Description
The ELT Grammar Book, 2nd Edition offers a refreshingly human approach to understanding and teaching English grammar. Written specifically for teachers, this book moves beyond dry rules and dense charts to explain how English grammar actually works—and why learners struggle with it. Author Richard Firsten combines clear, teacher-friendly explanations with humor, comics, historical insights, and a conversational narrative style that makes complex grammar topics approachable and memorable. Each chapter invites active engagement through reflection questions and practice activities, helping teachers process the material in ways that support both teaching and long-term retention. Practical teaching tips address common learner errors and troublesome grammar points, making the book especially useful for classroom application, tutoring, and teacher training. Online chapter supplements extend learning beyond the page, making The ELT Grammar Book a flexible, insightful resource for both new and experienced ELT professionals.
Features
- Clear, teacher-friendly explanations of English grammar
- Engaging use of comics, anecdotes, and historical context
- Reflection questions and exercises for active learning
- End-of-chapter summaries highlighting core grammar points
- Practical advice for addressing common learner difficulties
- Teaching tips tailored to real classroom challenges
- Ideal for self-study, teacher education, and professional development
Sample Materials
Free Resources
- Chapter 1: Word Order
- Topics: Adverbs of frequency and the rules of word inversion.
- Chapter 2: Nouns, Articles, Quantifiers, and Adjectives
- Topics: Compound nouns, the zero article, the definite article, quantifiers (specifically “some” and “any”), compound pronouns, verbal adjectives, compound adjectives, and the ordering of adjectives.
- Chapter 3: The Presents
- Topics: The present progressive tense, including the unorthodox use of stative verbs.
- Chapter 4: The Pasts
- Topics: Distinctions and nuances in the usage of the word “would” versus “used to”.
- Chapter 5: The Futures
- Topics: The controversy over the use of “shall” and marginal future expressions such as “be due” and “be to”.
- Chapter 12: Coordination, Subordination, and Correlation
- Topics: Noun and adjectival (relative) subordinate clauses.
- Chapter 15: Subjunctives, Hopes, and Wishes
- Topics: Phrases that trigger the mandative subjunctive.
- Chapter 16: Conditional Sentences
- Topics: Exceptions and nuances with unreal present, future, and past conditional sentences.
- Chapter 18: Autosegmental Features, Part 2
- Topics: Pronunciation shifts and dropped consonant sounds in object pronouns.
ISBN
9780990874522
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