Includes glossary, appendices, unit review answer key, and index.

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CONTENTS:

Welcome to Focus on Grammar

The Focus on Grammar Unit

Scope and Sequence

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

PART 1 PRESENT AND PAST

UNIT 1 Present Progressive and Simple Present Theme: Different Cultures

Grammar Can tell when to use the present progressive and the simple present to distinguish actions that are ongoing and actions that are habitual Can use non-action verbs to describe states and situations Pronunciation: What do you and What are you

Reading Information Article: What's Your Cross-Cultural IQ? Can derive the meaning of unknown words in a simple text Can recognize the main points in a straightforward text on a familiar topic

Listening Interviews with foreign students Can distinguish a present action from a habitual activity in short interviews

Speaking Can express beliefs and opinions about cultural topics and identify the opinions of others

Writing Can write a basic description of a new experience, using a model for support if needed

Vocabulary
abroad; culture; distance; event; misunderstanding; native (adj)

UNIT 2 Simple Past Theme: Poets

Grammar Can refer to past actions, states or situations using regular and irregular past forms

Reading Biography: Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 Can follow chronological sequences in a short biography

Listening An interview with a poet Can recognize the main points of an interview that addresses familiar topics

Speaking Can convey simple biographical information to others, emphasizing the most important point

Writing Can write a basic description of some important life events, using a model for support if needed

Vocabulary
admirer; emotion; journey; restless; topic

UNIT 3 Past Progressive and Simple Past Theme: Reporting Events

Grammar Can use the past progressive to focus on the duration of a past action Can use the past progressive with the simple past to describe an action interrupted by another action

Reading Newspaper Article: Disaster at Sea Can follow chronological sequences in a short news article

Listening A witness's description of a traffic accident Can identify the main points of a description of an unfamiliar event

Speaking Can ask or answer questions about an unfamiliar event

Writing Can write a basic description of an unfamiliar past event

Vocabulary
alarmed; area; calm; disaster; sink; survivor

UNIT 4 Used to and Would Theme: Changes

Grammar Can use used to and would to refer to past habits and actions that are no longer happening and to convey contrast with the present

Reading Information Article: Dubai: then and Now Can get the gist of a straightforward, familiar text about a popular location

Listening A conversation about the changes in a small town Can distinguish present events from past events in a conversation on familiar topics

Speaking Can describe one's past and present physical appearance and habits

Writing Can write a description of a place and how it has changed

Vocabulary
destination; major (adj); popular; revenue; traditional; transformation

UNIT 5 Wh- Questions Theme: In Court

Grammar Can ask wh- questions about the past

Reading Court Transcript: State of Illinois v. Harry M. Adams Can scan an interview transcript for key information

Listening A conversation about a court trial Can identify the main point of a conversation

Speaking Can ask and answer basic interview questions

Writing Can write a series of interview questions that elicit information about a past event

Vocabulary
defendant; frightened; in a hurry; indicate; record (n)

PART 2 THE FUTURE

UNIT 6: Future
Theme: Space Travel

Grammar:
Can use be going to and will to refer to future facts or predictions
Can use be going to and the present progressive to describe future plans
Can use will to express quick decisions, offers, and promises
Can use the simple present for scheduled events

Pronunciation:
Going to or gonna

Reading:
Radio Program Transcript
Space Tourism
Not Just Science Fiction

Listening:
Conversations about current situations and future plans

Vocabulary:
edge (n); experience (v); incredible; purchase (v) AWL; sold out; takeoff (n)

UNIT 7: Future Time Clauses
Theme: Setting Goals

Grammar:
Can use a time clause to show the order between two future events
Can use time words such as when and before with the simple present to refer to future events

Reading:
Information Article: From Dream to Reality

Listening:
A conversation about future plans

Vocabulary:
achieve AWL; catalog (n); goal AWL; interview (n); path

PART 3 PRESENT PERFECT

UNIT 8: Present Perfect: Since and For
Theme: Careers

Grammar:
Can us the present perfect with since or for to show that something began in the past and continues into the present

Reading:
Biography: King of Skate

Listening:
A job interview

Vocabulary:
consider oneself; dramatically AWL; opportunity; positive AWL; residence AWL; support oneself

UNIT 9: Present Perfect: Already, Yet, and Still
Theme: Party Planning

Grammar:
Can use the present perfect with already, yet, or still to refer to things that happened or did not happen at some point in the past

Reading:
Information Article: It’s Party Time!

Listening:
A conversation about plans for a party

Vocabulary:
available AWL; organized (adj); professional (adj) AWL; specific AWL; successful

UNIT 10: Present Perfect: Indefinite Past
Theme: Adventure Travel

Grammar:
Can use the present perfect to show that something happened at an indefinite time in the past
Can use the present perfect with adverbs of time and time expressions

Reading:
Magazine Article: Been There? Done That?

