Description
Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar, Fifth Edition continues to use its unique four-step approach that lets learners move from comprehension to communication within a clear and consistent structure. Centered on thematic instruction, Focus on Grammar combines comprehensive grammar coverage with abundant practice in all four skills, critical thinking, and ongoing assessment, helping students communicate confidently, accurately, and fluently in everyday situations, as well as in academic settings.
Features
• Scaffolded exercises help learners bridge the gap between identifying grammatical structures and
using them with confidence and accuracy in open-ended ways.
• High-interest readings in multiple genres expose students to the form, meaning, and use of
grammar in natural contexts.
• Key vocabulary taught, practiced, and recycled throughout the unit ensures acquisition. It includes
words from the Academic Word List (AWL) for Levels 3—5.
• Listening practice in every unit gives students multiple opportunities to hear the grammar point
in varied and natural spoken formats.
• Lively communication activities bring fun to the classroom.
• Mapped to the Global Scale of English.
New to this Edition
• New and updated content showcases multicultural topics of interest to modern learners.
• Updated grammar charts and redesigned user-friendly grammar notes with clear, corpus-informed
grammar explanations reflect real and natural language usage, allowing students to grasp the most
important aspects of the grammar.
• Expanded and varied communicative activities encourage collaboration and application of target
grammar in a variety of engaging tasks.
• New unit-ending From Grammar to Writing section allows student to apply the target grammar
in writing through structured tasks from pre-writing to editing.
• New assessments, including course diagnostic tests and formative and summative assessments,
are closely aligned with unit learning outcomes to inform instruction and measure progress.
• Pearson Practice English App for iPhone® and Android® lets students easily navigate Student Book
audio clips on their phone or tablet.
• Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.
• New Essential Online Resources include Student Book audio, answer keys, Grammar Coach
videos, self-assessments, printable assessments, and teacher’s resources.
Table of Contents
Welcome to Focus on Grammar v
The Focus on Grammar Unit viii
Scope and Sequence xiv
About the Author xxvi
Acknowledgments xxvii
Reviewers xxviii
Credits xxix
PART 1 Be: Present and Past 2
UNIT 1 Present of Be: Statements 4
UNIT 2 Present of Be: Questions 15
UNIT 3 Past of Be 28
PART 2 Nouns, Adjectives, and Prepositions 40
UNIT 4 Count Nouns and Proper Nouns 42
UNIT 5 Descriptive Adjectives 54
UNIT 6 Prepositions of Place 63
PART 3 Imperatives and the Simple Present 74
UNIT 7 Imperatives; Suggestions with Let’s, Why don’t we . . . ? 76
UNIT 8 Simple Present: Affirmative and Negative Statements 86
UNIT 9 Simple Present: Yes / No Questions and Short Answers 98
UNIT 10 Simple Present: Wh- Questions 109
PART 4 There Is / There Are; Possessives 120
UNIT 11 There is / There are 122
UNIT 12 Possessive Nouns and Adjectives; Pronouns; Questions with Whose 135
PART 5 Modals: Ability and Permission 148
UNIT 13 Ability: Can or Could 150
UNIT 14 Permission: Can or May 160
PART 6 Present Progressive 170
UNIT 15 Present Progressive: Affirmative and Negative Statements 172
UNIT 16 Present Progressive: Yes / No and Wh- Questions 183
UNIT 17 Simple Present and Present Progressive; Non-Action Verbs 194
PART 7 Simple Past 206
UNIT 18 Simple Past: Statements with Regular Verbs 208
UNIT 19 Simple Past: Statements with Irregular Verbs 220
UNIT 20 Simple Past: Questions 231
UNIT 21 Simple Past Review 242
PART 8 The Future 256
UNIT 22 Be going to for the Future 258
UNIT 23 Will for the Future 272
UNIT 24 May or Might for Possibility 285
UNIT 25 Gerunds and Infinitives 295
PART 9 Count / Non-Count Nouns; Much / Many; Quantifiers 306
UNIT 26 Articles with Count and Non-Count Nouns; Some / Any 308
UNIT 27 How much and How many; Quantifiers 322
UNIT 28 Too many and Too much; Enough + Noun 335
PART 10 Modals: Advice and Necessity 346
UNIT 29 Advice: Should and Had better 348
UNIT 30 Necessity: Have to and Must 361
PART 11 Comparisons 374
UNIT 31 The Comparative 376
UNIT 32 Adverbs of Manner 391
UNIT 33 Adjective + Enough; Too and Very; As + Adjective + As 401
UNIT 34 The Superlative 415
Appendices 429
Glossary of Grammar Terms 441
Unit Review Answer Key 445
Games Answer Key 453
Information Gaps, Student B 455
Index 459
Back Cover
Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar, Fifth Edition continues to leverage its successful four-step approach that lets learners move from comprehension to communication within a clear and consistent structure. 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.
The Fifth Edition continues to incorporate the findings of corpus linguistics in grammar notes, charts, and practice activities, while never losing sight of what is pedagogically sound and useful.
New to This Edition
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New and updated content showcases culturally relevant topics of interest to modern learners.
-
Updated grammar charts and redesigned grammar notes with clear, corpus-informed grammar explanations reflect real and natural language usage, allowing students to grasp the most important aspects of the grammar.
-
Expanded communicative activities encourage collaboration and application of target grammar in a variety of settings.
-
New unit-ending From Grammar to Writing section allows students to apply grammar in writing through structured tasks from pre-writing to editing.
-
New assessment tools, including course diagnostic tests, formative and summative assessments, and a flexible gradebook, are closely aligned with unit learning outcomes to inform instruction and measure progress.
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FOG Go app for iPhone® and Android® lets students easily navigate Student Book audio clips on their phone or tablet.
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Updated for the Fifth Edition, MyEnglishLab: Focus on Grammar offers students engaging practice and video grammar presentations anytime, anywhere with immediate feedback and remediation tasks to help promote accuracy.
Other Highlights
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Scaffolded exercises help learners bridge the gap between identifying grammatical structures and using them with confidence and accuracy.
-
High-interest readings in multiple genres expose students to the form, meaning, and use of grammar in natural contexts.
-
Key vocabulary taught, practiced, and recycled throughout the unit ensures acquisition.
-
Listening tasks give students multiple opportunities to focus on spoken English and develop listening skills.
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Mapped to the Global Scale of English.
approx. 7-9 days
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