Build Your Vocabulary 1
Lower Intermediate

This is the first in a series of graded books designed to increase students' vocabulary. It contains over 1000 words and phrases and is collocation taught, employing a wide range of exercises, all with answers provided. The book is divided into nine sections covering word formation; phrasal verbs; word puzzles; word groups; idioms; confusing pairs; crosswords; pictures; and opposites. Over 1,000 words and phrases are taught to make vocabulary learning more systematic and fun.

This superbly illustrated book is divided into three main sections. The first, Greece, runs from the eighth to the fourth centuries BC, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. The second, Greece and Rome, deals with the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great, the growth of Rome, and the impact of the two cultures on one another. The third, Rome, covers the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation in the first two centuries AD.