Grammar in Context 3

by Elbaum, Sandra N.

• ISBN13: 9780838412725
• ISBN10: 0838412726
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-13
• Publisher: Heinle ELT

Summary

Grammar in Context, 3/e connects grammar with American cultural context, providing learners of English with a useful and meaningful skill and knowledge base. Students learn the grammar necessary to communicate verbally and in writing, and learn how American culture plays a role in language, beliefs, and everyday situations.

Table of Contents

Lesson 1
Lesson Focus the Present Tense of Be	1	(1)
Reading the United States	2	(6)
Forms of Be	4	(1)
Uses of Be	4	(1)
Word order with Be	5	(1)
The Subject	6	(2)
Reading Postcard from New York City	8	(15)
Contractions with Be	9	(1)
Be with Descriptions	10	(2)
Be with Definitions	12	(3)
Be with Location and Origin	15	(2)
This, That, These, Those	17	(1)
Negative Statements with Be	18	(5)
Reading Conversation about Life in the U.S.	23	(20)
Be in Yes/No Questions and Short Answers	24	(3)
Wh- Questions	27	(2)
Questions with What and How	29	(3)
Summary	32	(1)
Editing Advice	33	(2)
Test/Review	35	(4)
Expansion Activities	39	(4)
Lesson 2
Lesson Focus Simple Present Tense	43	(1)
Reading Washington, D.C.	44	(6)
Simple Present Tense--Forms	45	(1)
Simple Present Tense--Uses	46	(1)
Spelling of the -s Form	47	(1)
Pronunciation of the -s Form	48	(1)
Comparing Affirmative Statements with Be and Other Verbs	49	(1)
Reading Meet Sara Harris	50	(31)
Negative Statements with the Simple Present Tense	51	(3)
Comparing Negative Statements with Be and Other Verbs	54	(2)
Yes/No Questions and Short Answers with the Simple Present Tense	56	(4)
Comparing Yes/No Questions with Be and Other Verbs	60	(1)
Or Questions	61	(1)
Wh- QUestions with the Simple Present Tense	62	(1)
Wh- Question with Preposition	62	(3)
Questions about Meaning, Spelling, and Cost	65	(2)
Comparing Wh- Questions with Be and Other Verbs	67	(2)
Summary	69	(1)
Editing Advice	70	(2)
Test/Review	72	(5)
Expansion Activities	77	(4)
Lesson 3
Lesson Focus Singular and Plural; Articles and Quantity Words; There + Be + Noun	81	(1)
Reading Americans and Where They Live	82	(9)
Regular Noun Plurals	83	(1)
Pronunciation of Plural Nouns	84	(1)
Irregular Noun Plurals	85	(1)
Making Generalizations	86	(5)
Reading Finding an Apartment	91	(8)
Using There _ Be	92	(2)
Questions with There	94	(3)
There vs. They and Other Pronouns	97	(2)
Reading Calling About an Apartment	99	(10)
Articles and Quantity Words	99	(2)
Summary	101	(1)
Editing Advice	102	(1)
Test / Review	103	(2)
Expansion Activities	105	(4)
Lesson 4
Lesson Focus Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense; Prepositions of Time	109	(1)
Reading Threee Special Days	110	(19)
Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense	111	(1)
Position of Frequency Words	112	(2)
Yes/No Questions with Ever	114	(3)
Frequency Expressions and Questions with How Often	117	(4)
Prepositions of Time	121	(1)
Summary	122	(1)
Editing Advice	123	(1)
Test/Review	123	(3)
Expansion Activities	126	(3)
Lesson 5
Lesson Focus Possession; Object Pronouns	129	(1)
Reading Names	130	(6)
Possessive Form of Nouns	130	(2)
Possessive Adjectives	132	(1)
Questions with Whose	133	(1)
Possessive Pronouns	134	(2)
The Subject and the Object	136	(1)
Reading William Madison's Name	136	(17)
Object Pronouns	137	(5)
Questions about the Subject or about the Complement	142	(2)
Sumamry	144	(1)
Editing Advice	145	(2)
Test/Review	147	(3)
Expansion Activities	150	(3)
Lesson 6
Lesson Focus The Present Continuous Tense	153	(1)
Reading Student Life	154	(11)
The Present Continuous Tense--Forms	155	(1)
The Present Contnuous Tense--Uses	156	(1)
Spelling Of the -ing Form	157	(2)
Questions with the Present Continuous Tense	159	(6)
Reading In the School Cafeteria	165	(16)
Contrast of Present Continuous and Simple Present	165	(2)
Action vs. Nonaction Verbs	167	(2)
Think, Have, and the Sense Perception Verbs	169	(4)
Summary	173	(1)
Editing Advice	174	(1)
Test/Review	175	(4)
Expansion Activities	179	(2)
Lesson 7
Lesson Focus Future Tenses--Will and Be Going To	181	(1)
