

All end-of-chapter tasks includewriting tips and editing checklists.* A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary,encourages authentic language use.* Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight thedifferences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts.* The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies.* End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning.* A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, StudentBook audio, and guided PowerPoint videos.* Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.Ĭhapter 1 PRESENT TIME 1-1 Simple Present and Present Progressive 1-2 Forms of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive 1-3 Singular/Plural 1-4 Spelling of Simple Present Verbs: Final -s/-es 1-5 Frequency Adverbs 1-6 Verbs Not Usually Used in the Progressive 1-7 Present Verbs: Short Answers to Yes/No Questions Chapter 2 PAST TIME 2-1 The Simple Past: Regular Verbs 2-2 Expressing Past Time: The Simple Past, Irregular Verbs 2-3 Common Irregular Verbs: A Reference List 2-4 Recognizing Verb Endings and Questions with Did 2-5 Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms 2-6 The Past Progressive 2-7 Simple Past vs.

Students do not have to wait forlonger passages to work with meaning.* Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly.* Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. Numerous exercises have beenadded to provide more incremental practice.* New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information.* Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. * Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes.New to This Edition* A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know andorient themselves to the chapter material. The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills.
