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Clear, communicative, and teachable, Focus on Grammar: A High-Intermediate Course for Reference and Practice, by Marjorie Fuchs and Margaret Bonner, provides enough context, practice, and interaction to make any classroom come alive. Focus on Grammar features clear visual presentation of grammar, concise grammar explanations, and fully contextualized grammar presentation and practice in all four skills. The Focus on Grammar series is a five-level course, Introductory through Advanced.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION   PART I:      PRESENT AND PAST: REVIEW AND EXPANSION   Unit 1               SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Book review of The New Age Baby-Name Book   Unit 2               SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND PAST PROGRESSIVE Magazine article about four famous couples: Super Couples   Unit 3               PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE, AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE Personal webpage from a skydiver: Jumping for Joy   Unit 4               PAST PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Newspaper article about Oprah Winfrey: Queen of Talk   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         EDITING FOR VERB TENSES                         Writing an autobiographical paragraph     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 Newsletter about personal finances: The Penny-Pinching Times     Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         AVOIDING SENTENCE FRAGMENTS                         Writing a personal letter about future plans     PART III:    NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS, ADDITIONS AND RESPONSES   Unit 7               NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS Transcript of on-the-street interviews: Around Town–It's a Nice Placeto Live, Isn't It?   Unit 8               ADDITIONS AND RESPONSES WITH SO, TOO, NEITHER, NOT EITHER, AND BUT Magazine article about identical twins: The Twin Question: Nature or Nurture?   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         AVOIDING REPETITION BY USING SENTENCE ADDITIONS                         Writing a comparison and contrast essay     PART IV:    GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES   Unit 9               GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Newspaper article about the largest international fast-food chain: Mc World   Unit 10             MAKE, HAVE, LET, HELP, AND GET Journal article about teaching: Two Teaching Styles   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         PARALLELISM OF GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES                         Writing a summary of a movie or TV show     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 inventors and their inventions: Eureka!   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         USING THE APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF FORMALITY                         Writing an informal letter about current activities     PART VI:    ADJECTIVE CLAUSES   Unit 13             ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WITH SUBJECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS Newspaper 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   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         ADDING DETAILS WITH ADJECTIVE CLAUSES                         Writing an essay about a famous person     PART VII: MODALS: REVIEW AND EXPANSION   Unit 15             MODALS AND MODAL-LIKE VERBS: REVIEW TV schedule: Must See TV   Unit 16             ADVISABILITY AND OBLIGATION IN THE PAST Psychology magazine article: Useless Regrets   Unit 17             SPECULATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE PAST Journal article on theories about ancient cultures: Close Encounters   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         ORGANIZING IDEAS FROM FREE WRITING                         Writing an informal letter to resolve a problem     PART VIII:           THE PASSIVE   Unit 18             THE PASSIVE: OVERVIEW Ad for Reader's Digest   Unit 19             THE PASSIVE WITH MODALS AND MODAL-LIKE EXPRESSIONS Magazine article about an international space project: Close Quarters   Unit 20             THE PASSIVE CAUSATIVE Fashion magazine article about the new body image: Body Art   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         CHANGING THE FOCUS WITH PASSIVE VERBS                         Writing a report about a famous building     PART IX:    CONDITIONALS   Unit 21             FACTUAL CONDITIONALS: PRESENT Brochure giving advice to travelers: Know Before You Go   Unit 22             FACTUAL CONDITIONALS: FUTURE Campaign fliers for two mayoral candidates: Daniel Baker and Gabriela Soto   Unit 23             UNREAL CONDITIONALS: PRESENT Famous fairy tale: The Fisherman and his Wife   Unit 24             UNREAL CONDITIONALS: PAST Video review of a movie classic: It's a Wonderful Life   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         SHOWING CAUSE AND EFFECT                         Writing a cause and effect essay     PART X:     INDIRECT SPEECH AND EMBEDDED QUESTIONS   Unit 25             DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH Magazine article about lying: The Truth about Lying   Unit 26             INDIRECT SPEECH: TENSE CHANGES Excerpt from an article about a hurricane: Force Four   Unit 27             INDIRECT INSTRUCTIONS, COMMANDS, REQUESTS, AND INVITATIONS Transcript of a radio interview with the director of a sleep clinic: The Snooze News   Unit 28             INDIRECT QUESTIONS Excerpt from an article about job interviews: The Stress Interview   Unit 29             EMBEDDED QUESTIONS Interview of a specialist on tipping: The Tip   Review or SelfTest   From Grammar to Writing:                         USING DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH                         Writing a letter of complaint     APPENDICES     1      Irregular Verb     2      Common Non-action (Stative) Verbs     3      Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing)     4      Common Verbs Followed by the Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb)     5      Verbs Followed by Objects and the Infinitive     6      Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive     7      Common Verb + Preposition Combinations     8      Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions     9      Common Adjectives that Can Be Followed by the Infinitive   10      Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers   11      Common Participial Adjectives   12      Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways   13      Common Reporting Verbs   14      Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexively   15      Some Common Transitive Phrasal Verbs   16      Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs   17      Spelling Rules for the Present Progressive   18      Spelling Rules for the Simple Present Tense: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)   19      Spelling Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs   20      Spelling Rules for the Comparative(-er) and Superlative (-est) of Adjectives   21      Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly   22      Punctuation Rules for Direct Speech   23      Pronunciation Table   24      Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present Tense: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)   25      Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780201383010
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson Education (US)
  • Height: 276 mm
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 209 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0201383012
  • Publisher Date: 20 Apr 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 992 gr


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