Babylon Vocabulary 5000

Author: Cui Yaping
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This book divides selected vocabulary into 22 units (Units), with each unit containing 5 lessons (Lessons), and each lesson featuring 12 words (Words). Each unit includes level prediction, memory practice, and achievement self-assessment. Summary cards are provided after every 3 units, and an index is included at the back of the book. The book selects high-frequency words from past College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) questions, as well as words with rich phrasal usage, common collocations, special usages, and words less familiar to students. The book is divided into 22 units (Units), with each unit containing 5 lessons (Lessons), and each lesson featuring 12 words (Words), totaling 1,320 words in the entire book. The explanation of each word is divided into 6 parts: ① Notation strip ② Phonetic symbols ③ Part of speech ④ Meaning ⑤ Synonyms/antonyms or derived words ⑥ Example sentences (Chinese/English). The book explains each word through bilingual (Chinese/English) definitions, helping students understand the connotations of each word, especially enabling them to distinguish synonyms to achieve correct word usage. This book is suitable for English learners preparing for College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) for non-English majors, PETS Band 4, Professional English Test Level A, English major Band 3, TOEFL, IELTS, EPT (WSK), and those reading various English magazines and books.