Product Description

Essential Grammar in Use is a grammar reference and practice book for elementary learners. Modelled on Raymond Murphy's successful intermediate-level English Grammar in Use, it concentrates on areas of grammar normally taught at elementary level. - Easy to use: on each left-hand page a grammar point is explained and on the facing pages there are exercises to check understanding. - Clear explanations: grammar for elementary learners is explained in simple language. - Accessible: the clear contents list and index of grammatical items make it easy for learners to select the units they need. - Additional exercises: these offer extra practice of key grammar points. - Appendices: these references deal with tenses, irregular verbs, short forms, spelling and phrasal verbs. - Self-study: the book can be used by learners working independently. - Key: this contains the answers to all the exercises.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #764669 in Books
• Published on: 1997-02-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

Review
'Essential Grammar in Use is highly recommendable for the use of self-study or as supplementary course material because of its clarity, conciseness, illustrative examples, convenient arrangement, and outstanding lay-out.' VVLE Newsletter, Belgium, 1997

'Never heard of Murphy? Well, then it is high time you rush to the nearest book shop and buy it. It is still the best grammar book and has been so for the last 12 years ... The explanations - always one page - of any grammar item are clear and illustrated not only with good examples but also motivating pictures. On the page facing these explanations you are offered a good selection of exercises. They are easy to understand and also illustrated with pictures.' 'If you feel your students need and also want more of them, there is the volume with the Supplementary Exercises. This means no work for you, you do not have to make up your own examples - it is all there.' ETAS, Switzerland, 1997

Customer Reviews

Excellent self study english grammar book lots of examples
I teach English to foreign students. They all rate this book very highly and I have no hesitation in recommending it to students and teachers alike. It is very well laid out with lots of examples and exercises to test knowledge.

Great book for teachers
I teach business English in China. Murphey's book is a great tool for teachers. I especially like the diagnostic tests in the back of the book. You can use these to determine what exactly your student needs. Then you can just give the student the exact lessons the student needs. The lessons are laid out so there is one lesson on a page and a quiz on the opposite page. Excellent tool and a must have for teachers.

davkees@public.guangzhou.gd.cn

A helpful tool for Teaching English
Teaching English as a Second Language is challenging. I have used this book many times and my students find it easy to study and use. The format with explanations on one side and the exercises on the other is helpful and attractive. For beginners, this is great.