Dedication Acknowledgments Welcome to Grammar in Context Frequenthly Asked Questions About Teaching with Grammar in Context Lesson 1 GRAMMAR The Present Tense of the Verb Be; Prepositions of Place;This, That, These, Those CONTEXT College Life READING Community College Life in the U.S. 1.1 Forms of Be 1.2 Uses of Be 1.3 Word Order with Be 1.4 The Subject READING Letter from College 1.5 Contractions with Be 1.6 Be with Descriptions 1.7 Be with Definitions 1.8 Prepositions 1.9 Negative Statements with Be READING Instant Message from a Student in the U.S. 1.10 Be in Yes~No Questions and Short Answers 1.11 Wh- Questions with Be; Question Words 1.12 Comparing Statements and Questions with Be 1.13 Questions with What and How READING In the School Cafeteria 1.i4 This, That, These, Those Summary of Lesson 1 Editing Advice Lesson 1 Test/Review Expansion Activities Lesson 2 GRAMMAR The Simple Present Tense CONTEXT The U.S. Government READING Washington, D.C. 2.1 Simple Present Tense Forms 2.2 Simple Present Tense--Uses 2.3 Spelling of the -s Form 2.4 Pronunciation of the -s Form 2.5 Comparing Affirmative Statements--Be and Other Verbs 2.6 Negative Statements with the Simple Present Tense 2.7 Comparing Negative Statements with Be and Other Verbs READING The IRS 2.8 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers with the Present Tense 2.9 Comparing Yea/No Questions--Be and Other Verbs 2.10 Or Questions 2.11 Wh- Questions with the Simple Present Tense 2.12 Comparing Statements and Questions in the SimplePresent Tense 2.13 Questions About Meaning, Spelling, and Cost 2.14 Comparing Wh- Questions--Be and Other Verbs Smnmary of Lesson 2 Editing Advice Lesson 2 Test/Review Expansion Activities Lesson 3 GRAMMAR Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense;Prepositions of Time CONTEXT American Holidays READING Three Special Days 3.1 Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense 3.2 Position of Frequency Words and Expressions READING The Fourth of July 3.3 Prepositions of Time 3.4 Questions with Ever 3.5 Questions with How Often and Answerswith Frequency Expressions Summary of Lesson 3 Editing Advice Lesson 3 Test/Review Expansion Activities …… Lesson4 Lesson5 Lesson6 Lesson7 Lesson8 Lesson9 Lesson10 Lesson11 Lesson12 Lesson13 Lesson14 Appendices Index