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Learners need to have a very large vocabulary an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 word families according to recent research, to function effectively in an English-speaking environment, and even more to read a range of authentic texts. Now in an expanded two-book series, the research-based Focus on Vocabulary breaks down this seemingly daunting task into achievable, short-term language acquisition goals.
Focus on Vocabulary 1: Bridging Vocabulary fills the gap between high-frequency and lower-frequency vocabulary — teaching mid-frequency vocabulary and preparing intermediate to high-intermediate students for the kinds of words found in novels, newspapers, films, and social and workplace settings.
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Uses excerpts from popular material to give students handson preparation for understanding vocabulary found in social, academic, and workplace settings.
Assessing Your Vocabulary Knowledge helps students determine their level of familiarity with each chapter’s target words.
Within each chapter, target words are carefully recycled in the reading passage and through activities focusing on word meanings, word families, and collocations.
Strategy practice chapters offer tips for dictionary use, essay writing, word-knowledge expansion, and other vocabularycentered tasks.
New reading strategies sections in Focus on Vocabulary 2 help students identify text structure and synthesize ideas across texts, among other skills.
Answer Keys and Tests for Levels 1 and 2 available free online.
