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Title: The Heinemann ELT English Wordbuilder - With Answer Key Author(s): Guy Wellman Pages: 272 Publisher: Macmillan Publication date: 1989 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 0435285564 ISBN-13: Description: Why
This book is designed to help the student of English whose only weapons in the battle
against vocabulary have, until now, been a dictionary and a dog-eared note-book with
lists of unconnected words, approximate translations alongside. I felt a book which
would help students to build their active vocabulary, while at the same time helping
with the recognition of less common or important words, would be a useful tool with
which they could work their way deeper into the language.
Who
The book is designed to be used by a class of students, a couple of friends or an
individual working alone. It is particularly useful for students who are not living in
an English-speaking country, and so are not exposed to the everyday expressions
that are presented and practised in this book.
The level is post-intermediate, which means it should be useful for students who
have met the basic structures of English at least once, but have a relatively narrow
vocabulary range. It is particularly good practice for users who wish to improve their
speaking or writing, or for those who are preparing for a national exam or for the
Cambridge First Certificate. Even Cambridge Proficiency exam candidates and other
advanced users and students of English will find that there is a lot they can learn in
the Heinemann English Wordbuilder.
Because this is a book about language, some of the sections will be most beneficial if
the user can argue, experiment and practise with someone else, but users working
alone at home can greatly improve and broaden their use of English through the
presentation and written practice provided.
What
The Heinemann English Wordbuilder is made up of 60 units. Each unit focusses on
one vocabulary area. It starts with a reference section which shows you the words (in
bold print) at work, that is to say in context. This is followed by a practice section of
exercises and ideas for further written or spoken practice with space for you to add
any other expressions you know or meet. The Index at the end of the book contains
every word and phrase and so acts as a quick reference guide for you. Some words
have a star beside them. You should be careful how you use these. A brief note on
each is included in the Key at the back of the book.
You will find there are passages to read, some long, a few quite difficult, and many
full to the brim with the target vocabulary. There are often checking exercises after
them to make sure the words have 'gone in', that is to say that you have remembered
them. There are other exercises, too: matching, gap-filling, defining, ordering, etc.
many of which have the answers on the page, which you are asked to cover. The
advantage of this is that you can do the exercises again and again if you like, to check
how your vocabulary is growing. There are games and quizzes, not really to test your
general knowledge but rather to motivate you to study the language under review. I,
personally, would rather be asked to guess - or work out from given data — when,
why or in what order certain things happened in Siberia than just read a page of
historical facts, for instance. Wouldn't you?
# Paperback: 272 pages
# Publisher: Macmillan ELT (November 30, 1989)
# ISBN-10: 0435285564
# ISBN-13: 978-0435285562
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