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BOOKS 2 & 3 (IN PRODUCTION)____________________________________________________________

Building Blocks of English is a three-part series that teaches the students all the grammar they need to know to speak excellent English in most situation.  Book One covers basic grammar and Books Two and Three continue on to teach students all relevant grammar points they need to know to speak English comfortably and naturally.  All the books are twelve chapters long so they can be divided in two, three, or four levels providing for the most flexibility for a school’s curricula.  All the books follow the same format: grammar explanation, dialog practices (which cover positive and negative sentences, yes/no and question word questions), reading/writing, and a “Real Life” page of vocabulary, role plays, and discussion.  Books Two and Three are in the process of being put together and will be available soon.  Find out about testing these books in you class for free!!

 

Building Blocks of English – Book 2: Table of Contents______________________________________

 
Chapter 1:
Count and Non-Count Nouns Much/Many; How much/many Partatives;  A Lot; Some; A Little / few
 
Chapter 2:
Agent Nouns (player) Indirect Pronouns Some/Any/No – thing, one, body Connectors (and, but, so), with “too” or “either”
 
Chapter 3:
Adjectives and Adverbs; Linking VerbsToo” + Adjective + Infinitive (too busy to go) “Not” + Adjective + “Enough” (not tall enough)
 
Chapter 4:
Comparisons using Adjectives and Adverbs (-er or more) Comparisons using Adjectives and Adverbs: “As + Adj.+ as”
 
Chapter 5:
Superlatives of Adjectives and Adverbs
 
Chapter 6:
Tense Review
Chapter 7:
Two-word Verbs (separable and inseparable) Tag Questions Emphatic Sentence
 
Chapter 8:
“If” Clauses; “Even though…” “Why” and “Because” Present Continuous Tense for Future
 
Chapter 9:
Past Continuous Tense; “While”
 
Chapter 10:
Future Continuous
 
Chapter 11:
Modals: should, ought to (“auda”) Polite Request (May, Could, Can – I; Would, Could – you) Expressions: Do you mind if…; Is it alright if… Let’s; Why don’t … ; would rather
 
Chapter 12:
Review of Book 2
 

Building Blocks of English – Book 3: Table of Contents_____________________________________

 
Chapter 1:
Present Perfect
 
Chapter 2:
Present Perfect (since, for)
 
Chapter 3:
Gerund and Infinitive Phrases
 
Chapter 4:
Present Perfect and Modals (should have, must have)
 
Chapter 5:

Present Perfect Continuous

 
Chapter 6:

Passive

Chapter 7:
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
 
Chapter 8:
Embedded Phrases and Questions
 
Chapter 9:
Adjective Clauses
 
Chapter 10:
Quoted and Reported Speech
 
Chapter 11:
Conditional Clauses
 
Chapter 12:
Conditional Clauses
 
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