Understanding and Using English Grammar eTEXT with Audio; without Answer Key (Access Card)

Description

Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Overview of Verb Tenses

Chapter 2: Present and Past; Simple and Progressive

Chapter 3: Perfect and Perfect Progressive Tenses

Chapter 4: Future Time

Chapter 5: Review of Verb Tenses

Chapter 6: Subject-Verb Agreement

Chapter 7: Nouns

Chapter 8: Pronoun

Chapter 9: Modals, Part 1

Chapter 10: Modals, Part 2

Chapter 11: The Passive

Chapter 12: Noun Clauses

Chapter 13: Adjective Clauses

Chapter 14: Gerunds and Infinitives, Part 1

Chapter 15: Gerunds and Infinitives, Part 2

Chapter 16: Coordinating Conjunctions

Chapter 17: Adverb Clauses

Chapter 18: Reduction of Adverb Clauses to Modifying Adverbial Clauses

Chapter 19: Connectives That Express Cause and Effect, Contrast, and Condition

Chapter 20: Conditional Sentences and Wishes

Appendix Supplemental Grammar Charts

Listening Script

Index

Audio CD Tracking List

The eText allows students online access to the student book so they can practice English on the go! Students can access audio selections, do full text searches, highlight important information, create notes and save bookmarked pages. The eText can be used on your computer, iPad, and Android tablet once you have redeemed the Access Card. This eText represents an electronic version of the well-known print edtion, Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4th Edition ISBN 978-013343805-5.

A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced English language learners, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text.

While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the fourth editin more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Some of the new features are:

• Innovative Warm-Up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught
• Structure-based listening exercises ranging from casual speech to academic content
• Academic readings that highlight the targeted grammar structures
• Greatly expanded speaking practice with extensive pair, group, and class work
• Corpus-informed syllabus that reflects that discourse patterns of spoken and written English
• Listening Script included

The eText allows students online access to the student book so they can practice English on the go!  Student can access audio selections, do full text searches, highlight important information, creates notes and save bookmarked pages.  The eText can be used on your computer, iPad, and Android tablet once you have redeemed the Access Card.  This eText represents an electronic version of the well-known print editionUnderstanding and Using English Grammar, 4th Edition ISBN 978-013343805-5.

 

A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced English language learners, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text.

 

While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the fourth edition more fully develops communicative and ineractive language-learning activities.  Some of the new features are:

• Innovative Warm-Up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught
• Structure-based listening exercises ranging from casual speech to academic content
• Academic readings that highlight the targeted grammar structures
• Greatly expanded speaking practice with extensive pair, group, and class work
• Corpus-informed syllabus that reflect the discourse patterns of spoken and written English
• Listening Script included