Academic vocabulary in use: 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice: self-study and classroom use
McCarthy, Michael
O'Dell, Felicity
The perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Academic Vocabulary in Use is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, from engineers or social scientists to business students or lawyers, it covers all the key vocabulary they will come across in academic textbooks, articles, lectures and seminars, allowing them to function confidently in an English-speaking academic environment. The book is designed for students at good intermediate level and aboveas well as those preparing for IELTS and other university entrance examinations. INDICE: Acknowledgements p. 5. To the student and the teacher p. 6. Working with academic vocabulary. 1 What is special about academic English?. 2. Key nouns. 3 Key verbs. 4 Key adjectives. 5 Key adverbs. 6 Phrasal verbs in academic English. 7 Key quantifying expressions. 8 Words with several meanings. 9 Metaphors and idioms. Word combinations. 10 Nouns and the words they combine with. 11 Adjective and noun combinations. 12 Verbs and the words they combine with. 13 Prepositional phrases. 14 Verbs and prepositions. 15 Nouns and prepositions. 16 Fixed expressions.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-68939-7
- Editorial: Cambridge University Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 176
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés