GRAMMAR

 Many types of structures are included under this heading. Essentially everything that is rule­based is included here: question transformations, negation, tenses, and sentence combining. One particularly important goal of the book is to give practice in the use of articles. Rules for article use are introduced very gradually and drilled repeatedly. An index to grammatical information is given in the appendices in the back of the book. The teacher will want to discuss the rule briefly before the students do an exercise, and the class should do one or two problems together so the teacher is sure that they understand. Many grammar exercises can be done orally first, and this strengthens the students’ listening and speaking skills. Oral work is appropriate for sentence combining, word order exercises, question transformations, negations, and tense work. It may be especially useful to read the article exercises aloud, to help the students develop a sense of correctness with English articles. When the students write out the problems, they may work individually or in pairs. Work should always be collected, corrected, and returned for the students to see.