Publisher's Synopsis
This practical series represents a comprehensive reference guide to major aspects of English vocabulary as well as the key topics in English grammar, from verb forms, tense structures and uses to modality and the structure of sentences. It will also help you to master the punctuation, spelling, and pronunciation of the verb in both American and British English. The many examples the seven books contain are meant to illustrate the grammatical features of a wide range of everyday contexts so that you can use your English as correctly and naturally as possible. The glossary of useful terminology, along with the grammatical pictures, adds invaluable information to the theory and practice of English usage.
Besides the exercises following the topics in each of the seven books of this series, you will have three workbooks whose exercises and tests will help you automatize certain grammatical features such as tenses, auxiliaries, regular and irregular verb forms.
The series contains information about British and American language at different levels, from simple structures to quite advanced subjects, so it can be used by students and teachers alike. Beginning students can be successfully helped to use the grammatical structures in the books and workbooks while those more advanced (lower-intermediate and beyond) can study the topis by themselves and check some of their answers in the keys at the back of the workbooks.
Practical English, Theory and Exercises, Book 1 contains the following chapters:
- Be, Have, Do
- Undo, Overdo
- Feed, Kiss
- Verb Forms and Structures
- Time Markers
- Active and Passive Conjugation
- Temporal Structures
- Usage
- Exercises
- Grammatical Terminology
- Grammatical Pictures
Studying is not entirely an intellectual act. Silent learning and recognizing English information are both passive processes. Unless you practice the English words, phrases, structures, and sentences orally many times before writing them down, you will not be able to use them fluently in your own spoken and written contexts. This is especially true if you live in a non-English-speaking environment, whether or not you are a subordinate bilingual. Just try to repeat orally any piece of English information you read, study, watch, or listen to, until you feel comfortable with using it in your own speech. And don't forget to have fun while practicing, because learning English can indeed be fun, regardless of age.
May your English help you stay whole!
