Grammar Explained by Famous Teachers: Junior High School English Grammar Examples and Exercises

Author: Liu Liangyu
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The content and characteristics of this book are as follows:
Grammar Items: The book contains 14 units in total, with each UNIT covering one grammar item. It covers the "Grammar Item List" from the "Junior High School English Teaching Syllabus" (which is also part of the junior high school entrance exam syllabus) and fully references the relevant content from the "English Curriculum Standards for Nine-Year Compulsory Education" as well as current teaching materials for corresponding grade levels.
Grammar Points: Each UNIT lists several grammar points, either in simple descriptions or as typical structures. The selection and establishment of these points are based on the following two considerations: First, the fundamental structures or key points that need to be mastered; second, the easily confused or mistaken areas in learning, i.e., the difficulties. This book reflects the requirements of English teaching and exams while also being a valuable crystallization of the compilers' years of teaching experience.
Example Sentences and Explanations: After each grammar point, typical example sentences and brief explanations are provided in a tabular format for easy comparison and clarity. This is an example-based grammar book: It is hoped that learners will grasp the three dimensions of grammar—“structural form + linguistic meaning + linguistic application”—by observing a certain number of typical example sentences. This will enable them to master grammar in real-life usage and lay a solid foundation for using English grammar correctly and appropriately.
Tips: When necessary, related knowledge about a specific grammar structure is provided in the form of "Tips," especially the vocabulary applicable to that grammar structure. We believe that grammar is not just isolated and rigid rules; it should and needs to be mastered through specific vocabulary. This is also a vocabulary-based grammar book. Combined with the relevant grammar points, possible vocabulary is provided to offer learners reliable materials and effective help in future language use.
Practice: At the end of each UNIT, there is "PRACTICE" based on the content of the UNIT, offering various forms of exercises. It is preferable to use paragraph-style exercises to provide readers with contexts that are realistic, diverse, and, allowing them to learn (or review) the use of grammar in practice. It is hoped that this book becomes a good example of "learning grammar through application," with particular attention paid to idiomatic expressions that deviate from common rules, i.e., the actual use of grammar in real language.