Oxford Grammar for Eap (english for Academic Purposes)

Provides students with the functional grammar they need to succeed in their academic studies, whatever their chosen subject Reviews and consolidates the key grammatical areas needed for essay writing and presentations such as modal verbs, noun phrases, conditionals, and relative clauses Suitable for students across a wide range of disciplines, e.g. business, finance, history, natural sciences, engineering, technology Demonstrates and practises how to use strategies for academic writing and speaking such as comparing and contrasting, arguing and persuading, talking about cause and effect, and paraphrasing Detailed answer key includes model answers to extended writing tasks Quick test yourself exercises provide practice of specific grammar points Tips highlight extra information worth remembering Academic Word List glossaries help with learning high-frequency academic vocabulary used in the 'Challenge yourself' exercises Supports all levels of Oxford EAP but works effectively as a supplement to any course or for independent study You are studying in English at university level, whatever your chosen subject, this book helps you to: Improve your use of key strategies in academic writing and speaking such as comparing and contrasting, arguing and persuading, talking about cause and effect, and paraphrasing Understand the key grammatical areas you need for successful essay writing and presentations such as modal verbs, noun phrases, conditionals, and relative clauses Put the theory into practice with exercises which test your knowledge and challenge your understanding, so you can incorporate new language actively in your writing and speaking