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intermediate essay
Part of the Reading, Writing, Listening exam is to write an essay. A good example of an essay at Intermediate level can be found below.
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GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES |
WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR? |
SOME EXAMPLES |
VERBS |
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Repeating messages, passing on information Telling stories, jokes, checking facts. |
- What is the height of the Empire State Building? - He wanted to know what the height of the Empire State Building was. - Did you phone your parents? said Jane. - Jane asked us if we had phoned our parents |
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Expressing regret. Describing a past that never was Talking through the consequences of our actions. |
- They would have gone to the concert if they had had tickets. - If he had known, he would have finished earlier. |
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Past Perfect |
ordering the past |
as in reported speech and 3rd conditional above |
- After leaving work, he went to the gym. - It's no use talking to him. - Is it worth doing? |
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To have something done. |
Expressing the fact that the speaker commissioned an activity. |
John had his house painted. |
Conjunctions of reason and purpose, cause and result, concession. As connectives and, but, nevertheless, or, however |
Talking about why people do things, the purpose of something, its cause, expressing surprise. Expressing connections in a sentence, text or argument. |
- She goes to the gym in order to keep fit. - There is a lack of water as a result of the hot weather. - Despite/in spite of his wealth, he wasn't happy. |
Variation in word order |
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Changes in word order in specific situations |
Expressing information accurately |
To the north is |