Upper Intermediate – Advanced - Pearson ELT€¦ · · 2010-06-21Upper-Intermediate – Advanced Helps students with over 225,000 pronunciations in both British and American English

Upper Intermediate – Advanced

The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English helps advanced learners understand and communicate effectively.

Your students will always fi nd the word they are looking for among the 207,000 words, phrases and meanings in the dictionary. They will understand the clear defi nitions and learn how English words should be used by studying the 155,000 example sentences based on the Longman corpus.

Builds vocabulary using theLongman Language Activator®

Find the meaning of any wordin the dictionary simply bydouble-clicking

1 million extraexample sentences

Listen to 88,000 spokenexamples to hear naturalcorrect English sentences

Over 1000 pronunciationexercises, including intonationpractice

All headwords pronounced inBritish and American English

With 2 fantastic CD-ROMs !

Why not try out the LongmanDictionary of ContemporaryEnglish at www.ldoceonline.com

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Longman Writing Assistant Your students need never get it wrong again! The Longman Writing Assistant is a handy pop-up tool students can use while writing to fi nd information on word choice, grammar, collocations and how to avoid common error

www.ldoce.com

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63,000 collocations help studentsunderstand how words are used together

Clear Defi nitions Your students will always understand the defi nitions, no matter how diffi cult or technical the word they are looking up. All defi nitions are written using the Longman Defi ning Vocabulary of just 2000 common words.

Real Examples Your students will learn real, natural English. All the 155,000 examples are based on the Longman Corpus Network, and provide students with useful model sentences for their own writing.

Frequency InformationThe 3000 most frequent words in both spoken and written English are highlighted. Only Longman dictionaries do this.

Teacher Support Create instant dictionary lessons from

ready-made lesson plans on the CD-ROM

Download extra resources and activities from

the Companion Website at www.ldoce.com

Improve your students’ exam skills by teaching them

how to work with the self-study sections on the CD-ROM

3000 most frequent words highlightedin red – the only reliable list of frequentwords, based entirely on corpus research

Find the meaningyou want quicklywith clear signposts

Real life examples show words in context

Avoid errors by using the Word Focusboxes and usage notes

The only advanced learner’s dictionary in full colour!

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Upper Intermediate – Advanced

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Longman Exams DictionaryCased with CD-ROM 978 1 405 85136 7Paper with CD-ROM 978 1 405 85137 4Paper 978 1 405 81860 5

Help your students improve their exam performance by recommending the Longman Exams Dictionary, the only dictionary writtenspecifi cally to help advanced exam students with 212,000 words,phrases and meanings.

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Students can focus on vocabulary for common exam topics. The Topic Activator is a highly effective tool that groups key vocabulary for topics such as the environment, computers and the media

Students can work on improving their essay writing skills with the Essay Activator, which contains relevant vocabulary and collocations for essay writing with examples from authentic academic writing

The dictionary increases your students’ chances of exam success with over 35 hours of interactive exam practice and feedback for FCE,CAE, IELTS, TOEIC® and TOEFL® on the Longman Exams Coach CD-ROM

Upper-Intermediate –Profi ciency

Covers everything you are likely to need – 15,000 encyclopedic entries covering people, places, history, geography, the arts and popular culture

Get in-depth understanding on topics such as festivals, special days and key events in British and American history from the colour feature pages

No need to carry two dictionaries – also includes a full language dictionary

80,000 words and phrases with clear defi nitions

No matter how advanced your level of English, it’s diffi cult to fullyunderstand the language unless you understand the many culturalreferences that you see when reading books or newspapers.This dictionary gives you a deeper insight into the language byexplaining cultural references, and helps you easily answer those diffi cult questions students might ask you about British and American culture.

Longman Dictionary of English Language and culturePaper 978 0 582 85312 6

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Upper-Intermediate –Advanced

Helps students with over 225,000 pronunciations in both British and American English using the International Phonetic Alphabet

Helps students with intonation by showing the stress patterns of thousands of compounds and idioms

User-friendly graphs show the preferred pronunciations of British and American speakers, based on extensive research by Professor John Wells

This 3rd Edition of the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary givesstudents detailed guidance on over 225,000 pronunciations. It hasbeen fully revised for 2008 and includes new words such as ‘iTunes’,‘Skype’ and ‘Tikrit’. This new edition also includes the brand newLongman Pronunciation Coach CD-ROM which gives students practicalhelp to improve their own pronunciation.

