300 (Introduction) (Conclusion) 60 80 (Topic sentence) 30 40 (Explanation) (Example) (Paragraph development)
Contents Introduction How to write better English i iii I Common English errors 1. according to opinion 1 2. in accordance with according to 2 3. 3 4. by all means -s 4 5. come go 5 6. *You are easy to fall down. 6 7. even even if 7 8. everyday 8 9. 9 10. *get on the car taxi 10 11. hard hardly 11 12. Have you got... Do you have...? 12 13. hear listen to 13 14. high tall 15 15. hundred, thousand, dozen -s 16 16. ill 17 17. in time on time 18 18. little a little a little a few 19
19. mad crazy 20 20. often always 21 21. open 22 22. person people 23 23. play 24 24. prepare prepare for 25 25. purpose aim 26 26. quick fast 27 27. shop store 28 28. since on 29 29. little mistakes small mistakes 30 30. spend to 31 31. start begin 32 32. 33 33. 34 34. trouble problem 35 35. unlike 36 II Common sentence patterns 36. all of a sudden 37 37. as a matter of fact 38 38. as a result 40 39. as far as... is concerned 41 40. as long as 42 41....as soon as... 43 42. for example 44 43. for the time being 45 44. generally speaking 46
45. from time to time 47 46. in case of 49 47. in the same way 50 48. instead 51 49....more and more... 53 50. no matter 54 51. no sooner...than... 56 52. not only...(but) also 57 53. of your own accord 58 54. On the one hand 59 55. sooner or later 60 56. To my surprise 61 57....until... 62 58....what is more... 63 III Idioms commonly used 59. a piece of cake 65 66 61. as easy as ABC 68 62. call a spade a spade 69 63. call it a day 71 64. come what may... 73 65. Crime doesn't pay. 74 66. easier said than done 75 76 68. Handsome is as / that handsome does. 77 69. have a foot in both camps 79 70. in the same boat 80
71. kill two birds with one stone 82 72. more haste, less speed 83 73. not my cup of tea 85 74. on the spur of the moment 86 75. out of the question 87 76. packed like sardines 89 77. Practice makes perfect. 90 78. red-handed 91 79. so far, so good 92 80. slap in the face 94 81. speak of the devil 95 82. stab someone in the back 97 83. stand on your own feet 98 84. strike while the iron's hot 100 85. take it or leave it 101 86. the more the merrier 103 104 88. Those were the days. 106 IV Useful vocabulary and expressions 89. therefore 108 90. affair 109 91. 111 92. 112 93. blunt 113 94. 114 95. break 116 96. bunch 117
97. 118 98. 119 99. sick 120 100. *open a cheque 121 101. 123 102. 124 103. cut-throat 126 104. 127 105. green 129 106. hands-on hand on 130 107. handsome 132 108. with great force 133 109. 134 110. high 135 111. 137 112. hot 138 113. do make 140 114. why 141 115. make 143 116. mind 145 117. mean by, any harm 146 118. mug 147 119. on purpose 148 120. 149 121. blue 150 122. hand 152 123. same as that 153 124. seldom, often 154 125. 156
126. small 157 127. great 158 128. still 159 129. consider 161 130. easy 162 131. slow 164 132. other 165 133. ripe mature 167 134. timing perfect wrong 168 135. 170 136. unbelievable 171 137. what 172 138. white 174 139. yellow 175 V Words of high frequency 140. hit 176 141. bend 177 142. break 179 143. catch 180 144. chop 182 145. cut 183 146. 185 147. 186 148. fold 188 149. hand 189 150. hold on 191 151. 192
152. pick 194 153. pick up 195 154. 197 155. pluck 198 156. 200 157. 201 158. prise 203 159. pull 205 160. pull 206 161. 207 162. push 209 163. rub 210 164. scratch 212 165. shake 213 166. shatter 215 167. slap 216 168. slap smack 218 169. smash 219 170. 221 171. 222 172. 224 173. touch 225 174. tear off up apart 227 175. tie 228 176. 230 177. 231 178. wipe off out up 233 179. listen, apply, afraid 234 180. at 236
181. at 237 182. at 239 183. at 240 184. at peep, wink, glare 242 185. in 243 186. in 245 187. in 246 188. on 248 189. on 249 190. on 251 Postscript 253
I 1 according to opinion / according to!!! according to opinion view According to the management,... In the management" s opinion # view,... According to *the management" s opinion # According to *me,... In my opinion,... Compare patterns $ % & ' Try the test 1( ) * * +, -. / 0 1 + 2 3 1 3, 4 5 + 6 + 7 3 6 8 9 : 4 ; ; ; ( 2( ) * * +, -. / 0 1 + 2 3 1 3, <8 + =. /.+ / 4 5 + 6 >? @ 3 - + / 3? 0 + + - A + B ( view,... 1. 2.
C 2 in accordance with according to according to in accordance with / / & D E F & G Compare patterns H & I G & & Try the test 1( J 6 8? / 8 1? 5 3 -. / 1 > 3 > + 1 3 K. /? * * +, -? / * 3 7. 1 > 2 3 1 3, ( 2( J 6 8? / 8 1? 5 3 -. / 1 > 3 > + 1 3 K 4? * * +, -. / 0 1 + 1 > 3 L? /? 0 3, ( 1. 2.
M Common English errors 3 break down H & I H & I N H % break F & I $ I & I F & I break $ & I H O H & I Compare patterns H & I P & & I Try the test 1( Q 6, *?, 7? 8 B, + R 3 / - + 7 /? / - 7 3 >? - 1 + = 6 8 >.1 + S S 1 > 3, +? - ( 2( J > 3 S 3 K K? / - B, + R 3 > 3,?, L ( 1. 2.
T 4 by all means -s -s -s means means A cost-effective chief powerful reliable dominant primary means means a means of transport a means to an end / by all means to live within your means -s boys, books, tables, cars -s advice, traffic, equipment, information luggage -s paper -s -s Compare patterns % U G G ' Try the test 1( V > 3, 3. 8 L 5 K 6 0 0 6? 0 3 W 2( V > 3, 3?, 3 L 5 K 6 0 0 6? 0 3 8 W 1. 2.
H " X Common English errors 5 come go come go $ I & & $ I & & F F I " $ I Compare patterns Y H Z Try the test 1( [? / 5 + 6 * + L 3 1 + L 5 =?, 1 5 W 2( [? / 5 + 6 0 + 1 + L 5 =?, 1 5 W 1. 2.