Ideal for all those who wish to perform more successfully in the workplace or in study, this book will tell you all you need to know about words and develop or improve your word building and vocabulary. In two parts, the first part gives advice on using active rather than passive vocabulary, how to use dictionaries and word reference books effectively as well as electronic and online reference materials, and which word to use when faced with a choice. The second gives information about word classes, word structure, and contains a detailed glossary.
This book is intended for teachers—in class, in remedial sessions, and teaching English to foreigners—so that they may give their pupils the kind of insight into the English language that will help them to improve their spelling. It is designed to give quick and easy reference to the information. As the need for any spelling guide arises in the course of teaching, it can be found and explained to the pupil without delay. On some pages there are mnemonics and nonsense dictations as examples of what can be given to reinforce a particular guide.
"I hope that all those who use this workbook will be enabled to punctuate their own written work with just such insight and confidence. I hope also that they will discover that they read the carefully written work of others with increased pleasure and understanding.This workbook is intended for class use and for individual study. The practice exercises are designed to enable all students to score high marks if they apply the straightforward guidelines embodied in the text. There is a full explanation of each point, and exercises are set at each stage to reinforce the reader's understanding."
Some people seem to be naturally ‘good spellers’ ; many find spelling difficult. This book will be helpful to those who are frequently uncertain how to spell a word, for it has been written with their difficulties in mind. The book deals with ten basic spelling rules and these are the key to many thousands of words in the language; the book also picks out those words which are commonly misspelt in the work of examination candidates.
Welcome to Well Read, a four-level series that teaches and reinforces crucial reading skills and vocabulary strategies step-by-step through a wide range of authentic texts that are meant to engage students’ (and teachers’) interest. Well Read 3 is intended for students at the intermediate level. Each of the eight chapters in the book revolves around a central theme, but every text in a chapter approaches the theme from a different angle or level of formality.
