Academic Vocabulary in Use

Name: Academic Vocabulary in Use
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ISBN: 9780521689397

ISBN-10: 0521689392

ISBN-13: 9780521689397

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell

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Academic Vocabulary in Use is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, from engineers or social scientists to business students or lawyers, it covers all the key vocabulary they will come across in academic textbooks, articles, lectures and seminars, allowing them to function confidently in an English-speaking academic environment. The book is designed for students at good intermediate level and above as well as those preparing for IELTS and other university entrance examinations.

Book details

List price: $30.50
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 7.68" wide x 10.39" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Acknowledgements


To the student and the teacher


Working with academic vocabulary



What is special about academic English?



Key nouns



Key verbs



Key adjectives



Key adverbs



Phrasal verbs in academic English



Key quantifying expressions



Words with several meanings



Metaphors and idioms


Word combinations



Nouns and the words they combine with



Adjective and noun combinations



Verbs and the words they combine with



Prepositional phrases



Verbs and prepositions



Nouns and prepositions



Fixed expressions


At academic institutions



Applications and application forms



College and university: the UK system



Systems compared: the US and the UK



Academic courses



Study habits and skills



Online learning


Ways of talking about ...



Sources



Facts, evidence and data



Numbers



Statistics



Graphs and diagrams



Money and education



Time



Cause and effect


Opinions and ideas



Talking about ideas



Reporting what others say



Analysis of results



Talking about meaning



Research and study aims



Talking about points of view



Degrees of certainty


Functions



Presenting an argument



Organising your writing



Making a presentation



Describing research methods



Classifying



Making connections



Comparing and contrasting



Describing problems



Describing situations



Processes and procedures



Describing change



Evaluation and emphasis



Summary and conclusion


Reading and vocabulary



Good friends



Australia



The World Wide Web



The human brain



Nanotechnology



International law: an overview


Reference



Formal and informal academic words and expressions



Numbers, units of measurement and common symbols



British and North American academic vocabulary



Spelling variations



Word formation



Abbreviations


Key


List of phonemic symbols


Index