Robyn Brinks Lockwood

Based on extensive research, Grammar and Beyond ensures that students study accurate information about grammar and apply it in their own speech and writing. This package includes both Student's Book, Level 2, and Writing Skills Interactive, Level 2. In the Student's Book, learners study the grammar in a realistic text and through corpus-informed charts and notes. The exercises provide practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students learn to avoid common mistakes and to apply the grammar in academic writing. Writing Skills Interactive provides online instruction and practice in academic writing skills and academic vocabulary. Animated presentations of the writing skill lead to automatically graded practice. Each unit closes with a quiz, which allows students to assess their progress.

Based on extensive research, Grammar and Beyond ensures that students study accurate information about grammar and apply it in their own speech and writing. This package includes Student's Book, Level 1, Workbook, Level 1, and Writing Skills Interactive, Level 1. In the Student's Book, learners study the grammar in a realistic text and through corpus-informed charts and notes. The exercises provide practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as avoiding common mistakes. In the Workbook, learners gain additional practice in the grammar from the Student's Book. Writing Skills Interactive is an online course providing instruction and practice in academic writing skills and academic vocabulary. Animated presentations of the writing skills lead to automatically graded practice and a unit quiz.

Writing Skills Interactive Level 1 provides online instruction and practice in a wide range of academic writing skills while building academic and content-specific vocabulary. Each unit includes a vocabulary practice activity, followed by a short text which sets the context for the unit while providing additional context for the vocabulary. The text is followed by an animated interactive presentation of the target writing skill, after which students have the opportunity to practice the skill in three different activities. Each unit closes with a quiz, which allows students to assess their progress.

Step-by-step Teacher’s notes with activities for skills practiceTeacher's Guide for the whole Macmillan Writing Series A full answer key is includedPhotocopiable peer review forms in the final three booksSuggestions for extension activities