SUMMER REVISION Part 1: USE OF ENGLISH

This is an entry to give you some hints on how and what to revise for those of you who have to re-sit some parts of the exam in September.

First of all, don't leave it until the last minute. If you have failed one or several of the skills involved, it means your competence is below the right level, which means you need to work hard if you want it to be right for the level in two months' time.

If you have failed the USE OF ENGLISH part, then you have to actually sit down and do some studying. Remember it involves both grammar and vocabulary. Revise the language points in the Student's Book, the vocabulary builders at the end of the book, the reading texts for new items of vocabulary and prepositions, the grammar checks and word lists I regularly sent to you by e-mail, and do the tests in the photocopy pack. The key to these is still online and will be all through the summer. Check the Archive. Also, do the exercises in the Workbook. If you think you have time to do some further practice, then here are some books I'd recommend, but don't do any extension before doing revision.












Advanced Language Practice: With Key
Michael Vince

MACMILLAN












Advanced Grammar in Use with Answers
Martin Hewings
CAMBRIDGE
* The Intermediate is also good for some of the language points of the syllabus.



















English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate
Michael McCarthy
Felicity O'Dell
CAMBRIDGE






























English Phrasal Verbs in Use
by the same authors and the same publisher as the one above

Phrasal Verbs Workbook

COLLINS COBUILD