Clear, contextualized, and interactive, the five-level Focus on Grammar Interactive provides a communicative review of English grammar that covers all language skills through a comprehensive, motivating, and fun practice of grammar points and skills.

Focus on Grammar Interactive is now available online. Students can log in from home, from the lab, or from any location with Internet access. Teachers can manage their class, set assignments, and monitor students’ progress with the program’s easy-to-use management tools.

The Focus on Grammar Interactive online course mirrors the syllabus of the best-selling textbook series, Focus on Grammar, Third Edition.

Features

• Access anywhere, anytime — Your students log on from any computer anytime, offering flexibility and convenience.   
• Easy to use — The navigation is simple and intuitive.
• Ongoing student assessment allows teachers and students to monitor student progress.
• Automated feedback guides students’ skill development.
• Grammar Notes help learners understand cultural differences and learn a new language within a broader social context.
• Abundant contextualized exercises–including grammar, reading, listening, dictation, and speaking activities–provide students with extensive and meaningful lab practice.
• Target structures are presented in full reading and listening passages to help students discover the grammar.
• Dictation exercises provide students with controlled listening and writing practice.
• Speaking exercises give students the opportunity for further oral practice of the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and themes introduced in the unit.
• Review quizzes and reports help students monitor their own progress and work.
• Additional exercises for remedial practice are provided for each grammar point so that students can work on improving weaker areas.
• A new From Grammar to Writing section provides students with additional writing practice based on unit topics through a series of controlled exercises leading to authentic pieces of writing that can be submitted for grading.
• Engaging games provide fun opportunities to review key structures.
• Additional support is provided by a wide range of easy-to-access resources, including grammar charts, grammar notes, glossaries, and appendices.

 The new online version puts you in charge!

• Study plans: Customize the course syllabus to meet your curriculum needs.
• Progress reports: View detailed reports displaying “time on task” as well as practice, quiz, and test scores.
• E-portfolios: Monitor and assess students’ progress on written assignments electronically.

For PC-Compatible Computers:
Operating System: Windows® 2000, XP, or Vista
Web Browser: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higherOR Firefox® 2.0 or higher
Plug-ins: Adobe® Reader 7 or higher, Adobe® Flash Player 8 or higher, and Java™ 1.4.2 or higher

For Macintosh Computers:
Operating System: OS X 10.3.9 or higher
Web Browser: Safari® 2.0 or higherOR Firefox® 2.0 or higher
Plug-ins: Adobe® Reader 7 or higher, Adobe® Flash Player 8 or higher, and Java™ 1.4.2 or higher

For All Computers:
Hardware: Headphone or speakers, built-in or external; Microphone, built-in or external
Internet Connection: DSL, Cable/Broadband, T1, or other high-speed connection
Memory: 256 MB RAM or higher
Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher

Note: If you are usingFocus on Grammar Interactive in your school’s computer lab, the lab manager should ensure that all computers meet the System Requirements.