Listening:
A conversation with a travel agent

Vocabulary:
adventure; affordable; ancient; annual AWL; survey (n) AWL; transportation AWL

UNIT 11: Present Perfect and Simple Past
Theme: Failure and Success

Grammar:
Can recognize when to use the present perfect and the simple past

Reading:
Information Article: Famous First-Time Failures

Listening:
An interview with two college professors

Vocabulary:
attitude AWL, award (n), create AWL, discouraged (adj), reject (v) AWL

UNIT 12: Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect
Theme: Climate Change

Grammar:
Can use the present perfect progressive with since/for and time expressions
Can recognize the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect progressive

Reading:
Scientific Article: Global Warming: A Hot Topic

Listening:
Conversations about recent finished and unfinished activities

Vocabulary:
climate; design (v) AWL; develop; energy AWL; expert AWL; trend AWL

PART 4 MODALS AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS

UNIT 13: Ability and Possibility: Can, Could, Be able to
Theme: Multilingualism

Grammar:
Can express ability and possibility in the present, future, and past with can, could, and be able to

Reading:
Social Science Article: Multilingualism

Listening:
A job interview

Vocabulary:
adult AWL; advantage; field (n); majority AWL; research (n) AWL; retired

UNIT 14: Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if
Theme: Roommates

Grammar:
Can ask for, give, or deny permission with can, could, may, and do you mind if

Reading:
Magazine Article: Always Ask First

Listening:
Short conversations asking and giving permission

Vocabulary:
annoyed; assume AWL; establish AWL; gain (v); guidelines AWL; presentation

UNIT 15: Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind
Theme: Messages

Grammar:
Can use can, could, will, would, and would you mind to make requests

Pronunciation:
Could you, Would you, Will you, Can you

Reading:
Emails and Text Messages: Messages 4 u!

Listening:
Short conversations making and answering requests

Vocabulary:
appreciate AWL; deliver; distribute AWL; respond AWL; urgent

UNIT 16: Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better
Theme: Internet Rules

Grammar:
Can use should, ought to, and had better to offer or ask for advice or suggestions

Pronunciation:
Ought to and Had better

Reading:
Information Article: Netiquette 101

Listening:
An excerpt from a radio call-in show

Vocabulary:
avoid; behavior; communication AWL; identity AWL; normal AWL; protect

PART 5 NOUNS, QUANTIFIERS, AND ARTICLES

UNIT 17: Nouns and Quantifiers
Theme: Time Capsules

Grammar:
Can use proper nouns and common nouns, count nouns and non-count nouns
Can use a range of basic quantifiers in affirmative and negative statements

Reading:
Scientific Article: Time in a Bottle

Listening:
A discussion about a list of items

Vocabulary:
civilization; impressed; intentional; interpret AWL; occasion (n); purpose

UNIT 18: Articles: Indefinite and Definite
Theme: Stories

Grammar:
Can use indefinite and definite articles to describe nouns
Can distinguish when to use definite articles, indefinite articles, or no article when describing nouns

Reading:
Fable: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Listening:
Short Conversations about books and video games

Vocabulary:
enormous AWL; famous; honest; immediately; wonderful

PART 6 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

UNIT 19: Adjectives and Adverbs
Theme: Home

Grammar:
Can form basic adverbs by adding –ly to adjectives
Can use adverbs of manner, adverbs of degree, and one or several adjectives
Can form and use participial adjectives

Reading:
Advertisement: Wakefield House

Listening:
A conversation about online apartment ads

Vocabulary:
absolutely; convenient; ideal; located in AWL; peaceful; satisfied

UNIT 20: Adjectives: Comparisons with As…as and Than
Theme: Food

Grammar:
Can use as… as with adjectives to express similarity
Can form comparative adjectives and use them with than to express difference
Can use two comparative adjectives to show an increase or decrease, or to show cause and effect

Reading:
Newspaper Article: A New Place for Pizza

Listening:
A conversation about opinions on food

Vocabulary:
crowded; delicious; evident AWL; relaxed AWL; varied AWL

UNIT 21: Adjectives: Superlatives
Theme: Cities

Grammar:
Can form the superlative with –est
Can form the superlative of longer regular adjectives with most

Reading:
Travel Brochure: A Superlative City

Listening:
A conversation about travel plans

Vocabulary:
continent (n); dynamic AWL; feature (n) AWL; financial AWL; multicultural; public (adj)

UNIT 22: Adverbs: As…as, Comparatives, Superlatives
Theme: Sports

Grammar:
Can use as…as with adverbs to express similarity
Can form comparative adverbs and use them with than to express difference
Can form the superlatives with –est or most
Can use two comparative adverbs to show an increase or decrease, or to show cause and effect

Reading:
Opinion Article: Separation of the Sexes?

