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The Grammar Development Pack

Choose from this month's selection of articles and extracts. Click on the title to download the article and specially written tasks. The suggested answers are in one PDF file at the bottom of the page in the training notes link. When the files have downloaded they should appear on your screen - if not, look on your desktop. If you have any problems please contact us.

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Part 1

'The case for grammar' from How to Teach Grammar by Scott Thornbury, Pearson Education Ltd 1999.

Part 2

'The case against grammar' from How to Teach Grammar by Scott Thornbury. Pearson Education 1999. Page 18 to the end of page 20

Part 3
'Why study language' by Jeremy Harmer. English Teaching Professional 12, 1999.

Part 4
'Presentation, practice & production' from the Practice of English Language Teaching. 3rd edition by Jeremy Harmer. Pearson Education Ltd. 2001.

Part 5
'Basic principles' and 'Rules of thumb' from How to Teach Grammar by Scott Thornbury. Pearson Education Ltd. 1999.

Part 6
'Write a grammar' by Tatiana Kazaritsaya. IATEFL Newsletter 142. 1998.

Part 7
Extract from Creative grammar Practice by Günter Gerngross and Herbert Puchta. Pilgrims Longman Resource Books. Longman. 1992.

Part 8
'Grammar – a textual approach' by Dave Willis. English Teaching Professional 17. 2000.

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For more information on these articles and extracts go to The Grammar bibliography or the Journals and Magazines section on the Links page.