TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Hughie
ED  - Vancouver Community College.
TI  - Think About It, Talk About It : Oral Grammar Practice (Advanced Level)
SN  - 0973652608
U1  - 428.2/4 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Vancouver, BC
PB  - Vancouver Community College
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Advanced
N1  - "Permission is given to photocopy the exercises for classroom use." (Introduction, p. iii); ''The material is suitable for advanced level and high-intermediate level students
; provides lots of opportunities for student involvement
; gets the students talking among themselves and exchanging ideas
; contains interesting and timely topics; gives examples and practice sentences that clearly illustrate structure being highlighted'' (Book Cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; To the Teacher; general instructions for strip exercices; general instructions for exercises with assigned examples; 1. Adjective Clauses; 'Matching People' - instructions --  exercices; answering questions - topics; adjective clauses with commas (nonrestrictive) - strips; choosing true or false (place,time, reason, manner) - instructions -- exercises; 2. Agreement; answering questions  - practice 1 -- practice 2; giving ideas - subjects requiring a singular verb; 3. Cause and Effect; cause: because, since, as, due to the fact, due to, because of; effect: so, so/such...that, as a result, consequently; changing cause and effect connectors - strips; making cause and effect sentences - strips; 4. Conditions; mixed-time unreal conditions - strips; implied conditions (otherwise/but) - strips; all conditions - answering questions; as if/as though -making sentences; wish, if - answering questions and giving reasons; 5. Connectors; choosing a connector - instructions -- exercise; reason/result/purpose/constrast/opposition/addition/example - strips; intensifying: in fact, as a matter of fact; clarifying: in other words/that is - strips; 6. Contrast; even though/however - strips; in spite of/ despite- answering questions; 7. Gerunds and Infinitives; choosing true or false -instructions -- exercise; past infinitives - making exaggerations; choosing gerund or infinitive - instructions -- exercise; verbs of perception - completing sentences; 8. Giving Examples; such as/for instance - answering questions; 9. Modals; must have / might have - strips; might / might have - answering questions; choosing must have or might / may / could have; discussing modals; giving opinions; 10. Negatives; choosing a negative to begin a sentence; 11. Noun Clauses; noun clauses as subjects - instructions -- exercise; subjunctive - answering questions - instructions -- exercise; 12. Nouns; noncount nouns -abstractions through poetry; 'Who Has Seen the Wind?' - instructions -- exercise; generic nouns with the -answering questions; generic noun with a/an or s/es or choosing true or false; 13. Opposition; direct opposition (while/whereas/on the other hand) - strips; making sentences (on the other hand, however, but); 14. Paired Conjunctions; not only..but also/both..and/either..or/neither..nor - strips; choosing true or false - instructions -- exercise; 15. Parallel Structure; giving ideas; 16. Participial Adjectives; choosing adjectives; 17. Passive Voice; answering questions; responding to incorrect information; find someone who; It is said/alleged/known/expected/hoped - instructions -- exercise; making up reported speech; 20. Result Clauses; changing to reported speech - instructions -- exercise; making up reported speech; 20. Result Clauses; so/such...that - strips; 'Crazy Endings' and result clauses; 21. Special Expressions; used to - answering questions; be/become/get used to - answering questions; 22.Verbs; causative - instructions -- have/get in active and passive - conversation; future perfect - distant future questions; past perfect - instructions -- using by the time; veerb tenses - answering questions - practice 1 -- practice 2; discussing verb forms; sequence of tenses -strips; 23. Grammar Review; correcting sentences - adding one word; error recognition; answering questions; The material is suitable for advanced level and high intermediate level students
ER  -