diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -762,8 +762,9 @@
 
    .. _assert-methods:
 
-   The :class:`TestCase` class provides a number of methods to check for and
-   report failures, such as:
+   The :class:`TestCase` class provides several assert methods to check for and
+   report failures.  The following table lists the most commonly used methods
+   (see the tables below for more assert methods):
 
    +-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------+
    | Method                                  | Checks that                 | New in        |
@@ -884,7 +885,7 @@
 
 
 
-   It is also possible to check the production of exceptions, warnings and
+   It is also possible to check the production of exceptions, warnings, and
    log messages using the following methods:
 
    +---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+