KEY FEATURES:

1. An intensive words-in-context approach.

Each new word is presented in ten different settings. Practices include sentence-completion activities and high-interest passages. And to develop students' "ownership" of the new words, they are also asked to use the words in speaking and writing situations. No comparable book gives such sustained attention to the words-in-context approach.

2. Sensitivity to the needs of basic students.

Words and pronunciations are presented in easy-to-understand ways, sentence structure is kept simple, and paragraphs are kept brief. At the same time, the book uses a friendly, accessible tone that never condescends.

3. Varied practice and appealing content.

The wide variety of activities keeps students motivated. The lively, realistic, and even humorous practice materials grab students' attention and enhance learning.

4. Helpful supplements.

An Instructor's Edition contains answers to all the activities in the student book as well as teaching guidelines; it will be available at no charge to instructors adopting the text. In addition, computer software, also now available as online exercises, provides added tests for each vocabulary chapter and features actual pronunciations of each word.

5. Excellent price.

While the book is comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text, its modest net price of $9.40 also makes it an inexpensive supplement in basic skills classes.

Here is a list of the 240 words in Vocabulary Basics:

SAMPLE CHAPTERS

To see the "To the Instructor" chapter of Vocabulary Basics, click here.

To see the "To the Student" chapter of Vocabulary Basics, click here.

To see Chapter 1 of Vocabulary Basics, click here.