Academic Vocabulary in Use Second Edition is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, this second edition has been updated to reflect changes in education, technology and communications, includes a selection of new reading passages, and is now in full colour. 50 easy-to-use, two-page units give clear explanations of new vocabulary, along with a variety of practice exercises. A comprehensive answer key, and phonemic transcriptions to help with pronunciation, make it perfect for self-study as well as for use in the classroom. This book is designed for students at good intermediate level and above, and is also useful for those preparing for IELTS and university entrance examinations.
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.
First of all, a pat on my back as I have finally read something that isn't a novel or manga. Secondly, I am impressed, this book delivered everything it promised to deliver. I have always struggled with writing introductions and conclusions for my essays and recently I discovered that the reason for me having a hard time dealing with that part and it came down to me that it was because of me not knowing how to initiate writing them and which "words" to insert. And that's where this book significantly helped me. It has great examples and useful excerpts from academic papers in addition to short exercises for practice. Definitely a recommendation!
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for a student like me that English is not there first language. and have problems with wordings to use in an essay or other writing issues. This book is a must. b:-)
I read some and it does help. now I'm waiting for it to get ship :) 😄