Tables of Contents for English Vocabulary in Use

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I. Learning: 1. Learning and revising with this book

2. Keeping a vocabulary notebook

3. Using a dictionary

4. English language words

5. Problems with pronunciation

6. Classroom language

Part II. Word Formation: 7. Prefixes

8. Noun suffixes

9. Adjective suffixes

10. Zero affixation

11. Compound nouns

12. Compound adjectives

Part III. Phrase Building: 13. Collocation (word partners)

14. Verb or adjective + preposition

15. Preposition + noun

16. Phrasal verbs form and meaning

17. Phrasal verbs grammar and style

18. Idioms and fixed expressions

19. Make do have take

20. Give keep break catch see

21. Get uses and expressions

22. Go uses and expressions

23. Apologies excuses and thanks

24. Requests invitations and suggestions

25. Opinions agreeing and disagreeing

26. Specific situations and special occasions

Part IV. Parts of Speech (Special Problems): 27. Uncountable nouns and plural nouns

28. Verbs + ing form or infinitive

29. Verb patterns

30. Adjectives

31. Prepositions place

32. Adverbs frequency and degree

Part V. Connecting and Linking: 33. Time and sequence

34. Addition and contrast

35. Similarities differences and conditions

36. Reason purpose and result

Part V. Topocs: The World Around US: 37. The Physical world

38. Weather

39. Using the land

40. Animals and insects

41. Countries nationalities and language

Part VI. People: 42. The human body and what it does

43. Describing people's appearance

44. Describing character

45. Human feelings and actions

46. Family and friends

47. Ages and stages

Part VII. Daily Life: 48. Daily routines

49. Homes and buildings

50. Around the home 1

51. Around the home 2

52. Everyday problems

53. Money

54. Health illness and disease

55. Health injuries

56. Clothes

57. Shops and shopping

58. Food

59. Cooking and restaurants

60. Town and country

61. On the road

62. Transport Work

63. Work duties conditions and pay

64. Jobs

65. The career ladder

66. In the office and in the factory

67. Business and finance

68. Sales and marketing

Part VIII. Leisure and Entertainment: 69. Hobbies

70. Sport games people and places

71. Sport winning losing and scoring

72. Cinema and theatre

73. Music art and literature

Part IX. Technology and Communication: 74. Newspapers

75. Television

76. On the telephone

77. Computers

Part X. Social Concerns: 78. Education school

79. Education university

80. Law and order

81. Crime

82. Politics

83. Bureaucracy

84. War and peace

85. Pollution and the environment

Part XI. Tourism: 86. Air travel

87. Hotels

88. A sightseeing holiday

89. On the beach and in the country

Part XII. Notional Concepts: 90. Time

91. Numbers

92. Distance and dimension

93. Shapes colours and patterns

94. Partitives

95. The senses

96. Notices and warnings

97. Vague language

98. American English

99. Formal and informal English

100. Abbreviations and abbreviated words

Key

List of phonetic symbols

Pronunciation problems