More English Basics is a complete workbook for independent study by students wishing to improve their understanding of basic English language skills. The exercises have been classroom-trialled with significant improvements between pre-test results and final test results. This workbook has been designed to follow on from English Basics with the emphasis on preparation for the demands of English in the senior school. It is an invaluable and effective tool for students, teachers and parents because the teaching notes are clear, the exercises graduates, and there is constant revision..
- Authors: Tania Roxborogh & Jenny Thomas
- ISBN: 9780170462990
- One: More Parts of Speech, Nouns and pronouns, Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives, Verbs, Adverbs
- Two: More Punctuation and Grammar, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Punctuation, Direct and reported speech, Question and exclamation marks, Colons and semi-colons, Apostrophes, Brackets, Hyphens, Dashes
- Three: Sentences, Run-on sentences, Minor sentences, Simple and compound sentences, Complex sentences, Compound-complex sentences, Paragraphs, Punctuation, grammar and sentence recap
- Four: Word Use, Prefixes, Suffixes, Synonyms, Antonyms, Puns, Cliches, Styles of language, Word use recap
- Five: More Poetic Techniques, Imagery: simile, metaphor and personification, Sound effects: alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance and rhyme
- Six: Improving Your Close Reading, Scanning and skimming, Recognising what the question is asking, Guidelines to answering close reading questions
- Seven: Practicing Close Reading. Passage 1, 2, 3 & 4.
- Glossary
