Introduction
Entry test
1 Present tenses 现在时态
present simple; present continuous; state verbs
Test practice: Listening Section 1
2 Past tenses 1 过去时态1
past simple; past continuous; used to; would
Test practice: Academic Reading
3 Present perfect 现在完成时
present perfect simple; present perfect continuous
Test practice: General Training Writing Task 1
4 Past tenses 2 过去时态2
past perfect simple; past perfect continuous
Test practice: Academic Reading
5 Future 1 将来时态1
plans, intentions and predictions: present continuous; going to; will
Test practice: General Training Reading
6 Future 2 将来时态2
present simple; be about to; future continuous; future perfect
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 2
7 Countable and uncountable nouns 可数名词和不可数名词
countable and uncountable nouns; quantity expressions (many, much, a lot of,some, any, a few, few, no)
Test practice: Academic Reading
8 Referring to nouns 指称名词
articles; other determiners (demonstratives, possessives, inclusives: each, every, both, all etc.)
Test practice: Listening Section 4
9 Pronouns and referencing 代词及其指代
personal, possessive and reflexive pronouns; avoiding repetition
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 2
10 Adjective and adverbs 形容词和副词
describing things: adding information about manner, place, time, frequency and intensity
Test practice: General Training Reading
11 Comparing things 比较事物
comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs; other ways of comparing
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 1
12 The noun phrase 名词短语
noun + prepositional phrase; noun + participle clause; noun + to—infinitive clause
Test practice: Academic Reading
13 Modals 1 情态动词 1
ability; possibility; alternatives to modals
Test practice: Listening Section 4
14 Modals 2 情态动词 2
obligation and necessity; suggestions and advice; adverbs
Test practice: General Training Reading
15 Reported speech 间接引语
tense changes; time references; reporting questions; reporting verbs
Test practice: Listening Section 3
16 Verb+ verb patterns 动词+动词形式
verb + to—infinitive; verb + —ing; verb + preposition + —ing;verb + infinitive without to
Test practice: Academic Reading
17 Likelihood based on conditions 1 基于条件的可能性 1
zero, first and second conditionals; other ways to introduce a condition
Test practice: Academic Reading
18 Likelihood based on conditions 2 基于条件的可能性 2
third conditional; mixed conditionals; wishes and regrets; should(n''t) have
Test practice: Academic Reading
19 Prepositions 介词
prepositions after verbs, adjectives and nouns; prepositional phrases
Test practice: Listening Section 2
20 Relative clauses 关系从句
relative pronouns; defining and non—defining relative clauses; prepositions
Test practice: Academic Reading
21 Ways of organising texts 组织文章的方式
subject choice; introductory it; ellipsis; organising information; it— and what—clauses
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 2
22 The passive 被动语态
the passive; reporting with passive verbs, have something done, need + —ing
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 1
23 Linking ideas 概念之间的连接
conjunctions, adverbials and prepositions; linking expressions
Test practice: Academic Reading
24 Showing your position in a text 在文中表明你的立场
pronouns; adverbs; verbs; adjectives
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 2
25 Nominalisation in written English 书面英语中的名词化
forming nouns from other parts of speech (verbs, adjectives and linking words)
Test practice: Academic Writing Task 1
Key
Recording scripts
Appendix 1: Irregular verbs
Appendix 2: Phrasal verbs
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