TY - BOOK AU - Yates,Jean TI - English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners SN - 9781260011197 (Student Book) U1 - 428.2/4 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Vocabulary KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Composition and exercises KW - Beginner N1 - 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 N2 - "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) UR - https://www.mheducation.ca/practice-makes-perfect-english-vocabulary-for-beginning-esl-learners-third-edition-9781260011197-can ER -