How english works michael swan

Приветствую всех, сегодня у меня серьезный отзыв.

Английский язык можно учить всю жизнь. У меня есть два любимых издания, которыми я пользуюсь уже несколько лет и одно из них «How English Works» Майкла Свана и Кэтрин Уолтер. Это a grammar practice book, но я бы не назвала это рабочей тетрадью, это справочник и рабочая тетрадь под одной обложкой и вот именно как к справочнику я и обращаюсь к ней постоянно, несмотря на то, что все рабочие упражнения уже давно выполнены.

Introduction (Введение)
Test yourself (Самостоятельный тест)
Test yourself: answers (Ответы)
Explanations and exercises: list of sections (Объяснения и упражнения: список разделов)
Phonetic alphabet (Фонетический алфавит)
Explanations and exercises (Объяснения и упражнения)
Answers to exercises (Ответы к упражнениям)
Index (Алфавитный указатель)

★★★ Test yourself, answers
В этом разделе вы можете выяснить свой уровень английского: basic, intermediate или advanced.

Представлю вам несколько разворотов с объяснениями и упражнениями (Explanations and exercises) из книги. Оцените сами как сжато и лаконично изложены правила, какие чистые к ним пояснения, до чего толковые упражнения идут следом и как это дело наглядно оформлено.

На следующей фотографии вы можете увидеть, как оформлены ответы к упражнениям, алфавитный указатель и список разделов.

★ Ответы к упражнениям (Answers to exercises) напечатаны на блоке с голубой бумагой, их легко найти сразу, просто взглянув на корешок. Голубые маркеры сразу акцентируют внимание на номере страницы.

★ Каждая тема в списке разделов (Explanations and exercises: list of sections) выделена, всё очень хорошо читается и легко ищется.

Итак, наверное стоит подытожить.

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How English WorksA grammar practice book

Michael Swan & Catherine Walter

Oxford University Press

Test yourself 3

Test yourself: answers 11

Explanations and exercises: list of sections 12

Phonetic alphabet 15

Explanations and exercises 17

Answers to exercises 303

We could not have produced this book without several kinds of help. In

particular, we would like to express our gratitude to:

. Keith Brown, Brian Graver and Diann Gruber, for their care in reading the

original typescript: their comments and suggestions have resulted in many

. Inge Bullock and Barbara Hately-Broad, for organising our personal and

professional lives while we were doing the writing

. our children Mark and Helen, for putting up with us while it was going on

. Stewart Melluish of Oxford University Press and Richard Morris, our editor

and designer, for the expertise, creativity, patience and good humour with

which they handled us and the typescript.

The purpose of the book

How English Works is for learners of English who want to speak and write

more correctly. It contains:

. short clear explanations of the rules of English grammar

examples of correct use

How to use the book

If you are studying with a teacher, he or she will help you to use the book

effectively. If you are studying at home, the following suggestions may be

. Dont go through the whole book from beginning to end. How English

Works contains explanations of basic rules (e.g. how to make questions),

intermediate points (e.g. the use of passives) and more advanced problems

(e.g. difficult structures with who, whom and which). Different learners will

need to study different parts of the book.

Start by trying the tests on pages 4-9. These will help you to decide what

grammar for you.

Use the list of sections (at the beginning) and the Index (at the end) to help

you find the sections that you want. Read the explanations and do the

exercises. If you still have problems with a point, work through the

You will sometimes need to know some of the words that we use when we

talk about grammar in English (e.g. verb, preposition, tense, plural,

countable). These words are explained on pages 298-302.

We have tried to make these as clear and simple as possible. You can find

more complete explanations of some points in Michael Swans book Practical

English Usage (Oxford University Press).

Sometimes we ask you to try to work out a rule for yourself. When you have

tried these Do It Yourself activities, you can look at the blue pages

(303-305) at the back of the book to see if you were right.

Most of the exercises are simple in structure. More difficult exercises are

A few exercises are designed for group work in class.

What kind of English does the book teach?

We teach the grammar of everyday spoken and written British English. We

examples give a true picture of the present-day language.

For information about differences between British and American English, see

Practical English Usage.

How important is grammar?

