Specially developed to help students make the breakthrough from a basic survival vocabulary to greater confidence and fluency with the spoken and written word.

Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate

Key features

• 37,000 references, written in a clear, simple language using a defining vocabulary of 2,500 words.
• 'Core' vocabulary - the words students need to use most frequently - is marked with a star. Extra help is available to ensure students use these words correctly.
• The clear layout and headwords in colour make it easier for students to find the information they need.
• Illustrations help clarify the meanings of hundreds of words.
• The 8 full-colour vocabulary pages cover topics such as the human body, the house, animals and plants.
• Irregular forms and spellings are given in full to avoid common errors.
• Hundreds of grammatical patterns are shown so that learners can see at a glance which preposition to use or whether to use a gerund or an infinitive.
• 4,000 usage notes give clear advice on grammar, register, easily confused words, and other areas of difficulty.
• Reference sections give information on irregular verbs, numbers, maps and geographical names.
• An 8-page section with fun-to-do exercises develops good dictionary skills and helps students understand how the dictionary can help them.
• The 32 photocopiable Study Pages give further help with vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms, collocations, word formation, letter and essay writing, and much more.
• A 16-page Quick Grammar Reference section covers the areas that are essential to the intermediate learner.
• The Interactive Pack comes with the dictionary and a copy of the Oxford Genie CD-ROM.

Reviews
 

• '... buy enough copies for the whole class and use them all day with different classes. The definitions are simple and easy to understand without being simplistic.' - The News, TESOL France