Sách English Grammar in Use.

To the student 

This book is for students who want help with English grammar. It is written for you to use without a teacher. 

The book will be useful for you if you are not sure of the answers to questions like these: 

Sách English Grammar in Use.

What is the difference between /did and Ihave done? L.) When do we use will for the future? 

What is the structure after I wish? 

When do we say used to do and when do we say used to doing? 

When do we use the? 

What is the difference between like and as? 

These and many other points of English grammar are explained in the book and there are exercises on each point. 

Level 

The book is intended mainly for intermediate students (students who have already studied the basic grammar of English). It concentrates on those structures which intermediate students want to use, but which often cause difficulty. Some advanced students who have problems with grammar will also find the book useful. 

The book is not suitable for elementary learners. 

How the book is organised 

Sách English Grammar in Use.

There are 145 units in the book. Each unit concentrates on a particular point of grammar. Some problems (for example, the present perfect or the use of the) are covered in more than one unit. For a list of units, see the Contents at the beginning of the book. 

Each unit consists of two facing pages. On the left there are explanations and examples; on the right there are exercises. At the back of the book there is a Key for you to check your answers to the exercises (page 336). 

There are also seven Appendices at the back of the book (pages 292-301). These include irregular verbs, summaries of verb forms, spelling and American English. 

Finally, there is a detailed Index at the back of the book (page 373). 

How to use the book 

Sách English Grammar in Use.

The units are not in order of difficulty, so it is not intended that you work through the book from beginning to end. Every learner has different problems and you should use this book to help you with the grammar that you find difficult. 

it is suggested that you work in this way: 

Use the Contents and/or Index to find which unit deals with the point you are interested in.

if you are not sure which units you need to study, use the Study guide on page 326. 

Study the explanations and examples on the left-hand page of the unit you have chosen. C3 Do the exercises on the right-hand page. 

Check your answers with the Key. 

If your answers are not correct, study the left-hand page again to see what went wrong. 

You can of course use the book simply as a reference book without doing the exercises. 

To the teacher 

English Grammar in Use was written as a self-study grammar book, but teachers may also find it useful as additional course material in cases where further work on grammar is necessary. 

Sách English Grammar in Use.

The book will probably be most useful at middleand upper-intermediate levels (where all or nearly all of the material will be relevant), and can serve both as a basis for revision and as a means for practising new structures. It will also be useful for some more advanced students who have problems with grammar and need a book for reference and practice. The book is not intended to be used by elementary learners. 

The units are organised in grammatical categories (Present and past, Articles and nouns, Prepositions etc). They are not ordered according to level of difficulty, so the book should not be worked through from beginning to end. It should be used selectively and flexibly in accordance with the grammar syllabus being used and the difficulties students are having. 

The book can be used for immediate consolidation or for later revision or remedial work. It might be used by the whole class or by individual students needing extra help. The left-hand pages (explanations and examples) are written for the student to use individually, but they may of course be used by the teacher as a source of ideas and information on which to base a lesson. The student then has the left-hand page as a record of what has been taught and can refer to it in the future. The exercises can be done individually, in class or as homework. Alternatively (and additionally), individual students can be directed to study certain units of the book by themselves if they have particular difficulties not shared by other students in their class. Don’t forget the Additional exercises at the back of the book (see To the student). 

Sách English Grammar in Use.

This fourth edition of English Grammar in Use has been revised and updated. There are no new units, but some of the exercises have been rewritten or replaced. 

An edition of English Grammar in Use without the Key is available. Some teachers may prefer this for use with their students. 

An online version of English Grammar in Use is also available.