Carne, Paul <br/><br/>
Grammar Explorer 2 / 
Paul Carne ; Rob Jenkins and Staci Sabbagh Johnson (Series Editors) . 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Boston :  National Geographic Learning,  2015. 
 - 457, A11, G5, I6, C1 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - Grammar Explorer .
<br/><br/>Includes appendices, glossary of grammatical terms and index. 
<br/><br/>"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 - CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS (The Present) Lesson 1: Simple Present: Statements and Questions<br/>  Reading: An Afar Wedding 1.1 Simple Present: Affirmative and Negative Statements 1.2 Simple Present: Questions and Answers 1.3 Frequency Adverbs with the Simple Present Lesson 2: Present Progressive and Simple Present<br/>  Reading: Diwali 1.4 Present Progressive: Affirmative and Negative Statements 1.5 Present Progressive: Questions and Answers 1.6 Action and Non-Action Verbs Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about a Tradition Unit 2 - SURVIVAL (The Past) Lesson 1: Simple Past<br/>  Reading: The Lion Guardians Project, Kenya 2.1 Simple Past: Affirmative and Negative Statements 2.2 Simple Past: Questions and Answers Lesson 2: Past Progressive and Simple Past<br/>  Reading: Community Radio in Guatemala 2.3 Past Progressive: Affirmative and Negative Statements 2.4 Past Progressive: Questions and Answers Lesson 3: Past Time Clauses<br/>  Reading: Surviving an Avalanche 2.5 Past Time Clauses with When and While 2.6 Past Time Clauses with When: Events in Sequence Lesson 4: Repeated Past Actions: Used To and Would<br/>  Reading: Who Owns the Past? 2.7 Used To: Affirmative and Negative Statements 2.8 Used To: Questions and Answers 2.9 Would: Repeated Past Actions Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about a Difficult Experience Unit 3 - HEALTH AND FITNESS (Nouns) Lesson 1: Plural and Possessive Nouns — Another and Other<br/>  Reading: Sangomas of Southern Africa 3.1 Spelling Rules for Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns 3.2 Possessive Nouns 3.3 Another and Other Lesson 2: Count and Non-Count Nouns Reading: Superfoods 3.4 Count Nouns and Non-Count Nouns 3.5 More Non-Count Nouns Lesson 3: Quantity and Measurement Words<br/>  Reading: The Science of Sports 3.6 Quantity Words with Count and Non-Count Nouns 3.7 Measurement Words with Non-Count Nouns Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write Opinion Paragraphs Unit 4 - GOING PLACES (Pronouns, Prepositions, and Articles) Lesson 1: Personal Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives<br/>  Reading: Getting Around Mexico City 4.1 Subject and Object Pronouns 4.2 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 4.3 Reflexive Pronouns Lesson 2: Prepositions of Time, Place, and Direction<br/>  Reading: Diving in the Bahamas 4.4 Prepositions of Time 4.5 Prepositions of Place and Direction Lesson 3: Articles<br/>  Reading: Andrew Skurka's Alaska-Yukon Expedition 4.6 Indefinite and Definite Articles 4.7 Generalizations vs. Specific References Lesson 4: Articles with Place Names<br/>  Reading: Greg's and Maya's Travel Blogs 4.8 The and No Article: Geographic Names 4.9 Other Uses of The and No Article with Place Names Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about a Place Unit 5 - A CHANGING WORLD (The Present Perfect) Lesson 1: Present Perfect: Statements and Questions<br/>  Reading: Asia's Aral Sea 5.1 Present Perfect: Statements 5.2 Present Perfect: Questions and Answers 5.3 Using Adverbs with the Present Perfect Lesson 2: Present Perfect with For and Since<br/>  Reading: Paro, the Robot Seal 5.4 Present Perfect with For and Since 5.5 Present Perfect: Past Time Clauses with Since Lesson 3: Present Perfect and Simple Past<br/>  Reading: The Composites 5.6 Present Perfect and Simple Past: Indefinite or Definite Past Time 5.7 Present Perfect and Simple Past: Incomplete or Complete Time Lesson 4: Present Perfect Progressive<br/>  Reading: Good Times and Bad Times for the Inuit 5.8 Present Perfect Progressive: Statements 5.9 Present Perfect Progressive: Questions and Answers 5.10 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about Changes Unit 6 - APPEARANCES AND BEHAVIOR (Adjectives and Adverbs) Lesson 1: Adjectives<br/>  Reading: Koalas Fight Back! 6.1 Adjectives 6.2 Nouns as Adjectives 6.3 Word Order of Adjectives Lesson 2: Adverbs<br/>  Reading: Moko - The Art of Maori Tattoos 6.4 Adverbs of Manner 6.5 Adverbs of Degree Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Description of an Animal Unit 7 - TOMORROW AND BEYOND (The Future) Lesson 1: Future with Will and Be Going To<br/>  Reading: A Star-Studded Trip You'll Never Forget 7.1 Future with Will 7.2 Future with Be Going To Lesson 2: Using Present Forms to Express the Future<br/>  Reading: The Future of Work 7.3 Simple Present: Future Schedules 7.4 Present Progressive for Future Plans Lesson 3: Comparison of Future Forms — Future Time Clauses<br/>  Reading: Fatima's Blog: Ocean News and Views 7.5 Comparison of Future Forms 7.6 Future Time Clauses with After, As Soon As, When, Before Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about the Future Unit 8 - CONSUMER SOCIETY (Comparatives and Superlatives) Lesson 1: Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs<br/>  Reading: What is a Consumer Society? 