Reading Registering for Gifts	182	(15)
Future with Will	183	(1)
Future with Be Going To	184	(1)
Will and Be Going To---Uses	185	(4)
Questions with Be Going To and Will	189	(2)
Future Tense + Time/If Clause	191	(6)
Reading Jason and Katie--Starting a Married Life	197	(14)
Comparison of Tenses	198	(3)
Summary	201	(1)
Editing Advice	202	(1)
Test / Review	203	(3)
Test on Comparison of Tenses	206	(2)
Expansion Activities	208	(3)
Lesson 8
Lesson Focus the Simple Past Tense	211	(1)
Reading The Wright Brothers--Men with a Vision	212	(4)
The Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs	213	(1)
Spelling of the Past Tetnse of Regular Verbs	214	(1)
Pronunciation of -ed Past Forms	215	(1)
Reading Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart	216	(7)
Past Tense of Be	217	(1)
Uses of Be	218	(1)
Questions with Was/Were	219	(2)
Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs	221	(2)
Reading Robert Goddard	223	(22)
Negative Forms of Past Tense Verbs	225	(3)
Questions with Past Tense Verbs	228	(5)
Questions about the Subject	233	(3)
Summary	236	(1)
Editing Advice	237	(1)
Test / Review	238	(4)
Expansion Activities	242	(3)
Lesson 9
Lesson Focus Imperatives; Infinitives; Modals	245	(1)
Reading Application for Check Cashing	246	(5)
Using Imperatives	247	(2)
Let's	249	(2)
Reading Getting the Best Price	251	(7)
Verbs Followed by an Infinitive	252	(2)
It + Be + Adjective + Infinitive	254	(1)
Be + Adjective + Infinitive	255	(1)
Using the Infinitive to Show Purpose	256	(1)
Overview of Modals	257	(1)
Reading Smart Shopping: Coupons, Rebates, and Rain Checks	258	(11)
Can	259	(2)
Should	261	(3)
Must	264	(1)
Must vs. Have To	265	(2)
Might, May, Will	267	(2)
Reading At the Customer Service Counter	269	(12)
Making Polite Commands and Requests with Modals	269	(1)
Summary	270	(2)
Editing Advice	272	(1)
Test / Review	273	(4)
Expansion Activities	277	(4)
Lesson 10
Lesson Focus Count and Noncount Nouns; Quantity Words	281	(1)
Reading A Healthy Diet	282	(21)
Noncount Nouns	283	(2)
Ways We See Noncount Nouns	285	(1)
A Lot of, Much, Many	286	(1)
A Few, A Little	287	(1)
Some, Any, and A	288	(4)
A Lot of vs. Too Much/Too Many	292	(1)
Too Much/Too Many vs. Too	293	(3)
Summary	296	(1)
Editing Advice	296	(2)
Test / Review	298	(2)
Expansion Activities	300	(3)
Lesson 11
Lesson Focus Adjectives; Noun Modifiers; Adverbs	303	(1)
Reading Helen Keller	304	(9)
Adjectives, Noun Modifiers, and Adverbs	305	(1)
Adjectives	306	(1)
Noun Modifiers	307	(1)
Adverbs of Manner	308	(1)
Spelling of -ly Adverbs	309	(4)
Reading Grandma Moses	313	(8)
Too vs. Very	313	(1)
Too vs. Enough	314	(1)
Summary	315	(1)
Editing Advice	316	(1)
Test / Review	317	(2)
Expansion Activities	319	(2)
Lesson 12
Lesson Focus Comparatives; Superlatives	321	(1)
Reading U.S. Geography	322	(7)
Comparatives and Superlatives	323	(1)
Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs	323	(2)
Superlative Adjectives	325	(3)
Superlatives and Word Order	328	(1)
Reading A Tale of Two Cities	329	(14)
Comparisons	330	(2)
Word Order with Comparisons	332	(4)
Summary	336	(1)
Editing Advice	337	(1)
Test / Review	337	(2)
Expansion Activities	339	(4)
Lesson 13
Lesson Focus Auxiliary Verbs with Too and Either; Auxiliary Verbs in Tag Questions	343	(1)
Reading Football and Soccer	344	(19)
Auxiliaary Verbs with Too and Either	345	(1)
Auxiliary Verbs with Opposite Statements	346	(3)
Auxiliary Verbs in Tag Questions	349	(4)
Answering a Tag Question	353	(3)
Summary	356	(1)
Editing Advice	357	(1)
Test / Review	357	(3)
Expansion Activities	360	(3)
Lesson 14
Lesson Focus Verb Review	363	(1)
Reading Letter from Puerto Rico	364	(15)
Verb Tenses--Uses	365	(2)
Statements and Questions	367	(5)
Modals and Infinitives	372	(4)
Expansion Activities	376	(3)
Appendices
A. The Verb GET	379	(2)
B. Make and Do	381	(1)
C. Question Formation	382	(2)
D. Alphabetical List of Irregular Past Forms	384	(1)
E. Meanings of Modals and Related Words	385	(1)
F. Capitalization Rules	386	(1)
G. Metric Conversion Chart	387	(2)
H. Prepositions of Time	389	(1)
I. Glossary of Grammatical Terms	390	(5)
J. Verbs and Adjectives Followed by a Preposition	395	(2)
Index	397