Grammar in Use Intermediate: Self-study Reference and Practice for Students of North American English - with Answers

If you are an intermediate or advanced student and you feel you need reliable English grammar information and practice, you should buy this book. If you are an ESL instructor and you are looking for materials that will help you answer the questions your students keep asking you, you owe it to yourself and your students to look at this book. There is no better grammar practice book for upper-intermediate to advanced students of American English available than Grammar in Use. ---- As a longtime ESL professional with many years of experience both in the USA and abroad, I have been working with various Cambridge University Press "In Use" titles since the beginning of my career. At present, I work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as an adult ESL instructor for Allegheny County's community-based adult program and I also do corporate ESL training on a contracted basis. Grammar In Use is my standard grammar reference text for all upper-intermediate to advanced ESL groups working to learn English for general purposes. I ask practically all my private students at these levels to buy this book, or I buy it for them. The majority find that it is the best investment in their English language learning they have ever made. The third edition of GIU incorporate the changes made in the British third edition of this book. These include a number of new units greatly expanding coverage of phrasal verbs and also minor but important changes to the explanations and exercises throughout the book. These small changes bring grammar explanations up to date with shifting usage patterns today, and also tweak a few descriptions to make explaining grammar issues easier for instructors. The order of things in the English language teaching world today is that the majority of US-trained ESL instructors tend to use the Azar series for regular grammar supplementation theory and exercises, while British-trained instructors prefer the "In Use" titles. I've used both over the years. For a previous edition of this book, another reviewer on this site, in an excellent technical review, has already outlined all my primary professional objections to the Azar series. The reviewer has also touched on the main reasons why far too many US-based ESL instructors continue to rely on the Azar titles as much as they do. It may seem strange that two professionals would explicitly mention the Azar titles in a negative context in reviews for another book, but I can only say in response that I am very thankful it has been years since the last time I was asked to adopt the Azar books as set texts in an ESL class. I only wish that I had had the chance to read something like this or had been able to use it to discuss grammar supplementation policies with some of the ESL managers I worked with in the earlier years of my own career, and that's why I've written and posted it here.

Excelente libro para estudiar ,me encantó

The book is one of the most iconic book for ESL learners. I got the American Edition with audio. Activation code worked! I use my pc and the book at the time.

I've been using Grammar in Use in an ESOL classroom for years. I've also used it for individual tutoring and workplace literacy. While it doesn't cover everything, it does a great job of dealing with the most often used grammatical structures, and because it has the answers in the back, it is great for independent study and review. It makes sense to buy it from Amazon because it costs about half as much that way.

This is a very good study of spoken english. It is particularly good for use in teaching English as a spoken language. However, students with a good grasp of English can also use it for personal study as the concepts are well-explained and they can evaluate themselves by checking their own answers. The Grammar in Use Basic is essential for anyone wishing to master English.

hard cover book is good. and e-book is also good definitely. you can enjoy an audible material in e-book. I recommend to buy this book including e-book version definitely.

This is the edition to buy. I have been using the 3rd edition for a long time and am very pleased with how everything is presented.. Previous to buying this book, I bought the 5th edition (as an "upgrade") and was really disappointed. In the 5th edition, the font is hard to read, the printing is too light, and the graphics confuse rather than help the reader in following and understanding the information. Stick with the 3rd edition.

This book really help me, is easy to understand and all the grammar is very well explained. The CD has a really good content and helps you to continue developing the knowledge you get from the book.