Focus on Grammar 3 Book

Introduction

PART I Present, Past, and Future: Review and Expansion

Unit 1 Present Progressive and Simple Present

Magazine article about cross-cultural communication:

What’s Your Cross-Cultural IQ?

Unit 2 Imperative

Article from a physical fitness magazine:

The Warrior Workout

Unit 3 Simple Past

Biography of a 17th-century Japanese poet:

Matsuo Basho

Unit 4 Past Progressive and Simple Past

Radio mystery play:

The Alibi

Unit 5 Used to

Magazine article about 80s fads:

The Awesome Eighties

Unit 6 Future

Article about the future of space travel:

Where to Look for Jobs in the Future

Unit 7 Future Time Clauses

Self-help magazine article about setting goals:

Go for It!

Unit 8 Wh- Questions: Subject and Object

Court transcript—questioning a crime witness:

State of Illinois v. Harry Adams

From Grammar to Writing

Combining Sentences with Time Words

Writing a paragraph about an experience

Review Test

PART II Pronouns and Phrasal Verbs

Unit 9 Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns

Article from a psychology magazine:

Self-Talk

Unit 10 Phrasal Verbs

Biography of a biologist (Dr. Eloy Rodriguez):

Planting Ideas

From Grammar to Writing

Using Pronouns for Coherence

Writing instructions

Review Test

PART III Modals and Related Verbs and Expressions

Unit 11 Ability: Can, Could, Be Able to

Biography of a dancer (Mary Verdi-Fletcher):

Born to Dance

Unit 12 Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if...?

Article on roommate etiquette:

Always Ask First

Unit 13 Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind...?

E-mail messages (personal and business)

Unit 14 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better

Article about Internet etiquette:

Netiquette 101

Unit 15 Suggestions: Let’s, Could, Why don’t...? Why not...? How about...?

Travel brochure for International Youth Hostels:

Let’s Travel!

From Grammar to Writing

Using Appropriate Modals

Writing informal notes

Review Test

PART IV Present Perfect

Unit 16 Present Perfect: Since and For

Article on Brazilian skateboarder Bob Burnquist:

King of Skate

Unit 17 Present Perfect: Already and Yet

Tips on how to give a party:

It’s Party Time!

Unit 18 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past

Adventure travel survey: Been There? Done That?

Maybe it’s time for something new… (or maybe not!)

Unit 19 Present Perfect and Simple Past

Magazine article about life styles:

Commuter Marriages

Unit 20 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect

Magazine article about elephants:

African Elephants

From Grammar to Writing

The Topic Sentence and Paragraph Unity

Writing a personal statement for a job application

Review Test

PART V Nouns and Articles: Review and Expansion

Unit 21 Nouns and Quantifiers

History text about Thor Heyerdahl:

Who Really Discovered America?

Unit 22 Articles: Definite and Indefinite

Two fables by Aesop:

The Ant and the Dove and

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

From Grammar to Writing

Developing a Paragraph with Examples

Writing a paragraph about a holiday

Review Test

PART VI Adjectives and Adverbs

Unit 23 Adjectives and Adverbs

Real estate ad for two apartments:

Wakefield House

Unit 24 Adjectives: Comparisons with As…as, Comparatives with Than

Restaurant review:

A New Place for Pizza

Unit 25 Adjectives: Superlatives

Ad for Toronto:

A Superlative City

Unit 26 Adverbs: As…as, Comparatives, Superlatives

Transcript of a half-time commentary:

The Half-Time Report

From Grammar to Writing

Using Descriptive Adjectives

Writing a descriptive paragraph

Review Test

PART VII Gerunds and Infinitives

Unit 27 Gerunds: Subject and Object

Online bulletin board about smoking:

Can’t Stand Seeing Those Signs!

Unit 28 Gerunds after Prepositions

College student council web page:

Student Council

Unit 29 Infinitives after Certain Verbs

Advice column:

Ask Annie

Unit 30 Infinitives of Purpose

Article on camera phones:

Multi-Use Technology: When 1 + 1 = more than 2

Unit 31 Infinitives with Too and Enough

Transcript of a radio talk-show:

Voice of the People

Unit 32 Gerunds and Infinitives

Magazine article on procrastination:

Stop Procrastinating–Now!

From Grammar to Writing

Combining Sentences with and, but, so, or

Writing a personal letter

Review Test

PART VIII More Modals and Related Verbs and Expressions

Unit 33 Preferences: Prefer, Would prefer, Would rather

Questionnaire about preferences:

Leisure Time Activities

Unit 34 Necessity: Have (got) to, Don’t Have to, Must, Must not, Can’t

Travel column about requirements for traveling around the world:

Know Before You Go

Unit 35 Expectations: Be supposed to

Excerpt from an etiquette book:

Wedding Wisdom

Unit 36 Future Possibility: May, Might, Could

Transcript of a TV weather report

Unit 37 Conclusions: Must, Have (got) to, May, Might, Could, Can’t

Excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes story: The Red-Headed League

From Grammar to Writing

Combining Sentences with because, although, even though

Writing a business letter

Review Test

Appendices

1 Irregular Verbs

2 Common Non-action Verbs

3 Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexively

4 Some Common Transitive Separable Phrasal Verbs

5 Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs

6 Some Common Irregular Plural Nouns

7 Some Common Non-count Nouns

8 Proper Nouns

9 Common Participial Adjectives

10 Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers

11 Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways

12 Common Verbs Followed by a Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing)

13 Common Verbs Followed by an Infinitive ( To + Base Form of Verb)

14 Common Verbs Followed by a Gerund or an Infinitive

15 Verbs Followed by Object + Infinitive

16 Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions

17 Common Verb + Preposition Combinations

18 Social Modals and Expressions

19 Logical Modals and Expressions

20 Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + -ing (Progressive and Gerund)

21 Spelling Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)

22 Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + -ed (Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs)

23 Spelling Rules for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Forms of Adjectives

24 Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly

25 Spelling Rules for Regular Plural Nouns

26 Some Capitalization and Punctuation Rules

27 Contractions with Verb Forms

28 Pronunciation Table

29 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)

30 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs

Glossary of Grammar Terms

Review Tests Answer Key