ELLEN SHAW

A three-level vocabulary series for both self-study and classroom use. Now with a revised edition for each level, this best-selling series has been fully updated to give students the support they need to master more than 7,000 words and phrases in American English. Following the popular in Use format, new language is taught in manageable two-page units with presentation of vocabulary on the left-hand page and innovative practice activities on the right. Suitable for self-study or classroom use, the books are informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure vocabulary taught is useful, up-to-date, and presented in a natural context. Additional activities for extra vocabulary and listening practice are available on the companion website. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory, this series promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. The Intermdiate level teaches approximately 2,500 vocabulary items.

Vocabulary in Use Intermediate helps students who have mastered basic words and phrases to consolidate and expand their knowledge of English vocabulary. The book contains 100 lessons that cover approximately 3,000 new vocabulary items. Ideal for classroom use, its easy-to-use format presents a content or grammar-based area of vocabulary on the left-hand page and innovative practice activities on the right-hand page. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory, this text promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. An edition with an answer key, suitable for self-study, is available; an upper-intermediate level is also available.

Vocabulary in Use Intermediate helps students who have mastered basic words and phrases to consolidate and expand their knowledge of English vocabulary. The book contains 100 lessons that cover approximately 3,000 new vocabulary items. Ideal for self-study, its easy-to-use format presents a content or grammar-based area of vocabulary on the left-hand page and innovative practice activities on the right-hand page. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory, this text promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. An edition without answers, suitable for classroom use, is available; an upper-intermediate level is also available.

Basic Vocabulary in Use is a reference and practice book for students of North American English at the basic level. This edition is appropriate for classroom use. Its easy-to-use format presents a content- or grammar-based lesson on the left-hand page and innovative practice activities on the right-hand page. Illustrated throughout in full color, the book’s sixty lessons cover approximately 1,200 new vocabulary items. An audio CD with recordings of selected example sentences from the book is included. The book also has an index with phonetic transcriptions. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory, BasicVocabulary in Use promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. An edition with answers is also available. Students who have finished this book will be ready to use the higher-level books in this series, Vocabulary in Use: Intermediate and Vocabulary in Use: Upper Intermediate.