Grammar is not the most important thing in the world, but if you make a lot

of mistakes you may be more difficult to understand, and some kinds of

people may look down on you or not take you seriously. Hardly anybody

speaks or writes a foreign language perfectly, but you will communicate more

successfully if you can make your English reasonably correct. We hope this

These tests will help you to decide what you need to learn. First of all, try the

basic points test on pages 4-5 and check your answers on page 11. If you

have problems with any of the points, go to the sections where these are

explained and do the exercises; then try the test again. The tests on pages

6-9 are suitable for intermediate and advanced students, and can be done in

Here are some of the basic grammar points from How English Works. Do you

know them all? Check your answers on page 11.

Choose the correct answerf s). One or more answers may be correct.

A a B an C the D one

A the B (= nothing) C every D all

A yours B your C the yours

A a friend of yours B a your friend C your friend

A that B the C these D those

A Which B What C How

A other B an other C another

A chairs enough B enough chairs C enough of chairs

A too much B too C very too

10 Most. like travelling.

A of people B of the people C people

A them B themself C themselves D each other

A terrible B a terrible C the terrible

13 The plural of car is cars. Which of these are correct plurals?

A journeys B ladys C minuts D sandwichs E babies

14 Which of these is/are correct?

A happier B more happier C unhappier D beautifuller

A the more bad B worse C the worse D worst

Test yourself: basic points

T E S T YOURSELF 5

A than B as C that

17 He lives in the same street. me.

A that B like C as D than

A are B have C has

A Can you to B Do you can C Can you

A not must B dont must C must not D mustnt

A s raining, s raining B rains, rains

C rains, s raining D s raining, rains

A think, likes B am thinking, is liking

C think, is liking D am thinking, likes

A open B opened C did opened

A those men are laughing

B are laughing those men

C are those men laughing

A does she want B does she wants C she wants

A to think B think C thinking D thought

A Theres B There is C It’s D It is E Is

A at B C in D to

6 T E S T Y O U R S E L F

Test yourself: intermediate points

Here are some of the intermediate grammar points from How English Works.

Do you know them all? Check your answers on page 11.

Choose the correct answer(s). One or more answers may be correct.

31 I went out without. money.

32 Hes got. money.

A much B many C a lot of D lots of

A Its me B It is I C Me D I

A angrily, friendly B angry, friendly C angry, in a friendly way

A have often been B often have been C have been often

3 6 My mother. my birthday.

A always forgets B always is forgetting C forgets always

A like B as C the same like

A have you got B do you have C are you having

A mustnt B dont have to C havent got to

A (= nothing) B use to C used to

A will come B comes C is coming

A will B shall C is going to

A is B was C would

A Have you seen B Did you see C Were you seeing

A ve known, for B know, for C ve known, since

T E S T YOURSELF

A studied B were studying C had studied

A have seen B saw C had seen

A is painting B is painted C was painting D was painted

A make me some tea B make some tea for me

C make for me some tea

A not to B to not

A for buy B for to buy C for buying D to buy

52 You cant live very long without.

A to eat B eat C eating D you eat

A to teach, to do B teaching, doing C to teach, doing

D teaching, to do

54 Her parents don’t want. married.

A her to get B her get C that she get D that she gets

Грамматика английского языка How English Works

Учебник Грамматика английского языка How English Works. Также обратите внимание на такие учебники такие как Essential Grammar in Use от R. Murphy и English Grammar in Use.

How English WorksIntermediateOxford Express PublishingMichael Swan, Catherine WalterISBN: 0 19 431456 1 (с ответами)

ISBN: 0 19 431457 x (без ответов)

Учебное пособие How English Works предназначено для тех, кто хочет правильно писать и разговаривать на английском языке. Оно может быть использовано как для работы в классе, так и для самостоятельного обучения. В книге содержатся краткие четкие объяснения грамматических правил языка, примеры их правильного использования, а также большое количество красочных иллюстраций и упражнений разной степени сложности. Кроме того, данный учебник дает возможность изучить те тонкости английского языка, которые не упоминаются в других грамматиках данного уровня.

