ... get me some aspirin when you're at the chemist's.
have: possessive
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In British English, have meaning possess is not normally conjugatec with do except when
there is an idea of...
... Northern
Ireland 12. Scotland 13. birthday 14. George's
15. England 16. white with a red cross (the English flag,
or the flag of St George: do not confuse this with the
more familiar Union flag, which ... Stores),
Debenhams, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer (often
shortened to Marks or M and S in spoken English) .
Places to eat: Ask, Beefeater, Harvester, Little Chef.
Airlines: British Airways, BMIbaby,...
... knowledge of Englishvocabulary for Business and
Administration, you will find that the exercises in this book will help you. They are
particularly useful if:
If you want to make the most of the exercises ... in or around an English- speaking business
environment.
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Your work brings you into regular contact with English- speaking business people.
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You are planning to take a Business English examination ... vocabulary.
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Use a good general -English dictionary and a good business -English dictionary to
check the meanings of new words and expressions (but try to do the exercises first
before looking...
... Teacher
The purpose of this book is to equip non-native speakers of English at upper intermediate level and above with
a core of sub-technical vocabulary relevant to the full range of university subjects.
It ... academic contexts.
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Vocabulary sheet
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Don't...
... beneficiary
9. probate
10. conveyancing
a. (British English) a person qualified to act as a legal advocate,
especially in higher courts
b. a law firm
c. (British English) a person qualified to draw up wills, ... deceased to carry out the terms of a
will
f. the process of proving a will is genuine
g. (American English) a barrister
h. drawing up contracts for the buying and selling of houses
i. a person who ... b. without-tax profit c. non-tax profit
6. Another word for shareholders (especially in American English) is __________.
a. ticket-holders b. stockholders c. paper-holder
7. Another word for "operating...
... under 18.
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CHECK YOUR ENGLISHVOCABULARY FOR
LIVING
UK
Rawdon Wyatt
IN THE
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Page: Title:
1 - 2 Abbreviations
3 ... of Culloden
ț
Battle of Waterloo
ț
Bonnie Prince Charlie
ț
Charles II
ț
Emancipation Act
ț
English Civil War
ț
First World War
ț
George I
ț
House of Windsor
ț
India
ț
Industrial Revolution
ț
Ireland ... Stuart (known as ________), the grandson of James II, led an unsuccessful rebellion against
the English in Scotland. He was finally defeated at the ________ in 1745.
10. The ________ began in...
... be.
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE / FALSE
CHECK YOUR ENGLISHVOCABULARY FOR
PHRASAL VERBS
IDIOMS
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2. After fifteen ... This section looks at some common idioms and other expressions that are not included in
the main exercises elsewhere in this book.
Each of the three idioms and other expressions in bold in the...