Average Customer Rating: (5 votes)

#Best self-study book out there (2004-01-30) As a teacher of ESL, I can wholeheartedly recommend the Murphy books as a grammar reference. The clear explanations and succint, usable exercises promote understanding and don t bog students down with less-than-useful detail. It works well for self-study and especially for homework exercises. Murphy might also be useful for the beginning teacher of ESL, who often is expected to teach grammar that he/she is unprepared to explain. Overall, the book does exactly what it sets out to do.

#Grammar in Use Intermadiate With answers. (2003-07-07) I realy like to read this textbook. It will help me to know more new grammer from the English language. I would want to tell much thanks to the authors,for this nice textbook. I am so proud of you,thanks for everything which you write inside this book and to share to other people. I always want to study more new vocabulary and grammar too from the English,because I really liked to learn more. And it is good practise to know more new things from the English languadge too. I would want also to buy this book for me,because i need to use now here in the US. God bless all of you!

#The Best (2003-06-20) This is the best English grammar textbook I know. It is very clear and concise. It is perfect to learn and useful as a reference book. The exercices are related to everyday life situations, which is very helpful. If you want to improve your English, I also recommend The Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary. Good luck!

#Concise, Clear, and Practical (2003-04-02) Raymond Murphy s Grammar in Use series (Cambridge University Press) provides concise exercises, clear examples, a simple format, and a systematic approach to learning English grammar. It s almost ideal for self-study since each lesson (unit) can stand alone and unit answers can be easily found and understood. Plus, the Grammar in Use books cost about half as much as the other classsic texts like Betty Azar s overrated and impractical Fundamentals of English Grammar. Administrators and teachers, especially ones working with immigrants and refugees, should consider price and practicality when choosing texts. Just compare Grammar in Use with Azar s Fundamentals of English Grammar. Murphy s text uses 340 pages to explain esential grammar points while Azar takes almost 600 pages to overwhelm students with exceptions to rules. Murphy s book focuses on common expressions and everyday language, Azar s thick book offers the drill and kill approach to learning languages. Granted, many ESL teachers have an almost religious faith in the Azar series. They can recycle their grammar lessons year after year. But the Azar series costs far too much, weighs too much, and contains far too many impractical exercises of limited practicality. ESL Teachers may find the Azar s grammar charts fascinating, but adult students will find Murphy s series helps them actually using English at work, school, home, and shopping. What is the goal, anyway?Since immigrants and refugees don t need, want, or have the time to master these often silly grammar distinctions without a difference, I strongly recommend Cambridge University Grammar in Use series. Don t busy adult students deserve an accessible, practical grammar text?I don t usually like requiring grammar books for adult ESL classes. The desire to speak correct English can sometimes morph into a strange cult of some idealized English that one can t find spoken in American cities. Still, Murphy s clear exercises avoid this common pitfall by focusing on essential grammar points, using practical examples, and skipping over the peculiar oddities that mesmerize too many grammar fundamentalists. This affordable book lives up to its title and helps students learn English by using the language. Finally, Grammar In Use stands out as the most student-friendly grammar series that I ve seen in a decade of teaching English composition and ESL. Buy it.

#Wonderful (2002-08-18) So absolutely useful - not only tons of grammar stuff but good use of vocabulary in the examples. This, along with Murphy s Basic Grammar in Use, are great.