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Yates, Jean. Practice Makes Perfect English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners. McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Practice Makes Perfect English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners

Authors: Jean Yates

Published:  September 2011

eISBN: 9780071763042 007176304X | ISBN: 9780071763035
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • How to Use This Book
  • Part I: Nouns
  • Unit 1 People and Places
  • Words for People
  • Words for Places
  • Unit 2 Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns
  • Using Singular Nouns
  • Using Plural Nouns
  • Using Noncount Nouns
  • Using Articles with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns
  • Using Demonstrative Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns
  • Unit 3 Proper Nouns
  • Unit 4 Possessive Nouns and Pronouns
  • Possessive Nouns
  • Possessive Pronouns
  • Unit 5 Review of Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns
  • Unit 6 Verbs Used as Nouns
  • Unit 7 More Specific Nouns
  • Words for People
  • Words for the Arts
  • Words for Places
  • Words for Things
  • Words for Events
  • Part II: Adjectives
  • Unit 8 Making Descriptions
  • Adjectives That Describe People
  • Adjectives That Describe a Person’s Condition
  • Adjectives That Describe Objects
  • Adjectives That Describe Places
  • Adjectives That Describe the Weather
  • Unit 9 Comparisons and Superlatives
  • Making an Adjective Stronger or Weaker
  • Making Comparisons with Adjectives
  • Expressing Superlatives
  • Unit 10 Verbs and Nouns Used as Adjectives
  • Verbs Used as Adjectives
  • Nouns Used as Adjectives
  • Unit 11 Adjective Order
  • Part III: Verbs
  • Unit 12 The Verb Be
  • The Present Tense of Be
  • Asking Questions with Be
  • Making Be Negative
  • The Past Tense of Be
  • Unit 13 Non–To Be Verbs
  • Regular Present Tense Forms of Verbs Other than Be
  • Regular Past Tense Forms
  • Verbs That Describe Usual Activities
  • Irregular Past Tense Forms
  • Verbs Used for Household Activities
  • Verbs Used in a Classroom
  • Making Verbs Negative
  • Activities That Are Often Performed in an Office
  • Asking Questions
  • Verbs Used for Shopping
  • Verbs Used in a Bank
  • Using the Present Progressive Tense
  • Verbs Used for Outdoor Activities
  • Verbs Used for Activities in Public Places
  • Using the Present Perfect Tense
  • Verbs Used for Leisure Activities
  • Verbs Used for Cooking
  • Giving Directions
  • Part IV: Adverbs
  • Unit 14 Adverbs of Place, Time, and Frequency
  • Adverbs of Place
  • Adverbs of Time
  • Adverbs of Frequency
  • Unit 15 Adverbs of Manner
  • Forming Adverbs from Adjectives
  • Comparing Adverbs
  • Unit 16 Adverbs That Modify
  • Adverbs That Modify Verbs
  • Adverbs That Modify Adjectives and Other Adverbs
  • Part V: English in the Twenty-First Century: Technology
  • Unit 17 General Vocabulary for Technology
  • Nouns
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Unit 18 Contacting Other People: The Technology of Communications
  • The Telephone
  • The Fax Machine
  • The Internet for Communicating
  • Unit 19 Getting Information: The Media
  • Newspapers and Magazines
  • Television for Getting Information
  • The Internet for Getting Information
  • Unit 20 Entertainment
  • Television/TV for Entertainment
  • Audio Devices
  • Reading Devices/Electronic Books/E-Readers
  • Cameras
  • Unit 21 Technology in Other Places
  • For Traveling
  • For Banking
  • For Shopping
  • Everywhere Else
  • Answer Key