English Grammar: Step by Step 1
is a carefully structured introduction to the fundamentals of English grammar for beginning learners, especially Spanish speakers. Its clear explanations, accessible layout, and abundant practice make grammar less intimidating and more meaningful. The book starts with the essentials—using
to be
and
to have
, forming statements and questions, and understanding nouns, verbs, and adjectives—and gradually builds toward more complex skills like capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Each of the five chapters follows a consistent, easy-to-navigate format: explanations and examples on the left-hand page, and targeted practice exercises on the right, including fill-in-the-blanks, word-order activities, and short readings. Every chapter concludes with a summary and three pages of review exercises, which can double as informal tests. A bilingual dictionary with pronunciation support and a complete answer key make the book ideal for classroom or independent study.
A free downloadable
Teacher’s Manual: Teaching English Step by Step
(available at ProLinguaLearning.com) expands instruction with communicative activities, vocabulary cards, reproducible pages, listening tasks, and dictations. What sets the
Step by Step
series apart is its explicit comparison between English and Spanish grammar and its gradual, manageable progression—helping learners truly understand how English works before moving on to more advanced concepts.
Features
Five structured chapters introducing essential grammar points and parts of speech
Left-hand explanations with examples and right-hand practice activities for each topic
Three pages of review and testing exercises at the end of every chapter
Explicit notes on differences between English and Spanish grammar
Includes capitalization, punctuation, nouns, verbs, adjectives, and use of
Answer key and bilingual dictionary with pronunciation included in the book
Free downloadable
with reproducible activities and listening practice
Suitable for classroom, tutoring, or independent study
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