How To Improve Your Vocabulary

Author : Steve Hart
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789888390991

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Expand Your English by Steve Hart Pdf

Writing academic prose in English is especially difficult for non-native speakers, largely because the standard vocabulary used in this genre can be quite different from colloquial English. Expand Your English: A Guide to Improving Your Academic Vocabulary is a unique and invaluable guide that will enable the reader to overcome this hurdle. It will become the favourite go-to reference book for both beginners and for intermediate learners struggling with the complexities of English-language academic writing. Steve Hart covers 1,000 vocabulary items that are essential for good academic writing. The first section describes 200 key terms in detail, grouping them into logical sets of 10. Through careful repetition, the reader will find it easy to retain, retrieve, and reuse these essential phrases. The second section explains a further 800 terms, grouping them according to function, meaning, and the areas of an essay where they are likely to be used. The expansive scope of Expand Your English gives non-native speakers all the vocabulary tools they need to master this difficult style of writing.

Author : Maxwell W. Nurnberg,Morris Rosenblum
Publisher : Goyl SaaB
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1266304782

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All about Words by Maxwell W. Nurnberg,Morris Rosenblum Pdf

Author : Walter Abish
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811205339

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Alphabetical Africa by Walter Abish Pdf

"Walter Abish has dovetailed his novel within a Procrustean scheme that has the terrifying and irrefutable logic of the alphabet. Alphabetical Africa is in the line of writers such as Raymond Roussel, Raymond Queneau, Georges Perec and Harry Mathews, who have used constrictive forms to penetrate the space on the other side of poetry." -- John Ashbery

Author : Tom Robbins
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553897906

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Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates by Tom Robbins Pdf

“As clever and witty a novel as anyone has written in a long time . . . Robbins takes readers on a wild, delightful ride. . . . A delight from beginning to end.”—Buffalo News Switters is a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government; a pacifist who carries a gun; a vegetarian who sops up ham gravy; a cyberwhiz who hates computers; a man who, though obsessed with the preservation of innocence, is aching to deflower his high-school-age stepsister (only to become equally enamored of a nun ten years his senior). Yet there is nothing remotely wishy-washy about Switters. He doesn’t merely pack a pistol. He is a pistol. And as we dog Switters’s strangely elevated heels across four continents, in and out of love and danger, discovering in the process the “true” Third Secret of Fatima, we experience Tom Robbins—that fearless storyteller, spiritual renegade, and verbal break dancer—at the top of his game. On one level this is a fast-paced CIA adventure story with comic overtones; on another it’s a serious novel of ideas that brings the Big Picture into unexpected focus; but perhaps more than anything else, Fierce Invalids is a sexy celebration of language and life. Praise for Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates “Superb.”—New York Post “Dangerous? Wicked? Forbidden? You bet. . . . Pour yourself a bowl of chips and dig in.”—Daily News, New York “Robbins is a great writer . . . and definitely a provocative rascal.”—The Tennessean “Whoever said truth is stranger than fiction never read a Tom Robbins novel. . . Clever, creative, and witty, Robbins tosses off impassioned observations like handfuls of flower petals.”—San Diego Union-Tribune

Author : Mary W. Cornog,Merriam-Webster, Inc. Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Vocabulary
ISBN : 1892859122

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Webster's New Explorer Vocabulary Skill Builder by Mary W. Cornog,Merriam-Webster, Inc. Staff Pdf

Introduces 3,000 words to expand and improve vocabulary, 300 fun and challenging quizzes test your progress, helps students prepare for standardized test.

Author : Anu Garg
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781118039687

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A Word A Day by Anu Garg Pdf

"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!" -Barbara Wallraff Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court Praise for A Word a Day "AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious stories to tell too, and this collection incorporates some of the correspondence received by the editors at the AWAD site, from advice on how to outsmart your opponent in a duel (or even a truel) to a cluster of your favorite mondegreens." -John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary "A banquet of words! Feast and be nourished!" -Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language Written by the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (www.wordsmith.org), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words will delight writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. The words are grouped in intriguing categories that range from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make the Spell-Checker Ineffective." each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example-and many feature fascinating and hilarious commentaries by A Word A Day subscribers and the authors.

