Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary For Beginning ESL Learners

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Introduction How to Use This Book I NOUNS UNIT 1People and Places............ 3
Words for People............. 3
Words for Places............. 7

UNIT 2Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns......... 12
Using Singular Nouns ........................ 12
Using Plural Nouns........................... 15
Using Noncount Nouns ........................ 22
Using Articles,vith Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns Using DClllonstrativc Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns............................... 28

UNIT 3Proper Nouns................................. 33
UNIT 4Possessive Nouns and Pronouns................ 35
Possessive Nouns........................... 35
Possessive Pronouns........................ 36

UNIT 5Review of Singular, Plural and Noncount Nouns..38
UNIT 6Verbs Used as Nouns.......................... 42
UNIT 7 More Specific Nouns......................... 44
Words for people............................ 44
Words for arts ............................ 50
Words for Places........................... 51
Words for Things........................... 54
Words for Events............................ 58

PART OF THE ADJECTIVE UNIT 8 MAKING DESCRIPTIONS................. 65
Adjectives That Describe People............. 65
Adjectives That Describe a Person's Condition73
Adjectives That Describe Objects............ 76
Adjectives That Describe Places............. 80
Adjectives That Describe the Weather.........81
UNIT 9 Comparisons and Superlatives...........83
Making an Adjective Stronger or Weaker...... 83
Making Coparisons with Adjectives........... 85
Expressing Superlatives..................... 93
UNIT 10 Verbs and Nouns Used as Adjectives... 96
Verbs Used as Adjectives................... 96
Nouns Used as Adjectives................... 99
UNIT 11 Adjectives Order.....................104