Grammar

This is the International edition of Basic English Grammar. It is NOT to be sold in the United States.

The world's most trusted grammar source for clear, direct, and comprehensive instruction, the Azar-Hagen Grammar Series — including Basic English Grammar — blends grammar instruction with communicative methods. Grammar is the springboard for developing all language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. With clear, user-friendly charts and engaging, interactive practice, it's easy to see why this classic series remains the top-selling text in its field year after year.

Highlights:

Clear charts and explanations

• Examples accompanied by easy-to-understand explanations and minimal terminology.

Direct, in-depth grammar practice

• Immediate application of grammatical forms and meanings.
• Variety of exercise types including warm-up, reading, listening, comprehension, completion, interview, and writing.

Comprehensive corpus-informed grammar syllabus

• Written vs. spoken usage in formal and informal contexts.
• Teacher's Guide includes step-by-step teaching suggestions for each chart, notes on key grammar structures, and vocabulary and expansion activities.
• Test Bank offers additional quizzes, chapter tests, mid-term, and final exams, and Chart Book contains the grammar charts.
• Teachers can use the eText as a classroom presentation tool and the ExamView® software to customize their tests.

New Essential Online Resources include Student Book audio, Student Book answer key, Grammar Coach videos, and self-assessments.

With Communicating with Grammar, students gain a solid grounding of all four skills. Activities throughout introduce and actively reinforce the grammar being studied, while more traditional exercises allow students to practice new grammar concepts. Grammar theory sections contain vital charts and tables that illustrate the mechanics of the grammar while providing a reference point which students can utilize for help at any time.

• A task-based communicative approach to grammar.
• Real-life practise. Each chapter opens with a real-life task during which students have to use the new grammar point in order to communicate with their classmates.
• Four Skills. Offering grammar instruction through the use of the four skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking - the series helps students internalize concepts for better use in all their communication.
• Focused. Avoids long digressions into exceptions or minor nuances of grammar. Instead it sticks to the essentials and gives students as much exposure as possible to the core concepts through a variety of exercises based on real-life uses of each concept.
• Authentic. Reading and Listening components are from authentic sources, preparing students for real-world communication.
• Canadian. Written by a Canadian author.

Complete – Contextualized – Communicative

Focus on Grammar is the most popular contextualized grammar series worldwide. Its unique four-step approach takes students from context to communication — blending content, reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking in a complete program. Centered on thematic instruction, Focus on Grammar combines comprehensive grammar coverage with abundant practice, critical thinking skills, and ongoing assessment, helping students communicate confidently, accurately, and fluently in everyday situations.

New in the fifth edition:

• Content centered on current topics, and grammar charts and notes updated.
• Expanded communicative activities encourage collaboration and the correct use of grammar.
• From Grammar to Writing section shows students how to use grammar when writing.
• Assessment tools, including diagnostic tests, formative and summative assessments to inform your teaching and measure progress.
• Essential Online Resources include Student Book audio, answer keys, Grammar Coach videos, self assessments and teacher's resources.
• Updated MyEnglishLab offers extra practice and grammar videos with immediate feedback and remediation tasks to improve accuracy.