Vocabulary and Grammar

Starting Skills in English Vocabulary and Grammar Part A Course Book Have you studied English at school? Do you need to improve your vocabulary and grammar? Then you need Starting Skills in English Vocabulary and Grammar. This course helps you improve your basic vocabulary and grammar. In Part A you learn how to use 200 key words from eight key knowledge areas. You will also learn: Vocabulary: * forming letter shapes; * reading and writing numbers; * saying letter names; * using adjectives; * using alphabetical order; * using any in questions and negatives; * using capitals and lower case; * using frequency adverb phrases; * using noun phrases with apposition; * using past time phrases; * using present participles and gerunds; and * using uncountable nouns. Grammar patterns: * using SV (O) (A) patterns where: * S = simple noun phrase/pronoun * V = be in simple present or simple past/other verbs in simple present, present continuous or simple past/modal can or other verb * O = noun/pronoun * A = prepositional phrase; * using There is/was. Starting Skills in English Part B Vocabulary and Grammar is also available. There are linked courses in Listening and Speaking and Reading and Writing. See the Skills in English website at skillsinenglish.com for additional materials and help. Key Features * Reading texts a maximum of 250 words * Listening texts a maximum of 400 words * Speaking and writing tasks are short paragraphs * Teacher's Book containing a full answer key, language and culture notes, methodology notes and transcript of listening material * Allows beginners immediate access to study of academic English skills * Available as three books - Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar - at two levels * Language and culture notes available for Arabic, Chinese and Japanese learners * Ideal for false beginners, i.e., students who have not achieved their full potential in English at school Accompanying Teacher's Book, Student Test Pack and Teacher Test Booklet also available.