Full Description
The all-new Focus on Grammar 3 Interactive CD-ROM, by Margaret Bonner, Marjorie Fuchs, and Ellen Shaw, mirrors the syllabus of the textbook Focus on Grammar 3, 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 IProgressive and Simple Present UNIT 2 Imperative UNIT 3 Simple Past UNIT 4 Past Progressive and Simple Past UNIT 5 Used to UNIT 6 Future UNIT 7 Future Time Clauses UNIT 8 Wh- Questions: Subject and Object FROM GRAMMAR (GAME) REVIEW TEST PART II: Pronouns and Phrasal Verbs UNIT 9 Reflexive PART III: Modals and Similar Expressions UNIT 11 Ability: Can, Could, Be able to UNIT 12 Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if UNIT 13 Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind UNIT 14 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better UNIT 15 Suggestions: Let's, Could, Why don't, Why not, THE BOX (GAME) REVIEW TEST PART IV: Present Perfect UNIT 16 Present Perfect: Since and For UNIT 17 Present Perfect: Already and Yet UNIT 18 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past UNIT 19 Present Perfect and Simple Past UNIT 20 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect FROM GRAMMAR TO Nouns and Articles: Review and Expansion UNIT 21 Nouns and Quantifiers TEST PART VI: Adjectives and Adverbs UNIT 23 Adjectives and Adverbs UNIT 24 Adjectives: Comparisons with As ... as and Than UNIT 25 Adjectives: Superlatives UNIT 26 Adverbs: As ... as, Comparatives, Superlatives FROM (GAME) REVIEW TEST PART VII: Gerunds and Infinitives UNIT 27 Gerunds: Subject and Object UNIT 28 Gerunds after Prepositions UNIT 29 Infinitives after Certain Verbs UNIT 30 Infinitives of Purpose UNIT 31 Infinitives with Too and Enough UNIT 32 Gerunds and Infinitives FROM GRAMMAR TO TEST PART VIII: More Modals and Similar Expressions UNIT 33 Preferences: Prefer, Would prefer, Would rather UNIT 34 Necessity: Have (got) to, Must, Don't Have to, Must not, Can't UNIT 35 Expectations: Be supposed to UNIT 36 Future Possibility: May, Might, Could UNIT 37 Conclusions: Must, Have * Irregular Verbs * Non-action Verbs * Verbs and Expressions Used Reflexively * Transitive Separable Phrasal Verbs * Intransitive Phrasal Verbs * Irregular Plural Nouns * Non-count Nouns * Proper Nouns * Adjectives That Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways * Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers * Participial Adjectives * Order of Adjective before a Noun * Verbs Followed by the Gerund (Base Form of Verb + ing) * Verbs Followed by the Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb) * Verbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive * Verbs Followed by Object + Infinitive * Adjective + Preposition Combinations * Verb + Preposition Combinations * Modals and Their Functions * Spelling Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) * Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + ing (Progressive and Gerund) * Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + ed (Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs) * Spelling Rules for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) of Adjectives * Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly * Spelling Rules for Regular Plural Nouns * Contractions with Verb Forms * Capitalization and Punctuation Rules * Pronunciation Table * Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) * Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs
