Öztürk Cesur. Building Skills for Proficiency. A Comprehensive Workbook for Proficiency, KPDS, UDS and TOEFL

Pelikan Yayincilik, 2007. — 784 p. — 27th printing. — ISBN: 975-8778-80-3.This book is intended for intermediate and advanced learners of English who are preparing for examinations in English, such as English proficiency examinations given by Turkish universities, YDS (Foreign Language Test), IELTS and the TOEFL. It also covers a lot of material which is relevant to Cambridge Proficiency Examinations. While it may be used in a classroom situation to teach grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension, it is basically a self-study book.
The material in it is so designed that it ensures steady progress towards mastery of English. Its major components are grammar, vocabulary and reading.Grammar
Basic Sentence Structure
The Parts of a Sentence
Verb Patterns
Determiners, Nouns and Pronouns
Determiners
Nouns
Agreement
Tenses in English
The Present Continuous Tense
The Simple Present Tense
The Simple Past Tense
The Past Continuous Tense
The Present Perfect Tense
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
The Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
The Simple Future Tense
Going-to Future
Will versus Be Going To
Future in the Past
Functions of Modal Auxiliaries and Related Words
Perfect Infinitives/Modals Referring to Past Time
Modals-Time Reference
Passive and Causative Constructions
The Passive Voice
The Causative Form
The Active Voice versus the Passive Voice and the Causative Form
Gerunds and Infinitives
Gerunds
Infinitives
Adjectives
Major Adjective Patterns
Linking Verb+ Adjective
Types of Adjectives
Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives
Constructions with Comparisons
Modification of Comparatives
Modification of Superlatives
VIII. Compound adjectives of measurement: 'a five- year old child'
Adjectives ending in '-ed' and '-ing'
Adverbs
Sentential Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner
Restricting Adverbs
Viewpoint Adverbs
Focusing Adverbs
Adverbs of Degree/Intensifiers
The Uses of Rather, Quite and Fairly
The Position of Adverbs
Frequency Adverbs
Additional Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
Constructions with Comparisons
Relative (Adjective) Clauses
Formation of Relative Clauses
Variations in Defining Clauses
Non- Defining Clauses
Variations in the Use of Non-Defining Clauses
Reduction of Relative Clauses
Additional Notes on Relative Clauses
Noun Clauses
Formation of Noun Clauses
Functions of Noun Clauses
Subordinator as The Subject of a Noun Clause
The Position and Function of Noun Clauses
-Ever Words in Noun Clauses
The Subjunctive Form in Noun Clauses
Reduction of Noun Clauses
Summary of Noun Clauses
-EVER Words and Correlative Conjunctions
Ever Words
Correlative Conjunctions
Adverbial Clauses
Participles
Actions That Take Place at the Same Time
Actions That take Place at Different Times
Participial Phrase with Its Own Subject
Particip1es- Summary
Participles Used Idiomatically
Special Difficulties
Inversion
Structural Parallelism
Auxiliary
The Subjunctive Form
Reduction of Clauses
Finite Clauses versus Verbless (Reduced) Clauses
Finite versus Non-Finite (Reduced)Clauses
Passive Constructions in Finite and Non-Finite Clauses
Active Constructions in Finite and Non-Finite Clauses
Reducing Finite Clauses with Infinitives
Additional Notes on Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
Sentence Connectors
Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions
Sentence Variety
Structures That Indicate Addition
Structures of Cause-Effect Relationship
Structures of Concessive Contrast (Denial of Expectation)
Structures of Contrast (Direct Opposition)
Structures of Similarity
Structures That Indicate Purpose
Structures That Indicate Result
Structures That Indicate Time
Structures That Indicate Condition
Adverbial Clauses versus Adverbial Phrases
Sentence Variety - Summary
General Grammar Tests
Basic Academic Vocabulary
Recognizing Synonyms
Prepositional Phrases
Verbs
Nouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Usage
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Verbs and Verbals
Nouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Advanced Academic Vocabulary
Recognizing Synonyms
Advanced Verbs and Verbals
Advanced Nouns
Advanced Adjectives
Advanced Adverbs
Usage
Prepositions
Advanced Verbs and Verbals
Advanced Nouns
Advanced Adjectives
Advanced Adverbs
Special Difficulties
Important Phrasal Verbs
Words That Are Often Confused
Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases Idiomatic Expressions and Conjunctions
Guessing Vocabulary
Words Used in Different Senses
Reading Comprehension
Text Organization
Developmental Paragraphs
Recognizing the Topic Sentence and Generalizations
Stated Main Ideas and the Position of the Topic Sentence
The Structure of the Topic Sentence and the Main Idea
Choosing the Best Topic Sentence
Recognizing Specific Details
Level of Support
Kind of Support
Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Recognizing Paraphrases or Restatements
Making Inferences
Identifying the Main Idea
Prediction : What can logically follow?
Organizational Skills
Unity
Coherence: Arrangement and Connection of Sentences
Sample Tests
Appendix 1 - Prepositions
Appendix 2 - Markers of Basic Relations
Appendix 3 - Stems, Prefixes and Suffixes
Appendix 4 - Word Forms