Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary of Business English


Book Description

Covers a wide range of business areas including Finance, Commerce, Marketing, and Human Resources Up-to-date vocabulary from British and American English Special sections help with common phrases to show words that are always used together (e.g. competitive/high/low prices) 1,000 most important terms are marked with a star




Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary


Book Description

Up-to-date vocabulary with new words from British and American English Oxford 3000TM keywords (the most important words to learn in English) are marked with a key symbol Corpus-based examples show how words are used Lots of help with irregular forms and spelling Explains thousands of idioms and phrasal verbs




Oxford Learner's Pocket Vocab Pack


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Oxford Learner's Pocket Word Skills can help students increase their vocabulary in one compact easy-to- use book.How? It includes a wide range of subjects covering every day topics as well as topics such as the natural world, communication technology and society. There are also sections on Writing in English, Written exam questions and Spoken English. It includes most of the topics commonly found in course books but teaches a range of vocabulary that course books just don't have space for.The 3,500 words and phrases presented in the book correspond to CEF levels B1-C2 with particular emphasis on B2 and C1 making it ideal for students who are preparing for IELTS, Cambridge English: First or Cambridge English: Advanced.The popular red 'cover and check' card allows students to test themselves on new vocabulary by making the new words in the tables, or glossary, disappear. They can then try to remember the word or phrase that is being defined. They can do this as many times as they like until they are sure they have learned it.







Oxford English Dictionary


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The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.




Oxford Learner's Pocket Thesaurus


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Up to 12 synonyms given for each of 5,000 key words Different terms are clearly marked, for example, British/American, formal/informal, approving or disapproving 100s of notes help identify the exact differences between pairs of synonyms Patterns and collocations help learners use the synonyms in context




Oxford Learner's Pocket Phrasal Verbs and Idioms


Book Description

Learn phrases and expressions for everyday situations Covers topics such as sport, study, business, social events and home technology Includes information on style, synonyms, opposites and derivatives, and common word partners Download the wordlist at www.oup.com/elt/wordskills and test yourself on the phrasal verbs and idioms covered in the book Written by vocabulary experts Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman, the authors of the popular Oxford Word Skills series




Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary


Book Description

You can keep your Pocket with you all the time - when you're reading a newspaper, working online, or studying in English. You can: look up over 30000 British and American English words and phrases; understand the clear, concise definitions; learn new words - is it uncool to use Wap? How good are you at multitasking? Check over 8000 examples so you use words correctly: find help with grammar and irregular spellings.