Focus on Grammar

A Basic Course for Reference and Practice

Author: Irene E. Schoenberg

Thickness: 495 pp

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Weight: 1,090 gram

Focus on Grammar: A Basic Course for Reference and Practice, Second Edition, is written for the beginning and false beginning student. Activities take both levels into account and allow students to demonstrate their ability at different levels

Organization

This book is divided into eleven parts comprising forty-four units. A final section called Putting It All Together reviews the major structures of the book. Each of the eleven parts begins with a preview that incorporates the grammar of the part into a lighthearted conversation. Though the characters in the preview are featured throughout the book, parts or units can be studied in any order, allowing the instructor to tailor this text to his or her particular class. Each unit contains the four sections that comprise the essence of Focus on Grammar: grammar in Context, Grammar Presentation, Focused Practice, and Communication Practice. A Review or SelfTest (with answers) and a From Grammar to Writing section conclude each part.

Preview

The preview presents the grammar of the entire part in a natural context. An important belief of the Focus on Grammar series is that grammar is an aid to the meaningful use of language. Since students usually understand the meaning of a structure before they master its use, they begin by reading and listening to a conversation that includes the new grammar structure. This initial introduction makes it easier for students to then understand and use grammar appropriately. It also helps them realize that the grammar focus is a mean to an end, the end being the appropirate use of the structure in a natural context. 

Grammar in Context

Grammar in Context presents the grammar of the unit in a natural setting. The texts, all of which are recorded, present language in various formats. These include telephone conversations, letters, questionnaires, radio talk shows, quiz shows, folktales, essays, and conversations among friends and relatives. In addition, the introductory sections motivate students and provide an opportunity for incidental learning and lively classroom discussion. Topics include a mystery, a discussion of the role of women, a letter to a psychologist, the problems of perfectionists, a matchmaker's questions, suggestions for public speaking, and the use of white lies. A Warm up precedes each text and gives students a chance to express their thoughts and opinions and the topic.

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