The Grammar You Need series (three levels) covers essential grammar for the purpose of writing in English in an academic setting. Each fold-out card provides clear, full-color visuals showing how the grammar structures work and how to apply them. Students can download free workbooks from ProLinguaLearning.com and can also take advantage of the powerful web application for this series at TheGrammarYouNeed.com. Level 2 of the series, Developing Details, develops students' skills in adding details to nouns, expressing ideas with verbs, writing with sentence variety, using passive voice, stating facts, predictions, and hypotheses, and more.
1. Adding Details to Nouns2. Expressing Ideas with Verbs3. Adding Details to Sentences4. Writing with Sentence Variety5. Using Passive Voice6. Adjusting the Meaning with Modal Verbs7. Stating Facts, Predictions, and Hypotheses with If and When8. Using Sources
Mark Alves, PhD, teaches linguistics and ESL for Academic Purposes at Montgomery College, Maryland's oldest and largest community college. He has authored numerous textbooks and scholarly articles.
Henry Caballero teaches linguistics and English for Academic Purposes at Montgomery College, Maryland's oldest and largest community college. He has authored numerous textbooks and scholarly articles.
Michael Berman is an award-winning teacher and ESL materials writer who has taught English for Academic Purposes at Montgomery College, Maryland's oldest and largest community college, for over 25 years. He has authored dozens of textbooks and scholarly articles.
Eileen Cotter, lead author for The Grammar You Need levels 1-2 has a Masters of Education from Boston University. She has taught all levels from early childhood to college credit classes. In addition to teaching ESL classes, she has taught numerous workshops and written an ESL textbook on second language writing. Her work on The Grammar You Need materials includes co-authoring cards, the extensive online workbooks and web applications. She also edited the second edition of the well-known teacher training textbook, The ELT Grammar Book.
