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2.3.1 Grading

• 2.3.1 Grading
• The grading of language items is suitable for the learners. The textbook appears to be steeply graded so far as grammatical items are concerned. Staging of grammar is fairly steep with a new form presented in each unit. Module 1 features ‘present continuous’, Module 2 features ‘present perfect’, Module 3 features ‘present perfect’ etc., which indicates that grammar is sequenced in order of difficulty. The new vocabulary items occur in the context of a particular topic.
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• 2.3.2 Progression
• The progression of the textbook is linear. There is one item that deals with a certain item exhaustively before passing on to the next item. E.g. Past continuous, past continuous is present in Module 2, in the following module students have to deal with present perfect, present perfect vs past simple.