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Grammar plays a vital role in communication, both in the spoken and written form. A sound knowledge of English grammar helps learners use the language effectively. The teaching of grammar should, therefore, aim to familiarise learners not only with the forms but also with the communicative functions of the grammatical structures. Additionally, learners need to be equipped to monitor their own use of the language in order to prepare them for self-learning. Cambridge School Grammar, a graded series in grammar and composition, aims to achieve these through carefully-graded tasks and exercises, contextualised in situations familiar to learners. To make the teaching/learning of grammar relevant, it is necessary to integrate the teaching of grammar with the development of the basic language skills. The units in Cambridge School Grammar have, therefore, been designed to include exercises involving listening, speaking, reading and writing with special focus on the particular grammatical structure being taught in the unit. Many units also have open-ended activities where learners are required to think and apply their knowledge, as well as engage in error correction tasks that sensitise learners to grammatical errors. The last activity in every unit is a writing task with focus on fluency and creativity, involving the use of the grammatical structure dealt with in the unit. ISBN - 9781107679962
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