This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century short stories. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.
01. Using Nouns: Food and Drink
02. Pronouns and possessives: College and Studying
03. Prepositions: Festivals
04. Adjectives and Adverbs: Hobbies and Activities
05. Present tenses: Actors and Performers
06. Past tenses: Films
07. Present perfect: Fitness and Sports
08. Future forms: Business & Work
09. Modal verbs: Competitions
10. Conditionals: Holidays and Travel
11. Word order and sentence patterns: The Weather
12. Questions: Technology
13. Verbs with –ing forms and infinitives: Doctors and Medicine
14. Reported statement and indirect questions: Interviews
15. Relative Clauses: Film Locations
16. Linking words: Crime and Police
17. Passive forms: Buildings
18. Words that go together: Home, Housework and Family
19. Forming words: Shops and Shopping
20. Spoken English: Celebrations
Grammar checks:
Quick checks 1–9
Irregular verbs
Spelling rules
British & American English