This Primary Dictionary, for readers aged 7-11, has comprehensive vocabulary coverage. It is easy to use and accessible for children. It features over 8,000 entries with clear, concise definitions in alphabetical order, with simple, easy-to-read numbered meanings, and new definitions clearly indicated on a new line. Guidewords and headwords are in a second colour to help you find the words you need. Each entry has IPA and spelled-out pronunciation and a part-ofspeech label. Example phrases and sentences show the words in use, and multiple examples aid understanding. Labels show how a word is used; variations, common contractions and alternative spellings are included. There is also a helpful guide to using the dictionary that also explains key elements of English grammar, and there are 24 pages of informative and engaging full-colour illustrations.

This book helps with people with ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) whose first language is not English. The book will help you gain the communication skills you need to progress at school, college and the workplace. Used in colleges, schools and home study, the book shows grammar, usage, English idioms and proverbs, everyday phrases; terms from the worlds of business, computing, science and the arts; and appendices that include the periodic table, essay writing and world facts (such as population, capital cities, key cities) and foreign terms used in law and everyday speech. This book is a great guide for students to give them a grounding in the English language. The Essential Students' Companion is an instructive and helpful guide to English grammar and usage, and will help the modern student understand how to use all parts of the English language in modern usage, and when writing and speaking English. Key features are English grammar and usage; English idioms and everyday phrases; terms from the worlds of businesss, computing, science and arts; with appendices that include the periodic table, essay writing and world facts.

For competent readers and speakers of English (level B1/B2), thisbook aims to help take an understanding of written and spokenEnglish a few steps further, to help readers to speak idiomatic Englishfluently and comfortably, and to encourage a practical approach tomastering written English.In order to present yourself well, it is important to have a competentgrasp of 'good English'. But sometimes it is as important to knowwhen you can break the rules as it is to know the rules themselves.This book emphasizes that while it is essential to have a goodunderstanding of English grammar and usage it is also necessary tokeep that usage modern and natural sounding.Shape Up Your English presents this information in accessible, bitesizedchunks. The text has many headings and subheadings to makereading easier, and 'fact boxes' present vital tips and fascinatingsnippets of extra information in an interesting way. In addition, anextensive index and table of contents make cross-referring easy.In order to communicate with a wide range of people in a wide rangeof situations in a fluent and natural way, readers should have a goodgrasp of English grammar, a sound knowledge of spoken English andits pronunciation, and a familiarity with English idioms. Idioms arephrases where the obvious meaning of the words involved can befar removed from the actual meaning of the phrase. It is importantto understand this aspect of language, beyond the obvious literalmeaning of the words, in order to be truly fluent.Shape Up Your English gives a comprehensive overview of vital aspectsof English language study, to enable readers to perfect their writtenand spoken English.This book has information on:* Keeping spoken English natural sounding and fluent* Spoken English conversation and pronunciation* Modern English usage and grammar* English idioms, cliches, similes and proverbs* Sentences: subject, predicate, object, clauses and phrases* Parts of speech: adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, determiners,nouns, prepositions, pronouns, verbs* Phrasal verbs and common word pairs* Confusable words and common errors* Punctuation* Writing* Reading comprehension and literary terms* Making a speech

This bestselling English Dictionary contains 15,000 headwords and 35,000 definitions, with pronunciation and numbered senses within definitions. With this dictionary you can increase your word power and increase your confidence when using the English language. British English. The Geddes and Grosset brand is 26 years old and has sold over 75 million books.

An accessible and comprehensive 'word-finder' that helps you to locate words that have similar meanings (synonyms). Synonyms help make your writing interesting and varied. Geddes and Grosset's Webster's Word Power English Thesaurus is a new edition of the G&G Concise English Thesaurus. This book is fully revised with both antonyms and synonyms.

Useful to both students of Standard English in schools and colleges as well as learners of English as a foreign language. This book explains common mistakes in English and how to correct your use of the language. Useful to both students of Standard English in schools and colleges as well as learners of English as a foreign language. This book explains English in contemporary use.

Sample Entries from "Cliches":

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG is an idiom cliche meaning to reveal a secret. In origin it refers allegedly to a fairground trick by which traders sold unwary buyers a cat in a bag, assuring them it was a pig. The buyers did not realize their mistake until they let the cat out of the bag, by which time it was too late.

BITE THE BULLET is an idiom clichi meaning to steel oneself to accept something distressing. In origin it probably refers to the days before anesthesia, when soldiers wounded in battle were given a lead bullet to bite on to brace themselves against the pain of surgery.

FLY OFF THE HANDLE is an idiom clichi meaning to lose one's temper. Originally American, the expression has its origin in an ax or hammer, the handle of which becomes loosened and flies off after it has struck a blow.

Useful to both students of Standard English in schools and colleges as well as learners of English as a foreign language. This book explains English idioms and phrases clearly and is a useful book for teachers and students. Up to date and dedicated to this part of English.

This title provides more than 11,000 examples of usage for 5,500 high-frequency English idioms. Entries are mainly standard British English, but also include slang and informal expressions.