Description

The content of this book offers an engaging approach to intermediate-level English learning, focusing on both grammar and vocabulary in real-world contexts. It covers various essential topics across its eight units, each designed to enhance learners’ proficiency in understanding and using English in practical situations. Unit 1, titled Time Will Tell the Outcome, introduces the concept of time contrasts, using conditional sentences and exploring the relationship between past, present, and future actions. This reinforces the understanding of how time affects actions and consequences. In Unit 2, Working Well with Others, the book shifts to personal and professional skills, highlighting gerunds and clauses with “because.” This unit emphasizes communication skills, which are crucial in the workplace, making the grammatical focus on gerunds and conditional clauses highly relevant. Unit 3, Places to Explore, dives into passive constructions in both past and present tenses, allowing students to describe landmarks and explore world knowledge. The use of the passive voice is particularly important for learners to understand formal and impersonal language structures. The importance of storytelling and recounting past experiences is emphasized in Unit 4, True or Fake Events, where the past continuous and present perfect continuous are used to distinguish between recent and ongoing actions. In later units, like Unit 5, Pure Enjoyment, students explore entertainment-related vocabulary while using participles and relative pronouns. Unit 6, Now I Get It!, focuses on modals and adverbs, important for expressing certainty and obligation. The book concludes with complex grammatical structures such as unreal conditionals, past modals, and reported speech in Units 7 and 8. These are critical for expressing hypothetical situations, excuses, and making formal requests. The structured progression of grammar topics ensures that learners not only understand the mechanics of English but also apply them in meaningful, practical scenarios, solidifying their intermediate skills.

Suggested citation (APA, 7th edition)

Córdova-Pintado, J. A., Camacho-Castillo, L. A., Chicaiza-Chicaiza, R. M., Heredia-Mendoza, E. M., Ghose, G., &   Moreira-Mejía, L. L. (2024). UTEQ English in action 6. Sophia Editions.