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khmerhit · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 2:16 am Post subject: emergency grammars

My newbie friend departs this week for ASIA!!! I said I would give him the names of some books that he should purchase and take with him to avoid unnecessary newbie problems, such as what is a freakin adverb???? Of course, I have forgotten most of the titles. I know

Swan, English something something, and
Azar, Grammar something something,

plus a good book called the Grammar Hammer that I have never laid eyes on.

I would be grateful for any ideas!

Many thanks in advance--

khmerhit Smile

johnslat · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 2:27 am Post subject: Grammar links

Dear khmerhit,
Here's a link to the Azar series, which I used for many years in Saudi Arabia and liked (with a few reservations):

http://www.longman.com/ae/azar/

and here's a link to Swan (and others):

http://resources.englishclub.com/page2.htm

and would this be the "Grammar Hammer" you mentioned:

http://www.campusi.com/isbn_0760727651.htm

Regards,
John

khmerhit · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject:

That's great, John, thanks. i have forwarded the info to my friend.

As for the Grammar Hammer book, I am just not sure (without checking) if that is the one that my CELTA trainers recommended. If so, they said it is an indispensable aid to the newbie.

hear that, newbies? Wink

kh

woodersn · Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 26 Location: Quepos, Costa Rica

Don't know if this is what you have in mind, BUT if you're interested in basic grammar, parts of speech, simple clauses, blah blah blah - try checking out scholastic syllabi. Surely you can find these all over the net, then search titles from there.

I think in the U.S., this is typically taught at the middle school level. I remember getting alot of that info out of my 6th grade English textbook - be damned if I can remember wot it's called now... Anyway just an idea!

Something more advanced might be a copy of the St. Martin's Handbook, latest edition.

-Wood