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National Geographic Learning, a Cengage Learning Company, has a mission to bring the world to the classroom and the classroom to life. With our English language programs, students learn about their world by experiencing it. Through our partnerships with National Geographic and TED, they develop the language and skills they need to be successful global citizens and leaders. Locate your local office at international.com/region Visit National Geographic Learning online at NGL.com/ELT Visit our corporate website at www.com Printed in the United States of America Print Number: 02 Print Year: 2017 Scope and Sequence iv Overview vi Acknowledgements _ viii Credits ix Unit1 Using Bein Sentences 2 Unit2 Using Have in Sentences 16 Unit3 Writing with the Simple Present 28 Unit4 Writing with the Present Progressive 40 Unit5 Writing with the Simple Past 54 Unit6 Writing with the Past Progressive 68 Unit7 Writing about the Future 80 Unit8 Writing with Subject-Verb Agreement 92 Unit9 Writing with Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 106 Unit 10 Writing with Modals 120 Unit 11 Using Simple Sentences 134 Unit 12 Using Compound Sentences 148 Unit 13 Writing with Adjectives 162 Unit 14 Writing with Articles 176 Unit 15 Writing with Adverbs 190 Appendix 1: Building Greater Sentences 206 Appendix 2: Useful Language Terms 207 Appendix 3: Capitalization and Punctuation 208 Appendix 4: Irregular Verbs 210 Appendix 5: Prepositions 211 Appendix 6: Sentence Problems 212 Appendix 7: Paragraphs 213 Appendix 8: Academic Word List 214 scope and Sequence Common Err abulary in A: 1 1.1 Does the verb agree with the Adjectives Frequently Used with Be Descriptive: The Republic of subject? available important similar Maldives Using Bein 1.2 _ |s your sentence complete? consistent likely useful Definition: Plagiarism Sentences 1.
Do you need be or have? different necessary willing essential 2 2.1 Does the verb agree with the Nouns Frequently Used with Have Comparison: The Japanese subject? access difficulty opportunity and American Systems Using Have 2.2 Do you need have or be? benefits effect right of Government in Sentences consequences meaning time Comparison: Bees and control Wasps 3 3.1 Do the subject and the verb Adverbs + Verbs Frequently Used in the Present Cause-Effect: The Keys to agree? always seem often find sometimes make Happiness Writing with 3. Is the verb be missing? always take often use usually mean Opinion: Digital Books vs. Is the adverb in the correct never get sometimes feel usually occur Printed Books Present position? never know 4 4.1 Is the present progressive Verbs Frequently Used in Present Progressive Descriptive: Bike-Friendly form correct? become make use Cities Wri g with 4.2 Is the spelling correct? begin take work Cause-Effect: Changes in the Present 4.3 Do you need simple present do try the American Diet a or present progressive? Progressive 44 Isita tative verb? 5 5.1 Do you need simple present or Verbs Frequently Used in Simple Past Narrative (Biography): /bn simple past? associate have provide Battuta, World Traveler Wri 5.2 Do you use the correct form? base include report Narrative (Biography): Marie the Simple 5.3 Are your verb tenses be make say Curie Past consistent? do 5.4 Is the negative form correct? 6 6.1 Do you have the correct past Verbs Frequently Used with While in the Past Narrative (Biography): progressive form? Progressive Marianna Yampolsky Writing with 6.2 Do you need simple past or attend read try Narrative: The First and Last the Past past progressive? do take use Trip of the Titanic ä learn teach work Progressive mata 7 7.1 Do you have the correct form Verbs Frequently Used with May Descriptive: Doctors’ with will or may? be include provide Appointments in the Writing about | 7.2 Doyouhave the correct future | find lead result Future the Future form? have need seem Cause-Effect: The Dangers help of Plastic Garbage in the Oceans 8 8.1 _ Is the verb form correct? Verbs from the Academic Word List (Sublist 1) Descriptive: The Amazing 8.2 Does the verb agree with the assume function occur Jindo-Modo Land Writing with subject? create indicate require Bridge Subject-Verb distribute involve vary Descriptive: Animal Agreement estimate Communication iv Scope and Sequence Common Error Writing 9 9.1 Do you have the correct Frequently Used Adjective + Preposition Combinations Narrative (Biography): Steve preposition? aware of involved in Jobs Writing with 9.2 Do you have a gerund after a concerned about related to Narrative (Biography): Prepos preposition? different from responsible for William Shakespeare 9.3 Is there an error with for? interested in similar to and Prepositional Phrases 1 0 10.1 Is the form of the modal Verbs Frequently Used with Can Process: How to Starta correct? be lead see Community Garden Writing with 10.2 Do you need a modal? do make take Cause-Effect: Dangers of Modals 10.3 Is it the correct modal? have provide use Medicines for Babies help 1 1 11.1 Is there a complete verb Words from the Academic Word List (Sublist 2) Descriptive: The Valuable form? affect focus and Spicy Chili Pepper Using Simple 11.2 Is there a subject? categories previous Descriptive: Results of Sentences 11.3 Do you have the correct complex primary Commuting Survey punctuation for items in a consequences region series? design strategies 11.4 Is there a comma after an introductory phrase? 