English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate With Answers

by Michael McCarthy , Felicity O'Dell

• ISBN13: 9780521664356
• ISBN10: 0521664357
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-12
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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 Vocabulary in Use Upper Intermediate - 0521 66568X) is also available for extra practice. Ideal for self study or classroom use.

Table of 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