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By 18 81, more than three
million people lived in London.
Today, more than six million
people live here. There were eight
million in the 19 60s, but in the
19 70s and 1 980s, ... by Tony Stone
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400 HEADWORDS
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B Working with language
1 Complete these sentences with ...
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Notting Hill Carnival
London
LONDON
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Suggested topics in stage 2 & related questions for
stage 3
Category 1: Describing things (1 test item)
1. Describing a piece of equipment you often use at ... popular?
9. What is the difference between fresh food and canned food?
10 . What can we do to solve the problem of food shortage?
11 . What are the advantages and disadvantages of family food?
2. Describing ... Suggestedquestionsforstage 1
Warm-up
1. Could you show me your identification card please?
2. Could you tell me your full name...
... cheap 10 4 -10 9
Adverb: tomorrow, rather, really, here 11 3 -11 7
Preposition: at, to, on, in 11 8 -12 5
Determiner: an, this, our, the 83-97
Pronoun: I, it, you 98 -10 3
Linking word: so, and 15 0 -15 3 ... in ………………………
1 the…………………………. 9 and …………………….
2 told………………………… 10 totally …………………….
3 they………………………. 11 an ………………………
4 there ……………………. 12 excellent …………………….
5 he ………………………… 13 but …………………… ... …………………….
5 he ………………………… 13 but ……………………
6 finish …………………… 14 fun …………………
2 What kind of word? (B)
OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR
1. WORD CLASSES: NOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES, ETC
A Introduction...
... stirring his discarded book with the toe of his right shoe,
"did you ever read one of these best- sellers? I mean the kind where the hero
is an American swell sometimes even from Chicago- -who ... along
with his mysterious wand and began to light the car.
I glanced downward and saw the best- seller. I picked it up and set it
carefully farther along on the floor of the car, where the ... offer to resent it. He was there dividing his attentions between
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Don’t ban the passive voice, use it sparingly
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This sentence suffers from many shortcomings. It’s long and laden...
... her a lift,
or (10 )
(she / give) me one. (11 ) …………………… (she / live)
quite close to me. (12 )
(it / save) petrol.
Mark: Yes, of course. Good idea. Yes, (13 )
(1/ agree).
Well, (14 )
(I / waste) ... important, busy, good, cheap 10 4 -10 9
Adverb: tomorrow, rather, really, here 11 3 -11 7
Preposition: at, to, on, in 11 8 -12 5
Determiner: an, this, our, the 83-97
Claire has gone to Australia. Claire ... this watch. (It isn't working.)
12 -13 More on the present perfect 14 -15 Present perfect or past simple? page 377 American English
11 The present perfect (1)
Test 2D
Each of these sentences...