1 2 12.1 Is there a coordinating Words from the Academic Word List (Sublist 3) Descriptive: The Science conjunction? document negative sequence Behind a Roller Using 12.2 Isa comma missing? initial outcomes sufficient Coaster Compound 12.3 Can you use a compound instance removed task Phan pm The FIFA World sentence? location Up Sentences 12.4 Does the sentence begin with a coordinating conjunction? 1 3 13. Is the adjective in the correct Frequently Used Adjectives Narrative (Science Report} position? different new public The Effect of Sunlight Writing with 13.2 Is the adjective correct? high other significant on Plant Growth Adjectives 13.3 Is the comparative form important political social Comparison: Alligators and correct? international Crocodiles 1 4 14.1 Do you use a/an/the Nouns Frequently Used with An Descriptive: Pearls correctly? attempt explanation object Definition: Farming for Fish Writing with 14.2 Do you use a/an with a non- effort increase opportunity Articles count noun? element instrument overview 14.3 Do you need the? examination 1 5 15.1 Do you use the adverb form of | Adverbs Frequently Used with Very Opinion: Kevin Durant: A the word? carefully likely recently True Sportsman Writing with 15.2 Is the adverb of manner in the clearly often slowly Process: Collecting Water Adverbs correct position? closely quickly well from the Air 15.3 Is the frequency adverb in the far correct position? 15.4 Is the adverb of degree correct and in the correct position? Scope and Sequence V Overview ABOUT THE GRAMMAR FOR GREAT The resulting grammar syllabus is based on actual student needs, not a pre-determined list of WRITING SERIES grammar points.
All the grammatical structures Grammar for Great Writing is a three-book series included in this series meet at least one of these that helps students with the specific grammar they two criteria: (1) nonnative writers make errors actually need to strengthen their academic writing. using the structure, or (2) nonnative writers tend to Activities feature academic vocabulary and content, avoid using the structure. providing clear models for good academic writing. The material taught in all three books is corpus- Ideal for the grammar component of a writing and informed, using a variety of corpora or corpus- grammar class, Grammar for Great Writing may be based resources, including the Academic Word List used as a companion to the Great Writing series or (Coxhead, 2000), the Corpus of Contemporary English in conjunction with any academic writing textbook.
(Davies, 2008-), the Michigan Corpus of UpperLevel This series consists of three levels: A, B, and C. Student Papers (Adel & Rémer, 2012), student papers Book A is for low intermediate students and is from our own courses, as well as empirical research designed to complement the writing and grammar studies of nonnative student writing. Because found in Great Writing 2. vocabulary is such an integral part of good academic writing, we have also included a corpus-informed Book Bis for intermediate students and is vocabulary section, Academic Vocabulary, in each unit.
designed to complement the writing and grammar found in Great Writing 3. ORGANIZATION Book Cis for upper intermediate to advanced Each of the three books in this series consists students and is designed to complement the of 15 units, and each unit focuses solidly on one writing and grammar found in Great Writing 4. area of grammar that causes problems for ESL and EFL writers. These 45 grammar points have been THE RESEARCH BEHIND THIS SERIES selected based on input from experienced English One of the most important differences between language teachers and student writers.
Although Grammar for Great Writing and more traditional many grammar points appear in only one book, grammar series is the research base that informed others are so important that they appear in more our grammar choices as we developed this series. than one book. Students work with the grammar A traditional grammar series starts with a list of pre- point in increasingly more complex sentences and determined grammar points that will be covered, rhetorical modes as they progress through the and then exercises are developed for those different levels of the series. For Grammar for Great Writing, The units have been carefully designed so however, we started by reviewing academic writing that they may be taught in any order.
In fact, it by both nonnative and native students.