About the Book
Beginning students will learn some 1,200 basic English vocabulary items in Basic Vocabulary in Use, which is designed for both classroom and self-study use. The book contains 60 units that cover approximately 1,200 new vocabulary items. It also offers an index with phonetic transcriptions. An edition with answers, suitable for self-study, is also available.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements; To the student; To the teacher; Section 1. Learning Training: 1. Talking about language (noun, verb, plural, etc.); 2. Learning strategies (collocation, word families, pictures, and diagrams); Section 2. Everyday Verbs: 3. Have (have breakfast, have a good time); 4. Go (go by car, go shopping); 5. Do (do exercises, do business); 6. Make (make coffee, make a mistake); 7. Come (come in, come from); 8. Take (take the bus, take a photo); 9. Bring (bring it here, bring back); 10. Get (get a job, get tired); 11. Phrasal verbs (put on, turn down); 12. Everyday things (watch TV, make dinner); 13. Talking (say, tell); 14. Movement (walk, carry); Section 3. Words and Grammar: 15. Conjunctions and connecting words (because, only); 16. Time words (1): days, months, and seasons (Monday, July, winter); 17. Time words (2) (next year, often); 18. Places (middle, front, abroad); 19. Manner (fast, loud); 20. Irregular verbs (run, drink); 21. Common uncountable words (money, bread); 22. Common adjectives: good and bad things (nice, awful); 23. Common adjectives: people (happy, selfish); 24. Words and prepositions (wait for, good at); 25. Prefixes (impossible, rewrite); 26. Suffixes (useful, useless); 27. Words you may confuse (quite/quiet, lend/borrow); Section 4. People: 28. Birth, marriage, and death (birthday, married); 29. The family (mother, uncle); 30. Parts of the body (head, foot); 31. Clothes (hat, socks); 32. Describing people (tall, dark, handsome); 33. Health and illness (headache, heart attack); 34. Feelings (love, tired); 35. Greetings and other useful phrases (good morning, happy New Year); Section 5. The World: 36. Countries, languages, and people (Canada, Chinese, Greek); 37. Weather (rain, cold); 38. In the city (train station, bank); 39. In the country (hills, farm); 40. Animals and pets (horse, giraffe); 41. Travel (train, map); 42. Signs and notices (no smoking, out of order); Section 6. At Home: 43. Food and drink (rice, tea); 44. In the kitchen (stove, glass); 45. In the bedroom and bathroom (closet, shampoo); 46. In the living room (bookcase, lamp); Section 7. School and Workplace: 47. Jobs (secretary, factory); 48. School and university (biology, notebook); 49. Communications (cell phone, computer); Section 8. Leisure: 50. On vacation (package tour, phrase book); 51. Shopping (supermarket, department store); 52. In a hotel (single room, key); 53. Eating out (coffee shop, menu); 54. Sports (tennis, judo); 55. Movies (western, movie star); 56. Leisure at home (listening to CDs, cooking); Section 9. Social Issues: 57. Crime (robbery, prison); 58. The media (TV channel, magazine); 59. Everyday problems (messy, in a bad mood); 60. Global problems (hurricane, strike); Weights and measures; Irregular verbs; Phonetic symbols; Index.
