English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate with answers

Author(s): Michael McCarthy (The University of Nottingham)

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This revised edition for upper-intermediate to advanced learners of English is primarily designed as a self-study reference and practice book, but can also be used for classroom work. It aims not only to explain words but to show students how to use them and how to work out rules for using them.

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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 Making uncountable nouns countable; 34 Containers and contents; TOPICS: 35 Countries, nationalities and languages; 36 Weather; 37 Describing people (1) appearance; 38 Describing people (2) character; 39 Relationships; 40 At home; 41 Everyday problems; 42 Global problems; 43 Education; 44 Work; 45 Sport; 46 The arts; 47 Music; 48 Food; 49 The environment; 50 Towns; 51 The natural world; 52 Clothes; 53 Health and medicine; 54 Travel; 55 Holidays; 56 Numbers and shapes; 57 Science and technology; 58 Computers; 59 The press and the media; 60 Politics and public institutions; 61 Crime; 62 Money - buying, selling and paying; FEELINGS AND ACTIONS: 63 Belief and opinion; 64 Pleasant and unpleasant feelings; 65 Like, dislike and desire; 66 Speaking; 67 The six senses; 68 What your body does; BASIC CONCEPTS: 69 Number, quantity, degree and intensity; 70 Time; 71 Distance and dimension; 72 Obligation, need, possiblity and probability; 73 Sound and light; 74 Possession, giving and lending; 75 Movement and speed; 76 Texture, brightness, weight and density; 77 Success, failure and difficulty; IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS: 78 Idioms - general; 79 Everyday expressions; 80 Similes; 81 Binomials; 82 Idioms describing people; 83 Idioms describing feeling or mood; 84 Idioms describing problematic situations; 85 Idioms connected with praise and criticism; 86 Idioms connected with using language; 87 Miscellaneous idioms; 88 proverbs; PHRASAL VERBS AND VERB-BASED EXPRESSIONS: 89 Expressions with do and make; 90 Expressions with bring and take; 91 Expressions with get; 92 Expressions with set and put; 93 Expressions with come and go; 94 Expressions with other verbs; VARIETIES OF ENGLISH: 95 Formal and informal words (1); 96 Formal and informal words (2); 97 US English; 98 Other Englishes; 99 Headline English; 100 The language of signs and notices

General Fields

  • : 9780521664356
  • : Cambridge University Press
  • : Cambridge University Press
  • : 0.773
  • : 01 February 2001
  • : 247mm X 190mm X 17mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michael McCarthy (The University of Nottingham)
  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd Revised edition
  • : 428.24
  • : 316
  • : 90 line figures 20 halftones 45 exercises