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- Idioms are fairly fixed phrases that consist of more than one word, with a meaning that cannot be understood from putting together the meanings of the individual words. But this dictionary of approximately 2,000 idioms is different from other dictionaries of idioms. Such dictionaries often try to give a complete list of all idioms; in this book we have concentrated on phrases that are used in certain conversational situations.- This book will be found useful by all speakers of English. Student...

Format Board book | 190 pages Publication date01 Jul 2013 Publisher GLOBAL ELT Publication City/Country Brighton, United Kingdom ISBN101904663699 ISBN139781904663690

Collins COBUILD International Business English Dictionary is the ideal reference for anybody who uses English for business. It contains all the words and phrases you need to succeed in today''s business word and to communicate with confidence in every situation.Collins COBUILD International Business English Dictionary contains up-to-date information on all the words and phrases used in international business, in both American and British English. As well as key business terms, the dictionary als...

The Collins COBUILD Essential English Dictionary is an engaging, illustrated dictionary aimed at elementary and pre-intermediate learners of English of all ages.With over 8,000 entries, and an attractive full-colour illustrated supplement, this is the perfect dictionary for adults or younger students who are starting out on their journey of learning English. The words and phrases will equip students with English from A1 (elementary) to approximately intermediate level (B1).The Collins COBUILD Es...

The 8th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner''s Dictionary offers up to date coverage of today''s English in a clear, attractive format.This dictionary is ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English. It covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English. With full-sentence definitions written in simple, natural English, this dictionary is easy to use and understand. The examples, taken from the 4.5-bil...

Collins Easy Learning English Vocabulary is designed to help learners of all ages build their vocabulary. This easy-to-use, topic-based book is an invaluable resource for students and teachers, and is ideal for use in the classroom and for home study.Collins Easy Learning English Vocabulary is a topic-based vocabulary book, covering over 50 topics, from everyday themes such as family, friends, and hobbies, to topics for travel, work, business and study.The words within each theme are listed alph...

Collins Easy Learning English Spelling is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their spelling and write more accurately and impressively. By describing the important features of English spelling and rules to use, this book makes spelling easy.Using simple explanations and corpus examples, Collins Easy Learning English Spelling describes the patterns and rules you need to understand and predict how words are spelt in English. It also provides practical advice on learning words that are diffic...

Collins Easy Learning English Idioms is an easy-to-use guide to the most common English idioms, designed for everyone who wants to improve their knowledge of English.With simple and clear explanations, this helpful, and often fun guide will help you understand what English idioms, such as ''the cat''s whiskers'' and ''step up to the plate'' really mean.Examples from the Collins corpus show how key idioms are used in everyday English and usage notes explain where idioms come from and how they sho...

This new edition of the Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the most important English idioms from around the world.Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary offers in-depth coverage of the most important idioms in English, and provides additional information about how common they are, in which contexts they should be used, what they mean and how to use them.This edition has been fully revised to provide learners with detailed information on idioms in a lang...

The Collins Primary Learner\\''s English Dictionary is a brand new illustrated dictionary aimed at learners of English aged 7 and over. The dictionary has been specially created for primary school students, whose first language isnot English, but who attend English-language schools.This accessible and easy-to-use dictionary is the perfect tool to help children improve their language skills and build vocabulary. It covers all the essential words, phrases and idioms that students need to learn, an...

The 3rd edition of the Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner\\''s Dictionary offers up to date coverage of today\\''s English in a clear, attractive format.This dictionary is ideal for intermediate-level learners of English. With full-sentence definitions written in simple, natural English, this dictionary is easy to use and understand. The examples, taken from the 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus, show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts.This dictionary covers all the essential ...

Collins COBUILD IELTS Dictionary contains all the vocabulary students need to succeed in the IELTS exam. It has been specially created for learners of English who plan to take the IELTS exam to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English, either at work or at university.This dictionary is ideal for learners who are preparing for IELTS and it covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master to achieve the IELTS scores required by the...

50,000 newly added entries, and over 700,000 words, meanings and phrases.Now updated to show recent biographical and place name changes - with over 8,500 place names and 5,500 biographies you will encounter thousands of fascinating facts and figures at your fingertips.\\"The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one\\", The Times.Ideal for use at work, at home and at school - new words, new meanings and new uses are tracked by Collins\\'' lexicographers ...

The Collins Primary Learner''s English Dictionary is a brand new, illustrated dictionary aimed at learners of English aged 7 and over. The dictionary has been specially created for primary school students, whose first language is not English, but who attend English-language schools.This accessible and easy-to-use dictionary is the perfect tool to help children improve their language skills and build vocabulary. It covers all the essential words, phrases and idioms that students need to learn, an...

A new classroom course based on unscripted and authentic listening materialsReal Lives, Real Listening will teach students vital skills they need to listen more effectively to English, however it is spoken. Through authentic recordings the course exposes students to the grammatical structures and lexis which are used most frequently in spoken English throughout the world.This new edition from Collins combines all three topics into one book.* MP3 CD with authentic interviews featuring native and ...

English is the language most frequently used in international military and peacekeeping operations. This dictionary contains over 6,000 entries providing up-to-date coverage of British, American and international military vocabulary, including training, personnel, logistics, manoeuvres, vehicles, tactics, commands, weapons and equipment. Supplements include the phonetic alphabet, ranks, formal orders and military grouping symbols. 'An invaluable handbook' - Soldier Magazine of the British ArmyAn...

Dictionary Activities is a fantastic teaching resource which helps students get to know their dictionaries by explaining dictionary features and how to navigate them. The book also covers more complex topics such as collocations, idioms and word building. Dictionary Activities also looks at the use of electronic dictionaries and other non-standard specialized dictionaries such as picture dictionaries. In addition to providing over 90 dictionary activities to use in the language classroom, this b...

Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS includes useful tips on how to approach IELTS exam tasks and covers especially tricky areas such as the language needed to describe data and processes. It is informed by the Cambridge International Corpus and the Cambridge Learner Corpus to ensure that the vocabulary is presented in genuine contexts and includes real learner errors. Also available is Cambridge Vocabulary for Advanced (Band 6.5 or above). Anul aparitiei: 2008Numar pagini: 176Format: 18x24...

The book covers all the vocabulary needed by students aiming for band 6.5 and above in the IELTS tests and provides students with practice of exam tasks from each paper. Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS Advanced focuses on moving students to 6.5 and beyond by working on vocabulary-building strategies necessary for success at advanced levels. It includes useful tips on how to approach IELTS exam tasks and covers especially tricky areas such as paraphrase and collocation. It is informed by the Cambr...

The Cambridge Business English Dictionary is ideal for business English students, business studies students and anyone using English in their work. Informed by the unique Cambridge English Corpus, the dictionary has over 35,000 words, phrases, and meanings, and includes business-specific vocabulary such as 'quantitative easing', 'crowdsourcing' and 'black knight'. It also includes help with how to use English naturally in business situations like meetings, conference calls, and emails. A mobile ...