Academic Vocabulary in Use
Second Edition

Academic Vocabulary in Use Second Edition is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work. Ideal for students of any discipline, this second edition has been updated to reflect changes in education, technology and communications, includes a selection of new reading passages, and is now in full colour. 50 easy-to-use, two-page units give clear explanations of new vocabulary, along with a variety of practice exercises. A comprehensive answer key, and phonemic transcriptions to help with pronunciation, make it perfect for self-study as well as for use in the classroom. This book is designed for students at good intermediate level and above, and is also useful for those preparing for IELTS and university entrance examinations.

Acknowledgements
To the student and the teacher
Before you start
Getting started: General academic vocabulary

• What is special about academic English?
• Key nouns
• Key verbs
• Key adjectives
• Key adverbs
• Phrasal verbs in academic English
• Key quantifying expressions
• Words with several meanings
• Metaphors and idioms

Word combinations

• Nouns and the words they combine with
• Adjective and noun combinations
• Verbs and the words they combine with
• Prepositional phrases
• Verbs and prepositions
• Nouns and prepositions
• Chunks: useful phrases
• Abbreviations and affixes

Academic life

• Applications and application forms
• The social and academic environment
• Academic courses
• E-learning
• Study habits and skills
• Money and education

Planning and starting work

• Identifying goals
• Planning a piece of work
• Describing methods
• Using sources

Thinking and interacting

• Analysing data
• Talking about ideas
• Reporting what others say
• Talking about meaning
• Talking about points of view

Ways of talking about...

• Numbers
• Statistics
• Graphs and diagrams
• Time
• Cause and effect
• Classifying

Organising and presenting ideas

• Structuring an argument
• Organising your writing
• Processes and procedures
• Facts, evidence and data
• Making connections
• Describing problems
• Describing situations
• Comparing and contrasting
• Evaluation and emphasis
• Describing change
• Summarising and concluding
• Making a presentation

Reading and vocabulary

• Nutrition for elite athletes
• The solar system
• Graphology
• Measuring time
• Archaeology and medicine
• Seeing things differently

Reference

• Formal and informal academic words and expressions
• Numbers, units of measurement and common symbols
• British and North American academic vocabulary
• Spelling variations
• Word formation

Answer key
Phonemic symbols
Index