Author : Adam Robinson,Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher : The Princeton Review
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 0375762183

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Word Smart by Adam Robinson,Princeton Review (Firm) Pdf

A revised edition of the phenomenally successful vocabulary-building guide. Originally designed to help students prepare for the SAT, this user-friendly guide has major crossover appeal for adults looking to improve specific skills.

Author : Wilfred John Funk,Norman Lewis,Wilfred Funk
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1991-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780671743499

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30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred John Funk,Norman Lewis,Wilfred Funk Pdf

A thirty-day vocabulary building program which includes a pronunciation guide and word origins and histories.

Author : Edward J. Kame'enui,James F. Baumann
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781462504008

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Vocabulary Instruction by Edward J. Kame'enui,James F. Baumann Pdf

This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.

Author : Iain M. Banks
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748110001

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Excession by Iain M. Banks Pdf

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. 'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson Two and a half millennia ago in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe, the artifact appeared. It was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothing. Then it disappeared. Now it is back. Diplomat Genar-Hofoen of Special Circumstances is sent to investigate but, sidetracked by an old flame and the spoiled-brat operative Ulver Seich, and faced with the systematic depravities of a race who call themselves the Affront, it's anyone's guess whether he'll succeed . . . Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata The State of the Art Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist Also now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

Author : Carl Bernard Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X006088211

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Building a Strong Vocabulary by Carl Bernard Smith Pdf

This book presents 12 strategies (focusing on one strategy a week) for students to increase vocabulary and boost communication skills, suggesting that these techniques can easily double the average person's vocabulary. After an introduction, the book presents the following 12 techniques: (1) "Expand on What You Know: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones"; (2) "Build through Word Structure: Base Words and Prefixes"; (3) "Build through Word Endings: Base Words and Suffixes"; (4) "Find Related Words and Grow"; (5) "Gain Meaning from Context"; (6) "Say Exactly What You Mean"; (7) "Play the Analogies Game"; (8) "Create Word Maps and Word Webs"; (9) "Search for Treasure in Dictionaries and Thesauruses"; (10) "Learn More about Word Structure: Roots and Affixes"; "Discover Latin and Greek Word Families"; and (12) "Take a Foreign Tour: Words from Other Languages." An epilogue, "Keep Building Your Vocabulary: An Ongoing Process," is attached. (RS)

Author : Maxwell W. Nurnberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : English language
ISBN : 8183070779

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How To Build A Better Vocabulary by Maxwell W. Nurnberg Pdf

Author : Caroline Taggart
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781789291834

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Improve Your Word Power by Caroline Taggart Pdf

Put your vocabulary skills to the test with this witty and engaging book. Improve Your Word Power is primarily a collection of multiple-choice challenges in which the reader is asked to decide which definition of a given word is correct. But it's actually so much more than that. Each topic is themed - from words borrowed from French to words about colours; words from Shakespeare to words that sound alike - and the answers are wonderfully informative and accessible, each giving readers the chance to say 'Gosh! I didn't know that!' even with quite familiar words. Interspersed throughout are boxes that feature odd definitions, confusable words and fun facts that make the language come to life. Written by Sunday Times bestselling author Caroline Taggart, this is a book that is aimed at readers who want to improve their vocabulary for the sheer enjoyment of it - and have fun doing so.

Author : Joseph Piercy
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781789291674

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A Word a Day by Joseph Piercy Pdf

A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia. It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot - and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate? Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that's a word list designed for a specific purpose - in case you were wondering .). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia. A Word a Day is a treasure trove of fascination and fun for all language lovers - delve in and enhance your vocabulary.

Author : Sherrie L. Nist,Carole Mohr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 9574450430

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Improving Vocabulary Skills by Sherrie L. Nist,Carole Mohr Pdf