"Self-study reference and practice for students of North American English"--Cover.

Includes index.

"Beginning students will learn some 1,200 basic English vocabulary items in Basic Vocabulary in Use, which is designed for both classroom and self-study use. The book contains 60 units that cover approximately 1,200 new vocabulary items. It also offers an index with phonetic transcriptions. An edition with answers, suitable for self-study, is also available".

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements

To the student

To the teacher

Learner training
1. Talking about language (noun, verb, plural, etc)
2. Learning strategies (collocation, word families, pictures, and diagrams)

Everyday verbs
3. Have (have breakfast, have a good time)
4. Go (go by car, go shopping)
5. Do (do exercises, do business)
6. Make (make coffee, make a mistake)
7. Come
8. Take (take the bus, take a photo)
9. Bring (bring it here, bring back)
10. Get (get a job, get tired)
11. Phrasal verbs (put on, turn down)
12. Everyday things (watch TV, make dinner)
13. Talking (say, tell)

Words and grammar
15. Conjunctions and connecting words (because, only)
16. Time words (1): days, months, and seasons (Monday, July, winter)\
17. Time words (2): (next year, often)
18. Places (middle, front, abroad)
19. Manner (fast, loud)
20. Irregular verbs (run, drink)
21. Common uncountable words (money, bread)
22. Common adjectives: good and bad things (nice, awful)
23. Common adjectives: people (happy, selfish)
24. Words and prepositions (wait for, good at)
25. Prefixes (impossible, rewrite)
26. Suffixes (useful, useless)
27. Words you may confuse (quite/quiet; lend/borrow)

People
28. Birth, marriage, and death (birthday, married)
29. The family (mother, uncle)
30. Parts of the body (head, foot)
31. Clothes (hat, socks)
32. Describing people (tall, dark, handsome)

People (continued)
33. Health and illness (headache, heart attack)
34. Feelings (love, tired)
35. Greetings and other useful phrases (Good morning, Happy New Year)

The world
36. Countries, languages, and people (Canada, Chinese, Greek)
37. Weather (rain, cold)
38. In the city (train station, bank)
39. In the country (hills, farm)
40. Animals and pets (horse, giraffe)
41. Travel (train, map)
42. Signs and notices (No smoking, Out of order)

At home
43. Food and drink (rice, tea)
44. In the kitchen (stove, glass)
45. In the bedroom and bathroom (closet, shampoo)
46. In the living room (bookcase, lamp)

School and workplace
47. Jobs (secretary, factory)
48. School and university (biology, notebook)
49. Communications (cell phone, computer)

Leisure
50. On vacation (package, tour, phrase book)
51. Shopping (supermarket, department store)
52. In a hotel (single room, key)
53. Eating out (coffee shop, menu)
54. Sports (tennis, judo)
55. Movies (western, movie star)
56. Leisure at home (listening to CDs, cooking)

Social issues
57. Crime (robbery, prison)
58. The media (TV channel, magazine)
59. Everyday problems (messy, in a bad mood)
60. Global problems (hurricane, strike)

Weights and measures

Irregular verbs

Phonetic symbols

Index

Answer key