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Practice Makes Perfect : English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners

by: Yates, Jean

Practice Makes Perfect : English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners

by: Yates, Jean

ISBN 13:
9780071460859
ISBN 10:
0071460853
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/13/2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

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Hundreds of English words to get you speaking in your new language with confidence--now! Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learnersintroduces you to hundreds of essential words and helps you quickly build the skills and confidence needed to use them correctly in conversation. Many useful exercises provide you with word-building practice. You also learn how to rapidly analyze new words you may encounter and incorporate them into your ever-growing vocabulary.

Introduction

viii

How to Use This Book

PART I Nouns

(62)

Unit 1 People and Places

(9)

Words for People

(4)

Words for Places

(5)

Unit 2 Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns

(21)

Using Singular Nouns

(3)

Using Plural Nouns

(7)

Using Noncount Nouns

(6)

Using Articles with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns

(3)

Using Demonstrative Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns

(2)

Unit 3 Proper Nouns

(2)

Unit 4 Possessive Nouns and Pronouns

(3)

Possessive Nouns

(1)

Possessive Pronouns

(2)

Unit 5 Review of Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns

(4)

Unit 6 Verbs Used as Nouns

(2)

Unit 7 More Specific Nouns

(19)

Words for People

(6)

Words for the Arts

(1)

Words for Places

(3)

Words for Things

(4)

Words for Events

(5)

PART II Adjectives

(44)

Unit 8 Making Descriptions

(18)

Adjectives That Describe People

(8)

Adjectives That Describe a Person's Condition

(3)

Adjectives That Describe Objects

(4)

Adjectives That Describe Places

(1)

Adjectives That Describe the Weather

(2)

Unit 9 Comparisons and Superlatives

(13)

Making an Adjective Stronger or Weaker

(2)

Making Comparisons with Adjectives

(8)

Expressing Superlatives

(3)

Unit 10 Verbs and Nouns Used as Adjectives

(8)

Verbs Used as Adjectives

(3)

Nouns Used as Adjectives

(5)

Unit 11 Adjective Order

104

(3)

PART III Verbs

107

(46)

Unit 12 The Verb Be

109

(4)

The Present Tense of Be

109

(1)

Asking Questions with Be

110

(1)

Making Be Negative

111

(1)

The Past Tense of Be

111

(2)

Unit 13 Non--To Be Verbs

113

(40)

Regular Present Tense Forms of Verbs Other than Be

113

(2)

Regular Past Tense Forms

115

(2)

Verbs That Describe Usual Activities

117

(2)

Irregular Past Tense Forms

119

(1)

Verbs Used for Household Activities

120

(3)

Verbs Used in a Classroom

123

(1)

Making Verbs Negative

124

(2)

Activities That Are Often Performed in an Office

126

(1)

Asking Questions

127

(3)

Verbs Used for Shopping

130

(4)

Verbs Used in a Bank

134

(2)

Using the Present Progressive Tense

136

(2)

Verbs Used for Outdoor Activities

138

(3)

Verbs Used for Activities in Public Places

141

(2)

Using the Present Perfect Tense

143

(3)

Verbs Used for Leisure Activities

146

(2)

Verbs Used for Cooking

148

(3)

Giving Directions

151

(2)

PART IV Adverbs

153

(24)

Unit 14 Adverbs of Place, Time, and Frequency

155

(8)

Adverbs of Place

155

(4)

Adverbs of Time

159

(2)

Adverbs of Frequency

161

(2)

Unit 15 Adverbs of Manner

163

(8)

Forming Adverbs from Adjectives

163

(4)

Comparing Adverbs

167

(4)

Unit 16 Adverbs That Modify

171

(6)

Adverbs That Modify Verbs

171

(2)

Adverbs That Modify Adjectives and Other Adverbs

173

(4)

Answer Key

177

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0071460853

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