8.1 Comparative Adjectives<br/> 8.2 Comparative Adverbs 8.3 Completing Comparisons Lesson 2: Comparisons with (Not) As ... As and Less<br/>  Reading: Online Reviews: * or ****? 8.4 Comparisons with As ... As 8.5 Comparisons with Less and Not As ... As Lesson 3: Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs<br/>  Reading: Mount Everest: The Highest Garbage Dump in the World? 8.6 Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs 8.7 More on Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Product Review Unit 9 - THE NATURAL WORLD (Conjunctions and Adverb Clauses) Lesson 1: Conjunctions<br/>  Reading: What's for Dinner? 9.1 Conjunctions: And, Or, So, But 9.2 And + Too, So, Either, Neither Lesson 2: Adverb Clauses: Cause and Contrast<br/>  Reading: Volcano Watching 9.3 Adverb Clauses: Cause 9.4 Adverb Clauses: Contrast Lesson 3: Adverb Clauses: Future Conditional<br/>  Reading: The Sounds of the Sea 9.5 Adverb Clauses: Future Conditional 9.6 Adverb Clauses: If and When Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about Causes and Effects Unit 10 - WORK AND PLAY (Gerunds and Infinitives) Lesson 1: Gerunds<br/>  Reading: Jason deCaires Taylor 10.1 Gerunds as Subjects and Objects 10.2 Gerunds as the Object of a Preposition Lesson 2: Infinitives — Infinitives and Gerunds<br/>  Reading: Online Reviews: The World's Highest Skydive 10.3 Verb + Infinitive 10.4 Verb + Object + Infinitive 10.5 Verb + Gerund or Infinitive Lesson 3: More Uses of Infinitives<br/>  Reading: Tiny Creatures in a Big Ocean 10.6 Infinitives of Purpose 10.7 Too + Infinitive 10.8 Enough + Infinitive Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Biography Unit 11 - PEOPLE AND PLACES (Relative Clauses) Lesson 1: Subject Relative Clauses<br/>  Reading: Petra and the Bedul Bedouin 11.1 Subject Relative Clauses 11.2 Subject Relative Clauses: Verb Agreement Lesson 2: Object Relative Clauses<br/>  Reading: Lek Chailert and the Elephant Nature Park 11.3 Object Relative Clauses 11.4 Object Relative Clauses without Relative Pronouns Lesson 3: Relative Clauses with Prepositions and with Whose<br/>  Reading: Cycling and the Isle of Man 11.5 Object Relative Clauses with Prepositions 11.6 Relative Clauses with Whose Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Classification Essay Unit 12 - ART AND MUSIC (Modals: Part 1) Lesson 1: Ability: Past, Present and Future<br/>  Reading: The Art of Trash 12.1 Ability: Can and Could 12.2 Ability: Be Able To 12.3 Past Ability: Could and Was/Were Able To Lesson 2: Possibility and Logical Conclusions<br/>  Reading: Old Meets New in Argentinian Music 12.4 Possibility: May, Might, and Could 12.5 Logical Conclusions: Must and Must Not Lesson 3: Permission and Requests<br/>  Reading: After the Show 12.6 Permission: May, Could, and Can 12.7 Requests: Would, Could, Can, Will Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write a Review Unit 13 - SPORTS (Modals: Part 2) Lesson 1: Necessity and Prohibition<br/>  Reading: I'm a Female Judo Player: Ask Me Anything! 13.1 Necessity: Must and Have To 13.2 Prohibition (Must Not, May Not, Can't, Couldn't) and Lack of Necessity (Not Have To) Lesson 2: Advisability and Expectation<br/>  Reading: Man versus Horse 13.3 Advisability: Should and Ought To 13.4 Expectations: Be Supposed To Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write an Opinion Unit 14 - INNOVATIONS (Verbs) Lesson 1: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs<br/>  Reading: Cars without Drivers 14.1 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 14.2 Direct and Indirect Objects with To and For 14.3 Direct and Indirect Objects: Word Order with To and For Lesson 2: Phrasal Verbs<br/>  Reading: Podcast 23 - Innovations: Wearable EEGs 14.4 Phrasal Verbs 14.5 Transitive and Intransitive Phrasal Verbs 14.6 Transitive Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about an Innovative Product Unit 15 - WINDOW ON THE PAST (Passive Voice and Participial Adjectives) Lesson 1: Passive Voice<br/>  Reading: The Moche of Northern Peru 15.1 Active and Passive Voice 15.2 Passive Voice: Present, Past, and Future Forms Lesson 2: Passive Voice with Modals — Using the By Phrase<br/>  Reading: A Treasure Ship Tells Its Story: The SS Republic 15.3 Passive Voice with Modals 15.4 Using the By Phrase Lesson 3: Participial Adjectives<br/>  Reading: What's New in Ancient Rome 15.5 Past Participial Adjectives 15.6 Present Participial Adjectives Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about an Important Memory Unit 16 - EXPLORATION (Noun Clauses and Reported Speech) Lesson 1: Noun Clauses with That<br/>  Reading: Discovering a Lost City 16.1 Noun Clauses with That 16.2 Noun Clauses with That: More Expressions Lesson 2: Noun Clauses with Wh-Words and If/Whether<br/>  Reading: The Voyage of the Kon-Tiki 16.3 Noun Clauses with Wh-Words 16.4 Noun clauses with If/Whether Lesson 3: Quoted and Reported Speech<br/>  Reading: Is Space Exploration Still a Good Idea? 16.5 Quoted Speech 16.6 Reported Speech 16.7 Reporting Verbs Review the Grammar Connect the Grammar to Writing: Write about a Journey Appendices Glossary of Grammar Terms Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781111351106 (Student book) 
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