Page 8 - English Vocabulary in Use (Pre & Intermediate)

For many of the new words there are also sentence examples which show the words in
context in order to consolidate their meaning and illustrate any special syntactic features.
My boyfriend gets very jealous when I talk to other boys.
The plane appeared in the sky, then suddenly disappeared behind a cloud.
He admitted stealing the woman’s money. (admit + -ing)
We were very busy but we managed to finish by 6 o’clock. (manage + inf.)
Finally, a big effort has been made to introduce new words alongside other words that often
appear with them (this is called ‘collocation’).
e.g. miss the bus; a strong accent; the car broke down; it’s vitally important; fasten your seat
belt; go on holiday; give someone a hand; to a certain extent, a terrible pain, etc.

The right-hand page
This page contains the exercises to practise the new vocabulary presented on the left-hand
page. In general the first exercise practises the form of some of the new words, and then there
are further exercises which focus on the meaning. In most units there is at least one exercise
which gives learners a chance to think about and practise new vocabulary in relation to their
own lives, and/or a task which invites learners to do something with the vocabulary outside
of the book (e.g. 11.4, 14.4, etc.). And in every unit, there is a range of exercise types to help
maintain your interest.

Using the book

The first five units (or first six units if you go to an English class) teach you some important
vocabulary, but they also help you with with useful ideas and techniques for vocabulary
learning. Do these units first, and then work through the book studying the units which
interest you.

Summary of abbreviations and symbols used in the book
n noun
v verb
adj adjective

infml informal word or expression
fml formal word or expression

pl word only used in the plural

(U) uncountable word
(C) countable word

# opposite

AmEng American English word or expression

[NoT Hestthebus] indicates that a word or expression is wrong

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