TO THE STUDENT The shortest and best way of learning a language is
to know the roots of it, that is, those original primitive words
from which other words are formed. -- Lord Chesterfield Columbia
1000 Words You Must Know for ESL presents 1000 most frequently
tested words for ESL. You will find 100 vocabulary-building lessons
in Books 1 - 3. Each lesson contains 10 new words and they are
first presented to you with Memory Tips; next, New Words are listed
in rhyming memory groups and followed by Sample Sentences; the last
part of the lesson are Sentence Completion and Definition Matching
practice tests with answers. One of the most outstanding features
of this book is that each new word is repeated at least five times
in a lesson so that you will have a much better chance to memorize
it more easily. Columbia 1000 Words You Must Know for ESL is
designed to help you master all the absolutely essential ESL words
using our most effective memory method: A Roots and Rhyming Memory
Approach. Let's take the word "aberration" for example and see how
this exciting new memory method can help you find the shortest and
best way to memorize new words and build a large vocabulary: 1.
MEMORY TIPS: Memorizing words with the help of Roots, Prefixes, and
Suffixes. ion condition or action; as aberration, ration,
inflation, temptation, abbreviation 2. NEW WORDS: New Words are
arranged in rhyming groups for easy memory. aberration, ration,
inflation, temptation, abbreviation ABERRATION n. departure from
what is right or true rhyming sound -ation 3. SAMPLE SENTENCES:
Sample Sentences are given to help you memorize words in context.
This complexity is not an aberration or something to be wished
away, it is the new reality. 4. SENTENCE COMPLETION: Sentence
Completion is designed to help you memorize words through tests.
The patient's only _____________ was a temporary lapse of
memory.(aberration) 5. DEFINITION MATCHING: Definition Matching is
designed to help you memorize words through repetition. departure
from what is right or true _________________________ (aberration)
In this example, the repeated appearance of the word "aberration"
in the lesson makes it easy for you to memorize. Therefore you can
see that only by repeated practice or reinforcement of a new word
under different circumstances can you really memorize it so
unconsciously that you will never forget. Human memory, like the
unconscious, is structured like a language. Once you have memorized
a new word, it will stay in your unconscious and become part of
yourself. Whenever you need it, it will come to you automatically
just like the flowers coming in the spring: it is natural Columbia
1000 Words You Must Know for ESL is both a self-help book and a
textbook for classroom use. It is the only vocabulary book you will
ever need to master the most often tested words on the ESL. If you
can spend about 25 minutes a day with this book, you will
definitely help yourself expand your vocabulary, build up your word
power, and raise your score on the ESL. CONTENTS Unit 1 jocund,
refund, rotund, moribund, rubicund laborious, pernicious,
avaricious, inauspicious, prejudicious Unit 2 lacerate, advocate,
consolidate, intimidate, precipitate lambent, nascent, imminent,
penitent, pertinent Unit 3 lampoon, lagoon, monsoon, platoon,
tycoon largess, digress, duress, obsess, transgress Unit 4 legion,
fusion, precision, profusion, introversion lucrative, abortive,
conducive, cumulative, diminutive Unit 5 lull, dull, gull, null,
skull lurid, rid, acrid, forbid, rigid ....
General
Imprint: |
Columbia Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2013 |
First published: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
Richard Lee Ph. D.
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Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
180 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-927647-39-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-927647-39-8 |
Barcode: |
9781927647394 |
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