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Destination | Grammar & Vocabulary Malcolm Mann Steve Taylore-Knowles ie MACMILLAN Unit 1 Grammar Present time: present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, stative verbs 6 Unit2 Vocabulary Travel and transport 12 Unit3 Grammar Past time: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple, | Past perfect continuous, would, used to / be/get used to 18 Unit 4 Vocabulary Hobbies, sport and games 24 UnitS Grammar | Future time / present tenses intime dalises / prepositions of time and place 30 Unit6 Vocabulary Science and technology Unit7 Grammar Articles / countable and uncountable nouns / quantifiers 42 Unit8 Vocabulary Themedia Unit9 Grammar Conditionals: zero, first, second, third, mixed, inverted / unless, in case,as/so long as, provided (that) 54 People and society 60 Comparatives and superlatives / so, such, enough, too 66 The lawand crime 72 | Modals:abilty, permission, advice, criticism, obligation and necessity, degrees of certainty 78 | Health and fitness 84 14 90 Grammar The passive / the causative / direct and indirect objects 16 Vocabulary Food and drink i it17 Grammar -ing form or infinitive / prefer, would rather, had better / infinitives of purpose 106 Unit 18 Vocabulary Education and learning 12 CO mC mPa Uy ni Unit 19 Grammar Questions / question tags / indirect questions 118 Unit 20 Vocabulary Weather and the environment 124 Review 10 Units 19 and 20 eS Unit 21 Grammar Reported speech / reported questions / reporting verbs 130 Unit 22. Vocabulary Money and shopping 136 COMM Se tte yd Unit 23. Grammar Relative clauses / participles 142 Unit 24 Vocabulary Entertainment OO “148 Review12 Units 23 and 24 152 Unit 25 Grammar Unreal past, wishes / contrast 154 Unit 26 Vocabulary Fashion and design 160 OT a eRe Pe ey BS Unit 27 Grammar inversions / possessives Unit 28 Vocabulary Work and business 172 Progress Test2 Units 15-28 178 Reference Section Irregular verbs 182 Verbs + full infinitive or -ing form with a change in meaning 184 Reporting verb patterns 185 Glossary 186 Phrasal verbs database 198 Phrases and collocations database 203 Word patterns database 208 Word formation database | 210 US English vs UK English: vocabulary and spelling so8ed Unit 1 Grammar @ Present time: present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, stative verbs Present simple Form statement: /you/we/they travel .. He/she/it travels... negative: {/you/we/they don’ttravel He/she/it doesn’t travel. question: Dol/you/we/they travel.. Does he/she/it travel Use Example Current habits Toby walks to work. To talk about how often things happen Angela doesn’t visit us very often. Permanent situations Carloworks ina travel agent’. States Do you have an up-to-date passport? General truths and facts Poland is in the European Union. ‘uth Ze Weean also use do/does in present simple statements for emphasis. iat *Youdont likegoing by bus, do you?’Actually, do like going by bus for short distances The bus isn't quicker than the train but it does stop right outside the factory. Present continuous Form statement: _|.am driving ... You/we/they are driving ...He/she/it is driving... negative: _ I'mnot driving... You/we/they aren't driving... 01 You're/we're/they’re not driving... He/she/it isn’t driving ... or He’s/she’s/it’s not driving... question: Am |driving... Are you/we/they driving... ?1s he/she/it driving ...? Use Example Actions happening now Mikeis driving to work at the moment. Temporary series of actions Taxi drivers aren't stopping at the train station because of the roadworks. ‘Temporary situations Are they staying in a hotel near the Olympic stadium? Changing and developing situations Holidays abroad are becoming increasingly popular. Annoying habits (usually with always) Dad is always cleaning the car when | want touse it! Present perfect simple Form —_have/has + past participle statement: /you/we/they have flown... Helshe/it has flown... negative: I/you/we/they haven't flown... He/she/it hasn't flown... question: Have liyou/we/they flown...? Has he/she/it flown...? Use Example Situations and states that started in the past and are still true She's had her motorbike for over six years. Acero tions cntrungup to now ee teed yo bus pare arin -ain Completed actions at a time in the past which is not mentioned Have you ever flown ina helicopter? Completed actions where the important thing is the present result | I've booked the coach tickets. Present time: present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, stative verbs Unit 1 {© Phrases such as