This vocabulary text helps intermediate students consolidate and expand their knowledge of North American English vocabulary. This North American English edition of the popular English Vocabulary in Useseries is appropriate for classroom use and for self-study reference and practice. An 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. One hundred lessons cover approximately 3,000 new vocabulary items. Firmly based on current vocabulary acquisition theory,Vocabulary in Use promotes good learning habits and teaches students how to discover rules for using vocabulary correctly. An upper-intermediate level is also available. Each level offers an edition without answers as well as one where a complete answer key is included along with an index with phonetic transcriptions....

This addition to the best-selling English Vocabulary in Use range provides 98 vocabulary tests based on English Vocabulary in Use pre-intermediate and intermediate (new edition). It is a very convenient revision aid which builds confidence in using vocabulary. There is a simple scoring system on each page which helps students to measure their progress. The user-friendly answer key also includes phonemic versions of words which are difficult to pronounce. The book uses a wide range of testing techniques including: matching, labelling, recognising errors, word-building, forming word partnerships, word puzzles, ranking items, unscrambling and many more. This flexible material can either be used by learners familiar with English Vocabulary in Use or as a stand-alone for students interesting in testing their vocabulary. The book is designed for self-study but can also be used in class....