Listening:
A debate

Vocabulary:
compete; debate (n) AWL; insult (n); require AWL; source (n) AWL; value (n)

PART 7 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

UNIT 23: Gerunds: Subject and Object
Theme: Health Issues

Grammar:
Can use a range of common verbs followed by a gerund
Can use a gerund as the subject or the object of a verb

Reading:
Information Article: No Smoking Around the World from A to Z

Listening:
A conversation about health advice

Vocabulary:
approve of; ban (v); illegal AWL; in favor of; permit (v); prohibit AWL

UNIT 24: Infinitives After Certain Verbs
Theme: Happiness

Grammar:
Can use a wide range of verbs followed by an infinitive

Pronunciation:
Want to or Wanna

Reading:
Psychology Article: Can People Learn to Be Happy?

Listening:
A casual conversation between two friends

Vocabulary:
appropriate (adj) AWL; focus (v) AWL; interact AWL; participate in AWL; significant (adj) AWL; tend to

UNIT 25: More Uses of Infinitives
Theme: Smart Devices

Grammar:
Can use an infinitive with to or in order to to express purpose and intention
Can make statements with the verb be plus and adjective/adverb followed by an infinitive
Can say something is possible or not possible, using too or enough with adjectives and adverbs

Reading:
Information Article: The World in Your Hand – or on Your Wrist

Listening:
A TV ad

Vocabulary:
benefit (n) AWL; combine (v); device AWL; function (n) AWL; multipurpose; old-fashioned

UNIT 26: Gerunds and Infinitives
Theme: Procrastination

Grammar:
Can use a range of common verbs followed by a gerund
Can use a range of common verbs followed by an infinitive
Can use a range of common verbs followed by a gerund or an infinitive

Reading:
Magazine Article: Stop Procrastinating – Now!

Listening:
An interview with a student about her study habits

Vocabulary:
anxious; discouraging (adj); project (n) AWL; tactic; task AWL; universal

PART 8 PRONOUNS AND PHRASAL VERBS

UNIT 27: Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
Theme: Self-Talk

Grammar:
Can use each other and one another, and reflexive pronouns

Reading:
Psychology Article: Self-Talk

Listening:
Workplace conversations

Vocabulary:
fault (n); impact (v) AWL; maintain AWL; reaction AWL; realize; temporary AWL

UNIT 28: Phrasal Verbs
Theme: Science

Grammar:
Can use a range of phrasal verbs
Can use phrasal verbs with separated objects

Reading:
Scientific Article: Planting Ideas

Listening:
Classroom conversations about a science class

Vocabulary:
get by; go on; grow up; pick out; pick up; take off

PART 9 MORE MODALS AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS

UNIT 29: Necessity: Have (got) to, Must, Can’t
Theme: Rules and Regulations

Grammar:
Can use have to, have got to, and must to refer to or ask about necessity or obligation
Can use don’t / doesn’t have to to express absence of obligation and must and can’t to express prohibition

Pronunciation:
Have to or Hafta, Got to or Gotta

Reading:
Information Article: Know Before You Go

Listening:
Conversations about driving

Vocabulary:
equipment AWL; hassle (n); inspect AWL; regulation AWL; strict; valid AWL

UNIT 30: Expectations: Be supposed to
Theme: Manners

Grammar:
Can talk about expectations and obligations using supposed to and not supposed to

Reading:
Article: It Was Supposed to Be a Nice Evening

Listening:
A radio show about etiquette and manners

Vocabulary:
definite AWL; familiar; issue (n) AWL; norm AWL; rude; sense (v)

UNIT 31: Future Possibility: May, Might, Could
Theme: Weather

Grammar:
Can use may, might, and could to express likelihood in the present and near future

Reading:
News Transcript: Weather Watch

Listening:
A weather forecast

Vocabulary:
affect (v) AWL; exceed AWL; forecast (n); local (adj); region AWL

UNIT 32: Present Conclusions: Must, Have (got) to, May, Might, Could, Can’t
Theme: Mysteries

Grammar:
Can come to conclusions about present situations using must, have (got) to, may, might, could, and can’t

Reading:
Story Excerpt: The Red-Headed League

Listening:
A conversation about a mystery

Vocabulary:
advertisement; amazed; method AWL; position (n); salary

Appendices

Glossary of Grammar Terms

Unit Review Answer Key

Key to Exercise with Guessed Answers

Information Gaps, Student B

Index

Intended for English language learners at the B1 level.