TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,Amy AU - Eckstut-Didier,Samuela AU - Jenkins,Rob AU - Johnson,Staci Sabbagh TI - Grammar Explorer 3 SN - 9781111351113 (Student book) PY - 2015/// CY - Boston, MA PB - National Geographic Learning KW - English language KW - Grammar KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers N1 - Includes appendices, glossary of grammar terms and index; ''Grammar Explorer prepares students for academic success through captivating National Geographic content and assignments that mirror the requirements of academic life. Going beyond clear grammar charts and instruction, Grammar Explorer challenges students to think critically while using grammar in their listening, speaking, reading, and writing.'' (Publisher's Website); CONTENTS; Inside a Unit; Unit 1 - FAMILY (Present and Past: Simple and Progressive); Lesson 1: Simple Present and Present Progressive ; Reading: The Family Life of Lowland Gorillas; 1.1 Simple Present and Present Progressive Review; 1.2 More Present Progressive; Lesson 2: Stative Verbs ; Reading: The Shrinking Families of Brazil; 1.3 Stative Verbs; 1.4 Stative Verbs: Stative and Active Meanings; Lesson 3: Simple Past and Past Progressive ; Reading: Notes from the Twins Days Festival; 1.5 Simple Past and Past Progressive Review; 1.6 Past Time Clauses with When and While; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Response to an Essay Question; Unit 2 - PASSIONS (Present and Past: Perfect and Perfect Progressive); Lesson 1: Present Perfect ; Reading: Paul Nicklen's Polar Obsession; 2.1 Present Perfect; 2.2 Present Perfect with For and Since; 2.3 Present Perfect and Simple Past; Lesson 2: Past Progressive and Present Perfect ; Reading: Helen Thayer: A Lifelong Adventurer; 2.4 Present Perfect Progressive; 2.5 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect; Lesson 3: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive ; Reading: Daring. Defiant. Free; 2.6 Past Perfect; 2.7 Past Perfect Progressive; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Personal Narrative; Unit 3 - A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE (The Future); Lesson 1: Will, Be Going To, Present Progressive, and Simple Present ; Reading: Will Robots Be Our Friends One Day?; 3.1 Review of Will and Be Going To; 3.2 Review of Present Progressive and Simple Present for the Future Time; Lesson 2: Future Time Clauses ; Reading: Clever Clothes; 3.3 Future Time Clauses; 3.4 Future Time Clauses: After, As Soon As, Before, Once, Until, When, and While; Lesson 3: Future: Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive ; Reading: Jobs for the Future; 3.5 Future Progressive; 3.6 Future Perfect and Future Perfect Progressive; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write an Opinion about the Future; Unit 4 - EXPLORATION (Negative Yes/No Questions; Statement and Tag Questions); Lesson 1: Negative Yes/No Questions and Statement Questions ; Reading: Mars on Earth; 4.1 Negative Yes/No QuestionsLesson; 4.2 Statement Questions ; Lesson 2: Tag Questions — Answers to Tag Questions ; Reading: Borge Ousland, Norwegian Explorer; 4.3 Tag Questions; 4.4 Answering Tag Questions; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Scene from a Story; Unit 5 - STAGES OF LIFE (Nouns, Articles, and Subject-Verb Agreement); Lesson 1: Count and Non-Count Nouns — Quantity Expressions ; Reading: Naming Customs; 5.1 Count and Non-Count Nouns; 5.2 Quantity Expressions with Count and Non-Count Nouns; Lesson 2: Articles ; Reading: The Science of the Teenage Brain; 5.3 Articles: Specific and Nonspecific; 5.4 Articles: Making Generalizations; Lesson 3: Subject-Verb Agreement ; Reading: How Long Will You Live?; 5.5 Subject-Verb Agreement ; 5.6 More Subject-Verb Agreement; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Narrative about a Risk; Unit 6 - WELLNESS (Gerunds and Infinitives); Lesson 1: Gerunds: Review and Expand ; Reading: The Mysteries of Sleep; 6.2 Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions; 6.3 Gerunds with Nouns and Special Expressions; Lesson 2: Infinitives: Review and Expand ; Reading: Moko - Medical Riches in the Rainforests; 6.4 Infinitives: Verb (+ Object) + Infinitive; 6.5 Verbs Followed by Gerund or Infinitive without a Change in Meaning; 6.6 Verbs Followed by Gerund or Infinitive with a Change in Meaning; Lesson 3: More about Gerunds and Infinitives ; Reading: The Guitar Man; 6.7 Infinitives after the Subject It — Infinitives after Adjectives; 6.8 Too and Enough with Infinitives; 6.9 Infinitives of Purpose; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Product Review; Unit 7 - GLOBE TROTTING (Modals: Part 1); Lesson 1: Necessity, Prohibition, Obligation, and Expectation ; Reading: Best Dive Vacations International; 7.1 Expressing Necessity and Prohibition; 7.2 Obligation and Expectation: Be Supposed To; Lesson 2: Ability ; Reading: Traveling Feet; 7.3 Expressing Ability: Present and Future; 7.4 Expressing Ability: Past; 7.5 Be Able To: Gerunds, Infinitives, and with Modals; Lesson 3: Advice, Regret, and Criticism ; Reading: WWOOFing