Focus on Vocabulary: Mastering the Academic Word List (Answer Keys and Tests)

Focus On Vocabulary: Mastering The Academic Word List, By Diane Schmitt And Norbert Schmitt, Is A Research-based Vocabulary Textbook That Gives High-intermediate To Advanced Students The Advantage They Need To Succeed In Academic Environments. Through Excerpts From College Texts And Well-crafted Exercises, English Learners Study The Academic Word List -- The Most Frequently Used Words In Academic Texts. To Help Students Reach A Fuller Understanding Of The New Vocabulary, Each Chapter Provides A Series Of Exercises On Word Meaning And Word Families. In Addition, Collocations Exercises Develop Students' Ability To Form Natural Partnerships Between The Target Vocabulary And Other Words. Features *seven Units Focus On A Variety Of Subject Areas, Such As Social Change, Consumer Behavior, Natural Resources, And Music. *each Chapter Carefully Recycles The Target Vocabulary Four Times In Reading Passages And Vocabulary-building Exercises. *the Collocation Exercises -- Based On The 179-million-word New Longman Corpus -- Reflect How Academic Words Are Actually Used In Real Contexts.*strategy Practice Chapters Offer Tips For Dictionary Usage, Information About Word Roots And Affixes, And Methods For Expanding Students' Word Knowledge. *an Expansion Section At The End Of Each Chapter Provides Additional Reading, Discussion, And Writing Activities That Broaden Students' Understanding Of Vocabulary.