It’s the first/second/etc time .. are followed by the present perfect simple. ¥ Its the second time Ive been on aplane, @ Speakers of American English often use the past simple in situations where speakers of British English would use the present perfect simple. US: We already saw the Sphinx. UK: We've already seen the Sphinx. © speakers of American English use gotten as the past participle of the verb ‘get, except when’get’ means ‘have’ or possess". Speakers of British English only ever use got. US: We've already gotten Dan anew backpack for his summer vacation. UK: We've already got Dan a new rucksack forhis summer holiday. Present perfect continuous Form statement: |/you/we/they have been travelling ... He/she/it has been travelling... negative: /you/we/they haven't been travelling... He/she/ithasn’t been travelling .. question: Have /you/we/they been travelling..? __ Has he/she/itbeen travelling...? Use Exampl Actions continuing up to the present moment We have been driving for hours. Can't we have a break soon? Actions stopping just before the present moment. I'm out of breath because I’ve been running to gethere in time. The present perfect continuousis often used with words and phrases like all day/week/year/etc, fon since jus etc. We've been walking forhours and Ineed arest. @ The present perfect continuousis not normally used with the words everand never. Y Haveyou ever flown in a helicopter before? x agice nn © Sometimes there is very litte difference in meaning between the present perfect simple and the resent perfect continuous and sometimes theres a difference in meaning. ¥ Ihave worked at the airport for four years. = I have been working at the airport for four years. Y Ihave read thet book about cruise ships.(| have finished it.) Ihave been reading that book about cruise ships. Ihave not finished it.) Stative verbs Stative verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses because they don't describe actions. ¥ Iseewhat you mean. X Jamsecing whatyoumean.— Use Stative verbs often refer to: Example thinking believe,imagine, know, mean, think, understand be,exist hate, like, love, need, prefer, satisfy, want hear, see, smell, sound, taste existence emotions the human senses appearance appear, look, resemble, seem possession and relationships between things belong to, consist of, have, include, involve,own “ Some vers (such as be, have, Imagine, look, see, smell, taste, think) are stative with one meaning aware OF and non-stative with another meaning. 7 Do you have your plane ticket with you? (state: possession) Are you having lunch at the moment?(action: eating) Unit 1 Grammar A Circle the correct word or phrase. Noausune Elizabeth usually goes /is usually going to bed at around eleven o'clock Dan talks /is talking on the other phone right now. We don't eat / aren't eating any meat atthe moment as we're both on a diet. Does air travel get /Is air travel getting increasingly safe? My mum ealls /is calling me every weekend without fail. How much do babysitters generally earn / are babysitters generally earning? You always come / You're always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework. It’s so annoying! I don’t go / I'm not going out much during the week but | always try / I'm always trying to go out somewhere on Saturday night. No, the train does stop /is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays. My mum takes /is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend. B Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold. 1 w My dad is often getting up late on Saturday momings. Are you speaking any other languages apart from English? lalready buy all my Christmas presents and it’s only October! {t's the first time I'm ever havinga party at home. Actually,1 think Darren does works quite hard sometimes. Carlo is never eating Chinese food before. Sean already books a table for tonight. C Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 It's the first time (1/ever / eat) octopus! SANDY esse sw (ROL/ See) his sister since she went to university. They ..... (go) on holiday to Spain and won't be back until the end of the month, Poor Tracy! She .. .. (Write) that essay for hours now and she still hasn't finished! (you / ever / meet) anyone famous? (1/ try) to get in touch with Jenny all morning but | can’t find her anywhere, (1/ not finish) the book yet so | can’t tell you what happens. (you / already / decide) where you'te going this summer? (We / live) here for the last six years. -~ (I/ never / hear) such nonsense!

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