SmartEnglish

GrammarListening to Real English

Maureen BoueyDahlia MillerISBN: 0-9733124-0-8

Bouey, Maureen and Miller, Dahlia Smart English Grammar Intermediate – Listening to Real English/ by Maureen Bouey & Dahlia Miller. --1st ed. p. cm. Includes index. 1.English language – Textbooks for foreign speakers. 2. English language – Grammar, Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking, exercises, etc. I. Title Copyright © 2003 by Maureen Bouey and Dahlia Miller. Published by DMP Associates, 2011 Courser Drive, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 2N5 All rights reserved. This book may be printed by single purchasers only or by teachers and tutors for use with a single class. Other than this stipulation, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electrical or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Manufactured in Canada. ISBN 0-97-331240-8

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Hi! Welcome to Smart English Grammar Intermediate! You can choose to work with this ebook on the computer or you can print it off and work with it on paper. Either way, you will find this ebook very easy to use. Smart English Grammar is organized to support you on your way to English fluency. In this book you’ll find:

§ Information on How to Improve Your English § Table of Contents § Scope and Sequence (to describe what grammar points and

language points each unit focuses on) § 10 Units (with Discussion questions, Listenings, and exercises) § Business Focused Units § 70 + page Grammar Reference Section § Over 319 Examples in the Grammar Reference Section § Appendices with further grammar information § Transcripts for all Listenings § Glossary with more than 90 entries § Answer Key § Index

There are links throughout the ebook to connect the Units easily with the Listenings, Grammar Reference Section, Transcripts and Answer Key. You can also link to our website, www.SmartTutorReferrals.comThis website has many ideas about how to learn and other ways to improve your English. If you’d like to sign up for a free 7 - day email course with information and tips on studying or teaching English, click here. Free Bonus: We’re offering 101 sites from our book, Smart ESL Websites! Just send an email with “Free ESL Sites” in the subject line to dahlia@SmartTutorReferrals.com and your free Bonus Section will be sent to your address!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome ...........................................................................................................................................................................ii

How to Improve Your English Using This Book................................................................................................... v

Scope and Sequence ...................................................................................................................................................viii

UNITS ................................................................................................................................................................................. Unit One At a Bus Stop.............................................................................................................................................1 Unit Two Setting Up a Visit.....................................................................................................................................8 Unit Three Picnic Plans.........................................................................................................................................15 Unit Four Musicians...............................................................................................................................................22 Unit Five Grocery Shopping .................................................................................................................................30 Unit Six Product History........................................................................................................................................38 Unit Seven Plans for a Meeting............................................................................................................................46 Unit Eight If I Won $1,000,000.............................................................................................................................54 Unit Nine New Business Locations......................................................................................................................62 Unit Ten Setting Up an Email Account................................................................................................................70

GRAMMAR REFERENCE SECTION .................................................................................................................... Simple Present...........................................................................................................................................................78 Simple Past ................................................................................................................................................................81 Present Continuous..................................................................................................................................................84 Past Continuous........................................................................................................................................................87 Simple Future............................................................................................................................................................90 Other Tenses Used in the Future...........................................................................................................................94 Present Perfect..........................................................................................................................................................96 Present Perfect Continuous....................................................................................................................................99 Conditionals ........................................................................................................................................................... 102 Modals 1.................................................................................................................................................................. 106 Modals 2.................................................................................................................................................................. 110 Articles..................................................................................................................................................................... 113 Countable & Uncountable Nouns....................................................................................................................... 113 Comparatives & Superlatives.............................................................................................................................. 118 Phrasal Verbs......................................................................................................................................................... 123 Reported Speech.................................................................................................................................................... 127

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APPENDIXES .................................................................................................................................................................. Appendix A: Irregular Verbs............................................................................................................................... 135

Irregular Verb Chart .........................................................................................................................................137 Appendix B: Some Common Stative Verbs........................................................................................................ 139 Appendix C: Some Common Reporting Verbs.................................................................................................. 140

Transcripts ................................................................................................................................................................. 141

Glossary....................................................................................................................................................................... 153

Answer Key................................................................................................................................................................ 161

Index............................................................................................................................................................................. 166

Smart English Grammar Unit One

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Unit One

At a Bus Stop

Think about these questions. Discuss them with your study partner, if you have one. Do you take the bus often? Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger at a bus stop? Is it common for people in your country to talk with strangers when they are waiting for a bus or train? How do you feel when people speak to you at bus stops? Do you try to end the conversation quickly?

Two people are waiting at a bus stop. Before listening to their conversation, think about what they might say to each other.

Let’s listen to their conversation.

Discussion

Pre-Listening

Listening

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Remember: First (Listen)

Second (Read)

Third + (Listen and Read) *The Transcript for the conversation is on page 141.

Answer these questions using complete sentences.

1. Did Ted and Becky know each other before they had this conversation? ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

2. What time does Ted say it is? ________________________________

________________________________________________________ 3. When did Becky arrive at the bus stop? ________________________

________________________________________________________ 4. What does Becky do for a living? _____________________________

________________________________________________________ 5. What does Ted do? ________________________________________

________________________________________________________ 6. Where was Becky’s friend, Mary Black, working last year? ________

________________________________________________________ 7. Where was Ted working last year? ____________________________

________________________________________________________ 8. What bus are they waiting for? _______________________________

________________________________________________________

Listening Comprehension

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Look at the underlined words below. Choose the answer which is closest in meaning to the underlined words.

1. Sure. a. This word has no meaning. b. Certainly. c. I’m uncertain.

2. It’s quarter past three. a. 45 minutes to 3 o’clock. b. 15 minutes to 3 o’clock. c. 15 minutes after 3 o’clock.

3. That was about ten minutes ago. a. For ten minutes ago. b. Exactly ten minutes ago. c. Around ten minutes ago.

4. I’m a biology professor. a. The study of life. b. The study of people. c. Books about people’s lives.

5. To tell you the truth, I’m a professor. a. I was lying. b. Actually. c. For goodness’ sake.

6. I’m a psychology professor. a. The study of the mind. b. The study of the healing of bodily injury. c. The study of movement.

7. What a small world! a. This planet is too small for the both of us! b. What a coincidence! c. What a shallow life!

Vocabulary