Introduction 4
Learning 6
1 Learning and revising with this book 6
2 Keeping a vocabulary notebook 8
3 Using a dictionary 10
4 English language words 12
5 Problems with pronunciation 14
6 Classroom language 16
Word formation 18
7 Prefixes 18
8 Noun suffixes 20
9 Adjective suffixes 22
10 Zero affixation 24
11 Compound nouns 26
12 Compound adjectives 28
Phrase building 30
13 Collocation（word partners） 30
14 Verb or adjective ＋ preposition 32
15 Preposition ＋ noun 34
16 Phrasal verbs：form and meaning 36
17 Phrasal verbs：grammar and style 38
18 Idioms and fixed expressions 40
19 Make，do，have，take 42
20 Give，keep，break，catch，see 44
21 Get：uses and expressions 46
22 Go：uses and expressions 48
23 Apologies，excuses and thanks 50
24 Requests，invitations and suggestions 52
25 Opinions，agreeing and disagreeing 54
26 Specific situations and special occasions 56
Parts of speech（special problems） 58
27 Uncountable nouns and plural nouns 58
28 Verbs ＋ -ing form or infinitive 60
29 Verb patterns 62
30 Adjectives 64
31 Prepositions：place 66
32 Adverbs：frequency and degree 68
Connecting and linking 70
33 Time and sequence 70
34 Addition and contrast 72
35 Similarities，differences and conditions 74
36 Reason，purpose and result 76
Topics 78
The world around us 78
37 The physical world 78
38 Weather 80
39 Using the land 82
40 Animals and insects 84
41 Countries，nationalities and language 86
People 88
42 The body and what it does 88
43 Describing people’s appearance 90
44 Describing character 92
45 Human feelings and actions 94
46 Family and friends 96
47 Ages and stages 98
Daily life 100
48 Daily routines 100
49 Homes and buildings 102
50 Around the home 1 104
51 Around the home 2 106
52 Everyday problems 108
53 Money 110
54 Health：illness and disease 112
55 Health：injuries 114
56 Clothes 116
57 Shops and shopping 118
58 Food 120
59 Cooking and restaurants 122
60 Town and country 124
61 On the road 126
62 Transport 128
Work 130
63 Work：duties，conditions and pay 130
64 Jobs 132
65 The career ladder 134
66 In the office and in the factory 136
67 Business and finance 138
68 Sales and marketing 140
Leisure and entertainment 142
69 Hobbies 142
70 Sport 1：games，people and places 144
71 Sport 2：winning，losing and scoring 146
72 Cinema and theatre 148
73 Music，art and literature 150
Communication and technology 152
74 Newspapers 152
75 Television 154
76 On the phone 156
77 Computers 158
Social concerns 160
78 Education：school 160
79 Education：university 162
80 Law and order 164
81 Crime 166
82 Politics 168
83 Bureaucracy 170
84 War and peace 172
85 Pollution and the environment 174
Tourism 176
86 Air travel 176
87 Hotels 178
88 A sightseeing holiday 180
89 On the beach and in the country 182
Notional concepts 184
90 Time 184
91 Numbers 186
92 Distance and dimension 188
93 Shapes，colours and patterns 190
94 Partitives 192
95 The senses 194
Varieties of English 196
96 Notices and warnings 196
97 Vague language 198
98 American English 200
99 Formal and informal English 202
100 Abbreviations and abbreviated words 204
Answer key 206
Phonetic symbols 246
Pronunciation problems 247
Index 248
Acknowledgements 266