Author: Trappes-Lomax, H.
Publisher: OUP
Levels: Intermediate (B1+) - Advanced (C1)
A resource book which starts from ideas and guides students to the words needed to express them.
Key features:
-Allows the user to go from the known to the unknown, by grouping vocabulary around 640 keywords.
Shows words related by meaning and use: synonyms, opposites, derivatives, the verbs to go with the nouns, etc.
--Gives all the words needed to talk about a particular subject: invaluable for preparing a talk, planning an essay or writing a letter.
-Provides Topic Areas which suggest a framework for systematic vocabulary expansion.
-Helps with structures and linguistic problem areas.
-An ideal resource for revision.