Authors
Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman
About Book
How are the books organized?
Each book contains 80 units of vocabulary presentation and practice. Units are between one and three pages long. depending on the topic. New vocabulary is presented in manageable quantities for earners. with practice exercises following immediately. usually on the same page. The units arc grouped together thematically in modules of five to ten units. At the end of each module there arc further practice exercises in the review units. so that learners can revise and test themselves on the
vocabulary learned. At the back of each book you will find:
• vocabulary building tables
Each book contains 80 units of vocabulary presentation and practice. Units are between one and three pages long. depending on the topic. New vocabulary is presented in manageable quantities for earners. with practice exercises following immediately. usually on the same page. The units arc grouped together thematically in modules of five to ten units. At the end of each module there arc further practice exercises in the review units. so that learners can revise and test themselves on the
vocabulary learned. At the back of each book you will find:
• vocabulary building tables
• an answer key for all the exercises
• a list of all the vocabulary taught with a phonemic pronunciation guide and a
unit relevance to where the item appears
There is a CD-ROM at each level with oral pronunciation models for aU the vocabulary
taught, and further practice exercises. including listening activities.
What vocabulary is included?
At Basic level. the vocabulary includes:
• a wide range of common topics. e.g. clothes. free time. at the airport
• words and phrases needed in social interaction, e.g. inviting people. using
the phone
• areas of lexical granunar. e.g. prepositions of place. phrasal verbs
• a list of all the vocabulary taught with a phonemic pronunciation guide and a
unit relevance to where the item appears
There is a CD-ROM at each level with oral pronunciation models for aU the vocabulary
taught, and further practice exercises. including listening activities.
What vocabulary is included?
At Basic level. the vocabulary includes:
• a wide range of common topics. e.g. clothes. free time. at the airport
• words and phrases needed in social interaction, e.g. inviting people. using
the phone
• areas of lexical granunar. e.g. prepositions of place. phrasal verbs
There is a particular emphasis on high-frequency vocabulary in everyday spoken English. This is continued intermediate level with the addition of more vocabulary from different styles of written English. At Advanced level. learners encounter more figurative meanings of vocabulary items as well as more idiomatic language. The series includes almost all of the words in the Oxford 30()()TM whichlisl. the 3,000 words teachers and students should prior free in their teaching and learning. The list is based on frequency and usefulness to learners. and WdS developed by Oxford University Press using corpus evidence and information .applied by a panel of over 7() experts in the Held of teaching and language study. [n addition. we have included a wide mngc of high frequency phrases. c.g. at tlte moment. never mind, as well as items which arc extremely useful in a particular context. e.g. maul course in a restaurant. or !mlld luggage at an airport. We have taken great care to ensure that learners will be able to understand the meaning of all the new words and phrases by supplying a clear illustration. a simple glossary definition. or an example of each word or phrase. Learners should be aware that many English words have more than one meaning. They should refer to an appropriate learner's dictionary for information on other meanings. (Sec How to learu lIew words in the Starter unit for advice.)
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