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by Richard Side (Author), Guy Wellman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Longman (3 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0582518210
  • ISBN-13: 978-0582518216
  • Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Product Description
  • Designed for all advanced students. Fully updated in line with the enw CPE exam, this New Edition provides thorough coverage of the structures and vocabulary essential for CAE and CPE exam success.
  • Detailed grammar content. Clear presentation, an index of structures and a wealth of examples based on the Longman Corpus.
  • Special focus on vocabulary. Revised vocabulary sections based on user feedback concentrate on words and phrases that are useful in all papers of the exams.
  • Lots of opportunity to practise. A wide variety of exercises provide graded practice to confirm understanding and prepare for the CAE and proficiency exams, particularly Paper 3.
  • Continuous testing in exam format. A diagnostic test for each unit and exam practice sections to check progress.
  • A flexible approach. Can be used in many different ways; clear cross-references point you in the direction of related grammar or vocabulary areas.


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Richard Side has taught in Sudan and Greece as teacher and trainer. He is currently working as Academic Manager of the Eckersley School of English in Oxford. Author of In Advance and co-author of Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency (Longman).

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for anyone who wants to get to grips with high level and complex English, 23 Mar 2009
By Jim Hitch (London, UK) - See all my reviews
I recently bought this book for a client of mine who is looking to take the CAE this year. I didn't have a copy myself so I ordered two, and when it arrived it reminded me that I'd used it a lot when I used to work in schools and language colleges.

A week or so later I bought it for another client of mine who works as a senior executive in a large multinational, because I had been stuck on where we could go next with his grammar. He has no intention of taking the exam. When I gave it to him he told me that he already had a copy in his home country, but was quite happy to have another copy because he had once been told by an English teacher that there "are only two grammar books you need to learn English. The first is English Grammar in Use, and the second, if you are serious a learning to use English at a higher level, is Grammar and Vocabulary for CAE and CPE."

Personally, I don't think English Grammar in Use (English Grammar In Use with Answers and CD ROM: A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English) is as good as everyone thinks, but this book certainly is. Yes, it's excellent for those taking the respective exams, but it is just as good for those who just what to know, understand and use more complex English.

Let me see if I can explain why. Most books that deal with Grammar and Vocabulary are not, they are published separately. There are some, like the very good 'Language Practice' series by Michael Vince (Advanced Language Practice: With Key, Intermediate Language Practice: With Key, First Certificate Language Practice: With Key, Elementary Language Practice: With Key) that put vocabulary in a separate section at the back. This book, however, incorporates the vocabulary section in each unit.

There are fifteen units covering different topics, such as Modal Verbs, Passives, and Determiners and Pronouns. Each unit is laid out in the same way, which mixes thorough explanation with practice. Let me give you a typical example:

Unit 7 - Adjectives and Adverbs
Entry test (how much do you know about this topic?) - 1 full page
The Basics (a full page of explanation with four subheadings)
Sections 1-3 (each section deals in more detail with the topic with a full page of explanation followed by a full page of practice)
Vocabulary Sections 4-5 (each section deals in more detail with the topic with a full page of explanation followed by a full page of practice)

To save you counting, Unit 7 is 12 pages long. That is a lot of detail.

And it's the kind of detail that my clients demand.

What I particularly like about it is that fact that it tackles areas that 'students should already know'. For example, I have several French clients who still have problems with 'this' and 'that'. This area can normally only be found in Elementary and Intermediate grammar books, which is no good for my clients; this book deals with it at a much higher level.

I also have an Indian client who has some difficulties with one particular aspect of British English when compared to Indian English: Indian English tends to use the continuous form for many verbs that British English would consider to be Stative. This book has a whole vocabulary section on this which he found very useful.

On top of all this, there are highlighted 'Watch Out' paragraphs which point out danger areas and common mistakes.

This book tough for learners. But for those who want to both learn and teach in a more traditional way to understand complex (but still useful) British English, this book is a must.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for CAE and CP or for advanced learners., 2 April 2005
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This book is excellent for preparing yourself to all advanced level exams or if you want to learn English to advanced level. There is a answers at the back so it`s good for self study. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency:, 2 Jun 2009
By Z Matthes (Germany) - See all my reviews
Excellent book, well presented and easy to find what your looking for. Clearly written. Certainly not boring.
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