Focus on Grammar 2 (3rd Edition) (Focus on Granmmar An integrated Skill Approch.)

With a fresh new design and a host of updated exercises and activities, the popular Focus on Grammar series is more practical and accessible than ever.  Known for its focus on English grammar through contextualized listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities, this lively integrated skills course helps students bridge the gap between comprehending grammatical structures and actually using them.

Centered on thematic instruction, Focus on Grammar combines controlled and communicative practice in a consistent approach that’s a proven success among students at all levels.  Each unit progresses through four steps: Grammar in Context, Grammar Presentation, Focused Practice, and Communication Practice, using a unique format that makes the program easy for students to understand — and for teachers to implement.

Each Student Book features:

• Clear presentations and charts that make grammar easy to learn.
• Creative activities that stimulate communication.
• New high-interest readings that are rich in content.
• From Grammar to Writing sections that build composition skills.
• Review Tests to confirm progress and improve scores on standardized tests.
• New Internet activities for individual, pair, or group work.

Other Focus on Grammar Course Components (Available Separately):

• Workbook offers a wealth of additional exercises.
• Audio CD provides opportunities for both task-based and extended listening.
• CD-ROM software features contextualized, interactive activities for listening, reading, and writing practice.

Irene E. Schoenberg has taught ESL for more than two decades at Hunter College's International English Language Institute and at Columbia University's American Language Program. She has trained ESL and EFL teachers at Columbia University's Teachers College and at the New School University. She has given workshops and academic presentations at conferences, English language schools, and universities in Brazil, Chile, Dubai, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, and throughout the United States.

Ms. Schoenberg is the author of Talk about Trivia; Talk about Values; Speaking of Values 1; Conversation and Listening; Topics from A to Z Books 1 and 2; and the basic level of Focus on Grammar, Second Edition. She is the co-author with Jay Maurer of the True Stories series and the introductory level of Focus on Grammar, Third Edition.

Ms. Schoenberg holds a master's degree in TESOL from Columbia University.