diff --git a/chapter07/introduction.xml b/chapter07/introduction.xml
index 6605ddea4..62a428416 100644
--- a/chapter07/introduction.xml
+++ b/chapter07/introduction.xml
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@
   <title>Introduction</title>
 
   <para>This chapter shows how to build the last missing bits of the temporary
-  system: the tools needed by the build machinery of various packages.  Now
+  system: the tools needed to build the various packages.  Now
   that all circular dependencies have been resolved, a <quote>chroot</quote>
   environment, completely isolated from the host operating system (except for
   the running kernel), can be used for the build.</para>
 
   <para>For proper operation of the isolated environment, some communication
-  with the running kernel must be established. This is done through the
+  with the running kernel must be established. This is done via the
   so-called <emphasis>Virtual Kernel File Systems</emphasis>, which must be
-  mounted when entering the chroot environment. You may want to check
-  that they are mounted by issuing <command>findmnt</command>.</para>
+  mounted before entering the chroot environment. You may want to verify
+  that they are mounted by issuing the <command>findmnt</command> command.</para>
 
   <para>Until <xref linkend="ch-tools-chroot"/>, the commands must be
   run as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, with the
   <envar>LFS</envar> variable set. After entering chroot, all commands
   are run as &root;, fortunately without access to the OS of the computer
   you built LFS on. Be careful anyway, as it is easy to destroy the whole
-  LFS system with badly formed commands.</para>
+  LFS system with bad commands.</para>
 
 </sect1>