The Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English is an entirely new grammar of American and British English - from the language of conversation to the language of academic textbooks. There are no made-up examples in this groundbreaking new grammar. The authors began, not with preconceived notions of the grammar of English, but with a huge bank of language data, the Longman Corpus Network.
A six-year research project brought together the linguistic expertise of an international author team - all acknowledge experts in the field of corpus linguistics and grammar.
The result of this research is the present volume. Many points of traditional grammar are confirmed, but now on the bases of much larger amount of statistical data than ever before. Some aspects of traditional grammar are challenged by this book, and some new findings, not even suspected before now, will surprise and interest the reader.
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Collection of 10 fascinating chapters of English grammar for elementary learners of English. The main purpose of the lessons are " communication" so there are sufficient number of grammar drills and communication activities appropriately supported with the context of use.Wherever needed there are explanation of usages and examples with additional "cultural notes". There are enough exercises for practice. Beautifully illustrated with cartoons , and most of all hilarious and enjoyable grammar lessons." One of the Best Collection." Exclusively for all of Englishtips.org
This book is intended to use by students working alone or as supplementary drill material in a class. It has been written with a view of teaching the fundamentals and basic principles of functional grammar. Functional grammar is incidental grammar which is acquired by the pupils unconsciously by imitation or consciously by observation and deduction. In the very process of learning the correct sentence patterns, the pupil is learning grammar. This disguised and unformulated grammar is called functional grammar.
This book is designed to help both native and non-native English speaking teachers of EFL/ESL to improve their knowledge of and familiarity with American English grammar. It is not intended to be a comprehensive grammar reference for teachers or a grammar practice book for students. Many people believe that anyone who can speak and write English reasonably accurately is equipped to teach the language to foreign students. Unfortunately, this is not at all the case. Knowing the language is important but it is impossible to teach English effectively unless you know a lot about the language. In particular, you need to know a lot about grammar.
A fast track grammar review textbook for EFL teacher trainees and
advanced EFL students.
A taxi driver
needs to know his/her way around town, you need to know your way around
grammar. Grammar is an important part of most EFL programs. You need a
good grasp of grammar and know how to explain it simply and clearly to
your students.
Your students will expect you to have an in depth understanding of
grammar, and you will quickly lose confidence in you if you can’t
deliver.
When you are standing in front of a classroom of five, ten, or even
twenty or more students— you’ll be much more confident when those
grammar questions show up. When you least expect it, students can ask
you the most obscure questions, often in front of a large classes.
Won’t feel a lot better knowing you have put in the effort to
communicate the basics in a professionally effective manner?