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Upper Intermediate –Advanced

Professor John Wells

Do you need to explain ‘macroeconomics’ in the classroom? Would your students know what a ‘hurdle rate’ is?

The Longman Business English Dictionary gives students an in-depth knowledge of all the vocabulary they need to survive in today’s fast-paced business environment, whether they are students of business English or people already in work.

Your students will fi nd it easy to understand complex business terms because all defi nitions are written using just 2000 common words, making even the most diffi cult business jargon clear and easy to understand

18,000 examples taken from authentic business sources such as the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal

Business Resource Section gives students a comprehensive overview of key business concepts such as fi nancial statements and letterwriting, together with exercises to consolidate their learning

CD-ROM contains the full contents of the dictionary plus over 5 hours of intensive practice for BEC and BULATS exams

Longman Business English DictionaryPaper 978 1 405 85138 1Paper with CD-ROM 978 1 405 85259 3Cased with CD-ROM 978 1 405 85260 9

NEW Longman Pronunciation Coach CD-ROM Students can listen to the pronunciation of all entries in British and

American English, then record and check their own pronunciation

Self Study Lab – Students can learn the International Phonetic Alphabet and practise their pronunciation with thousands of interactive exercises and feedback from Professor Wells

Teachers’ Resource Centre provides you with downloadable exercises for use in class

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Intermediate –Upper Intermediate

The Longman Active Study Dictionary is ideal for intermediatestudents who want a dictionary that lasts them up to advanced level.The best-selling dictionary in its category, the Longman Active StudyDictionary includes all the information students need to improve theirEnglish and increase their vocabulary in a portable size. It has morewords, phrases and examples than any other dictionary at this level.

Longman Active Study DictionaryPaper 978 0 582 79453 5Paper with CD-ROM 978 1 405 86228 8

Easy to understand – all defi nitions are written using the Longman Defi ning Vocabulary of 2000 common words

Real examples from the Longman Corpus Network

Expands students’ vocabulary with thesaurus boxes and topic boxes

Helps students focus on the most important words they need to know by highlighting 3000 common words in red

Longman Learner’s Handbook includes information about vocabulary building, collocations, phrasal verbs and writing

Extra exam practice on the CD-ROM for KET, PET, FCE and IELTS

Students can improve their pronunciation by listening to all the headwords on the CD-ROM then recording their own pronunciation

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Intermediate

From just a few basic words your students will learn thousands of new words and expressions, as well as the grammar and usage notes to make sure they are used correctly

Clear defi nitions and plenty of natural examples help learners choose the right word, every time

Students can practise their writing skills using the Longman Writing Coach CD-ROM. The coach guides students through the stages of choosing the correct word, structuring their writing and writing a full essay which they can check against the model essay provided.

Longman Essential Activator®

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Do your intermediate students need to build their vocabulary?Do they need help with writing skills? If so, the Longman EssentialActivator gives them just the help they need. It expands theirvocabulary by building on simple words they already know, andthe Longman Writing Coach CD-ROM improves their writing skills.

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Pre-Intermediate –Intermediate

35,000 words, phrases and meanings

NEW Thesaurus boxes help students expand their vocabulary

NEW Word Choice boxes explain the differences between commonly confused words, such as ‘library’ and ‘bookshop’

NEW Usage, grammar, spelling and pronunciation notes gives students all the information they need to avoid making common mistakes

NEW 16-page picture dictionary and over 500 full colour pictures throughout the dictionary help students learn and remember key vocabulary

NEW Life-long Learning Booklet teaches students the study skills they need to get the most out of their dictionary and improve their vocabulary

Now in full colour, with a new improved design

Did you know that just 2000 words make up 80% of English that is used? The Longman WordWise Dictionary helps your students reach intermediate level by focussing on these 2000 key words. The new Longman Memory Coach CD-ROM provides extensive interactive practice to help students learn and remember essential words and structures more effectively.

NEW Longman Memory CoachCD-ROM

Helps students learn and remember words effectively – interactive exercises focus on core meanings and structures, vocabulary building, word choice, spelling and pronunciation

Students can memorize key words in a fun and lively way with the Memory Games

Picture dictionary helps students understand key vocabulary

Includes the full contents of the Longman WordWise Dictionary

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More words and phrases than any other intermediate level dictionary !

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Upper Intermediate – Advanced - Pearson ELT€¦ · · 2010-06-21Upper-Intermediate – Advanced Helps students with over 225,000 pronunciations in both British and American English