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Article Book
1997

Reinforces grammar objectives and offers a comprehensive study of the use of articles. Goes from basic to advanced elements.

Basic English Grammar - 2nd ed.
1995

Developmental skills text for students of English. Introduces students to the form, meaning and usage of basic structures in English. Written exercises lead to communicative activities.

Bridges
1986

Integrated writing and grammar text for low-intermediate ESL speakers. Designed for students to transfer knowledge of basic grammar from sentence level to paragraph structure. Each chapter is based on a theme and offers practice exercises.

Complete Sentence Workout Book
1985
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Complete course in traditional grammar and punctuation designed to build skills sequentially. Offers practice in identifying concepts and in developing sentences.

Focus on Grammar
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High Intermediate - Advanced

2000

For beginning to advanced level ESL learners. Series focuses on English grammar through lively listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Series offers both controlled and communicative exercises so that students can bridge the gap between knowing grammatical structures & using them.

Fundamentals of EnglishGrammar
1992

For intermediate-level ESL learners. Offers a developmental skills approach that teaches speaking, listening, writing, and reading while focusing on target structures. Oral and written exercises.

Listening Dictation
1976

Text Reinforces basic grammar and focuses on essential skills in listening. Lessons teach students to tune in to the “fast speech rules” of spoken English. Audio files accompany text.
Refining Composition Skills-Answer key(Student has textbook) Light-hearted text that introduces grammar basics through dialogue and written exercises. Reviews parts of speech, the jobs specific kinds of words do, and how to use words correctly.

SAFARI Grammar
1989

Light-hearted text uses cartoons to explore the rules of grammar, parts of speech, the jobs specific kinds of words do, and how to use words correctly. Exercises and written activities give students opportunity to practice what they’ve learned.

SAFARI Punctuation
1989
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Light-hearted text uses cartoons to explore punctuation rules, characteristics of commas, periods, questions marks, exclamation points, colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, apostrophes, quotation marks, parentheses, and capital letters. Exercises and activities give students opportunity to practice what they’ve learned.

Tense Situations
1998

Provides advanced students of ESL with a systematic review of essential grammatical structures. Lessons include review exercises that reinforce comprehension of the structures. Pretest assesses student’s mastery of necessary skills.

Testing Your Grammar
1985

Provides advanced students of English a systematic review of essential grammatical structures. Explanations, practices, and reviews reinforce comprehension of the structures. Pretests, exercises, and review tests assess students’ mastery of necessary grammar.

Understanding & Using English Grammar
1999

For intermediate to advanced students of ESL. Text is a comprehensive grammar reference which focuses on communicative and interactive language learning activities through expanded error analysis exercises, real communication opportunities and free-writing exercises.

Understanding & Using English Grammar Workbook
1999

For intermediate to advanced students of ESL. Developmental skills text concentrates on verb forms and complex structures. Promotes development of speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills and provides a variety of oral and written exercises.
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Comp Lab

Combines a self-teaching strategy with systematic instruction in the features of standard written English that cause the most difficulty for basic writers. 

Study Skills and Strategies
1988

Text introduces students to the HEART system of studying. A Study Style Inventory section is included.
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