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Practical English Usage, Swan M., 2016.

   Practical English Usage is a combined usage guide and learner's grammar. It is intended mainly for advanced students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language; it may also be useful to teacher trainers and m aterials writers. It is not addressed to native speakers of English, who need a rather different kind of reference book.

Grammar Scan, Diagnostic Tests for Practical English Usage, Swan M., Baker D., 2008.

They are diagnostic tests, designed to be used with Practical English Usage (Third Edition). They will help you to check what you know, and what you don’t know, about English grammar and usage. By using these tests you can discover what you need to learn, and where to find the necessary explanations.

How English Works, A grammar practice book, With answers, Swan M., Walter C., 2000.

   How English Works makes grammar practice interesting. Rules are easy to understand and remember; exercises entertain as well as teach. Learners who want to use the book for self study are guided in their learning, and teachers who want to use the book in class will find extra exercises for group work. If you are an intermediate or advanced learner.

Practical English Usage, Fully Revised International Edition, Swan M., 2016.     

Practical English Usage is recommended for any teacher, trainee teacher, or advanced-level student looking for answers to questions about the English language. The material is now organised in two parts (grammar and vocabulary), making it easier than ever to find the answers, either online or in print.

Grammar Scan, Diagnostic Tests for Practical English Usage, Swan M., Baker D., 2008.

   They are diagnostic tests, designed to be used with Practical English Usage (Third Edition).
They will help you to check what you know, and what you don’t know, about English grammar and usage. By using these tests you can discover what you need to learn, and where to find the necessary explanations.

Grammar Scan, Diagnostic Tests for Practical English Usage, Answer Key, Swan M., Baker D., 2008.

   Find out what you know and what you don't know about tenses, articles, prepositions, sentence structure, spoken grammar, politeness, word problems and much more!
Three separate levels of tests: Upper Intermediate, Advanced, and a special Expert level for learners and teachers who want information about particularly challenging problems.

Practical English Usage, Swan M., 2005.

   Practical English Usage is a guide to problems of this kind. It deals with over 600 points which regularly cause difficulty to foreign students of English. It will be useful, for example, to a learner who is not sure how to use a particular structure, or who hqs made a mistake and wants to find out why it is wrong. It will also be helpful to a teacher who is looking for a clear explanation of a difficult language point. There is very full coverage of grammar, as well as explanations of a large number of common vocabulary problems. There are also some entries designed to clarify more general questions (e.g. formality, slang, the nature of standard English and dialects) which students and teachers may find themselves concerned with.

Practical English Usage, Swan M., 2005.
       
   Practical English Usage is a guide to problems of this kind. It deals with over 600 points which regularly cause difficulty to foreign students of English. It will be useful, for example, to a learner who is not sure how to use a particular structure, or who has made a mistake and wants to find out why it is wrong. It will also be helpful to a teacher who is looking for a clear explanation of a difficult language point. There is very full coverage of grammar, as well as explanations of a large number of common vocabulary problems. There are also some entries designed to clarify more general questions (e.g. formality, slang, the nature of standard English and dialects) which students and teachers may find themselves concerned with.