Understanding and Using English Grammar with Audio CD
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $52.33
Manufacturer: Pearson ESL
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Description
A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text.
While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Fourth Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Some of the new features are:
- Innovative warm-up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught
- Structure-based listening exercises ranging from casual speech to academic content
- Academic readings that highlight the targeted grammar structures
- Greatly expanded speaking practice with extensive pair, group and class work
- Corpus-informed syllabus that reflects the discourse patterns of spoken and written English
- Audio CDs and listening script in the back of the Student Book
The program components include the Student Book (Full Edition and Volume A and Volume B), Workbook (Full Edition and Volume A and Volume B), Chartbook, Teacher's Guide, and Test Bank. Click on "Course-Specific Resources" on the left for more details.
For an online workbook, see Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-30
Summary: "Very good for ESL students."
I love this book. The grammar is easy and compiled in a small book. It has examples and explanations. I keep it with me all the time.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-27
Summary: "Understanding and Using English Grammar with Audio CD"
I started to learn English as a second language and this book helps a lot!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-14
Summary: "Instructor's view: nice layout, modular, abundant practice exercises"
UUEG "Blue Betty" 4th edition was used for the Grammar-Writing-3 classes in the Intensive English Language Program (IELP) at Portland State University in winter quarter 2010. Approx 80-100 international students are enrolled in Grammar-Writing-3; average class size = 15-20 Ss.
Some teachers used only the book. Some used the book + the audio CD + the UUEG network software that PSU bought from Prentice Hall.
The book design = clean and straightforward, using only blue and black ink, with concise presentation of the rule followed by abundant practice exercises. 530 pages contain many well-laid-out tables. My favorite = the tidy irregular-past verb tables, which fit on 2 pages. Appendices in the back of the book are chock-full of extra but closely related grammar that can be very handy for delivering a quick answer in class, without getting digressed.
I used the audio CD for in-class listening practice (e.g., simulated radio broadcasts). There is a CD listening item for every chapter in the book. (Nice for breaking up a long grammar-intensive day.)
Since I don't like to spend class time on drills, but repetition is essential for reinforcing knowledge of structures, I assigned the book-matched computer drills as homework. Ss report that they enjoy repeating difficult items privately on the computer; and knowing that they can practice privately can calm their anxiety that the class is moving too fast.
However, supplemental computer work is not necessary. There are so many practice exercises in the textbook that the old pencil-and-paper method can provide just as much homework drill.
The other nice thing about the UUEG 4th edition book layout = the chapters (and matching supplements) are both brief and cleanly modularized. There is more than enough content for a full semester; but if you teach in a 10-week quarter (like me) it is easy to pick-and-choose just the right amount for your session length.
---Caveat for self-learners: UUEG-4th ed. is designed to be used in a classroom setting with a qualified instructor.
---Caveat for classroom learners: the book has 530 pages divided into many chapters and appendices. Although the table of contents is well designed, it will be much easier to use the book if one can apply sticky page tabs to the first page of each chapter, for ready reference.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-05
Summary: "The helpful grammar"
To be Honest,this book is very useful for everybody who wants to improve their English Grammar skills.It really Helps you for your academic and general English for Advanced English learners.
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-03-18
Summary: "Great Book"
I've recently received this book and it's really useful for those who want to learn grammar.
The only problem I had was the delivering but Amazom helped me very well.