English Vocabulary in Use,Upper-Intermediate and Advanced

contents

acknowledgements

usingthisbook

introduction

1learningvocabulary—generaladvice

2learningvocabulary—aidstolearning

3organisingavocabularynotebook

4thenamesofenglishlanguagewords

5usingyourdictionary

6revisingvocabulary

7formalandinformalwords

　wordformation

8suffixes(e.g.actor,permission,modernise)

9prefixes(e.g.over-worked,exhale)

10roots(e.g.impress,pressure,expression)

11abstractnouns(e.g.faith,hopeandlove)

12compoundadjectives(e.g.well-dressed,time-consuming)

13compoundnouns—combinationsoftwonouns(e.g.baby-sitter,youthhostel)

14compoundnouns—combinationsofverb+preposition(e.g.drawback,input)

15wordswithinterestingorigins—peopleandplaces(e.g.hooligan,denim)

16wordswithinterestingorigins—fromotherlanguages(e.g.bistro,rucksack)

17onomatopoeicwords—wordsthatsoundliketheirmeaning(e.g.grumble,smash)

18wordscommonlymispronounced(e.g.worry,cough)

19homonyms—wordspronouncedand/orspeltthesame(e.g.row,row;bow,bough)

　　 connectingandlinking

20time(e.g.assoonas,while,afterwards)

21condition(e.g.unless,providedthat)

22cause,reason,purposeandresult(e.g.owingto,withtheaimof,asaresult)

23concessionandcontrast(e.g.although,ontheotherhand)

24addition(e.g.inaddition,furthermore,besides)

25text-referringwords(e.g.issue,problem)

countablesanduncountables

26uncountablewords(e.g.information,advice)

27wordsthatonlyoccurintheplural(e.g.scissors)

28countableanduncountablewithdifferentmeanings(e.g.paperandapaper)

29collectivenouns(e.g.aflockofsheep)

30makinguncountablewordscountable(e.g.aloafofbread)

topics

31countries,nationalitiesandlanguages

32theweather

33describingpeople—appearance

34describingpeople—character

35relationships

36athome

37everydayproblems

38globalproblems

39education

40work

41sport

42thearts

43food

44theenvironment

45towns

46thenaturalworld

47clothes

48healthandmedicine

49travel

50holidays

51numbersandshapes

52scienceandtechnology

53thepressandmedia

54politicsandpublicinstitutions

55crime

56money—buying,sellingandpaying

notionalconcepts

57number,quantity,degreeandintensity

58time

59distancesanddimensions

60obligation,need,possibilityandprobability

61soundandlight

62possession,givingandlending

63movementandspeed

64texture,brightness,weightanddensity

65success,failureanddifficulty

66containersandcontents(e.g.boxofmatches,jarofjam)

feelingsandactions

67beliefandopinion

68pleasantandunpleasantfeelings

69like,dislikeanddesire

70speaking

71thesixsenses

72whatyourbodydoes

73whatanimalsdo

fixedexpressions

74idiomsandfixedexpressions—general(differenttypes;adviceontheiruse)

75everydayexpressions(e.g.asiwassaying,thatremindsme)

76similes—as...as.../like...(e.gaswhiteasasheet)

77binomials(e.g.oddsandends,spickandspan)

78idiomsdescribingpeople(e.g.tohaveaheartofgold)

79idiomsdescribingfeelingsormood(e.g.tobeinablackmood,toshakein

yourshoes)

80idiomsconnectedwithproblematicsituations(e.g.totakethebullbythehorns)

81idiomsconnectedwithpraiseandcriticism(e.g.she'sstreetsaheadoftheother

girls,theworld'sworst)

82idiomsconnectedwithusinglanguage(e.g.totalkbehindsomebody'sback,toput

inanutshell)

83idioms—miscellaneous

84proverbs(e.g.manyhandsmakelightwork.)

phrasalverbsandverb-basedexpressions

85expressionswithdoandmake

86expressionswithbringandtake

87expressionswithget

88expressionswithsetandput

89expressionswithcomeandgo

90expressionswithlook

91miscellaneousexpressions(withbreak,run,turn,let,etc.)

varietiesofenglish

92headlineenglish(e.g.boost,axe)

93usenglish(e.g.elevator,downtown)

94otherenglishes

95slang(e.g.copper,bread)

96thelanguageofnotices(e.g.refrain,trespassers)

97wordsandgender(e.g.waiter/waitress,chairperson,headteacher)

98abbreviations(e.g.un,opec,lab)

99newwordsinenglish

100discoursemarkers(e.g.right!mindyou!)

key202

listofphoneticsymbols270

index271