Houck, Noël 1942-
Grammar Connection 4 : Structure Through Content / Noël Houck and Sharon Hilles ; Marianne Celce-Murcia and M.E. Sokolik, series editors. - Boston : Heinle Cengage Learning, 2009. - xv, 304 p. : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. - Grammar Connection . - Grammar connection series. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Connecting learners to structure through academic content, Grammar Connection teaches the authentic language skills learners need for academic and professional success.
Discourse-based grammar presentation through readings and conversations offers natural language instructions and prepares learners for academic success.
Authentic contexts from academic disciplines essential background for grammar presentation and practice.
Concise lessons with clear grammar charts create an easy-to-follow learning framework.
High-frequency academic vocabulary is systematically developed in Content Vocabulary sections.
High-frequency practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking stimulates the skills learners need in academic contexts.
Connection: Putting It Together synthesizes grammar, vocabulary, and content through communicative activities.
Review and Learner Logs summarize language instruction and enhance learner independence." (Book Cover) CONTENTS A Word from the Series Editors Guided Tour Acknowledgments LESSON 1 Psychology: Personality and Occupation Present Tense Review -- Past Tense Review -- Future Review LESSON 2 Nursing: Careers in Nursing
Present Progressive -- Past Progressive -- Future Progressive LESSON 3 Engineering: Building Bridges
Present Tense vs. Present Progressive -- Past Tense vs. Past Progressive -- Adverbs of Frequency LESSON 4 Sociology: Marriage Customs and Trends
Future -- Future Progressive LESSON 5 Ecology: Climate Change
Present Perfect -- Past Perfect -- Future Perfect Review Lessons 1-5 LESSON 6 Public Policy: Predicting and Planning for Earthquakes
Comparing the Present and Present Perfect -- Comparing the Past and Past Perfect -- Comparing the Future and Future Perfect LESSON 7 English Composition: Writing Papers
Tense Sequencing in Discourse -- Simple Present as Background Information in Discourse LESSON 8 Linguistics: The History and Globalization of English
Present Perfect Progressive -- Past Perfect Progressive -- Future Perfect Progressive LESSON 9 Health Sciences: Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases
Common Modal Verbs -- Negation of Modals LESSON 10 Mathematics: Game Theory
Negative Statements -- Negative Statements with Either and Neither Review Lesson 6-10 LESSON 11 American Literature: Crime Novels
Separable Phrasal Verbs -- Inseparable Phrasal Verbs LESSON 12 Science: The Human Brain
Core Determiners: Articles, Demonstratives, Possessives, and Quantifiers -- Pre-Determiners and Post-Determiners LESSON 13 Fashion and Apparel: Design
Adjectives Preceding Nouns -- Predicative Adjectives -- Adjective Sequences
LESSON 14 Zoology: Animal Communication
Subject and Object Pronouns and Possessive Forms -- Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns -- Indefinite Pronouns
LESSON 15 Sociolinguistics: Conversational Style
Using This, That, These, Those and It for Discourse Reference -- Discourse Reference with Such
Review Lessons 11-15
LESSON 16 Political Science: Elections
Intensifiers with Adjectives, Adverbs, and Nouns -- Too and Enough with Infinitive Phrases -- So... that
LESSON 17 Geography: Topography and Cartography
Non-Referring It -- Non-Referring There
LESSON 18 Paleontology: The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
Coordinate Conjunctions -- Conjunctive Adverbs -- More Conjunctive Adverbs
LESSON 19 Anthropology: Body Art and Tattooing
Relative Clauses -- Relative Pronouns and Adverbs -- Reduced Restrictive Relative Clauses
LESSON 20 Life Sciences: Genetics and Cell Biology
Review: Time Words and Phrases -- Time Clauses
Review Lessons 16-20
LESSON 21 Economics: Running a Small Business
Present Factual Conditionals -- Past Factual Conditionals -- Future (or Predictive) Conditionals
LESSON 22 Mathematics: Probability and Statistics
Hypothetical Statements and Questions in the Conditional -- Past Non-Factual Conditionals -- Wish and Hope
LESSON 23 Social Sciences: Demography
Passive Voice -- Use of Passive Voice -- Middle Voice
LESSON 24: Nutrition: Diet and Health
Verb + Infinitive -- Verb + Noun Phrase + Infinitive -- Passive Verb + Infinitive
LESSON 25 Philosophy: Ethics
Gerunds -- Noun/Pronoun + Gerunds -- Gerunds Vs Infinitives
Review Lessons 21-25
LESSON 26 Technology: Robotics
Object Noun Clauses with that -- Object Noun Clauses with if, whether, and wh- word
LESSON 27 Marketing: Making Responsible Claims
Reported Speech: Statements -- Reported Speech: Questions -- Reported Speech: Orders, Requests, Advices, Warnings
LESSON 28 Cultural Anthropology: The Anasazi
Anticipatory it with Infinitives -- Anticipatory it with that Clauses -- Wh-Clefts
LESSON 29 Business: Hotel and Restaurant Management
Verb Agreement: Collective Nouns and Units of Measurement -- Verb Agreement: Quantifiers
LESSON 30 Writing: Academic Style
Adverbial Clauses -- Review: Direct Quotations and Reported Speech -- Hedging with Modals. Adverbs of Frequency, Quantifiers, and Other Expressions
Review Lessons 26-30
Appendices
Vocabulary Index
Index
Credits
1413008453 (Student Book) 9781413008456 (Student Book)
2007924642
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Business English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Life skills--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language.
English language--Business English.
English language--Grammar.
English language--Spoken English.
Life skills.
B2 (CEFR).
High-intermediate.
Problems and exercises.
Textbooks--for foreign speakers.
