What's inside Grammar for B1
This book explains all the English grammar you need at B1 level in simple English, with real-life examples, clear diagrams and plenty of practice. It’s ideal for students preparing for Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET), B1 Preliminary for Schools and other B1 English exams, and for anyone who wants a solid intermediate level of grammar.
28 units in seven blocks
- Verb tenses: present simple and continuous, the past, the present perfect and the future.
- Modal verbs: ability, possibility, obligation, advice, requests and suggestions.
- Real and imaginary: first and second conditionals, the passive and reported speech.
- Questions and verb patterns: questions and short answers, -ing or to-infinitive, and verbs and their objects.
- Linking ideas: relative clauses, adding and contrasting, reason, result and purpose, and so, such, too and enough.
- Nouns and more: articles, quantifiers, pronouns and possessives.
- Describing and comparing: adjectives, adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, and prepositions.
How each unit works
- A lead-in with an original illustration, so you discover the rule yourself.
- The rule: one key question, a diagram and a table of uses with examples.
- The details: contrasts, special cases, a Watch out! box with the most common mistakes and an Exam tip.
- Practice: multiple choice, a text to complete and a Reading Part 6 (open cloze) task.
- More practice: a same meaning exercise and a find-the-mistake exercise.
What else is inside?
- A guide to the two exam tasks you practise in the book: open cloze and multiple-choice cloze.
- A review at the end of each block, with Reading Part 5 and Part 6 tasks that mix all its units.
- Step up boxes that show the next structure on the way to B2.
- Appendices with verb patterns, irregular verbs, spelling rules, words and prepositions, and the words that most often fill Part 6 gaps.
- A complete answer key with over 1,700 answers and accepted alternatives.
- 186 pages of original explanations and practice.
A B1 grammar book for teachers and students
This book is perfect for:
- Students of English working towards a B1 level or preparing for B1 Preliminary and other B1 exams.
- Self-study learners who need clear explanations and a full answer key.
- EFL teachers looking for ready-to-use B1 grammar practice for their classes.
B1 grammar with the exam in mind
Every unit includes a real B1 Preliminary Reading task, Part 6 (open cloze), and every block ends with a Part 5 and Part 6 review. You practise the grammar exactly the way the exam tests it, and the answer key lets you check every answer and its accepted alternatives. Once you’ve mastered B1, move on to Grammar for B2.
Get your copy of Grammar for B1 today and master the grammar of B1 Preliminary!
