Introduction -- How to Use This Book

PART 1 NOUNS

Unit 1 People and Places
Words for People -- Words for Places

Unit 2 Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns Using Singular nouns - Using plural nouns - Using noncount nouns - Using Articles with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns -- Using Demonstrative Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns

Unit 3 Proper Nouns

Unit 4 Possessive Nouns and Pronouns Possessive Nouns -- Possessive Pronouns

Unit 5 Review of Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns

Unit 6 Verbs used as Nouns

Unit 7 More Specific Nouns Words for People -- Words for the Arts -- Words for Places -- Words for Things -- Words for Events

PART 2 ADJECTIVES

Unit 8 Making Descriptions Adjectives that Describe People -- Adjectives that Describe a Person's Condition -- Adjectives that Describe Places -- Adjectives that Describe Objects -- Adjectives that Describe the Weather

Unit 9 Comparisons and Superlatives Making an Adjective Stronger or Weaker -- Making Comparisons with Adjectives -- Expressing Superlatives

Unit 10 Verbs and Nouns used as Adjectives Verbs Used as Adjectives -- Nouns Used as Adjectives

Unit 11 Adjective Order

PART 3 VERBS

Unit 12 The Verb Be
The Present Tense of Be -- Asking Questions with Be -- Making Be Negative -- The Past Tense of Be

Unit 13 Non-To Be Verbs
Regular Present Tense Forms of Verbs Other than Be -- Regular Past Tense Forms -- Verbs That Describe Usual Activities -- Irregular Past Tense Forms -- Verbs Used for Household Activities -- Verbs Used in a Classroom -- Making Verbs Negative -- Activities That Are Often Performed in an Office -- Asking Questions -- Verbs Used for Shopping -- Verbs Used in a Bank -- Using the Present Progressive Tense -- Verbs Used for Outdoor Activities -- Verbs Used for Activities in Public Places -- Using the Present Perfect Tense -- Verbs Used for Leisure Activities -- Verbs Used for Cooking -- Giving Directions

PART 4 ADVERBS

Unit 14 Adverbs of Place, Time, and Frequency
Adverbs of Place -- Adverbs of Time -- Adverbs of Frequency

Unit 15 Adverbs of Manner
Forming Adverbs from Adjectives -- Comparing Adverbs

Unit 16 Adverbs That Modify
Adverbs That Modify Verbs -- Adverbs That Modify Adjectives and Other Adverbs

PART 5 ENGLISH IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: TECHNOLOGY

Unit 17 General Vocabulary for Technology Nouns -- Adjectives -- Verbs

Unit 18 Contacting Other People: The Technology of Communications The Telephone -- The Fax Machine -- The Internet for Communicating

Unit 19 Getting Information: The Media Newspapers and Magazines -- Television for Getting Information -- The Internet for Getting Information

Unit 20 Entertainment Television/TV for Entertainment -- Audio Devices -- Reading Devices/Electronic Books/E-Readers --Cameras

Unit 21 Technology in Other Places

PART 6 NUMBERS

Unit 22 The Numbers from Zero to 1 Million Words for Numbers

Unit 23 Telling the Time and the Date The Time -- The Time of an Event -- The Date

Unit 24 Identification Numbers, Telephone Numbers, and Addresses Forms of Identification -- Telephone Numbers -- Street Addresses -- Internet Addresses

Unit 25 Using Whole Numbers Numbers in Formulas -- Adding -- Subtracting -- Multiplying -- Dividing

Unit 26 Using Partial Numbers Fractions -- Decimals -- Percent

Unit 27 Measuring Measuring Weight -- Measuring Liquid and Dry Ingredients -- Measuring Distance, Height, Width, Depth, and Area -- Measuring Speed -- Measuring Temperature

Unit 28 Counting Money Currency

"With Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners you will soon be talking in English as if it were your first language. Inside you will find more than 1,500 commonly used words you hear at work, at school, and on the street, with topics that range from clothing to cooking, and from doctors to digital devices. This new edition also covers numbers and many ways that they are talked about in daily life. This reference/workbook explains nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs - and how they will help you learn new vocabulary. Once you master the words in this book, you will find it easier than ever to add new ones to your expanding vocabulary. And with over 200 exercises to practice what you learn, you will become comfortable using English in all types of everyday situations." (Book Cover)