Focus on grammar : an intermediate course for reference and practice

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Focus on grammar : an intermediate course for reference and practice

Marjorie Fuchs, Margaret Bonner, Miriam Westheimer

Longman, c2000-

2nd ed

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v. B : Student book ISBN 9780201346800

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INTRODUCTION PART V: ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Unit 22 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS Transcript of a conversation between a couple visiting an apartment for rent and its owner Unit 23 ADJECTIVES: COMPARATIVES AND EQUATIVES Restaurant review: Bigger and (Often) Better Unit 24 ADJECTIVES: SUPERLATIVES Greeting cards (holidays, birthday, Valentine's Day, etc.) Unit 25 ADVERBS: EQUATIVES, COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES Transcript of a TV halftime report: two sportscasters discussing a basketball game Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: USING DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES Writing a descriptive paragraph PART VI: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES Unit 26 GERUNDS: SUBJECT AND OBJECT Online bulletin board about smoking: Can't Stand Seeing Those Signs! Unit 27 GERUNDS AFTER PREPOSITIONS School bulletin board (different types of notices) Unit 28 INFINITIVES AFTER CERTAIN VERBS Advice column: Ask Annie Unit 29 INFINITIVES OF PURPOSE Ad for an electronic pocket organizer: Datalator Unit 30 INFINITIVES WITH TOO AND ENOUGH Transcript of a radio talk show about voting rights for people under age eighteen Unit 31 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES Self-help magazine article about remembering names: Stop Forgetting Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: COMBINING SENTENCES WITH AND, BUT, SO, OR Writing a personal letter PART VII: MORE MODALS AND RELATED VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS Unit 32 PREFERENCES: PREFER, WOULD PREFER, WOULD RATHER Questionnaire about preferences: Leisure Time Activities Unit 33 NECESSITY: HAVE (GOT) TO, DON'T HAVE TO, MUST, MUST NOT, CAN'T Introduction to a driver's manual: Becoming a Safe Driver Unit 34 EXPECTATIONS: BE SUPPOSED TO Excerpt from an etiquette book: Wedding Wisdom Unit 35 FUTURE POSSIBILITY: MAY, MIGHT, COULD Transcript of a TV weather report Unit 36 ASSUMPTIONS: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, CAN'T Excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes story: The Red-Headed League Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: COMBINING SENTENCES WITH BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH Writing a business letter PART VIII: NOUNS AND ARTICLES Unit 37 NOUNS AND QUANTIFIERS History text about modern explorer Thor Heyerdahl: Who Really Discovered America? Unit 38 ARTICLES: INDEFINITE AND DEFINITE Ad for a video game: Space Defender Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: THE FORM OF AN ESSAY: Writing a three-paragraph essay APPENDICES 1 Irregular Verbs 2 Common Non-action (Stative) Verbs 3 Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexively 4 Some Common Transitive Separable Phrasal Verbs 5 Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs 6 Common Participial Adjectives 7 Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers 8 Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways 9 Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing) 10 Common Verbs Followed by the Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb) 11 Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive 12 Verbs Followed by Objects and the Infinitive 13 Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions 14 Common Verb + Preposition Combinations 15 Spelling Rules for the Present Progressive 16 Spelling Rules for the Simple Present Tense: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) 17 Spelling Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs 18 Spelling Rules for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Forms of Adjectives 19 Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly 20 Contractions with Verb Forms 21 Pronunciation Table 22 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present Tense. Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) 23 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs Index
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: [full] : Student book ISBN 9780201346824

