Vocabulary in Use

Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell: English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-Intermediate (Second Edition) Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2008 ; weicher Einband / soft cover ISBN: 9780521736367
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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate is aimed specifically at upper-intermediate level learners. The material has been thoroughly revised following feedback from users of the first edition. The vocabulary presented in this new edition has now been informed by the Cambridge International Corpus of real language to ensure that the vocabulary is current, useful and relevant for learners. ° 100 easy-to-use units: vocabulary items are presented and explained on left-hand pages with a range of practice exercises on right-hand pages. ° Presents and explains new words in context, shows learners how to use them and how to work out rules for using them. ° Contains a comprehensive, learner-friendly answer key. ° Includes a detailed index with phonetic transcriptions to help with the pronunciation of difficult vocabulary. ° Is beautifully illustrated in full colour. 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 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. Printed Pages: 315. Second Edition Paperback 195 x 260 Mm; Second Edition

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Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell: English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced, Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2008 ; weicher Einband / soft cover; 1. Ed. ISBN: 9780521736374
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This new book in the successful English Vocabulary in Use series will bring students up to an advanced level knowledge of English. Over 2000 new words and expressions are presented and practised in typical contexts. Each unit provides valuable information for advanced level students about usage and there are clear explanations about subtle differences in meaning and collocation. This book has been carefully researched using evidence from the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that the language studied is the English native speakers actually use. ° Clear, attractive colour units. ° 100 easy-to-use two-page units. ° Presents new words in context and shows learners how to use them. ° Uses authentic texts. ° Promotes good learning habits with learning tips and follow-up tasks. ° Contains a comprehensive, student-friendly answer key and a detailed index with phonetic transcriptions. Contents Aspects of vocabulary learning: i Strategies for learning - general advice ii Types of meaning iii Making the most of your dictionary iv Collocation v Polysemy vi Metaphor vii Connotation and cultural associations viii Register Word-formation: 1 Abbreviations and acronyms 2 Prefixes 3 Suffixes 4 Word-building and word-blending 5 Global contact and language enrichment 6 Similar but different TOPICS: Work And Study: 7 At work (1) 8 At work (2) career and promotion 9 Business (1) 10 Business (2) 11 Cram for success: study and academic work 12 Education: debates and issues People And Relationships: 13 Talking about yourself 14 Relationships: positive aspects 15 Relationships: problems with 16 Passions: reactions and emotions 17 Feelings: antipathies and aversions 18 Observing others: appearance and mannerisms 19 Observing others: character and personality traits 20 Birth, marriage and death: from cradle to grave Leisure and lifestyle: 21 Free time: relaxation and leisure pursuits 22 All the rage: clothes and fashion 23 Homestyles, lifestyles 24 Socialising and networking 25 The performance arts: reviews and critiques 26 The plastic arts 27 Talking about books 28 We are what we eat 29 Dinner's on me: entertaining and eating out Travel: 30 On the road: traffic and driving 31 Getting away from it all: travel and holidays 32 The tourist industry The environment: 33 Describing the world 34 Climate: weather and climate and their metaphors 35 The concrete jungle: buildings in metaphors 36 Trees and plants: great oaks from little acorns grow 37 Animals and birds 38 Environment and conservation Society and institutions: 39 Here to help: service encounters 40 Authorities: customs and police 41 World views: ways of thinking 42 Festivals in their cultural context 43 Talking about languages and cultures 44 History: looking back 45 Social problems: the haves and the have nots 46 Politics 47 The language of law 48 War and peace 49 Economy and finance 50 Personal finance: balancing your books The media: 51 The media: print 52 The media: Internet and e-mail 53 Advertising 54 The news: gathering, production and delivery Health: 55 Health and illness (1): general 56 Health and illness (2): minor ailments and alternative medicine 57 Health and illness (3): symptoms and ailments 58 Diet and fitness: healthy lifestyles Technology: 59 Aspects of industrialisation 60 Technology and its impact 61 Future visions Basic concepts: 62 Space: expanse and confinement 63 Time: sequence and duration 64 Motion: nuances of pace and movement 65 Manner: behaviour and body language 66 Sound: from noise to silence 67 Weight and density 68 Colour: range and intensity 69 Speed 70 Cause and effect 71 Comparison and contrast: similarity and difference 72 Difficulties: dilemmas and hitches 73 Modality: expressing probability, obligation, etc. 74 Number: statistics and assessing quantity Functional vocabulary: 75 Permission and prohibition 76 Complaining, protesting and remonstrating 77 Apologising, forgiving and reconciliation 78 Complimenting, praising and congratulating 79 Promises and bets 80 Reminiscences and regrets 81 Agreement, disagreement and tact 82 Academic writing (1) 83 Academic Writing (2) 84 Writing: style and format 85 Lexical strategies for speaking 86 Speech: style and articulation 87. Vague language expressions Idioms and phrasal verbs: 88 Types of idiom 89 Life's little ups and downs: idioms for situations 90 Idioms that comment on people (1) 91 Idioms that comment on people (2) 92 Living to tell the tale: idioms that comment on stories and reports 93 Phrasal verbs (1) 94 Phrasal verbs (2) 95 Phrasal verbs (3) Aspects of variation: 96 Divided by a common language: American and British English 97 Other Englishes: diversity and variety 98 Language and gender 99 Group identities: language of age and social class 100 Newspaper headline language. Printed Pages: 318. First Edition Paperback 195 x 260 Mm; First Edition

