《The New Intermediaste English Course Book Two》

1The Interview＆by Alan Hackney1

1．Question Forms and Constructions (Part Two)6

2．Reported (Indirect) Speech (Part One)9

2Passing Through the Customs＆by G．K．Chesterton18

1．More about＂Should＂and＂Would＂23

2．More about ＂May＂ and＂Might＂24

3．Reported (Indirect) Speech (Part Two)25

3A Night Out in the Dolomites＆by Bertha Smith27

1．Subordinate (Dependent) Clauses33

2．The Omission of＂Whom＂，＂Which＂and＂That＂in Adjective Clauses36

3．More about Infinitives38

4The Voice＆by V．S．Pritchett39

1．The Past Continuous Tense (Part Two)46

2．The Use of Capital Letters47

3．More about the Definite Article48

5Letters to the Secretary of State for Air Concerning Helicopters＆by H．F．Ellis51

1．Another Use of the Indefinite Article56

2．＂Need＂and＂Dare＂56

and＂Letter-Writing＂58

6The Real Heat Begins in June＆by H．E．Bates67

1．The＂Unfinished＂Use of the Perfect Tenses (Part Two)68

2．More about the Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses69

7The Cat under the Bed＆by John Millington Ward77

1．The＂Unfinished＂Use of the Perfect Tenses (Part Three)77

2．A Special Use of the Verb＂To be＂in the Continuous Tenses77

3．More Special Uses of＂Will＂and＂Would＂79

4．Another Use of＂Used＂80

8Back-Stage Tensions from The Times83

1．The Present and Past Continuous Tenses with＂Always＂87

2．More about the Definite Article87

3．The Passive Voice (Part Two)88

4．The＂-ing＂Form of a Verb (Part Three)91

9On Living Again＆by＂Alpha of the Plough＂94

1．More about＂Shall＂and＂Should＂99

2．The Use of Tenses in Wishes100

10The Cage＆by Dal Stivens103

1．Periods of Time107

2．Question Forms and Constructions (Part Three)113

3．More about the Negatives of Expressions of Necessity，Duty，Obligation and Advisability114

11Mrs．Miniver Comes Back from Abroad＆by Jan Struther121

1．More about the Definite Article121

2．More about ＂Will＂ and＂Would＂122

3．The Apostrophe and＂s＂124

12Rien Ne Va Plus＆by Alexander Woollcott130

1．The＂-ing＂Form of a Verb (Part Four)130

2．Some Remarks on Punctuation133

13The Private Life of Mr．Bidwell＆by James Thurber138

1．More about＂Will＂and＂Would＂144

2．More about the Definite Article146

and The Uses of＂Make＂and＂Do＂146

and＂Invitations＂147

14In Defence of Wasps＆by＂Alpha of the Plough＂153

1．More about the Definite Article157

2．More about＂Will＂158

3．Another Note about Reported Speech158

4．More about＂Should＂and＂Would＂159

15Holes in the Road＆by Helen Vlachos163

1．The＂-ing＂Form of a Verb (Part Five)166

2．The Past Continuous Tense (Part Three)169

3．Infinitives and Clauses of Purpose171

16The Story-Teller＆by＂Saki＂175

1．Conditions and their Results181

17I Was a Private Eye＆from The Times193

1．More about the Verb＂To be＂197

2．More about＂If＂Clauses199

18The Canary＆by Katherine Mansfield203

1．Statements of Cause and Effect209

Appendices211

1．Some Subjects for Composition211

2．Some More Subjects for Letter-Writing212

3．Table of Infinitive Forms213

4．Index of Grammar Points in both books of The New Intermediate English Course214