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Another way of using the book: for systematic study
If you are working without a teacher, we suggest:

1 DON'T go right through the book from beginning to end - some parts will be unnecessary for you.
2 Choose a Section to study. Section 1, 'be and have', for example? Section 8? Section 19?
3 Read the grammar explanations, do the exercises, and check your answers.
4 Do some or all of the exercises in the 'More Practice' pages.
5 Go to the revision test at the end of the section, and try some or all of the questions.
6 Check your answers. If you still have problems, look at the explanations again.

Website
On the website www.oup.com/elt/oxfordenglishgrammar there are extra exercises and games to give you
more practice on some of the structures.

Pronunciation
The'Pronunciation for grammar'exercises will help you to hear unstressed grammatical words more clearly,

and to pronounce structures fluently with good rhythm and stress.

Examinations
This book teaches all of the grammar (and more!) that is needed for Common European Framework Levels
A1 and A2, and is suitable for learners studying for Cambridge KET and PET.

If you know everything in the book, will you speak perfect English?
No, sorry!
1 Not many people learn foreign languages perfectly. (And not many people need to.) But this book will

help you to speak and write much more correctly.

2 Books like this give short practical explanations. They cannot tell you the whole truth about English
grammar, and they cannot give you enough practice to get all the difficult points right. If you follow the

rules in this book, you will not make many mistakes. But you will probably need to practise using the
structures in different situations. (The website material will help with this.) You will find more complete
information about difficult points in the Intermediate Level of the Oxford English Grammar Course.
3 Grammar is not the only important thing in a language. You also need a wide vocabulary, and - very
important - you need a lot of practice in listening and speaking, reading and writing. Remember: this is a

grammar practice book, not a complete English course.

To the teacher
There is a complete lesson-by-lesson Teacher's Guide which you can access by tapping
teacher's guide
the link at the start of each section. This supplements the Student's Book exercises with
hundreds of additional communicative and out-of-class practice activities, to help students
make the move from practising grammar to using grammar. It also contains helpful Language Notes showing
typical problems students may have with certain structures, often because of cross-language differences.

You can also download Classroom Tests free from www.oup.com/elt/teacher/oxfordenglishgrammar.There are
tests for each level to help to show what your students need to study, or how well they have learnt the material
you have covered. To access these, take a moment to sign up for free membership of the Oxford Teachers'Club.

We hope that you will enjoy using our book.

With our best wishes for your progress in English.

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