PE1128 / .G3534 2008
425
Grammar Connection 4 : Structure Through Content / Noël Houck and Sharon Hilles ; Marianne Celce-Murcia and M.E. Sokolik, series editors. - Boston : Heinle Cengage Learning, 2009. - xv, 304 p. : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. - Grammar Connection . - Grammar connection series. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Connecting learners to structure through academic content, Grammar Connection teaches the authentic language skills learners need for academic and professional success.
Discourse-based grammar presentation through readings and conversations offers natural language instructions and prepares learners for academic success.
Authentic contexts from academic disciplines essential background for grammar presentation and practice.
Concise lessons with clear grammar charts create an easy-to-follow learning framework.
High-frequency academic vocabulary is systematically developed in Content Vocabulary sections.
High-frequency practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking stimulates the skills learners need in academic contexts.
Connection: Putting It Together synthesizes grammar, vocabulary, and content through communicative activities.
Review and Learner Logs summarize language instruction and enhance learner independence." (Book Cover) CONTENTS A Word from the Series Editors Guided Tour Acknowledgments LESSON 1 Psychology: Personality and Occupation Present Tense Review -- Past Tense Review -- Future Review LESSON 2 Nursing: Careers in Nursing
Present Progressive -- Past Progressive -- Future Progressive LESSON 3 Engineering: Building Bridges
Present Tense vs. Present Progressive -- Past Tense vs. Past Progressive -- Adverbs of Frequency LESSON 4 Sociology: Marriage Customs and Trends
Future -- Future Progressive LESSON 5 Ecology: Climate Change
Present Perfect -- Past Perfect -- Future Perfect Review Lessons 1-5 LESSON 6 Public Policy: Predicting and Planning for Earthquakes
Comparing the Present and Present Perfect -- Comparing the Past and Past Perfect -- Comparing the Future and Future Perfect LESSON 7 English Composition: Writing Papers
Tense Sequencing in Discourse -- Simple Present as Background Information in Discourse LESSON 8 Linguistics: The History and Globalization of English
Present Perfect Progressive -- Past Perfect Progressive -- Future Perfect Progressive LESSON 9 Health Sciences: Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases
Common Modal Verbs -- Negation of Modals LESSON 10 Mathematics: Game Theory
Negative Statements -- Negative Statements with Either and Neither Review Lesson 6-10 LESSON 11 American Literature: Crime Novels
Separable Phrasal Verbs -- Inseparable Phrasal Verbs LESSON 12 Science: The Human Brain
Core Determiners: Articles, Demonstratives, Possessives, and Quantifiers -- Pre-Determiners and Post-Determiners LESSON 13 Fashion and Apparel: Design
Adjectives Preceding Nouns -- Predicative Adjectives -- Adjective Sequences
LESSON 14 Zoology: Animal Communication
Subject and Object Pronouns and Possessive Forms -- Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns -- Indefinite Pronouns
LESSON 15 Sociolinguistics: Conversational Style
Using This, That, These, Those and It for Discourse Reference -- Discourse Reference with Such
Review Lessons 11-15
LESSON 16 Political Science: Elections
Intensifiers with Adjectives, Adverbs, and Nouns -- Too and Enough with Infinitive Phrases -- So... that
LESSON 17 Geography: Topography and Cartography
Non-Referring It -- Non-Referring There
LESSON 18 Paleontology: The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
Coordinate Conjunctions -- Conjunctive Adverbs -- More Conjunctive Adverbs
LESSON 19 Anthropology: Body Art and Tattooing
Relative Clauses -- Relative Pronouns and Adverbs -- Reduced Restrictive Relative Clauses
LESSON 20 Life Sciences: Genetics and Cell Biology
Review: Time Words and Phrases -- Time Clauses
Review Lessons 16-20
LESSON 21 Economics: Running a Small Business
Present Factual Conditionals -- Past Factual Conditionals -- Future (or Predictive) Conditionals
LESSON 22 Mathematics: Probability and Statistics
Hypothetical Statements and Questions in the Conditional -- Past Non-Factual Conditionals -- Wish and Hope
LESSON 23 Social Sciences: Demography
Passive Voice -- Use of Passive Voice -- Middle Voice
LESSON 24: Nutrition: Diet and Health
Verb + Infinitive -- Verb + Noun Phrase + Infinitive -- Passive Verb + Infinitive
LESSON 25 Philosophy: Ethics
Gerunds -- Noun/Pronoun + Gerunds -- Gerunds Vs Infinitives
Review Lessons 21-25
LESSON 26 Technology: Robotics
Object Noun Clauses with that -- Object Noun Clauses with if, whether, and wh- word
LESSON 27 Marketing: Making Responsible Claims
Reported Speech: Statements -- Reported Speech: Questions -- Reported Speech: Orders, Requests, Advices, Warnings
LESSON 28 Cultural Anthropology: The Anasazi
Anticipatory it with Infinitives -- Anticipatory it with that Clauses -- Wh-Clefts
LESSON 29 Business: Hotel and Restaurant Management
Verb Agreement: Collective Nouns and Units of Measurement -- Verb Agreement: Quantifiers
LESSON 30 Writing: Academic Style
Adverbial Clauses -- Review: Direct Quotations and Reported Speech -- Hedging with Modals. Adverbs of Frequency, Quantifiers, and Other Expressions
Review Lessons 26-30
Appendices
Vocabulary Index
Index
Credits
1413008453 (Student Book) 9781413008456 (Student Book)
2007924642
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Business English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Life skills--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language.
English language--Business English.
English language--Grammar.
English language--Spoken English.
Life skills.
B2 (CEFR).
High-intermediate.
Problems and exercises.
Textbooks--for foreign speakers.
PE1128 / .G3534 2008
425