Test yourself – Проверь себя

Test yourself: answers – Проверь себя: ответы

Explanations and exercises: list of sections – Объяснения и ответы: перечень разделов

Phonetic alphabet – Фонетический алфавит

Explanations and exercises – Объяснения и ответы

Answers to exercises – Ответы к упражнениям

Index – Указатель страниц

Содержание пособия:

Test yourself – Проверь себя

Test yourself: answers – Проверь себя: ответы

Explanations and exercises: list of sections – Объяснения и ответы: перечень разделов:

determiners: articles, possessives, demonstratives – определительные слова: артикли, притяжательные местоимения и указательные местоимения

a/an and one

a/an: main uses

a/an in descriptions

the = “you know which one(s)”

generalizations without the

the and no article: special cases

articles: revision

possessives (my and mine etc)

this and that

other determiners – другие определительные слова

which? and what?

some and any

some/any and no article

no = “not a/any”

any = “it doesn’t matter which”

some, any and no: revision

all, everybody and everything

whole and all

much, many, a lot (of), little, few

less and least, fewer and fewest

other(s) and another

enough, too and too much

of with determiners

pronouns and nouns – местоимения и существительные

personal pronouns: I and me etc

reflexive pronouns (myself etc)

you, one and they

one(s)

pronouns and possessives: revision

countable and uncountable nouns

uncountable nouns: special cases

plurals of nouns: spelling

plurals of nouns: special cases

mixed singular and plural

possessive ‘s

noun + noun

noun + noun or preposition structure

noun + noun and possessive ‘s

possessive ‘s or the of structure

adjectives and adverbs – прилагательные и наречия

adjectives and adverbs

confusing adjectives and adverbs

and with adjectives

adjectives without nouns

adjectives: order before nouns

word order: adverbs with the verb

focusing adverbs: even and only

adverbs at the end of the sentence

still, yet and already

comparison, degree – сравнения, степень

comparatives and superlatives

irregular comparison

comparative and superlative adverbs

much etc with comparatives

comparative or superlative?

comparatives: other points

superlatives: other points

than, as and that

as…as

like and as

so and such

very and too

very (much) with past participles

be, do and have – глаголы be, do и have

be: progressive forms: do be

be: age, colour etc

do: emphatic auxiliary

do and make

have: actions

have (got): possession etc

have: habitual and repeated actions

have + object + verb form

modal auxiliary verbs – модальные глаголы

modal auxiliary verbs: basic rules

must, can, may, might: how certain?

must, should etc: obligation

must and have to / have got to: obligation

must not, do not have to etc

can (ability): special problems

can, could, may: permission etc

will: willingness etc

will and would: typical behavior

should have, could have etc

had better

used to…

supposed to

tenses: future – Выражение будущего времени

future: will (and shall)

future: going to

future: comparison of structures

future: tenses after if and when

future: I am to…

future in the past

tenses: present – времена: настоящее

present tense stories etc

present progressive for changes

Present Simple: spelling

non-progressive verbs

he’s always borrowing money etc

revision of present tenses

tenses: perfect and past – времена: совершенное и прошедшее

present perfect and past: time words

present perfect: situations “up to now”

present perfect progressive or simple?

since and for

tenses with since and for

present perfect and past: revision

perfect tenses with this is the first etc

past and progressive in requests etc

revision of past and perfect tenses

passive structures

reasons for using passives

passives: verbs with two objects

passives: progressive, perfect etc

passives: complex structures

structures after verbs, adjectives and nouns – структуры после глаголов, прилагательных и существительных

verbs with two objects

verbs with prepositions and particles

structures with get

perfect infinitives (to have gone etc)

infinitive with and without to

I don’t want to etc

infinitive of purpose

interested and interesting etc

—ing forms as subjects, objects etc

to…ing

verb + infinitive or –ing form

go…ing

need…ing

verb + object + infinitive

-ing form and infinitive both possible

adjective + infinitive or –ing form

noun + infinitive or –ing form

for…to…after adjective/noun

basic sentence-structures – основные структуры предложений

questions

what…like, what time, what sort etc

negative structures

negative questions

not and no

negatives: I don’t think etc

imperatives

let’s

exclamations

there is

dropping sentence-beginnings

dropping words after auxiliaries

question tags: basic rules

question tags: advanced points

short answers and attention signals

I don’t (think) so etc

so am I etc

it: preparatory subject and object

emphasis with it, what etc

conjunctions – союзы

conjunctions

conjunctions and clauses: position

using conjunctions

conjunctions with –ing forms

-ing clauses without conjunctions

both…and; neither…nor

leaving out that

tenses after conjunctions

indirect speech – косвенная речь

indirect speech: why things change

indirect speech: “here” and “now”

indirect speech: tenses

indirect speech: present situations

indirect speech: questions

indirect speech: infinitives

tell and say

indirect speech: special cases

revision of indirect speech

structures with if, unless, in case etc – Условные предложения с if, unless, in case и т. д.

