Collins Websters Easy Learning Complete English is an easy-to-use guide on how to write accurate clear & effective English. With clear concise explanations this book covers all of the most important points for spelling grammar punctuation & writing & is a valuable reference tool for all learners & users of English. Collins Websters Easy Learning Complete English is divided into three sections: spelling grammar & punctuation & writing. The first section is a uniquely helpful guide to English grammar & punctuation with each grammatical & punctuation point clearly described in a user-friendly format that combines explanations with examples from modern English. The second section describes the patterns & rules you need to understand & predict how words are spelled in English & provides practical advice on learning words that are difficult to spell. The third section is a useful guide to good written style covering areas such as sentence structure punctuation & page layout with corpus examples that show how English is really used today. Together these sections provide all of the advice & information learners & users of English need to write accurately & confidently making Websters Easy Learning Complete English an indispensable tool for work school & home study. ...

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 & teachers & is ideal to be used in the classroom & 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 & hobbies to topics for travel work business & study. The words within each theme are listed alphabetically so that they are easy to find. Each word has a definition written in simple language & phonetics to help the user learn how to say the word. An Examples section has corpus examples from real English showing important collocations as well as useful phrases & idioms. Collins Easy Learning English Vocabulary contains all the vocabulary a learner needs to communicate effectively in English & is the perfect resource for users who want to build their vocabulary in a methodical way. ...

An exciting addition to the Easy Learning range Collins Webster's Easy Learning English Conversation: Book 1 is a unique guide to communicating in English. It has been specially designed for beginners who want to learn how to communicate successfully & with complete confidence in everyday situations at work or when traveling or studying. The text consists of 14 units each illustrating the language used in a particular situation. The topic-based units cover the language learner's need in everyday situations but also language for more formal situations such as a seminar or business meeting. Each section contains a list of the most useful phrases with information on where & when they should be used & a short sample of a conversation showing the learner how a typical conversation flows in English. An audio CD contains all the conversations from the book & allows the user to practise what they have learned. In addition the supplement contains all the everyday expressions & language structures that learners need to speak in natural English organized by function. Each section also contains a glossary of useful vocabulary making Collins Webster's Easy Learning English Conversation: Book 1 an indispensable resource for students who are just starting to learn how to speak English & want to be sure they can communicate with complete confidence. ...

Collins Webster's Easy Learning English Conversation: Book 2 is a unique guide to communicating in English. Building on the phrases & vocabulary learned in Book 1 it has been specially designed for intermediate-level learners who want to communicate successfully & with complete confidence in everyday situations at work or when traveling or studying. The text consists of 14 units each illustrating the language used in a particular situation. The topic-based units cover the language learners need in everyday situations but also language for more formal situations such as a seminar or business meeting. Each section contains a list of the most useful phrases with information on where & when they should be used & a short sample of a conversation showing the learner how a typical conversation flows in English. An audio CD contains all the conversations from the book & allows the user to practise what they have learned. In addition the supplement contains all the everyday expressions & language structures that learners need to speak in natural English organized by function. Each section also contains a glossary of useful vocabulary making Collins Webster's Easy Learning English Conversation: Book 2 an indispensable resource for students who want to build on their conversation skills so that they can speak English fluently & with complete confidence. ...

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A workbook that introduces the most frequently used idioms in English & shows you how to use them effectively. Collins Work on your Idioms is a new practice book for learners who want to increase the number of idioms they know & be confident in using them. Each unit presents students with a selection of idioms & clear examples of when & how to use them. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will be able to remember & use what they have learnt in their written & spoken English. Collins Work on your Idioms features the 300 most commonly used idioms which have been carefully selected based on Collins Corpus research. It provides plenty of useful practice with authentic up-to-date examples of usage in context & is ideal to be used alongside an idioms dictionary such as the Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary. * Focuses on the 300 most commonly used idioms * Twenty five 4-page units with clear presentation followed by practice exercises which focus on showing students how & when to use the idioms they learn * Idioms are grouped into themes making it easier to memorize them * Useful notes on American English variants * Helpful study tips on learning & remembering idioms * Contains an index for easy reference *

Includes:: the answer key making it ideal for self-study * Suitable for CEF level B1-C2

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A workbook that introduces the most frequently used phrasal verbs in English & shows you how to use them effectively. Collins Work on your Phrasal Verbs is a new practice book for learners who want to increase the number of phrasal verbs they know & be confident in using them. Each unit presents students with a selection of phrasal verbs & clear examples of when & how to use them. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will be able to remember & use what they have learnt in their written & spoken English. Collins Work on your Phrasal Verbs features the 400 most commonly used phrasal verbs which have been carefully selected based on Collins Corpus research. It provides plenty of useful practice with authentic up-to-date examples of usage in context & is ideal to be used alongside a phrasal verbs dictionary such as the Collins COBUILD Phrasal Verbs Dictionary. * Focuses on the 400 most commonly used phrasal verbs * Twenty five 4-page units with clear presentation followed by practice exercises which focus on showing students how & when to use the phrasal verbs they learn * Helpful study tips on learning & remembering phrasal verbs * Contains an index for easy reference *

Includes:: the answer key making it ideal for self-study * Suitable for CEF level B1-C2

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