Full Description
The all-new Focus on Grammar 2 Interactive CD-ROM, by Samuela Eckstut and Heather Ordover, mirrors the syllabus of the textbook Focus on Grammar 2, now available in a newly revised third edition. Clear, contextualized, and interactive, this CD-ROM program provides a communicative review of English grammar that covers all language skills through a comprehensive, motivating, and fun practice of the grammar points and skills introduced in the Focus on Grammar Student Book. Focus on Grammar Interactive is in five levels, introductory through advanced. Features * Abundant contextualized exercises-including grammar, reading, listening, dictation, and speaking activities-provide students with extensive and meaningful lab practice. *Target structures are presented in full reading and listening passages to help students discover the grammar. *Dictation exercises provide students with controlled listening and writing practice. *Speaking exercises give students the opportunity for further oral practice of the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and themes introduced in the unit. *Review quizzes and and reports help students monitor their own progress and work.*Additional exercises for remedial practice are provided for each grammar point so that students can work on improving weaker areas. * A new From Grammar to Writing section provides students with additional writing practice based on unit topics, through a series of controlled practice leading to authentic pieces of writing that can be submitted for grading. *Automated feedback, such as hints and explanations, provides learner support and motivates students. *Engaging games provide fun opportunities to review key structures. * Additional support is provided by a wide range of easy-to-access resources, including grammar charts, grammar notes, glossaries, and appendices. System Requirements * Windows 2000 with Service 4 or XP * For Non-English Windows 2000 or XP systems, professional edition recommended * Pentium II processor 400+ MHz *128+ MB RAM (256 MB recommended) *16-bit graphics card * Monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or higher * Sound card, microphone, and speakers (Microphones plugged into USB ports are not supported) *10X CD-ROM drive * Disk space for saving student data (floppy, flash memory, hard drive) * Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher recommended) (Note: Netscape and AOL browser software software not supported.) * Macromedia's Flash 8 and Shockwave 10, Apple's QuickTime 7, and Sun's Java 1.5.0_06 plug-ins (Note: If your computer does not have these plug-ins, they will be installed automatically when you install the course.) * Adobe Acrobat Reader 7
Contents
PART IStatements UNIT 2 The Present of Be: Yes/No Questions UNIT 3 ThePast ofBe THE BOX (GAME) REVIEW TEST PART II: Using Nouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, and Wh- Questions UNIT 4 Count Nouns; Proper Nouns UNIT 5 Descriptive Adjectives UNIT 6 Prepositions of Place UNIT 7 Wh- Questions FROM UNIT 8 The Simple Present: Affirmative and Negative Statements UNIT 9 The Simple Present: Yes / No Questions and Short Answers UNIT 10 The Simple Prepositions of Time; Possessives; This / That / These / Those; One / Ones / It UNIT 11 When, What + Noun; Prepositions of Time; Ordinal Numbers UNIT 12 Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives; Questions with Whose UNIT 13 This / That / These / Those; Questions with Or UNIT 14 One / Ones / It TEST PART V: Present Progressive; Imperatives; Can / Could; Suggestions: Let's, Why Don't We UNIT 15 The Present Progressive: Affirmative and Negative Statements UNIT 16 The Present Progressive: Yes / No and Wh-Questions UNIT 17 The Imperative UNIT 18 Can / Could UNIT 19 Suggestions: Let's, Why don't we ...?, Why don't you ...?; Responses FROM TEST PART VI: The Simple Past UNIT 20 The Simple Past: Regular Verbs - Affirmative and Negative Statements UNIT 21 The Simple Past: Irregular Verbs - Affirmative and Negative Statements UNIT 22 The Simple Past:Yes / THE BOX (GAME) REVIEW TEST PART VII: There is / There are; Pronouns; Count and Non-Count Nouns UNIT 23 There Is / There Are; Is There...? / Are There...? UNIT 24 Subject and Object Pronouns; Direct and Indirect Objects VIII: Review and Contrast-Verbs UNIT 26 The Simple Present and Present Progressive; Adverbs and Expressions of Frequency UNIT 27 Non-Action Verbs UNIT 28 Gerunds and Infinitives UNIT 29 Review of the Simple Past FROM PART IX: The Future UNIT 30 Be Going to for the Future UNIT 31 Will for the Future; Future Time Markers UNIT 32 May or Might for Possibility FROM REVIEW TEST PART X: Nouns UNIT 33 Questions with Any / Some / How Much / How Many; Quantity Expressions UNIT 34 Too Much / Too Many / Too + Permission/Requests; Desires; Offers; Advice; Necessity UNIT 36 Can or May for Permission UNIT 37 Requests,Desires, and Offers:Would You Please ...?, I'd Like ...; Would You Like ... ? UNIT 38 Advice:Should, Shouldn't, Ought to, Had Better, and Had Better Not UNIT 39 Necessity: Have to, Don't Have UNIT 40 The Comparative UNIT 41 Adverbs of Manner UNIT 42 Enough; Too / Very; As + Adjective+ As; Same / Different UNIT 43 The Superlative FROM BOX (GAME) REVIEW TEST APPENDICES * Map of the World * Map of the United States and Canada * Numbers, Temperatures, Months, Days, Seasons, Titles * Time * Parts of the Body; Medical Problems * Holidays in the United States and Canada * Base Forms and Past Forms of Common Irregular Verbs * Verb Forms * Plural Nouns: Spelling and Pronunciation Rules * Possessive Nouns * Non-count Nouns and Names of Containers * The Definite Article * Phrasal Verbs (Two-Word Verbs) * Direct and Indirect Objects * The Present Progressive: Spelling Rules * The Simple Present: Spelling and Pronunciation Rules * The Simple Past of Regular Verbs: Spelling and Pronunciation Rules * Comparisons with Adjectives * Modals * Pronunciation Table
