Grammar and Vocabulary Study Zone

I. GRAMMAR ZONE

1. Expressing emphasis. Follow the link to study this grammar topic.

What's included here?
Inversion - Cleft and Pseudo-Cleft Structures - Adding words for emphasis

2. Passive voice. Follow the link to study this grammar topic.

What's included here?
Standard passives - Causative Passives

More practice on the passive voice:
a) Passive Voice 1
b) Passive Voice 2

3. Participle clauses. Follow the link to study this grammar topic.

What's included here?
Present & Past Participles - Forms, uses, clauses

4. Relative clauses. Follow the links to study this grammar topic. I suggest the following work scheme:

a) Introduction to adjective clauses: click here.
b) Clauses with that, when, and where: replacement of subjects, objects, and adverbials of time or place: click here and here.
c) Restrictive and non-restrictive clauses; clauses with who, which, and whose: replacement of subjects and possesives: click here and here.
d) Clauses with whom and which: replacement of objects: click here and here.
e) Clause to phrase reduction; agreement with adjective phrases and clauses: click here and here.

If you wish to read more about the form, meaning and uses of relative clauses, and do more exercises, you can use the following materials:

- from Side, R. & Wellman, G. (2002). Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency. Longman. Unit 11, pp.182-189. - from Vince, M. & Sunderland, P. (2003). Advanced Language Practice. English Grammar and Vocabulary. Macmillan. Unit 18, pp.111-117.

If you can't find the material in the library, come and see the teacher.

II. VOCABULARY ZONE

Vocabulary Study Program. Follow the link to find out about lexical items you need to study in Lengua Inglesa III.

Vocabulary Practice

Vocabulary Practice 1 A
Vocabulary Practice 1 B

Vocabulary for essays:

1. For essays dealing with crime and punishment:

Visit the English words for crime and punishment site.

Visit also the EnglishClub.com Crime and punishment site.

Or visit the AboutESL site with vocabulary on Crime, justice and criminals.

2. For essays about marriage and divorce:

Visit the English words for marriage and wedding site.

Visit also the The Wedding vocabulary resources site.

Watch this video, with a teacher explaining the meaning of marriage and wedding vocabulary. It's fun!

III. NEW USE OF ENGLISH EXERCISES FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS

Review of Tests 1 & 2

Do the Tests 1 & 2 Review Test.
See the Answers here.

Review of Tests 3 & 4

Do the Tests 3 & 4 Review Test.
See the Answers here.

Review of Tests 5 & 6.

Do the Tests 5 & 6 Review Test.
See the Answers here.

IV. INTERESTING VOCABULARY RESOURCES

Check this out! English collocations

Study English collocations and do online exercises at:

1) Better-English.com.
Instructions: On the left-hand side of the screen, there is a list of collocations exercises (Collocations 1 … Collocations 15). Click on any of them to improve your knowledge of advanced level English collocations.

2) http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner.
Instructions: Click on “COLLOCATIONS” on the left-hand side menu, under the heading “vocabulary”.