Includes index.

Accompanied by 3 sound cassettes.

Teacher's manual by Jean Zukowski/Faust.

INTRODUCTION PART I: PRESENT AND PAST: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Unit 1 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Book review of The New Age Baby-Name Book Unit 2 SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND PAST PROGRESSIVE Magazine article about four famous couples: Super Couples Unit 3 PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE, AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE Personal webpage from a skydiver: Jumping for Joy Unit 4 PAST PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Newspaper article about Oprah Winfrey: Queen of Talk Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: EDITING FOR VERB TENSES Writing an autobiographical paragraph PART II: FUTURE: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Unit 5 FUTURE AND FUTURE PROGRESSIVE Magazine article about the future: Presenting the Future! Unit 6 FUTURE PERFECT AND FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE Newsletter about personal finances: The Penny-Pinching Times Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: AVOIDING SENTENCE FRAGMENTS Writing a personal letter about future plans PART III: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS, ADDITIONS AND RESPONSES Unit 7 NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS Transcript of on-the-street interviews: Around Town-It's a Nice Placeto Live, Isn't It? Unit 8 ADDITIONS AND RESPONSES WITH SO, TOO, NEITHER, NOT EITHER, AND BUT Magazine article about identical twins: The Twin Question: Nature or Nurture? Review or SelfTest From Grammar to Writing: AVOIDING REPETITION BY USING SENTENCE ADDITIONS Writing a comparison and contrast essay PART IV: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES Unit 9 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: REVIEW AND EXPANSION Newspaper article about the largest international fast-food chain: Mc World

Focus on Grammar, Second Edition, is a four-level grammar series written by practicing professionals. The series focuses on English grammar through lively listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. In order to learn the formal rules of a language, students need to practice new structures in a variety of contexts to help them internalize and master them. To This end, Focus On Grammar provides an abundance of both controlled and communicative exercises so students can bridge the gap between knowing grammatical structures and using them. The many communicative activities in each unit enable students to personalize what they have learned.