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English Vocabulary in Use Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Learning Tests 1-3 Learning and recording vocabulary Test 4 English language words Test § Problems with pronunciation Test 6 Classroom language Word formation Test 7 Prefixes Test 8 Noun suffixes Test 9 Adjective suffixes Test 10 Nouns, verbs and adjectives with the same form Test 11 Compound nouns ‘Test 12 Compound adjectives Phrase building Test 13 Collocation (word partners) Test 14 Verb or adjective + preposition Test 15. Preposition + noun Test 16 Phrasal verbs 1 Test 17 Phrasal verbs 2 Test 18 Idioms and fixed expressions Test 19 Make, do, have, take Test 20 Give, keep, break, catch, see Test 21 Get: uses and expressions Test 22. Go: uses and expressions Test 23 Apologies, excuses and thanks Test 24 Requests, invitations and suggestions Test 25 Opinions, agreeing and disagreeing Test 26 Specific situations and special occasions Parts of speech (special problems) Test 27 Uncountable nouns and plural nouns Test 28 Verbs + -ing form or infinitive Test 29 Verb patterns est 30 Adjectives ‘Test 31 Prepositions: place Test 32 Adverbs: frequency and degree Example language adjective, idiom, full stop enough, island, machine look sth. up, cassette recorder uns, in-, im-, -tion, ~ity, -ne -ive, -y, -able, -ful, -less to dream/a dream; dry/to dry traffic jam, mother tongue well-known, casy-going 5 ree -ment miss the bus, a strong accent depend on, interested in by mistake, on holiday wake up, find out, run out of sth, take sth. off, turn sth, on, break dowr take it in turns, keep an cye on sth. make a mistake, do homework give someone a ring, keep a record get dressed, get married, get up go out for a meal, have a go sorry I’m late, | got held up could you ...? how about ...? what do you think of ...? happy birthday, good luck, well done information (U), trousers (pl) enjoy, can’t stand, refuse verb + object, verb + ‘thar’ clause big/enormous, confused/confusing below, in front of, towards rarely, quite often, hardly ever Test your English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate and intermediate) Connecting and linking Test 33 Test 34 Test 35 Test 36 Topics Time and sequence Addition and contrast Similarities, differences and conditions Reason, purpose and result The world around us Test 37 Test 38 Test 39 Test 40 Test 41 People Vest 42 Test 43 Test 44 Test 45 Test 46 Test 47 Daily life Test 48 Test 49 Test 50 Test 51 Test 52 Test 53 Test 54 Test 55 Test 56 Test $7 Test 58 Test 59 Test 60 Test 61 Test 62 Work Test 63 Test 64 Test 65 Test 66 Test 67 Test 68 The physical world Weather Using the land Animals and insects Countries, nationalities and languages The body and what it does Describing people’s appearance Describing character Human feclings and actions Family and friends Ages and stages Daily routines Homes and buildings Around the home 1 Around the home 2 Everyday problems Money Health: illness and disease Health: injuries Clothes Shops and shopping Food Cooking and restaurants Town and country On the road Transport 2 bay Work: duties, conditions and pay Jobs. The carcer ladder In the office and in the factory Business and finance Sales and markering as soon as, while, finally although, whereas, however similar t0, both, as long, as so, because, therefore island, ocean, droughe cloudy, lightning, a breeze harvest, grow, silver giraffe, mice, butterfly Sweden, Japanese, the French “"*! neck, eyebrows, comb your hair good-looking, tall, slim pleasant, shy, ambitious upset, proud, embarrassed sister-in-law, close friend, relatives childhood, in your forties, pregnant fall asleep, have a rest doorbell, balcony, rent lamp, cupboards, fridge pillows, have a wash, housework spill, out of order, run out of coins, lend, can’t afford flu, earache, hurt bleed, bandage, ambulance skirt, earrings, put on do the shopping, butcher, size aubergine, salmon, cherry grill, bitter, main course car park, field, peaceful junction, traffic jam, accident“ wees fare, platform, get off, miss 4 vente a deal with, salary, overtime . surgeon, design, in the army apply for, be promoted, resign manufacture, check, goods interest rate, profit, fall product, sales forecast, reliable Test your English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate and intermediate) a 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 4s 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 5S 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

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