English vocabulary - Martin Hunt 2016

Introduction

Welcome to Teach Yourself English Vocabulary. We want you to enjoy this book and enjoy learning English.

Why buy this book?

This book is written in English. Studying in English is the best way to remember and learn. A word in English may not be the same in your language, even though it looks the same, so it is ?etter to know it in English. All the work you do in this book will help you have better English skills.

What is in this book?

Here you will find useful, everyday English words. You will also find extra help such as which verbs to use, and extra words to help you say more things. It explains words and gives you a chance to use them.

How to use this book

Look at the Contents (page iii) and find something that is interesting, or that you need, and study it. You decide what to do and when to do it. When you finish, try another unit that is linked. Each unit has ideas about where to go if you are not sure.

Each unit starts with Basics. Check you know all these words. The book will help you, but use a dictionary if you need it. When you think you know the words, try Test your basics. Next is Extension. Here, learn more words and get help with

problems such as difficult verbs before trying the exercises in the next section, Practice. Then there is In use - practice exercises using the language in real situations. Finally, there is Recap, to help, check and remember, and write down what you have done. At the end of each unit you will also find an Answer key to check your work. The text of the recordings (transcripts) is at the back of the book.

British English/American English

We use square brackets to show that there are different words in British English and American English for the same idea.

For example: I like your [trousers/pants].

Trousers is British English.

Pants is American English.

For example: I [have got/have] two dogs and a cat.

I have got two dogs and a cat is British English.

I have two dogs and a cat is American English.

There are British and American voices on the recordings, so you hear both British and American pronunciation. There are very few words which are different, but where a word is only found in British English it is spoken by a British voice, and where a word is found only in American English it is spoken by an American voice. Do not worry too much about the differences - they are very small. English is English, however it is pronounced, all over the world!

Where to start?

Start with Unit 1. This will help you with words we use in the book to teach the vocabulary. Then you decide which unit to do next.

And finally...

Good luck! We hope you enjoy the book and find it useful.