Oxford American Dictionary Vocabulary Builder

50 lessons with 130 activities and write-in exercises Each lesson focuses on an area of language, with the emphasis on vocabulary extension and the Oxford 3000TM (the most important words to learn in English) Each lesson encourages students to explore different dictionary entries (taken from the Oxford American Dictionary for learners of English), so that they know how the dictionary helps with pronunciation, parts of speech, and using words correctly Focus on useful vocabulary with the Word Banks The Wordlist in the back of the book shows all the words that are taught in the 50 lessons.

145,000 words, phrases, and meanings with 85,500 examples showing how words are used 3,000 keyword entries marked, showing the Oxford 3000TM - the most important words to know in English All words on the Academic Word List marked 64 Reference pages including a 26-page Oxford WritingTutor, information on punctuation, irregular verbs, geographical names, and more. 1,000+ colour illustrations make it easy to understand more difficult words. Note boxes with extra help throughout the dictionary - thesaurus, topic collocations, Academic Word List collocations, word families The Oxford iWriter on the CD-ROM shows students how to plan, write and check their written work, and also includes the full A-Z dictionary, spoken words, 'record your own voice' facility, Topic Dictionary and searchable Picture Dictionary, plus a pop-up Genie that looks up words when you are working in Word, in e-mails or on the Internet.

The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well.

42,000 words, phrases, and meanings with Academic Word List words and content area vocabulary in math, science, social studies marked 3,000 keyword entries marked, showing the most important words to know in English (the Oxford 3000TM) 45 Reference pages including a 16-page Oxford Writing Tutor, information on punctuation, irregular verbs, geographical names, and more 650 colour illustrations make it easy to learn related vocabulary Note boxes with extra help throughout the dictionary - thesaurus, topic collocations, Academic Word List collocations, word-building The Oxford iWriter on the CD-ROM shows students how to plan, write and check their written work. The CD-ROM also includes the full A-Z dictionary, spoken words, 'record your own voice' facility, Topic Dictionary and searchable picture dictionary, plus a pop-up Genie that looks up words when you are working in Word, in e-mails, and on the Internet.

"Features more than 10,000 entries that focus exclusively on words that, while outside most people's working vocabulary, are often encountered in literature, in technical writings such as computing or medical terminology, and in such diverse subject areas as law, philosophy, and art. Special attention is given to easily confused or closely related words. Usage notes are provided to ensure that readers know how to integrate these words into their vocabularies for more precision and power in speech and writing."--Back cover.

Covers basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and idiomatic phrases of American English.