Using an inductive approach to teaching grammar, this text features readings from newspapers, works of nonfiction, and college textbooks to illustrate the target structures. Within this framework, the book provides clear presentations of the basic principles of grammar, a wide variety of exercises, and tasks for writing and editing. How English Works engages students with topics that range from artificial intelligence and portable computers to the environment and economics. The text provides a real-world context that allows students to see how the English language really “works.”