It!; 7.6 Asking for or Giving Advice; 7.7 Expressing Regret or Criticism: Should Have + Past Participle; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write an Informative Text; Unit 8 - OUR MYSTERIOUS WORLD (Modals: Part 2); Lesson 1: Possibility and Logical Conclusions: Present and Future ; Reading: The Weather That Nobody Forecast; 8.1 Possibility: Present and Future; 8.2 Logical Conclusions: Present and Future; 8.3 Possibility and Logical Conclusions: Progressive; Lesson 2: Possibility and Logical Conclusions: Past ; Reading: The Emperor's Terra Cotta Army; 8.4 Possibility: Past; 8.5 Logical Conclusions: Past; 8.6 Possibility and Logical Conclusions: Past Progressive; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Family History ; Unit 9 - THE NATURAL WORLD (The Passive); Lesson 1: The Passive — Passive with Modals ; Reading: Sylvia Earle and the Deep Blue Sea; 9.1 Active and Passive; 9.2 Passive with Modals; Lesson 2: Using the Passive ; Reading: Night Gardens; 9.3 Using the Passive; 9.4 Using By with the Passive; Lesson 3: Passive Gerunds and Infinitives — Get Passives ; Reading: Hurricane Hunters; 9.5 Passive Gerunds and Passive Infinitives; 9.6 Get Passives; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write an Informative Essay; Unit 10 - BEAUTY AND APPEAREANCE (Causative Verb Patterns and Phrasal Verbs); Lesson 1: Have, Let, Make, Get, and Help ; Reading: Who's the Loveliest of Them All?; 10.1 Have, Let, and Make; 10.2 Get and Help; Lesson 2: Passive Causative ; Reading: Looking Good in Ancient Egypt; 10.3 Passive Causative: Have Something Done; 10.4 Passive Causative: Get Something Done; Lesson 3: Phrasal Verbs ; Reading: Funny-Looking or Beautiful?; 10.5 Phrasal Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive; 10.6 Transitive Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Blog Entry; Unit 11 - THE POWER OF IMAGES (Relative Clauses); Lesson 1: Subject Relative Clauses ; Reading: Myphotospace; 11.1 Subject Relative Clauses; 11.2 Non-Identifying Subject Relative Clauses; 11.3 Relative Clauses with Whose; Lesson 2: Object Relative Clauses ; Reading: A Look Inside: Shooting the Real Story; 11.4 Object Relative Clauses; 11.5 Object Relative Clauses with Prepositions; Lesson 3: Relative Clauses: Reduced, with Where and When ; Reading: Bollywood News: The Changing Face of Bollywood; 11.5 Reduced Relative Clauses; 11.6 Relative Clauses with Where and When; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Movie Review; Unit 12 - THE RISE OF THE CITY (Adverb Clauses); Lesson 1: Adverb Clauses ; Reading: Triumph of the City; 12.1 Adverb Clauses of Time; 12.2 Adverb Clauses of Contract; 12.3 Adverb Clauses of Reason and Purpose; Lesson 2: Reduced Adverb Clauses ; Reading: Amsterdam: A Cyclist's Dream; 12.4 Reduced Adverb Clauses of Time; 12.5 Reduced Adverb Clauses of Reason; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about a City Project; Unit 13 - CHOICES (Modals: Conditionals); Lesson 1: Present and Future Real Conditionals ; Reading: Making Decisions: Are You in Control?; 13.1 Present Real Conditionals; 13.2 Future Real Conditionals; Lesson 2: Present and Future Unreal Conditionals; Wish ; Reading: Back to Life; 13.3 Present and Future Unreal Conditionals; 13.4 Wish + Simple Past/Would; Lesson 3: Past Unreal Conditionals — Wish ; Reading: 21,000 Miles, 3 Miles per Hour; 13.5 Past Unreal Conditionals; 13.6 Wish + Past Perfect; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Personal Essay; Unit 14 - FOOD (Noun Clauses and Reported Speech); Lesson 1: Noun Clauses ; Reading: The Power of a Hot Meal; 14.1 Noun Clauses with That; 14.2 Noun Clauses with If and Whether; 14.3 Noun Clauses with Wh- Words; Lesson 2: Reported Speech: Part 1 ; Reading: Flavor and the Senses: Can we taste with our ears and eyes?; 14.4 Reported Speech: Statements; 14.5 Reported Speech: Modals; 14.6 Reported Speech: Questions; Lesson 3: Reported Speech: Part 2; Reading: Baking in Ravello; 14.7 Reported Speech: Commands, Advice and Requests; 14.8 Reported Speech: Time and Place Changes; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about Results of a Survey; Unit 15 - LEARNING (Combining Ideas); Lesson 1: Transition Words ; Reading: Where Are the Aliens; 15.1 Contrast: However, Nevertheless, On the Other Hand; 15.2 Result: As a Result, Therefore, Thus; 15.3 Addition: In Addition, Moreover; Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases: Cause and Effect, Contrast ; Reading: Let Learning Happen; 15.4 Cause and Effect: As a Result of, Because of, Due to; 15.5 Cause and Effect: So/Such...That, So Many/Much...That; 15.6 Contrast: Despite, In Spite of; Review the Grammar; Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Persuasive Essay; Appendices; Glossary of Grammar Terms; Index UR - https://ngl.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?Ntt=grammar+explorer%7C8979148311706347095132107795565182354&N=4294918573+200&Ntk=NGL%7CP_EPI&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial UR - http://www.cengage.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9781111351113 ER -