The all-new Focus on Grammar 1 Interactive CD-ROM mirrors the syllabus of the textbook Focus on Grammar 1, 2nd edition.
Clear, contextualized, and interactive, this CD-ROM program provides a communicative review of English grammar that covers all language skills through a comprehensive, motivating, and fun practice of the grammar points and skills introduced in the Focus on Grammar Student Book. Focus on Grammar Interactive is in five levels, introductory through advanced.
Features
- Abundant contextualized exercises—including grammar, reading, listening, dictation, and speaking activities—provide students with extensive and meaningful lab practice.
- Target structures are presented in full reading and listening passages to help students discover the grammar.
- Dictation exercises provide students with controlled listening and writing practice.
- Speaking exercises give students the opportunity for further oral practice of the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and themes introduced in the unit.
- Review quizzes and and reports help students monitor their own progress and work.
- Additional exercises for remedial practice are provided for each grammar point so that students can work on improving weaker areas.
- A new From Grammar to Writing section provides students with additional writing practice based on unit topics, through a series of controlled practice leading to authentic pieces of writing that can be submitted for grading.
- Automated feedback, such as hints and explanations, provides learner support and motivates students.
- Engaging games provide fun opportunities to review key structures.
- Additional support is provided by a wide range of easy-to-access resources, including grammar charts, grammar notes, glossaries, and appendices.
System Requirements
- Windows 2000 with Service 4 or XP
- For Non-English Windows 2000 or XP systems, professional edition recommended
- Pentium II processor 400+ MHz
- 128+ MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
- 16-bit graphics card
- Monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or higher
- Sound card, microphone, and speakers (Microphones plugged into USB ports are not supported)
- 10X CD-ROM drive
- Disk space for saving student data (floppy, flash memory, hard drive)
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher recommended) (Note: Netscape and AOL browser software software not supported.)
- Macromedia’s Flash 8 and Shockwave 10, Apple’s QuickTime 7, and Sun’s Java 1.5.0_06 plug-ins (Note: If your computer does not have these plug-ins, they will be installed automatically when you install the course.)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7
Table of Contents:
PART I: Imperatives and Pronouns
UNIT 1 Imperatives
UNIT 2 This is / These are; Subject Pronouns
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using Imperatives
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART II: The Verb Be: Present
UNIT 3 The Present of Be: Statements
UNIT 4 That is / Those are; Possessive Adjectives; Plural Nouns
UNIT 5 The Present of Be: Yes/No questions; Questions with Who
and What
UNIT 6 The Present of Be: Questions with Where; Prepositions of
Place
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
A Vacation Postcard
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART III: The Verb Be: Past
UNIT 7 The Past of Be: Statements; Yes/No Questions
UNIT 8 The Past of Be: Wh- Questions
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using the Past of Be
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART IV: The Simple Present
UNIT 9 The Simple Present: Statements
UNIT 10 The Simple Present: Yes/No Questions
UNIT 11 The Simple Present: Wh- Questions
UNIT 12 The Simple Present: Be and Have
UNIT 13 Adverbs of Frequency
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using the Simple Present
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART V: The Present Progressive
UNIT 14 The Present Progressive: Statements
UNIT 15 The Present Progressive: Yes/No Questions
UNIT 16 The Present Progressive: Wh- Questions
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using the Present Progressive
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART VI: Nouns, Adjectives, Articles, Can / Can't
UNIT 17 Possessive Nouns; This / That / These / Those
UNIT 18 Count and Non-count Nouns; Some and Any
UNIT 19 A / An and The; One / Ones
UNIT 20 Can / Can't
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using Nouns and Articles; Can and Can't
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART VII: The Simple Past
UNIT 21 The Simple Past: Regular Verbs (Statements)
UNIT 22 The Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs; Yes/No
Questions
UNIT 23 The Simple Past: Wh- Questions
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using the Simple Past
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART VIII: Pronouns, Quantity Expressions, There Is / There
Are
UNIT 24 Subject and Object Pronouns
UNIT 25 How Much / How Many; Quantity Expressions
UNIT 26 There is / There are
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING:
Using the Simple Past
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART IX: Modifiers, Comparisons, and Prepositions
UNIT 27 Noun and Adjective Modifiers
UNIT 28 Comparative Adjectives
UNIT 29 Superlative Adjectives
UNIT 30 Prepositions of Time: In, On, At
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using Modifiers and Comparatives
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
PART X: The Future with Be going to
UNIT 31 The Future with Be going to: Statements
UNIT 32 The Future with Be going to: Yes / No Questions
UNIT 33 The Future with Be going to: Wh- Questions
FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING
Using the Future with Be going to
GRAMMAR OUT OF THE BOX (GAME)
REVIEW TEST
APPENDICES
- World Map
- Map of the United States and Canada
- Numbers, Temperature, Months, Days, Seasons, Titles
- Time
- Parts of the Body
- Plural Nouns: Spelling Rules and Pronunciation Rules
- Possessive Nouns
- Non-count Nouns and Quantifiers
- The Indefinite and Definite Articles
- Present, Past, and Future Verb Forms
- Base Forms and Past Forms of Common Irregular Verbs
- The Present Progressive: Spelling Rules
- The Simple Present: Spelling and Pronunciation Rules
- The Simple Past: Spelling and Pronunciation Rules
- Comparisons with Adjectives
- Pronunciation Table
