Key Words for Fluency (Pre-Intermediate Collocation Practice) : Learning and Practising the Most Useful Words of English /
George Woolard.
- Boston : Thomson, 2005.
- 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Key Words for Fluency .
"Pre-intermediate" and "collocation practice" indicated on the cover page.
Includes an answer key and an alphabetical list of words at the end of the volume.
"Key Words for Fluency Pre-Intermediate concentrates on those words which students need to communicate in English. It emphasizes those very common words which occur in lots of different contexts identifies around 150 nouns which are essential for fluency. Each unit deals with one word and on average covers 20 of its most important collocations, teaching over 3,000 lexical items. Collocation is the way words combine with other words in predictable ways. Knowing strong and frequent collocations is essential for fluency." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Before you begin Section 1 Your house house stairs room floor carpet wall ceiling door light window heating Test I Section 2 Rooms and furniture table drawer chair mirror bed sheet blanket pillow mattress wardrobe alarm curtains bath shower towel toilet Test 2 Section 3 In the kitchen kettle cooker oven freezer dishwasher washing machine grill fridge toaster knife fork spoon cupboard shelf pot pan plate bowl sink dishes Test 3 Section 4 Sky and weather sky sun moon star rain thunder lightning cloud snow ice wind fog Test 4 Section 5 The natural world sea wave river island beach sand mountain forest field ground Test 5 Section 6 Animals and plants animal bird fish pet cat dog plant crop flower grass tree garden fence gate Test 6 Section 7 Transport car bus petrol plane airport train taxi ferry bike lorry Test 7 Section 8 Travel road journey driver licence tourist tour ticket queue seat Test 8 Section 9 Meals and eating out breakfast lunch dinner restaurant waiter waitress bill bar service menu table Test 9 Section 10 Drink coffee tea bottle glass cup Test 10 Section 11 Shopping and food I shop supermarket customer meat chicken fish oil egg milk cheese vegetables fruit Test 11 Section 12 Food 2 bread sandwich cake biscuit pasta rice potatoes chips chocolate sugar salt Test 12 Section 13 Your body body muscle skin stomach waist back arm wrist leg finger nail toe knee foot Test 13 Section 14 Head and shoulders hair beard mustache face mouth tooth tongue lips smile throat ear nose neck shoulders Test 14 Section 15 Clothes trousers shirt tie sweater dress coat hat uniform scarf gloves sock shoe Test 15 Section 16 Personal items pocket belt button zip bag wallet card key ring glasses lenses umbrella watch Test 16 Section 17 The family parent child / children wedding husband wife funeral
baby birth birthday present Test 17 Section 18 Health and sport hospital doctor headache cough cold virus medicine pill injection blood bandage stitches x-ray ball football score result player Test 18 Section 19 Education school teacher student class lesson test book page Test 19 Section 20 Reading and writing newspaper magazine pen pencil paper form envelope stamp address parcel package Test 20 Section 21 Work and entertainment office manager secretary factory employer employee employment police soldier museum art gallery cinema theater show play actor Test 21 Section 22 Technology and time phone / telephone call camera photograph / photo video / DVD minute hour week month year Test 22 Answer key Alphabetical list
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