Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary For Beginning ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series) [Paperback]

Jean Yates (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071460853 | ISBN-13: 978-0071460859 | Publication Date: July 13, 2006 | Edition: 1

Hundreds of English words to get you speaking in your new language with confidence--now!

Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners introduces you to hundreds of essential words and helps you quickly build the skills and confidence needed to use them correctly in conversation. Many useful exercises provide you with word-building practice. You also learn how to rapidly analyze new words you may encounter and incorporate them into your ever-growing vocabulary.

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Speak English as if it were your first language!

Gain the confidence to talk with native English speakers with Practice Makes Perfect English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners. Inside you will find more than 1,500 commonly used words you hear at work, at school, and on the street.

This guidebook/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 in the future. And with plenty of exercises inside to practice what you learn, you will become comfortable using English in everyday situations.

You will learn:
Names for people, places, and things * Adjectives that describe people * Verbs used for household activities * Nouns and verbs used as adjectives * Adjectives that describe the weather * How to ask questions * Verbs used for shopping * How to give directions * Adverbs that describe verbs

About the Author

Jean Yates is an author of language-learning books and teaches at George Washington University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071460853
• ISBN-13: 978-0071460859
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellant practice tool, November 8, 2007

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James Kellum (Boulder Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary For Beginning ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series) (Paperback)

If you are an English Second Language student from a Latin country, you need this. No matter your learning rate, this will greatly improve your vocabulary. It won't help your accent, but there are great choices on CDs for that purpose. This is a way to build your word store fairly painlessly.
Highly reccomended

2.0 out of 5 stars Not useful, October 18, 2011

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This review is from: Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary For Beginning ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series) (Paperback)

This does not appear to me to be a beginning text at all. Intermediate maybe, but certaintly not beginning. I compared this to Spanish Vocabulary by Dorthy Richmond and found it to be seriously lacking, at least for a beginner.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellet value for the money, May 14, 2011

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Juan A. Zuleta - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary For Beginning ESL Learners (Practice Makes Perfect Series) (Paperback)

A relatively low cost item for those of us who live abroad. My wife is an English teacher and finding good books in Argentina is costly. This was a great addition to her library.