Recycling Advanced English With Removable Key
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SECTION 1
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GRAMMAR
1 Articles and uncountables
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2 Present tenses
11
3 Modal verbs
14
4 The future
18
5 RECYCLING
20
6 Past tenses
23
7 Gerund and infinitive
26
8 Conditionals, wishes and regrets
29
9 Passives
32
10 RECYCLING
35
11 Reported speech
38
12 Linking words and discourse markers
41
13 Relative clauses
45
14 Adverbs
48
15 RECYCLING
51
16 Verb inversion
54
17 Comparison and similarity
57
18 Participles
60
19 Adjectives
63
20 RECYCLING
66
21 Prepositions
69
22 Difficult verbs
72
23 Transformation
75
24 Dependent prepositions
78
25 RECYCLING
81
SECTION 2
PHRASAL VERBS
26 Phrasal verbs with down
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27 Phrasal verbs with after, back and about
86
28 Phrasal verbs with off
88
29 Phrasal verbs with through, for and by
90
30 RECYCLING
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31 Phrasal verbs with up
94
32 Phrasal verbs with out
96
33 Phrasal verbs with over, apart and with
98
34 Phrasal verbs with on
100
35 RECYCLING
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36 Phrasal verbs with away, across and around
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37 Phrasal verbs with in and into
106
38 Three-part phrasal verbs
108
39 Phrasal verbs as nouns
110
40 RECYCLING
112
SECTION 3
VOCABULARY
41 Email and the internet
114
42 The media and the arts
116
43 Success and fame
118
44 Animals and their rights
120
45 Language
122
46 Medicine and health
124
47 Danger and risk
126
48 The environment
128
49 Right and wrong
130
50 Money and finance
132
51 RECYCLING
134
52 UK government
136
53 Conflict and revenge
138
54 Technology and progress
140
55 Work and study
142
56 Different lifestyles
144
57 Belief and superstition
146
58 Time and memory
148
59 Travelling and transport
150
60 Books and reading
152
61 Law and order
154
62 RECYCLING
156
SECTION 4
WORD STUDY
63 Humour, puns and jokes
160
64 Idioms
163
65 Proverbs and similes
166
66 Newspaper language
169
67 Borrowed words
170
68 Words with two or more meanings
172
69 Confusing words
174
70 Spelling and punctuation
176
71 RECYCLING
179
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72 Collocations
182
73 New language
185
74 Plural and feminine forms
188
75 Prefixes and suffixes
190
76 False friends and word pairs
192
77 Ways of walking, talking, looking and laughing
195
78 Ways of holding and pulling
198
Words for light, water and fire 79 RECYCLING
SECTION 5
201
WRITING
80 Formal letters
204
81 Informal letters
207
82 Articles
210
83 Reports
213
84 Proposals
215
85 Information sheets
217
86 Essays
219
87 Reviews
221
88 Set texts
223
89 Competition entries
226
90 Contributions to longer pieces
229
91 Help with writing tasks
231
APPENDIX of grammar and model writing tasks KEY (removable)
233 241
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UNIT 1 Articles and uncountables No article is used when generalising (with plural, abstract and uncountable nouns) but the or a/an is used when talking about particular examples. The definite article the is used when it is clear which noun we mean, whereas the indefinite article a/an is used when a noun is referred to for the first time. Singular countable nouns must always have an article (or possessive), except in the following cases: prepositions with home, school, college, university, church, work, class, hospital, prison, bed, sea, breakfast, lunch, supper, dinner. Note also: at night, on foot, by car/bus/tube etc. (means of transport), to/in/from town (when referring to the town we live in, a local large town or the capital), go to sleep and go home Notice the difference between She’s in prison (she’s a prisoner) and She’s in the prison (she either works there or is visiting). The article is also omitted in certain double expressions: from top to bottom, on land and sea, hand in hand, face to face The indefinite article a/an is normally used to indicate someone’s profession:
A
Complete the sentences by putting the, a/an or no article (–) into the spaces.
