With a fresh new design and a host of updated exercises and activities, the popular Focus on Grammar series is more practical and accessible than ever. Known for its focus on English grammar through contextualized listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities, this lively integrated skills course helps students bridge the gap between comprehending grammatical structures and actually using them. Centered on thematic instruction, Focus on Grammar combines controlled and communicative practice in a consistent approach that's a proven success among students at all levels. Each unit progresses through four steps: Grammar in Context, Grammar Presentation, Focused Practice, and Communication Practice, using a unique format that makes the program easy for students to understand -- and for teachers to implement. Each Student Book features: * Clear presentations and charts that make grammar easy to learn. * Creative activities that stimulate communication. *New high-interest readings that are rich in content. *From Grammar to Writing sections that build composition skills. *Review Tests to confirm progress and improve scores on standardized tests. *New Internet activities for individual, pair, or group work.
| ISBN | 0131900080 | | Pages | 435 | | ISBN13 | 9780131900080
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 958 | | Imprint | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780201383010 | | Publication date | 01 Aug 2005 | | Height (mm) | 272 | | Library of Congress | 2005003779 | | Width (mm) | 208 | | DEWEY | 428.24 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | ELT / TEFL |
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INTRODUCTION PART I PRESENT AND PAST: REVIEW AND EXPANSION UNIT 1 Simple Present and Present Progressive School newsletter about names: What's in a Name? UNIT 2 Simple Past and Past Progressive Magazine article about four famous couples: Super Couples UNIT 3 Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past Personal webpage from a skydiver: Jumping for Joy UNIT 4 Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive Magazine article about director Ang Lee: And the Winner Is ... FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Editing for Verb Forms Writing an autobiographical paragraph REVIEW TEST PART II FUTURE: REVIEW AND EXPANSION UNIT 5 Future and Future Progressive Magazine article about the future: Presenting the Future! UNIT 6 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Progressive Transcript of TV personal finance show: Money Talks FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Avoiding sentence fragments Writing a personal letter about future plans REVIEW TEST PART III NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS, ADDITIONSAND RESPONSES UNIT 7 Negative Yes/No Questions and Tag Questions Magazine interviews with people living in foreign countries: It's a Great Placeto Live, Isn't It? UNIT 8 So, Too, Neither, Not Either, andBut Magazine article about identical twins: The Twin Question: Nature or Nurture? FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Avoiding repetition with sentence additions Writing a comparison and contrast essay REVIEW TEST PART IV GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES UNIT 9 Gerunds and Infinitives: Review and Expansion Newspaper article about the largest international fast-food chain: McWorld UNIT 10 Make, Have, Let, Help, andGet Magazine article about performing animals: That's Entertainment? FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Using parallel forms: Gerunds and infinitives Writing a summary of a movie or TV show REVIEW TEST PART V PHRASAL VERBS UNIT 11 Phrasal Verbs: Review Magazine article about the ancient Chinese art of feng shui: Wind and Water UNIT 12 Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable Magazine article about telemarketers: Welcome Home! FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Using the appropriate degree of formality Writing an informal letter about current activities REVIEW TEST PART VI ADJECTIVE CLAUSES UNIT 13 Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns Magazine article about friendship: A Word with Many Meanings UNIT 14 Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns or When and Where Book review of two autobiographies about the immigrant experience: Torn Between Two Worlds FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Adding details with adjective clauses Writing an essay about a famous person REVIEW TEST PART VII MODALS: REVIEW AND EXPANSION UNIT 15 Modals and Similar Expressions: Review Magazine article about reality TV: Reality TV: Everybody Needs an Audience UNIT 16 Advisability in the Past Magazine article about regrets: Useless Regrets UNIT 17 Speculations and Conclusions about the Past Journal article on theories about ancient cultures: Close Encounters FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Organizing ideas from freewriting Writing an informal letter to resolve a problem REVIEW TEST PART VIII THE PASSIVE UNIT 18 The Passive: Overview Magazine article about a famous magazine: Geography -- The Best Subject on this Earth UNIT 19 Passives with Modals and Similar Expressions Magazine article about the International Space Station: Close Quarters UNIT 20 The Passive Causative Magazine article about body image: Body Art FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Changing the focus with passive verbs Writing a report about a famous building REVIEW TEST PART IX CONDITIONALS UNIT 21 Present Real Conditionals Magazine article about cyber malls: Pick and Click: Shopping @ Home UNIT 22 Future Real Conditionals Magazine article about superstitions: Knock Wood! UNIT 23 Present and Future Unreal Conditionals Famous fairy tale: The Fisherman and his Wife UNIT 24 Past Unreal Conditionals Website DVD review of a movie classic: It's a Wonderful
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