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Foundation, The Japan. Basic Japanese-English Dictionary. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, USA, March 18, 1993. ; weicher Einband / soft cover
A tight clean copy, no markings throughout. Designed specially for English- speakers in the early stages of learning Jap anese, the Basic Japanese- English Dictionary fulfills an ever-growing need for an easy-to-use guide to introductory Japanese. Anyone visiting Japan or working to establish commercial or cultural links with Japanese people will welcome this flexi- covered dictionary. The dictionary contains over 2,800 entries which, along with providing basi c meanings and grammatical information, also distinguishes between senses, lists compounds, and gives sample sentences and idiomatic expressions. Base d on Japanese language teaching materials, studies of vocabulary in common use, dictionaries and consultations with people involved in teaching Japanese as a foreign language, the selection of vocabulary focuses on wor ds in everyday use. It presents all the Japanese words and phrases in roman script with standard Japanese script alongside and arranges the headwords alphabetically. It also includes an English translation on the right-hand s ide of each page to enable the student to compare the two languages. Cross- references direct the user to words of contrasting or related meaning, and, where necessary, the dictionary provides notes on special usage. It also includes a useful appendix which gives an introduction to Japanese gra mmar. The Basic Japanese-English Dictionary will enable any new student of Japanese to understand more easily the basic vocabulary and to use it in the actual speaking and writing of the language..

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Brustad, Kristen; Al-Batal, Mahmoud; Al-Tonsi, Abbas: Al-kitaab Fii Ta Callum Al-carabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Georgetown Univ Pr 2004
ISBN: 158901104x Fine

520pp 3 dvd Al-Kitaab: Part One develops skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial and classical Arabic. With new video material and revised and updated text and excercises, the bound-in and revised DVDs supersede both the former CD audio set and video DVD previously available only as separate items making this singular volume a comprehensive whole for those immersed in the early and intermediate stages of learning Arabic. Providing approximately 150 contact hours of college-level instruction, parts of this revised edition are updated with contemporary selections for reading comprehension. The organization of the chapters has been adapted the reflect the most current pedagogical developments. Audio tracks for vocabulary sections now allow students to hear a new word followed by a sentence using it in context with previously acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures, enabling students to build new vocabulary skills while reviewing old material. The basic texts have been refilmed with a new cast of actors. The DVDs also contain substantially more material that exposes the learner to Egyptian Arabic: students have the options of seeing and hearing the video of each lesson in both Modern standard Arabic and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. In addition, a short dialogue in Egyptian colloquial Arabic appears at the end of each lesson. New video materials also feature interviews with Egyptians (subtitled in English) about various aspects of Arab culture, such as gender issues, fasting in the Muslim and Christian traditions, social clubs and their significance, and more. FEATURES OF PART ONE, Second Edition:Develops all language-related skills including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge Immediately incorporates extensive use of authentic materials for reading, listening, and grammatical practice, thus relating abstract grammatical concepts to practical skillsPresents narrative-based content through audio and video media rather than written text to develop meaning-focused language processing skills, utilizing two main characters and their extended familiesDevelops reading skills through the use of composed texts derived from the main narrative and authentic texts from newspapers and journalsIntroduces grammar using spiraling and inference, challenging students to discover the grammar of the language by means of analogy, problem solving, and educated guessingReinforces grammar and vocabulary through extensive classroom and homework exercises that provide constant review and expand to challenge students as their skills develop Introduces students to Egyptian colloquial through scenes based on the main narrative to promote the use of shared vocabulary and structure of the two registers to increase listening comprehension skillsContains Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries and reference charts as well as a new grammar index(publishers notes) Paperback 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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