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This best-seller presents grammatical structures through sophisticated and up-to-date contexts. The wide range of communicative activities, newly simplified charts, and an expanded writing section lead students from grammar recognition to production.
"CD-ROM provides over 200 extra exercises to help you practice the grammar presented"--P. [3] of cover.
Advanced Grammar is a new, advanced-level grammar course that prepares English language learners for academic work. Its unique approach helps students master written grammar with the use of authentic academic sources and prepares them to read extensive academic texts, write and present using academic language, and process complex academic content. Advanced Grammar focuses on the academic forms and uses of grammatical structures without oversimplifying either the content or the grammar structures. This approach is made possible by the authentic textbook content upon which each chapter is based. Features In-depth exposure to authentic academic language via textbook excerpts. Students become accustomed to and use authentic academic language as it is spoken and written. Rigorous and authentic readings from a variety of academic disciplines. Students are exposed to rich content that illustrates examples of grammar in academic discourse. Contextualized grammar presented in authentic academic texts. Students broaden their knowledge of grammar in real academic contexts from a variety of academic disciplines. Comprehensive range of advanced grammar structures presented in clear, accessible charts. Students are exposed to complex meanings and learn to use grammar in a manner more similar to that of native speakers. Varied range of inductive and deductive exercises. Students practice and understand the target grammar using authentic textbook content. Open-ended, productive tasks. Students produce higher-level spoken and written discourse, incorporating the grammar they have learned. Discipline-specific and universal academic vocabulary. Students learn meanings and develop knowledge of vocabulary industively and deductively.
The revision of this best-selling title presents grammatical structures through sophisticated and up-to-date contexts. The wide range of communicative activities, newly simplified charts, and an expanded writing section lead students from grammar recognition to production.-- Deductive activities involving authentic readings, error correction exercises, and a Focus on Writing section reinforce the integration of grammar and writing.-- Workbook provides extensive additional exercises for classroom use or self-study.-- Engaging topics such as social changes in the '90s, the history of McDonald's, and alternative medicine suit the interests of both community college and IEP students.-- Expanded Instructor's Manual includes testing materials.
Grammar in Use is the world's best-selling grammar series for learners of English. This third edition, without answers, is perfect for reinforcement work in the classroom. The book contains 100 units of grammar reference and practice materials, with photos and illustrations in full colour and a user-friendly layout. It is ideal for learners preparing for the Cambridge Advanced, Proficiency or IELTS examinations, and is informed by the Cambridge International Corpus, which ensures the language is authentic and up-to-date. Versions with answers and with a CD-ROM are available to purchase separately.
This is "a textbook and reference book designed to help students understand all aspects of sentence structure and syntax and to help teachers explain all difficult to answer questions that students might have. This book is also suitable for students hoping to achieve a 6.0 or a 7.0 in the IELTS test. This book covers the following topics: adverbial clauses, cause and effect language, cohesion, compare and contrast language, gerund clauses, hedging, independent and dependent clauses, infinitive clauses, modals, noun clauses, participial clauses, passive voice, refutation, relative clauses, tense, word forms, writer voice. Answers and examples included." -- from back cover.
This advanced English grammar course features: short, clear explanations that are easy to remember; real examples to show how grammar works in practice; engaging practice activities including Internet exercises, grammar in a text, and vocabulary; grammar for reading, writing, and speaking; and a pronunciation CD-ROM.
Grammar and Context: considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place examines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts - including socio-cultural, situational and global influences includes a range of different types of grammar - functional, pedagogic, descriptive and prescriptive explores grammatical features in a lively variety of communicative contexts, such as advertising, dinner-table talk, email and political speeches gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: David Crystal, M.A.K. Halliday, Joanna Thornborrow, Ken Hyland and Stephen Levey. The accompanying website to this book can be found at http: //www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415310814/
