The third in the family of best-selling vocabulary reference and practice books from elementary to advanced level. Vocabulary is clearly presented and contextualised on left-hand pages with practice activities on facing right-hand pages. The perfect choice for upper-intermediate level students wanting to build their vocabulary. English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate includes over 2,000 new words and expressions which are presented and practised in typical contexts appropriate to this level. The book is informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that the vocabulary selected is useful and up-to-date. A test book (Test Your English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate - 0521 66568X) is also available for extra practice.
Contents: EFFECTIVE VOCABULARY LEARNING: 1 Learning vocabulary- general advice; 2 Learning vocabulary - aids to learning; 3 Organising a vocabulary notebook; 4 Names of English language words; 5 Using your dictionary; 6 Revising vocabulary; 7 Guessing and explaining meaning; WORD FORMATION: 8 Suffixes; 9 Prefixes; 10 Roots; 11 Abstract nouns; 12 Compound adjectives; 13 Compound nouns (1) noun + noun; 14 Compound nouns (2) verb + preposition; 15 Words from other languages; 16 Abbreviations and acronyms; 17 New words in English; WORDS AND PRONUNCIATION: 18 Words commonly mispronounced; 19 Onomatopoeic words; 20 Homonyms; CONNECTING AND LINKING WORDS: 21 Time; 22 Condition; 23 Cause, reason, purpose and result; 24 Concession and contrast; 25 Addition; 26 Text-referring words; 27 Discourse markers in speech; 28 Discourse markers in writing; COUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLES: 29 Uncountable words; 30 Words that occur only in the plural; 31 Countable and uncountable nouns with different meanings; 32 Collective nouns; 33 4...
