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THE OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY GRADING AND SAMPLE EXTRACTS

STARTER• 250 HEADWORDS

present simple — present continuous — imperative — can/cannot, must —
going to (future) — simple gerunds …

Her phone is ringing — but where is it?
Sally gets out of bed and looks in her bag. No phone. She looks under the bed. No phone. Then she looks behind the door. There is her phone. Sally picks up her phone and answers it. Sally’s Phone

STAGE 1 • 400 HEADWORDS
… past simple — coordination with and, but, or — subordination with
before, after, when, because, so …

I knew him in Persia. He was a famous builder and I worked with him there. For a time I was his friend, but not for long. When he came to Paris, I came after him — I wanted to watch him. He was a very clever, very dangerous man. The Phantom of the Opera

STAGE 2 • 700 HEADWORDS
… present perfect — will (future) — (don’t) have to, must not, could — comparison of adjectives — simple if clauses — past continuous — tag questions — ask/tell + infinitive …

While I was writing these words in my diary, I decided what to do. I must try to escape. I shall try to get down the wall outside. The window is high above the ground, but I have to try. I shall take some of the gold with me — if I escape, perhaps it will be helpful later. Dracula

STAGE 3 • 1000 HEADWORDS
… should, may — present perfect continuous — used to — past perfect —
causative — relative clauses — indirect statements …

Of course, it was most important that no one should see Colin, Mary, or Dickon entering the secret garden. So Colin gave orders to the gardeners that they must all keep away from that part of the garden in future. The Secret Garden

STAGE 4 • 1400 HEADWORDS
… past perfect continuous — passive (simple forms) — would conditional
clauses — indirect questions — relatives with where/when — gerunds after
prepositions/phrases …

I was glad. Now Hyde could not show his face to the world again. If he did, every honest man in London would be proud to report him to the police. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

STAGE 5 • 1800 HEADWORDS

… future continuous — future perfect — passive (modals, continuous
forms) — would have conditional clauses — modals + perfect infinitive …

If he had spoken Estella’s name, I would have hit him. I was so angry with him, and so depressed about my future, that I could not eat the breakfast. Instead I went straight to the old house. Great Expectations

STAGE 6 • 2500 HEADWORDS

… passive (infinitives, gerunds) — advanced modal meanings — clauses of
concession, condition

When I stepped up to the piano, I was confident. It was as if I knew that the prodigy side of me really did exist. And when I started to play, I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that I didn’t worry how I would sound. The Joy Luck Club