Grammar

Test Bank For Basic English Grammar (2nd Edition)   

This Test Bank was developed to accompany Basic English Grammar, Second Edition. For each chapter there are short quizzes of 5 to 15 items for a related group of grammatical points. Each chapter ends with a comprehensive chapter test. The test formats vary from closed formats such as multiple choice and matching, to more open formats such as sentence writing and completion and error identification.
Contents
Introduction
Using Be and Have
Expressing Present Time (Part 1)
Expressing Present Time (Part 2)
Nouns and Pronouns
Expressing Past Time
Midterm Exam
Expressing Future Time
Expressing Ability
Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
Making Comparisons
Expressing Ideas With Verbs
Final Exam
Answer Keys

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Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning: Exploring theory and practice for post-16 English Language teachers PDF

Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning introduces teachers to some basic ideas from the increasingly popular field of cognitive linguistics as a way of explaining and teaching key grammatical concepts. Particularly suitable for those teaching post-16 English Language, this book offers a methodology for teaching key aspects of linguistic form and an extensive set of learning activities. Written by an experienced linguist and teacher, this book contains:
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· a revised pedagogy based on principles from cognitive science and cognitive linguistics
· a comprehensive set of activities and resources to support the teaching of key linguistic topics and text types
· a detailed set of suggestions for further reading and a guide to available resources
Arguing for the use of drama, role play, gesture, energy dynamics, and visual and spatial representations as ways of enabling students to understand grammatical features, this book explores and analyses language use in a range of text types, genres and contexts. This innovative approach to teaching aspects of grammar is aimed at English teachers, student teachers and teacher trainers.

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