Book Recommendation 

Title of Book:

Grammar AND Vocabulary FOR Advanced

Author: Martin Hewings, Simon Haines

ISBN : 9781107481114

Recommender:

5A LAI OLIVIA

Summary of the book:

The book is separated into 2 sections, one is about grammar usage and the other one is about vocabularies for different conditions. In the grammar section, detailed explanations of specific grammar points and practices are provided to remind students what grammar items they may already know. In the vocabularies section, every unit is based on a general topic, such as migrations and the environment. This section includes an immense amount of collocations and idioms, and introduces efficient and effective ways of studying vocabularies which will help students pass the exam. Not only does the book encompass exam practice that caters for the four papers in HKDSE, but also includes Answer Key for students to check whether their answers are correct or not and to pay extra attention to the common mistakes they usually made in the examination. Materials for use with this book can be found online, like wordlists and audio recordings. This feature of the book provides a great alternative for students who prefer reading E-books.

I am recemmeding this book because:

·  The book contains less words but more unique or memorable illustrations that students wouldn’t be fed up with its content and even provide a funny and motivating way for them to learn English. 

·  This book is exam-oriented in which its content has covered the reading, writing, listening and speaking papers in HKDSE. It contains error warnings to help students avoid common mistakes made by real exam candidates. 

·   Many students have found difficulties in finding the best way for their studies and find no one to turn to. In this book, students can develop techniques for effective learning and remembering vocabularies. This in turn helps students to be well-prepared for the DSE examination.

My favorite part of the book :

 

The part that I found the most practical and functional in theis book is the Exam Practice Section.  In this part, I do improve my reading, writing and listening skills through doing a plenty of exercises.  The themes that are chosen in the exercise are closely related to the hot issues of Hong Kong and the globe, and they will probably appear in DSE examination.  Through the practices, not only can I improve my skills in the four domains, but also it helps me to think in different perpectives on an issue.  I firmly believe that the Exam Practice Section can really improve my critical-thinking skills but not just about skills that related to examination.