Practice Makes Perfect : English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners

by Yates, Jean

• ISBN13: 9780071460859
• ISBN10: 0071460853
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Hundreds of English words to get you speaking in your new language with confidence--now! Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learnersintroduces you to hundreds of essential words and helps you quickly build the skills and confidence needed to use them correctly in conversation. Many useful exercises provide you with word-building practice. You also learn how to rapidly analyze new words you may encounter and incorporate them into your ever-growing vocabulary.

Author Biography

Jean Yates teaches Spanish at George Washington University and is the author of several popular language learning guides.

Table of Contents

Introduction	viii
How to Use This Book	ix
PART I Nouns	1	(62)
Unit 1 People and Places	3	(9)
Words for People	3	(4)
Words for Places	7	(5)
Unit 2 Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns	12	(21)
Using Singular Nouns	12	(3)
Using Plural Nouns	15	(7)
Using Noncount Nouns	22	(6)
Using Articles with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns	28	(3)
Using Demonstrative Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns	31	(2)
Unit 3 Proper Nouns	33	(2)
Unit 4 Possessive Nouns and Pronouns	35	(3)
Possessive Nouns	35	(1)
Possessive Pronouns	36	(2)
Unit 5 Review of Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns	38	(4)
Unit 6 Verbs Used as Nouns	42	(2)
Unit 7 More Specific Nouns	44	(19)
Words for People	44	(6)
Words for the Arts	50	(1)
Words for Places	51	(3)
Words for Things	54	(4)
Words for Events	58	(5)
PART II Adjectives	63	(44)
Unit 8 Making Descriptions	65	(18)
Adjectives That Describe People	65	(8)
Adjectives That Describe a Person's Condition	73	(3)
Adjectives That Describe Objects	76	(4)
Adjectives That Describe Places	80	(1)
Adjectives That Describe the Weather	81	(2)
Unit 9 Comparisons and Superlatives	83	(13)
Making an Adjective Stronger or Weaker	83	(2)
Making Comparisons with Adjectives	85	(8)
Expressing Superlatives	93	(3)
Unit 10 Verbs and Nouns Used as Adjectives	96	(8)
Verbs Used as Adjectives	96	(3)
Nouns Used as Adjectives	99	(5)
Unit 11 Adjective Order	104	(3)
PART III Verbs	107	(46)
Unit 12 The Verb Be	109	(4)
The Present Tense of Be	109	(1)
Asking Questions with Be	110	(1)
Making Be Negative	111	(1)
The Past Tense of Be	111	(2)
Unit 13 Non--To Be Verbs	113	(40)
Regular Present Tense Forms of Verbs Other than Be	113	(2)
Regular Past Tense Forms	115	(2)
Verbs That Describe Usual Activities	117	(2)
Irregular Past Tense Forms	119	(1)
Verbs Used for Household Activities	120	(3)
Verbs Used in a Classroom	123	(1)
Making Verbs Negative	124	(2)
Activities That Are Often Performed in an Office	126	(1)
Asking Questions	127	(3)
Verbs Used for Shopping	130	(4)
Verbs Used in a Bank	134	(2)
Using the Present Progressive Tense	136	(2)
Verbs Used for Outdoor Activities	138	(3)
Verbs Used for Activities in Public Places	141	(2)
Using the Present Perfect Tense	143	(3)
Verbs Used for Leisure Activities	146	(2)
Verbs Used for Cooking	148	(3)
Giving Directions	151	(2)
PART IV Adverbs	153	(24)
Unit 14 Adverbs of Place, Time, and Frequency	155	(8)
Adverbs of Place	155	(4)
Adverbs of Time	159	(2)
Adverbs of Frequency	161	(2)
Unit 15 Adverbs of Manner	163	(8)
Forming Adverbs from Adjectives	163	(4)
Comparing Adverbs	167	(4)
Unit 16 Adverbs That Modify	171	(6)
Adverbs That Modify Verbs	171	(2)
Adverbs That Modify Adjectives and Other Adverbs	173	(4)
Answer Key	177