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English Vocabulary in Use w. answ. + CD-Rom (Elementary)

Whether you're studying on your own or in class, English Vocabulary in Use Elementary covers all the words and phrases you need at this level to understand and be understood in English. Presents and explains new words in context and shows you how to use them. Error warnings and vocabulary tips help you avoid common mistakes and learn new vocabulary more effectively.
Level: Elementary/8.kl+/Language Schools

Sample pages (PDF)

  • Follows the popular In Use format: two-page units with clear explanations on the left page and practice exercises on the right.
  • New CD-ROM with interactive games; hundreds of practice exercises, providing further practice for every unit; audio recordings; customisable tests; built-in dictionary. Record your voice and listen back to practise pronunciation.

Contents

Thanks and acknowledgements 5

Introduction 6

People

1 The family mother, uncle, relatives 8

2 Birth, marriage and death birthday, married, die 10

3 Parts of the body head, foot, shoulder 12

4 Clothes hat, shirt, trousers 14

5 Describing people tall, dark, good-looking 16

6 Health and illness headache, heart attack, exercise 18

7 Feelings love, tired, thirsty 20

8 Conversations 1: Greetings and wishes Good morning, Happy New Year, well done 22

9 Conversations 2: Useful words and expressions I don’t mind, anyway, let’s 24

At home

10 Food and drink rice, tea, vegetables 26

11 In the kitchen fridge, glass, saucepan 28

12 In the bedroom and bathroom wardrobe, shampoo, mirror 30

13 In the living room bookshelf, lamp, remote control 32

School and workplace

14 Jobs secretary, factory, nurse 34

15 At school and university biology, notebook, pass an exam 36

16 Communications address, computer, memory stick 38

Leisure

17 Holidays package holiday, phrasebook, visa 40

18 Shops and shopping chemist’s, department store, credit card 42

19 In a hotel single room, key, luggage 44

20 Eating out café, menu, fish and chips 46

21 Sports table tennis, judo, volleyball 48

22 Cinema western, film star, DVD 50

23 Free time at home gardening, listening to CDs, programme 52

24 Music and musical instruments guitar, jazz, orchestra 54

The world

25 Countries and nationalities Spain, Chinese, continent 56

26 Weather cold, rain, storm 58

27 In the town railway station, bank, town hall 60

28 In the countryside hill, farm, river 62

29 Animals horse, giraffe, pet 64

30 Travelling train, map, flight 66

31 UK culture fireworks, roast beef, Christmas 68

Social issues

32 Crime murder, prison, guilty 70

33 The media TV channel, magazine, talk show 72

34 Problems at home and work repair, untidy, in a bad mood 74

35 Global problems hurricane, war, strike 76

Everyday verbs

36 Have / had / had have breakfast, have time, have a swim 78

37 Go / went / gone go away, go shopping, go home 80

38 Do / did / done do an exercise, do your best, do the washing 82

39 Make / made / made make coffee, make a mistake, make a noise 84

40 Come / came / come come in, come from, come back 86

41 Take / took / taken take the bus, take a photo, take an exam 88

42 Bring / brought / brought bring something here, bring back, take 90

43 Get / got / got get tired, get better, get married 92

44 Phrasal verbs get up, put on, turn down 94

45 Everyday things watch TV, wash clothes, go for a walk 96

46 Talking say, tell, ask 98

47 Moving walk, drive, fly 100

Words and grammar

48 Talking about language noun, verb, plural 102

49 Conjunctions and connecting words because, only, before 104

50 Days, months, seasons Monday, July, winter 106

51 Time words next year, often, once a week 108

52 Places middle, front, abroad 110

53 Manner fast, loud, the right way 112

54 Common uncountable nouns money, bread, information 114

55 Common adjectives 1: Good and bad things nice, awful, lovely 116

56 Common adjectives 2: People happy, horrible, intelligent 118

57 Words and prepositions wait for, belong to, good at 120

58 Prefixes impossible, ex-president, unsafe 122

59 Suffixes swimmer, useless, sunny 124

60 Words you may confuse quiet / quite, lend / borrow, cook / cooker 126

Answer key 128

Phonemic symbols 158

Index 159

Irregular verbs 170

How to learn vocabulary 172

How to use the CD-ROM 173