''Communicating with Grammar is an engaging Canadian series for ESL students. Offering grammar instruction through a broad spectrum of themed chapters, and incorporating each of the four skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking - the program helps students internalize key grammar concept for better use in all their communication. Using a ''learn-practice-use in context'' approach, the task-based and communicative pedagogy ensures delivery o f the esssential grammar concepts via practical exercises and authentic communicative activities. The contextualized grammar allows students to become functional om English as quickly and efficient as possible.

Key features: guides student learning by combining discrete grammar instruction and traditional exercises with a communicative task-based approach reinforces the grammar in varied, enjoyable, and often personalized communicative activities contextualizes grammar seamlessly through use in context; target grammar is embedded in the reading, listening, and writing sections provides regular review, affording extra opportunity for students to practise the material and solidify the key aspects of their learning embodies flexibility for accommodating language learners of all levels.

Level 3 is the bridging level to fluency in English usage. It further develops students' ability to create more-complex constructions. Reading and Listening components are from authentic sources, preparing students for real-world communication. At the completion of this level, students will have the confidence to communicate with native speakers academically and professionally.'' (Book Cover)

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART 1

Chapter 1 - Review of Verb Tenses Overview
Simple Tenses
Progressive Tenses
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 2 - Perfect Verb Tense
Overview
Perfect Tenses
Perfect Progressive Tenses
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 3 - Gerunds and Infinitives Overview
Gerunds and Infinitives - Common Patterns
Gerunds and Infinitives as Object
Perfect Gerunds and Infinitives
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 4 - Modals Overview
Polite Request and Permission: Will, Can, Could, Would, May
Ability: Can, Could, Be Able to
Necessity and Obligation: Must/ Have to, Shall / Should / Ought to / Had Better
Certainty, Probability, and Possibility: Will, Must, Can't, Should, Can, May, Might, Could
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 5 - Perfect Modals
Overview
Perfect Modals
Perfect Progressive Modals
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 6 - Active and Passive 1 Overview
Switching Roles: Agents and Targets, Subjects and Objects
Use
Using By and the Doer or Argent
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 7 - Active and Passive 2 -- Complex Structures Overview
Grammatical Structures That Follow Passive Verbs
Infinitive and Gerund Passive Forms
Participle Adjectives
Passive with Get
Causative Verbs
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Part 1 Review -- Self-Study

PART 2

Chapter 8 - Clause Introduction -- Adjective Clauses Overview
Coordination
Subordination
Adjective (Relative) Clauses
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 10 - Reported Speech
Overview
Reporting for Different Sentence Types
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Reporting by Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 11 - Adverb Clauses
Overview
Adverb Clauses of Time
Adverb Clauses of Place Adverb Clauses of Manner
Adverb Clauses of Cause
Adverb Clauses of Result
Adverb Clauses of Purpose
Adverb Clauses of Comparison
Adverb Clauses of Contrast
Reducing Adverb Clauses
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Chapter 12 - Adverb Clauses of Condition
Overview Real Conditions
Unreal Conditions
Subordinating Conjunctions of Condition
Bringing It All Together
Chapter Review

Part 2 Review -- Self Study

Appendices Appendix A: Stative Verbs
Appendix B: Common Irregular Verbs
Appendix C: Prepositions After Verbs, Adjectives, and Nouns
Appendix D: Active and Passive Verb Forms
Appendix E: Modals and Their Functions

Glossary

"Communicating with grammar is an engaging Canadian series for ESL students. Offering grammar instruction through a broad spectrum of themed chapters, and incorporating each of the four skills--reading, writing, listening, and speaking--the program helps students internalize key grammar concepts for better use in all their communication."--page [4] of cover.

Advanced-level ESL students needing grammar instruction or practice.