INTRODUCTION
Contents: MyGrammarLab Elementary A1–A2
To the Teacher:
Introduction Glossary
If you are using MyGrammarLab with a class of students, you can either work through the book from the first to the last module, or you can select the areas that you would like your students to focus on. You can work through a module as outlined on the previous page – but as a teacher, you are able to assign tests and view all the scores from your class in one gradebook. This will enable you to see at a glance which areas are difficult for your students – and will let you know which of your students are falling behind.
unit
Using nouns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
For pronunciation and listening practice in class, audio CDs are available. The disk and track number for each pronunciation explanation are given in the book. Look for these symbols: 1.10 Listen and check. Pronunciation ➤ 1.02 All tests (diagnostic, progress and exit) are hidden from students. Assign these when you want your class to take the test. Marking is automatic – as is the reporting of grades into the class gradebook. Some practice exercises – such as written tasks - require teacher marking. These are hidden from your students so you should only assign these if you want them to submit their answers to you for marking. The grades are reported automatically into the gradebook.
This highlights a grammar point that learners find particularly difficult and often gives common errors that students make.
NATURAL ENGLISH
Sometimes a sentence may be grammatically correct, but it does not sound natural. These notes will help you to produce natural English.
GRAMMAR IN USE
This indicates an exercise which practises grammar in a typical context, often a longer passage or dialogue.
Listen and check.
short form
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Subject and object pronouns Possessive forms of nouns Possessive adjectives and pronouns this, that, these, those Reflexive pronouns; each other Indefinite pronouns one / ones, another one
Diagnostic test I/me, he/him Jake’s teacher/my parents’ house my/mine, her/hers this computer/that star, these days/those days myself, yourself; themselves/each other someone/anyone/no one the red one/the black ones; Which one?
Review Test
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Prepositions of place (1) Prepositions of place (2) Prepositions of movement Prepositions of time (1) Prepositions of time (2) Prepositions with other meanings Common phrases with prepositions
Diagnostic test
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along, past, across, over at, in, on, from … to before/after; for/during
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by, with, as, like at home, in bed, on holiday
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Review Test Diagnostic test
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Comparative adjectives (1) Comparative adjectives (2) Superlative adjectives not as … as, the same (… as)
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too, enough Adverbs of degree
This jacket’s too small/not big enough. very, extremely, a bit, a lot
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Review Test
food and drink
2 college and studying
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festivals
58 60 a long blue skirt excited/exciting quickly, often, today He plays well. She’s always late. older than, more interesting than better, worse, further the highest, the most difficult, the best Paris isn’t as big as London.
Types of adjective Adjectives with -ed and -ing Types of adverb Adverbs and word order
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at, in, on, above in front of, behind, opposite
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Prepositions
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Adjectives and adverbs
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the /ðə/ banana, the /ði/ apple; the or a/an? in the morning/on Monday; play the piano/play football some bananas/any bananas; some/any tea not much milk/not many potatoes a little salt/a few eggs all fruit/all of the fruit in this shop
Pronouns and possessives
This indicates that there is a recorded answer online. You can check your answer by listening to the recording, or, if you are using the edition with answer key, by looking in the key at the back of the book. Some words in the explanations are shown in green. This indicates that they are included in the glossary on p. ix. Look in the glossary to find out what these words mean.
some and any much, many, a lot of a little, a few, too much, too many, not enough all, most, some, no / none, both
Diagnostic test book/books; man/men an apple/some bread; this apple/these apples a coffee/some coffee; a paper/paper a cake/an orange; a dentist/an architect
Review Test
This indicates where you will find pronunciation practice on the audio CDs Pronunciation ➤ 1.02 and in the MyLab. 2.10
Singular and plural nouns Countable and uncountable nouns (1) Countable and uncountable nouns (2) a / an the, a / an Uses of the and a / an
Key to symbols !
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hobbies and activities