ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE 2/ED W/CD-ROM (SOUTH ASIAN EDITION)

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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate is aimed specifically at upper-intermediate level learners. The material has been thoroughly revised following feedback from users of the first edition. The vocabulary presented in this new edition has now been informed by the Cambridge International Corpus of real language to ensure that the vocabulary is current, useful and relevant for learners.• 100 easy-to-use units: vocabulary items are presented and explained on left-hand pages with a range of practice exercises on right-hand pages.• Presents and explains new words in context, shows learners how to use them and how to work out rules for using them.• Contains a comprehensive, learner-friendly answer key.• Includes a detailed index with phonetic transcriptions to help with the pronunciation of difficult vocabulary.• Is beautifully illustrated in full colour.ContentsEFFECTIVE VOCABULARY LEARNING:1 Learning vocabulary- general advice2 Learning vocabulary - aids to learning3 Organising a vocabulary notebook4 Names of English language words5 Using your dictionary6 Revising vocabulary7 Guessing and explaining meaningWORD FORMATION:8 Suffixes9 Prefixes10 Roots11 Abstract nouns12 Compound adjectives13 Compound nouns (1) noun + noun14 Compound nouns (2) verb + preposition15 Words from other languages16 Abbreviations and acronyms17 New words in EnglishWORDS AND PRONUNCIATION:18 Words commonly mispronounced19 Onomatopoeic words20 HomonymsCONNECTING AND LINKING WORDS:21 Time22 Condition23 Cause, reason, purpose and result24 Concession and contrast25 Addition26 Text-referring words27 Discourse markers in speech28 Discourse markers in writingCOUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLES:29 Uncountable words30 Words that occur only in the plural31 Countable and uncountable nouns with different meanings32 Collective nouns33 Making uncountable nouns countable34 Containers and contentsTOPICS:35 Countries, nationalities and languages36 Weather37 Describing people (1) appearance38 Describing people (2) character39 Relationships40 At home41 Everyday problems42 Global problems43 Education44 Work45 Sport46 The arts47 Music48 Food49 The environment50 Towns51 The natural world52 Clothes53 Health and medicine54 Travel55 Holidays56 Numbers and shapes57 Science and technology58 Computers59 The press and the media60 Politics and public institutions61 Crime62 Money - buying, selling and payingFEELINGS AND ACTIONS:63 Belief and opinion64 Pleasant and unpleasant feelings65 Like, dislike and desire66 Speaking67 The six senses68 What your body doesBASIC CONCEPTS:69 Number, quantity, degree and intensity70 Time71 Distance and dimension72 Obligation, need, possiblity and probability73 Sound and light74 Possession, giving and lending75 Movement and speed76 Texture, brightness, weight and density77 Success, failure and difficultyIDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS:78 Idioms - general79 Everyday expressions80 Similes81 Binomials82 Idioms describing people83 Idioms describing feeling or mood84 Idioms describing problematic situations85 Idioms connected with praise and criticism86 Idioms connected with using language87 Miscellaneous idioms88 proverbsPHRASAL VERBS AND VERB-BASED EXPRESSIONS:89 Expressions with do and make90 Expressions with bring and take91 Expressions with get92 Expressions with set and put93 Expressions with come and go94 Expressions with other verbsVARIETIES OF ENGLISH:95 Formal and informal words (1)96 Formal and informal words (2)97 US English98 Other Englishes99 Headline English100 The language of signs and notices