... the level of
First Certificate. It also provides practice in key lexical areas.
There are regular consolidation units which include forms of testing commonly
used in the FirstCertificate examination. ...
particles, and collocations.
Contents
Introduction vii
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Vocabulary 1
Travel and holidays
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Vocabulary 2 ... the world
ISBN 1 405 00765 6 without key
ISBN 1 405 00766 4 withkey
Text â Michael Vince 2003
Design and illustration â Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003
First published 1993
This edition...
... gold!
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2 Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for
you.
a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys. ... It's/This is the first/ second time we use the present perfect. It also refers
to our life up to now.
This is the first time I have eaten Japanese food.
ã Compared with past simple
Events ... with How long questions.
How long have you lived/been living in this house?
The verbs wait, sit, lie, stay prefer the present perfect continuous.
I've been waiting for ages.
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I'll wait here until you have finished.
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Key points 1 The present perfect simple describes events without a definite time. Either these
events take ... it your habit?)
Are you sleeping enough? (What is happening at the moment?)
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Fixed ã Present continuous
arrangements and The present continuous is used ... example, the speaker thinks of the event as finished rather than
still connected with the present.
2 Events described with the present perfect simple may be recent, or not.
3 The present perfect...
...
completely different. Shirley doesn't like men
with long hair, you see!
Best wishes,
Graham Norris
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6 Put each verb in brackets into either the ... afternoon.
h) Christine told Michael she had lost her lighter the night before.
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GRAMMAR 6 INDIRECT SPEECH
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ã Reporting polite questions
We can use ... salesman
h) 'Have you ever been to Japan, Paul?'
Sue asked Paul
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5 Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have...
...
3) I'd have liked it more if it had looked like someone I knew.
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Underline the most suitable verb forms in each sentence.
a) ... mind telling me
h) What do you think of London?
Do you think you could tell me
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5 Choose the most appropriate description for each picture.
1) If she ... throw it back!
Explanations
Real/likely
situations: first
conditional
Unreal/imaginary
situations: second
conditional
ã With if
A first conditional describes a real or likely situation....
... refers to people.
This is Jack. His sister is staying with us.
This is Jack, whose sister is staying with us.
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2 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best ... Mary's hair still needs cutting.
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5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do ... clauses
In a non-defining relative clause we cannot leave out the relative pronoun.
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4 Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.
A friend in...