lntroduction

This new edition of English Vocabulary in Use: pre-illtermediate e:.'-' intermediare still rerains the
featurcs rhat made the firs t edition so popular:
• The formar of presentation on the lefr-hand page and practice on the right-hand page.
• Approaching vocabulary in a variery of ways: ropics (e.g. Food ), word formar ion (e.g.
Prefixcs), words and grammar (e.g. Uncountable and plural nouns), collocation and phrases
(e.g. Make, do and take), functions (e.g. Apologies, excuses and rhanks), conceprs (e.g. Time ),
varieties of English (e.g. Formal and informal English ), etc.
• A srudent-friendly Answer key, including nor only correcr answers ro rightlwrong exercises,
bur also possible answers for more open-ended exercises.
• Us:1ge notes rha r are ideal for self-srudy learners.
• A complete Index ar rhe back of rhe book, listing all rhe rarger words and phrases wirh a
phonemic transcription ro help you wirh pronunciarion.

What is different about the new edition? .

Colour
The firsr rhing you will norice is rhar rhe new edirion is in colour. This makes rhe rexr and the
arrwork more attracrive, and ir also makes rhe book easier for you ro use: rhe different secrions
and headings are now clearer, and rhe usage notes are shown againsr rheir own colour
background, so you can find rhcm and read rhem more easily.
Use of the Cambridge lntemotionol Corpus
This ncw edirion has made exrcnsive use of rh e Cambridge lntemational Corpus of written and
spoken English. This has beco imporrant in two \va ys:
• rhc frequcncy informarion in rhe Corpus has helpcd ro guide rhe selecrion of wo rd s and
phrases in the book and cnsure rhat rhc vocabulary will be suitable for pre-inrermediate and
intermediare learners of English;
• example sentences are the same or similar ro those in the Corpus. In other words, the
examples show you words and phrases being used in rheir mosr typical conrexrs.
Collocation and phrases
The ncw edition concentrares even more on showing wo rds in common collocarions and
phrascs. For example, when you srudy different meanings of see (Unir 27), you will learn rhar ir
ofren appears in rhesc phrascs: 1 see, 1 see what you mean, 1'1/ see what (he says ), ere. In a unir
on physical appearance (Unir 48 ), you will meer rhese common collocarions: blonde hair, tal/
and slim, medium height, etc.
New units
In response to suggesrions from reachers and studenrs, rhere are now six complerely new unirs
in the book:
Likes, preferences and interests (Unir 19) Ha,·e and have gor (Unir 25 )
Frequenrly asked questions (Unir 20) Leave, carch and ler (Unir 28 )
Common responses (Unir 21 ) Global problems (Unir 88 )
Many other units have been significantly revised, e.g. The place where you live (Unir 54 ), Ciry
lifc (Unir 65 ), Lifc in the country (Unir 66 ), In the office (Unir 72 ), ~l usic (Unir 77), Compurers
and the Internet (Unir 81 ).

vi English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediare)

 Learning and revising with this book
Look at Exercise 1.1 on the next page befare you read this page.

~...... ____ A Have a routine

A routinc means doing certain chings often and in che same way. lf you are using ch is book
for self-study (= ro study alonc), it helps to have a routine. So, how much time can you
spend on the book each day or each week? Here are sorne ideas:
• if you are studying a new unir, spend at least (= a mínimum of) half an hour o r
45 minutes
• if you are revising (= studying a unir for a second or third rime ), five or ten minutes is
very useful.
So, plan longer periods for new units and shorrer periods for revision.

8 Using the book

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Do diffcrcnt things ro maintain your interest. (= keep your interest high ) For example:
Don't study the units in the same arder as the book. Choosc (= select) units that intcrest
you (= are intcresting for you ).
2 When you do a unir, you can read che whole (= all) of the left-hand page (= page
on rhe left ), rhen do thc cxerciscs. Or, do the exercises first, then read the
left-hand page if there is a problem.
3 Be active when you are learning. For example:
• when you are reading the lefr-hand page, use a highlighter pen
ro mark new or intercsting vocabulary;
• practise saying the words aloud (= speaking them ), so you can pronounce them
(= say the pronunciation), and also silently (= wirhout a noise) in your head ro help
you to remember them;
• pur new words in your own notebook using sorne of the ideas from Unir 2.

.__ _____,C Revision

lr's casy ro forget words that you learn, but if you revise for short periods.
it helps you to remember words and make them part of your active
vocabulary. Hcre are sorne ideas.
Do exercises in pencil. Check your answers when you finish,
then rub them out (= remove them using a rubber). Later,
come back and do the exercises again. Use the
rubber
left-hand page if you have a problem.
2 When you read a lefr-hand page for a second time, have a blank piece of paper (= paper
with no writing on it) with you. When you come ro a new word in bold with a
definition in (brackets), covcr the definition (= put the paper over it) and try ro define it
(= give the meaning/definition ).
3 Revise for short periods but do it ofren. Five minutes a day (:"OT five minutes-pt"T day)
is probably better than half an hour a week; but half an hour a week is probably better
than two hours a month.
4 Be aqive when you revise, e.g. test yourself, practise the pronunciarían, write clown
important words and phrases in your notebook with example sentences.

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