if: ordinary tense-use

if: special tense-use

if I go and If I went: the difference

if I were

if: unreal past situations

unless

in case

it’s time, would rather: structures

wish, if only: structures

relative clauses – придаточные предложения

relative who, which and that

leaving out relative pronouns

what = “ the thing that” etc

relative whose

non-identifying relative clauses

reduced relative clauses

relatives: revision

reading relative clauses

whoever, no matter who etc

prepositions — предлоги

prepositions with verbs, nouns etc

at/in and to

by and until

for and during

opposite and in front of

between and among

prepositions at the end of questions

prepositions in relative clauses

prepositions in passive clauses

prepositions after adjective + infinitive

miscellaneous – разное

numbers

contractions

grammar: useful words

Phonetic alphabet – Фонетический алфавит

Explanations and exercises – Объяснения и ответы

Answers to exercises – Ответы к упражнениям

English language teaching and applied linguistics with Michael Swan

While preparing for lessons sine teachers might have such thoughts as «What are the most common mistakes Russian students make?», «Where can I find interesting grammar exercises?», «How to keep up with English Grammar changes?». You’ll find the answers to these questions in Michael Swan’s works.

In this article, you will find out about Michael Swan and his must-read books.

Who is Michael Swan?

Michael Swan is an English teacher, poet, writer of English language teaching and reference materials. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a bachelor’s degree in modern foreign languages and has later gone for a postgraduate research degree. He has more than 20-year-teaching experience in different countries. His interests include pedagogic grammar, mother-tongue influence in second language acquisition, and the relationship between applied linguistic theory and classroom language-teaching practice, and he has published a number of articles on these topics

You can read more about Michael Swan here.

Useful books for English teachers

If you teach international students or you’re going to take a CELTA course, «Learner English» is a must-read book. It is a practical reference guide which compares the relevant features of a student’s own language with English (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc.). It helps teachers to predict and understand the problems their students have. Twenty-two chapters, written by specialists, cover the typical difficulties of speakers of Dutch-Flemish, Scandinavian languages (except Finnish), German, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Polish, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, Dravidian languages, other South Asian languages, West African languages, Swahili, Malay/Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.

«How English Works» makes grammar practice easier. The book includes short clear grammar explanations and rules (both spoken and written grammar), simple reliable and authentic examples in real English, exercises with different levels of difficulty (easier and more challenging), a lot of illustrations. «How English Works» covers all the key elements in the standard EFL grammar syllabus and many other topics which are often ignored. Learners who want to use the book for self-study are guided in their learning, and teachers who want to use the book in class will find extra exercises for group work.

This reference guide gives practical, clear, reliable information about grammar, vocabulary, idioms, style, pronunciation, and spelling. What is great about this book is that the explanations and examples are based on current corpus research, so this book answers the questions about what grammar is appropriate nowadays. It also includes examples of everyday usage and common mistakes, British-American differences and explanations how to teach that grammar to students.

A three-level grammar course is designed to teach, practise and revise the most important points of English grammar. As «How English Works» this book has clear, simple explanations followed by realistic examples and engaging exercises.

Hope these books will make your lesson preparation less time-consuming and more enjoyable.

Practical English Usage, Third edition, Michael Swan, 2005

Practical English Usage, Third edition, Michael Swan, 2005.

Also, as well and too.
1 position
Also, as well and too have similar meanings, but they do not go in the same position in clauses. Also usually goes with the verb, in mid-position (see 24); as well and too usually go at the end of a clause. As well is less common in AmE.
She not only sings; she also plays the piano.
She not only sings; she plays the piano as well She not only sings; she plays the piano too.
As well and too do not go at the beginning of a clause. Also can go at the beginning of a clause to give more importance to a new piece of information. It’s a nice house, but it’s very small Also, it needs a lot of repairs.

2 reference
These words can refer to different parts of a clause, depending on the meaning. Consider the sentence We work on Saturdays as well This can mean three different things:
a (Other people work on Saturdays, and) we work on Saturdays as well, b (We do other things on Saturdays, and) we work on Saturdays as well, c (We work on other days, and) we work on Saturdays as well.
When we speak, we show the exact meaning by stressing the word or expression that also / as well / too refers to.

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