English Vocabulary for Academic Success: Unit 1

English Vocabulary for Academic Success: Unit 1 is a sample of what is available in the full 10-unit book, English Vocabulary for Academic Success: Practicing Academic English Vocabulary and Grammar. This book is for students who are studying English at the intermediate or advanced level, who already know about 2,000 basic English words, and who want to pass the TOEFL test or study at a college or university in an English-speaking country. In Unit 1, students can study 54 words from the Academic Word List. They can practice basic grammar (verb tenses, parts of speech and more), and work on their spelling. An answer key is provided at the end each unit. (The full version of "English Vocabulary for Academic Success" features 10 units. There are 54 words per unit.) In each unit, the student must produce each word seven or eight times in contextualized sentences: definitions: one sentence in context parts of speech: two sentences in context collocations: two or three sentences in context synonyms: crossword puzzle review exercise: one sentence in context Embedded Dictionary: Each unit has a dictionary with definitions/multiple meanings, parts of speech, collocations for each definition and parts of speech, synonyms, and many illustrative sentences. By learning all of the words in all ten units, students will know almost 90% of the words that they read and hear in academic situations. They will read faster and understand much better. Students’ academic writing will improve because they will be able to produce the words with accurate grammar and spelling and use them with their correct collocations the way native speakers do. By knowing these words, students will have a greater chance to pass the TOEFL and other tests. Professionally prepared quizzes for each unit are available for bona fide instructors whose students are required to use this textbook. Please find more information in the preface.