There are 115 units
in the book, each one focusing on a particular area of grammar. The
material is organised in grammatical categories, such as tenses,
questions and articles. Units are not ordered according to difficulty,
and should therefore be selected and used in the order appropriate for
the learner(s). The book should not be worked through from beginning to
end.
The units are listed in the Contents and there is a
comprehensive Index at the end of the book. Each unit has the same
format consisting of two facing pages. The grammar point is presented
and explained on the left-hand page and the corresponding exercises are
on the right. There are seven Appendices (pages 243–251) dealing with
active and passive forms, irregular verbs, short forms (contractions),
spelling and phrasal verbs. It might be useful for teachers to draw
students’ attention to these.
At the back of the book there is a
set of Additional exercises (pages 252–270). These exercises provide
‘mixed’ practice bringing together grammar points from a number of
different units
(especially those concerning verb forms). There are 35 exercises in this section and there is a full list on page 252.
