Building Vocabulary Skills, Short Version, 5/e

Building Vocabulary Skills, Short Version, 5/e

Product details

  • Author: Eliza Comodromos & Paul Langan
  • SKU/ISBN: 978-1-59194-535-2
  • Year: 2018
  • Page count: 144
  • Reading level: 9-10
  • Availability: In stock
$10.90

Overview

When class time for vocabulary study limited, the short versions of the books provide an easier, more manageable approach to vocabulary development. Using the same words-in-context approach as the full texts, the short versions each teach 200 essential words. (In contrast, each main book teaches 260 words and 40 word parts.) In addition, short version books and Vocabulary Plus book bundles sell for $2.00 less than the full versions.

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Key Features

 

An Intensive Words-in-Context Approach. Studies show that students learn words best by seeing them repeatedly in different contexts, not through rote memorization. The books present each word in at least six different contexts.  Every encounter increases the chance that a word will become part of a student's permanent word bank.

Abundant Practice. In addition to the extensive practice in each chapter, there are unit tests and a crossword puzzle review. Moreover, most chapters repeat words from earlier chapters, allowing for even more reinforcement. And there are added tests in the Test Bank and the Online Learning Center that come with each book. All this practice means that students learn in the best possible way: by working closely and repeatedly with each word.
 

Appealing Content. Dull practice materials work against learning. The lively content and clear and friendly style of the books make learning easier for students.

Emphasis on Key Words. In creating the Vocabulary Series, our editors combined teaching experience with a number of word frequency lists to determine the best words for each book. The result is a core of essential words, sequenced in order of difficulty, that are most helpful for students to know.

Affordability. Full version vocabulary books teach 300 key words/word parts and are priced at $12.90 each. Short Versions teach 200 words and cost $10.90 each. Bundles of long version books + Vocabulary Plus are value-priced at just $17.90; bundles of short version books + Vocabulary Plus are value-priced at just $15.90.

Outstanding Supplements. Supplements include a Vocabulary Placement Test, an Instructor's Edition, a combined Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, and online exercises that teach as well as test.

Digital Options. This textbook can be bundled with Vocabulary Plus, a powerful online vocabulary-building program that brings ALL the content of our famously clear, user friendly, Vocabulary Series directly to your tablet, smartphone, or computer. Download a complete brochure to learn more, or visit the Learning Center.


*Note: Students must have a paid subscription to access Vocabulary Plus materialsClick here to learn more about subscription options, including discounted digital/textbook bundles.

Word List

accelerate
accessible
acknowledge
acute
adapt
adverse
advocate
affirm
alleged
allude
alternative
anecdote
anonymous
apprehensive
appropriate
arrogant
audible
avert
awe
bestow
candid
cite
coerce
coherent
comparable
compatible
compel
compensate
competent
comply
concede
conceive
concise
confirm
consecutive
consequence
conservative
conspicuous
contrary
convey
data
deceptive
defer
defy
delete
delusion
denounce
derive
destiny
detain
deter
deteriorate
devise
dialogue
diminish
disclose
discriminate
dismal
dismay
dispense
diversity

donor
drastic
elaborate
elapse
elite
emerge
endeavor
endorse
equate
erode
erratic
essence
evasive
exempt
exile 
exotic

extensive
fluent
forfeit
fortify
frugal
futile
gesture
gruesome
harass
hypocrite
idealistic
illuminate
illusion
immunity
impact
impair
impartial
imply
impose
impulsive
indifferent
indignant
indulgent
inept
inevitable
infer
inhibit 
innate
integrity
intervene
isolate
lament
legitimate
lenient 
lethal
liberal
malicious
mediocre
menace
moderate
morale
morbid
naive
notable
novice
obsession
obstacle 
obstinate
option
ordeal
overt
parallel
passive
patron
perceptive
persistent 
phobia
plausible
prevail
procrastinate
profound
prominent
propel
provoke
prudent
query
rational
recede
recipient
reciprocate
recur 

New Features include:

  • Hundreds of new items
  • Photos added to chapter readings
  • Updated digital content
  • Contemporary design
  • Broader, universal appeal for a wide range of readers
  • Resequenced chapter and test items

Supplementary Materials

 

Building Vocabulary Skills, Short Version, 5/e includes the following supplements:

•  An Instructor’s Edition. This full-length text is identical to the student edition except that it contains answers to all the book's practice and test items. 

•  A combined Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank. This valuable supplement includes a model syllabus and suggestions for teaching with the text. It also contains: pretests and posttests for the entire book and each unit in the book, an extra mastery test for each chapter, and an extra unit test for each unit. Answers to all the book's activities and all the supplemental tests are included as well.

• The Learning Center. A powerful web-based resource, the Learning Center features exercises, tests, PowerPoint files, and an electronic (PDF) edition of the Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to accompany this book.  Along with these free materials, the Learning Center also hosts Vocabulary Plus, a comprehensive subscription-based word-building program that brings all the content of our vocabulary text to students' fingertips. Learn more here.

Print supplements can be obtained quickly by calling Townsend Press toll-free at (800) 772-6410, by sending a fax on school letterhead to 1-800-225-8894, or by e-mailing Customer Service at cs@townsendpress.com.