Grammar Workshop

Some teachers love grammar and some hate it, but nearly all struggle to find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to kids. As a middle school teacher, Jeff Anderson also discovered that his students were not grasping the basics, and that it was preventing them from reaching their potential as writers. Jeff readily admits, “I am not a grammarian, nor am I punctilious about anything,” so he began researching and testing the ideas of scores of grammar experts in his classroom, gradually finding successful ways of integrating grammar instruction into writer's workshop. Mechanically Inclined is the culmination of years of experimentation that merges the best of writer's workshop elements with relevant theory about how and why skills should be taught. It connects theory about using grammar in context with practical instructional strategies, explains why kids often don't understand or apply grammar and mechanics correctly, focuses on attending to the “high payoff,” or most common errors in student writing, and shows how to carefully construct a workshop environment that can best support grammar and mechanics concepts. Jeff emphasizes four key elements in his teaching:short daily instruction in grammar and mechanics within writer's workshop;using high-quality mentor texts to teach grammar and mechanics in context;visual scaffolds, including wall charts, and visual cues that can be pasted into writer's notebooks;regular, short routines, like “express-lane edits,” that help students spot and correct errors automatically.Comprising an overview of the research-based context for grammar instruction, a series of over thirty detailed lessons, and an appendix of helpful forms and instructional tools, Mechanically Inclined is a boon to teachers regardless of their level of grammar-phobia. It shifts the negative, rule-plagued emphasis of much grammar instruction into one which celebrates the power and beauty these tools have in shaping all forms of writing.

La 4e de couverture indique : "Business Benchmark Second edition is the official Cambridge English preparation course for BULATS and Cambridge English : Business Vantage, also known as Business English Certificate (BEC) Vantage. A pacy, topic-based course with comprehensive coverage of language and skills for business, it motivates and engages both professionals and students preparing for working life."

Business Benchmark Second edition is the official Cambridge English preparation course for Cambridge English: Business Preliminary, Vantage and Higher (also known as BEC), and BULATS. This Teacher's Resource Book includes a wide range of supplementary photocopiable material with answers, including complete extra lessons and case studies. It provides information about how the activities in each unit relate to the Business Preliminary exam and BULATS test. There are notes on each unit with advice and suggestions for alternative treatments and information about how this course corresponds to the CEF, with a checklist of 'can do' statements. A complete answer key to both the Business Preliminary and BULATS versions of the Student's Book is provided as well as complete transcripts of the listening material with answers underlined.

This book is intended to support students in learning business vocabulary development, grammar, and the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At the end of this book, the students will be capable of getting either a B1 (intermediate level) or a B2 (upper intermediate level) in business standardized tests such as the Business English Certificate, Lingua Skills, etc.

Learn the French grammar with this easy French textbook full of examples and exercises! This course is divided into 7 chapters and includes 200 exercises and free video lessons for each point. The method is simple: start from a simple sentence and add slowly more elements to it. Then practice after each new element with one or more exercises.