| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 415, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- |
|
pt. 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® 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 -- pt. 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 -- |
|
pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- |
|
pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- Appendix 1. Irregular verbs -- Appendix 2. Common non-action (stative) verbs -- Appendix 3. Verbs and expressions commonly used reflexively -- Appendix 4. Some common transitive separable phrasal verbs -- Appendix 5. Some common intransitive phrasal verbs -- Appendix 6. Common participial adjectives -- Appendix 7. Irregular comparisons of adjectives, adverbs, and quantifiers -- Appendix 8. Some adjectives that form the comparative and superlative in two ways -- Appendix 9. Common verbs followed by the gerund (base form of verb + -ing) -- Appendix 10. Common verbs followed by the infinitive (to + base form of verb) -- Appendix 11. Common verbs followed by the gerund or the infinitive -- Appendix 12. Verbs followed by objects and the infinitive -- Appendix 13. Common adjective + preposition expressions -- Appendix 14. Common verb + preposition combinations -- Appendix 15. Spelling rules for the present progressive -- Appendix 16. Spelling rules for the simple present tense : third-person singular (he, she, it) -- Appendix 17. Spelling rules for the simple past tense of regular verbs -- Appendix 18. Spelling rules for the comparative (-er) and superlative (-est) forms of adjectives -- Appendix 19. Spelling rules for adverbs ending in -ly -- Appendix 20. Contractions with verb forms -- Appendix 21. Pronunciation table -- Appendix 22. Pronunciation rules for the simple present tense : third-person singular (he, she, it) -- Appendix 23. Pronunciation rules for the simple past tense of regular verbs. |
| Subject |
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
|
|
English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc.
|
| Added Author |
Bonner, Margaret.
|
|
Westheimer, Miriam.
|
| ISBN |
0201346826 alkaline paper |
|
9780201346824 alkaline paper |
|
