The Princeton Review Word Smart : Building a More Educated Vocabulary [Audiobook, Large Print, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Julian Fleisher (Author), Adam Robinson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0609811096 | ISBN-13: 978-0609811092 | Publication Date: August 7, 2001 | Edition: large type edition

The fun way to improve English grammar and vocabulary and to improve standardized test scores! The humorous, irreverent style makes these programs perfect for getting students back into the swing of school. Laugh-out-loud examples, reviews, monologues, and short quizzes make the information easy to absorb.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Living Language; large type edition edition (August 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609811096
• ISBN-13: 978-0609811092
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 1 x 4.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #617,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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74 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Way to Expand Your Vocabulary, October 30, 2004

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Laura De Giorgio "hypnotherapist" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Princeton Review Word Smart : Building a More Educated Vocabulary (Audio CD)

This sets contains 5 CDs, each one goes over about 50 words. Good number of the words on these recordings seem to be on a high-school level, though.

The first CD covers the vocabulary related to: All or Nothing; I love you ... I hate you; The Naughty and the Nice.

The second CD coverts the vocabulary related to: The Long and the Short of It; The Mighty and the Meak; You Help Me, Then You Hurt Me.

The third CD covers the vocabulary related to: True or False; From the Sublime to the Ridiculous; Something Old, Something New.

The fourth CD covers the vocabulary related to: Alone or Together; Now You See It, Now you Don't; The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same.

The fifth CD covers the vocabulary related to: Park and Ride; Shadows and Light.

The recordings are very entertaining to listen to. After defining the words, they are dramatized, often in a humorous way, adding fun to the learning process.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seems to work for me, August 1, 2006

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A. T. Ko "chzzzcake" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Princeton Review Word Smart : Building a More Educated Vocabulary (Audio CD)

I'm studying for the GRE's and taking the Princeton Review class in conjunction to listening to the CD. These disks contain several words that are also in the Hit Parade lists that we get from class. Hearing the words, meanings, and sentences using the words really help to learn them. They group the words based in similarity in meanings to help you learn. First, they give you the words, meanings, and use them in sentences. Then they follow by a story using the words. Then they say the words, with a pause so you can think about the definition, and then give you the definition and use the word in a sentence. I've definitely been using the new vocabulary more and more in my everyday speech. I wish Princeton Review would do something like this for ALL of the words from the Hit Parade and Beyond the Hit Parade lists. The only other really effective way I've found to really learn the words is to do a google search of each word, and just see how they're used in context.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of its kind!, August 14, 2007

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a pre-dental student (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Princeton Review Word Smart : Building a More Educated Vocabulary (Audio CD)

I've used verbal advantage and imo, word smart is way better and not as dry.