1 You remember my sister Jane? ____ one who has always been afraid of ____ spiders? 2 She’s been studying ____ architecture at ____ university for ____ last three years. 3 At ____ moment she’s researching into ____ work of Le Corbusier. Don’t you know him? He’s ____ well-known French architect. 4 She’s pretty busy in ____ daytime, but she finds she’s at ____ bit of ____ loose end at night, so ____ last year she joined ____ film club. 5 ____ club members can watch ____ films at ____ very low prices, in ____ disused warehouse on ____ other side of ____ town. 6 So when she gets home from ____ college, she usually goes straight over there by ____ bike, and has ____ drink and ____ sandwich before ____ film starts. 7 One evening she was in such ____ hurry to get there that she had ____ accident. 8 She was knocked down by ____ car and had to spend two months in ____ hospital. 9 When I went to visit her, I was shocked to find her swathed in ____ bandages from ____ head to ____ toe. 10 But luckily her injuries looked worse than they really were, and she managed to make ____ very speedy recovery.
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UNIT 1
The is also used with a b c d
e
the President the North Pole the rich nationality adjectives, ships, geographical areas, most mountain ranges, oceans, seas, rivers, deserts, hotels, cinemas, theatres, plural names of countries, island groups, regions the African elephant
No article is used when talking about continents, most countries, towns, streets, etc. (except ), lakes, and the main buildings of a particular town: The is not used with most except with the superlative: most people the most incredible sight
B
Correct the sentences if necessary. Tick any which are already correct.
1 Tony had always wanted to explore the foothills of Himalayas. 2 So when he was offered an early retirement package by his firm, he decided to take advantage of the opportunity. 3 First he needed to get really fit, so he spent a month training in Lake District.
4 When he could run up Buttermere Fell without stopping, he considered he was ready. 5 He booked a trip with a well-known trekking company and flew out to the Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. 6 His group were planning to trek in Annapurna region, but unfortunately Nepalese were beginning to get worried about the amount of damage being done to their ancient mountains by the constant pummelling of climbers’ feet. 7 So they temporarily suspended permission for foreigners to climb or use the footpaths in the area. 8 Group leader was very apologetic, but he laid on rafting on River Trisuli and sightseeing in the capital. 9 After a few days, the authorities lifted their ban, and Tony was able to trek through some of world’s most beautiful scenery, with breathtaking views of the Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga. 10 At night, group were accommodated in the simple village rooms and ate with Nepalese. 11 Most of group were more experienced trekkers than Tony, and several of them had visited Himalayas before. 12 All in all, Tony reckoned it was most exciting experience he’d ever had, and vowed to return to the Nepal at very first opportunity.
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UNIT 1
The indefinite article a/an cannot be used with uncountable nouns. Most nouns in English are either countable or uncountable, but the following may be used countably or uncountably: cold, country, taste, wine, coffee, tea, cake, cheese, work, hair, life, death
C
Decide whether the nouns in italics are being used countably (C) or uncountably (U).
1 I’ll have a coffee while I sort my papers out. 2 It’s a matter of life and death. 3 They’ve always dreamed of living in the country. 4 Celebrities and critics flooded into the West End to see Harold Pinter’s latest work. 5 I like a bit of cheese after my main course. 6 The reason he’s so bogged down at work is that he’s had a heavy cold for the last fortnight. 7 His death came as a terrible shock to his colleagues. 8 She’s furnished the flat with such taste, hasn’t she!
Note especially these uncountable nouns: furniture, luggage, news, information, progress, knowledge, research, advice Many and (a) few are used with countables, much and (a) little with uncountables.
D
Match the two halves of the sentences correctly.
1
Scientists have made little
A spanner, if I promise to return it tomorrow.
2
It is doubtful whether we have enough
B applicants for that job, are there?
3
I don’t suppose there are many
C news about my sister?
4
I can guarantee he’ll give you some
D progress in their research into the common cold.
5
The examiner asked both
E natural gas for the next fifty years.
6
I had to check every
F the candidates to sit down.
7
I was hoping you could let me have a
G excellent advice.
has a
H hair out of place.
He hasn’t got much
I single connection, before I found the fault.
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10 Could you let me know if there’s any
J luggage, has he?
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