Spotlight plus 2/2012

Spotlight plus is a 24-page exercise booklet that is available separately from Spotlight magazine. Each issue is filled with tests and exercises that allow you to practise and remember the grammar and vocabulary you've learned in the magazine. Practice makes perfect! Practise with plus!

Dear reader :-)

Emoticons are the amusing little faces that you can produce by typing the punctuation marks on a keyboard or keypad. They are popular in e-mails and text messages, but there are situations when you shouldn't use them. Learn how to Get It Right by doing the exercises on page 18. Some of our readers have asked us when one should use adjectives that end in -ic and those that end in -ical, such as historic / historical. In response, we have some grammar exercises for you on page 9. As a tip, a dictionary is the best tool for learning which ending to use: "classic" is not the same as "classical", for example. Enjoy this issue of plus!
— Stephanie Shellabear, language editor

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This month's contents

Everyday English
Organizing a jumble sale

Grammar Basics
"Much" and "many"

Grammar Revision
"Neither"

Advanced Grammar
The suffixes -ic and -ical

English at Work
Formal reports

Let's Talk About
Cars and driving

Word Builder
Expand your vocabulary

Word Field
Future-time phrases

Reading Comprehension
Genetically modified crops

Get It Right
Emoticons

Idioms
"Mouth"

Test Yourself
Check your progress

Answers