Description

Clear, communicative, and teachable, Focus on Grammar: An Intermediate Course for Reference and Practice, by Marjorie Fuchs, Margaret Bonner, and Miriam Westheimer, 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, PAST, AND FUTURE: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Unit 1 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AND SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Magazine article about cross-cultural communication: What's Your Cross-Cultural IQ? Unit 2 IMPERATIVE Article from a physical fitness magazine: The Warrior Workout Unit 3 SIMPLE PAST TENSE Biography of a 17th-century Japanese poet: Matsuo Basho Unit 4 USED TO Fashion column: FAQ about Jeans Unit 5 PAST PROGRESSIVE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE Radio mystery play: The Alibi Unit 6 FUTURE Newspaper article about the car of the future: Highway to the Future Unit 7 FUTURE TIME CLAUSES Self-help magazine article about setting goals: Go for It! Unit 8 WH- QUESTIONS: SUBJECT AND PREDICATE Court transcript: questioning a crime witness Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: COMBINING SENTENCES WITH TIME WORDS Writing a paragraph about an experience PART II: PRONOUNS AND PHRASAL VERBS Unit 9 REFLEXIVE AND RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS Article from a psychology magazine: Self-Talk Unit 10 PHRASAL VERBS Biography of a biologist (Dr. Eloy Rodriguez): Planting Ideas Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: USING PRONOUNS FOR COHERENCE Writing instructions PART III: MODALS AND RELATED VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS Unit 11 ABILITY: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO Biography of a dancer (Mary Verdi-Fletcher): Born to Dance Unit 12 PERMISSION: MAY, COULD, CAN, DO YOU MIND IF...? Information booklet about the TOEFL: Some Frequently Asked Questions about the TOEFL (R) Test Unit 13 REQUESTS: WILL, WOULD, COULD, CAN, WOULD YOU MIND ... ? E-mail messages (business and personal) Unit 14 ADVICE: SHOULD, OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER Ad for a training school: Capital Training Institute Unit 15 SUGGESTIONS: LET'S, COULD, WHY DON'T ... ? WHY NOT ... ? HOW ABOUT. ..? Travel brochure for International Youth Hostels: Let's Travel! Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: USING APPROPRIATE MODALS Writing informal notes PART IV: PRESENT PERFECT Unit 16 PRESENT PERFECT: SINCE AND FOR Biography of a tennis player: Martina Hingis Unit 17 PRESENT PERFECT: ALREADY AND YET Transcript of a TV interview with a flu vaccine specialist Unit 18 PRESENT PERFECT: INDEFINITE PAST Online journal message from a TV star to fans of his show, "Feldstein" Unit 19 PRESENT PERFECT AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE Magazine article about life styles: Commutes Marriages Unit 20 PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Newspaper article about the homeless: Living on the Streets Unit 21 PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Magazine article about elephants: African Elephants Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: THE TOPIC SENTENCE AND PARAGRAPH UNITY Writing a personal statement for a job application PART V: ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Unit 22 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS Transcript of a conversation between a couple visiting an apartment for rent and its owner Unit 23 ADJECTIVES: COMPARATIVES AND EQUATIVES Restaurant review: Bigger and (Often) Better Unit 24 ADJECTIVES: SUPERLATIVES Greeting cards (holidays, birthday, Valentine's Day, etc.) Unit 25 ADVERBS: EQUATIVES, COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES Transcript of a TV halftime report: two sportscasters discussing a basketball game Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: USING DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES Writing a descriptive paragraph PART VI: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES Unit 26 GERUNDS: SUBJECT AND OBJECT Online bulletin board about smoking: Can't Stand Seeing Those Signs! Unit 27 GERUNDS AFTER PREPOSITIONS School bulletin board (different types of notices) Unit 28 INFINITIVES AFTER CERTAIN VERBS Advice column: Ask Annie Unit 29 INFINITIVES OF PURPOSE Ad for an electronic pocket organizer: Datalator Unit 30 INFINITIVES WITH TOO AND ENOUGH Transcript of a radio talk show about voting rights for people under age eighteen Unit 31 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES Self-help magazine article about remembering names: Stop Forgetting Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: COMBINING SENTENCES WITH AND, BUT, SO, OR Writing a personal letter PART VII: MORE MODALS AND RELATED VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS Unit 32 PREFERENCES: PREFER, WOULD PREFER, WOULD RATHER Questionnaire about preferences: Leisure Time Activities Unit 33 NECESSITY: HAVE (GOT) TO, DON'T HAVE TO, MUST, MUST NOT, CAN'T Introduction to a driver's manual: Becoming a Safe Driver Unit 34 EXPECTATIONS: BE SUPPOSED TO Excerpt from an etiquette book: Wedding Wisdom Unit 35 FUTURE POSSIBILITY: MAY, MIGHT, COULD Transcript of a TV weather report Unit 36 ASSUMPTIONS: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, CAN'T Excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes story: The Red-Headed League Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: COMBINING SENTENCES WITH BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH Writing a business letter PART VIII: NOUNS AND ARTICLES Unit 37 NOUNS AND QUANTIFIERS History text about modern explorer Thor Heyerdahl: Who Really Discovered America? Unit 38 ARTICLES: INDEFINITE AND DEFINITE Ad for a video game: Space Defender Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: THE FORM OF AN ESSAY: Writing a three-paragraph essay APPENDICES 1 Irregular Verbs 2 Common Non-action (Stative) Verbs 3 Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexivel 4 Some Common Transitive Separable Phrasal Verbs 5 Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs 6 Common Participial Adjectives 7 Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers 8 Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways 9 Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing) 10 Common Verbs Followed by the Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb) 11 Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive 12 Verbs Followed by Objects and the Infinitive 13 Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions 14 Common Verb + Preposition Combinations 15 Spelling Rules for the Present Progressive 16 Spelling Rules for the Simple Present Tense: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) 17 Spelling Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs 18 Spelling Rules for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Forms of Adjectives 19 Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly 20 Contractions with Verb Forms 21 Pronunciation Table 22 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present Tense. Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) 23 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs

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