Common Mistakes at IELTS Intermediate: And How to Avoid Them
by Pauline CullenFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-04-16
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
This invaluable little book highlights the real mistakes that students make in the exam - and shows how to avoid them. Based on analysis of thousands of exam scripts, each unit targets a key problem area. Clear explanations and exercises help students to use the language accurately. Regular tests offer students a further opportunity to check and consolidate what they have learnt. - Highlights common mistakes that learners really make. - Based on analysis of thousands of exam scripts. - Short, snappy explanations focus on key problem areas. - Includes exam-style exercises.
Table of Contents
| Are there any special times I should use the? | p. 5 |
| Singular or plural? | p. 6 |
| Which nouns don't have a plural form? | p. 7 |
| p. 8 | |
| When do I use the present simple tense? | p. 10 |
| How do I write large numbers? | p. 11 |
| There is / there are | p. 12 |
| p. 13 | |
| Which relative pronoun should I use? | p. 15 |
| How do I choose between and, but and or? | p. 16 |
| Auxiliary verbs | p. 17 |
| p. 18 | |
| How do I use modal verbs? | p. 20 |
| -ing or to + infinitive? | p. 21 |
| Verbs after adjectives and prepositions | p. 22 |
| p. 23 | |
| The gerund or infinitive after allow, advise, make, suggest? | p. 25 |
| Stop, try, forget and remember | p. 26 |
| Prepositions after adjectives and nouns | p. 27 |
| p. 28 | |
| Prepositions after verbs | p. 30 |
| Prepositions of time and place | p. 31 |
| The preposition of | p. 32 |
| p. 33 | |
| How do I make a verb passive? | p. 35 |
| When do I use the passive? | p. 36 |
| What is register? | p. 37 |
| p. 38 | |
| Adjectives and adverbs | p. 40 |
| Noun or adjective? | p. 41 |
| Verb confusion 1 - courses and study | p. 42 |
| p. 43 | |
| Verb confusion 2 - describing charts and figures | p. 45 |
| Verb confusion 3 - money and problems | p. 46 |
| Noun confusion 1 - money and work | p. 47 |
| p. 48 | |
| Noun confusion 2 - advertising, travel and young people | p. 50 |
| When do I need to use an apostrophe? | p. 51 |
| Common spelling errors | p. 52 |
| p. 53 | |
| Answer key | p. 55 |
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