Basic Vocabulary in Use: 60 Units of Vocabulary Practice in North American English With Answers

English Vocabulary in Use

by Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell, Randi Reppen

A three-level vocabulary series for both self-study and classroom use. This best-selling series gives students the support they need to master words and phrases in American English. New language is taught in manageable two-page units with presentation of vocabulary on the left-hand page and 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. 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 Basic level teaches approximately 1,200 new vocabulary items.

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2001

About the author

MIchael McCarthy is Emeritus Professor of Applied
Linguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is also
Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania
State University and at the University of Limerick, Ireland.
He is the author of many titles of interest to teachers, including
Spoken Language and Applied Linguistics. Well known as an
expert on the teaching and learning of vocabulary, he is a co-author of the basic and upper-intermediate levels of Vocabulary in Use, and is also Academic Consultant to the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms. He is co-author of the 2 latest successful corpus-informed publications by Cambridge University Press: Touchstone and Cambridge Grammar of English.

Reviews

[Raheemdad Palh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Mary Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beginning Vocabulary. Good for much younger students. Too simple for 6th thru 8th grade. Will not be used for school this year.