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 Present, Past, and Future 2
UNIT 1 Present Time 4
UNIT 2 Past Time 18
UNIT 3 Future Time 35
PART 2 Modals and Other Auxiliaries 50
UNIT 4 Modals to Express Degrees of Necessity 52
UNIT 5 Modals to Express Degrees of Certainty 69
PART 3 Passive Voice 84
UNIT 6 Passives: Part 1 86
UNIT 7 Passives: Part 2 105
PART 4 Gerunds and Infinitives 122
UNIT 8 Gerunds 124
UNIT 9 Infinitives 140
PART 5 Nouns 158
UNIT 10 Count and Non-Count Nouns 160
UNIT 11 Definite and Indefinite Articles 178
UNIT 12 Quantifiers 194
UNIT 13 Modification of Nouns 211
PART 6 Adjective Clauses 226
UNIT 14 Adjective Clauses: Introduction 228
UNIT 15 Adjective Clauses and Phrases 247
PART 7 Adverbs 264
UNIT 16 Adverbs: Sentence, Focus, and Negative 266
UNIT 17 Adverb Clauses 282
UNIT 18 Adverb and Adverbial Phrases 298
UNIT 19 Connectors 315
PART 8 Noun Clauses 332
UNIT 20 Noun Clauses: Subjects, Objects, and Complements 334
UNIT 21 Direct and Indirect Speech 352
PART 9 Conditionals and the Subjunctive 372
UNIT 22 Conditionals; Other Ways to Express Unreality 374
UNIT 23 More Conditions; The Subjunctive 392
Appendices 411
Glossary of Grammar Terms 423
Unit Review Answer Key 427
Games Answer Key 435
Information Gaps, Student B 437
Index 443
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.
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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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