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    English 101 Series: 101 Vocabulary Problems
    English 101 Series: 101 Vocabulary Problems
    English 101 Series: 101 Vocabulary Problems
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    English 101 Series: 101 Vocabulary Problems

    By Mark Griffiths

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    This book aims to explain common vocabulary problems to students of English as a foreign or second language and to provide them with an opportunity to do some simple vocabulary exercises. Of course, not every learner will have the same problems and there are likely to be different problems for learners whose first languages differ. As I have been working in China, it is predictable that these problems are common with Chinese learners.

    Each entry contains a short explanation on correct usage and is followed by an exercise (usually of five items). There is an answer key at the end of the book. Sometimes, suggested answers are given where there are many possible answers or where learners have been encouraged to create their own examples.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Griffiths
    Release dateApr 18, 2013
    ISBN9781301550319
    English 101 Series: 101 Vocabulary Problems
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    Mark Griffiths

    I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 1990, mainly in the Czech Republic and China. I have written several books on IELTS that have been published in China, selling over 200,000 copies. My work has also been used to create various apps which have been downloaded tens of thousands of times.The books that I will be publishing on Smashwords are updates of my published works, modified for the international market.The majority of books will be in the 'English 101 Series' which has proven so popular in China.The cover photographs on the Smashwords editions are all by the author.

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      English 101 Series - Mark Griffiths

      English 101 Series: 101 vocabulary problems

      Mark Griffiths

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Mark Griffiths

      Discover other titles by Mark Griffiths at Smashwords.com

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      1. House/flat/dormitory

      2. Cartoon/animated film

      3. Home town/province

      4. In/near

      5. Common/popular

      6. Country/nationality/language

      7. Names of academic subjects and job titles

      8. Just/only

      9. 'like' and 'verb + like'

      10. 'graduate' and 'graduation'

      11. 'health' and 'healthy'

      12. 'climbing' and 'hiking'

      13. 'friend' and 'acquaintance'

      14. 'pollution' and 'population'

      15. all/every/never/none

      16. photograph and photographer

      17. neighbour and neighbourhood

      18. right, possibility and obligation

      19. let and make

      20. enter society (become an adult)

      21. 'pay' and 'spend'

      22. 'traditional' and 'common' or 'typical'

      23. 'opinion', 'think' and 'know'

      24. prefer and rather

      25. bring and take

      26. communicate

      27. adjective and adverb

      28. 'quite' and 'quiet'

      29. lose and loose

      30. cooker and cook

      31. country and in the country(side)

      32. lend and borrow

      33. wedding and marriage

      34. programme/show and channel

      35. job and work

      36. make/take/do an exam/test

      37. holiday and festival

      38. rob and steal

      39. accept (do not like)

      40. famous and know well

      41. natural resources/formations

      42. public and private transport

      43. connect (meet/contact)

      44. simple and ordinary

      45. laugh and funny

      46. waste money and spend money

      47. memorise, recite, remember

      48. local, area, part

      49. visit, stay at and live in

      50. old and ancient

      51. birthdays

      52. radio programme and radio station

      53. wild and domesticated animals

      54. sport and exercise

      55. touch

      56. (personal) qualities and abilities

      57. suit and fit (suitable)

      58. dead and died

      59. last and latest

      60. price and prize

      61. principal and principle

      62. sensible and sensitive

      63. shade and shadow

      64. advice and advise

      65. affect and effect

      66. alone and lonely

      67. know and think

      68. been and gone

      69. bought and brought

      70. complement and compliment

      71. either, neither nor, as well (too), both

      72. 'hard' and 'hardly'

      73. hear and listen to

      74. remember, forget and remind

      75. yes/no (agreement or positive/negative)

      76. bored and boring

      77. win and beat

      78. interested and interesting

      79. amazed and amazing

      80. surprised and surprising

      81. see and watch

      82. 10,000 plus

      83. expressing discounts

      84. north, south, east and west

      85. teach and learn

      86. all day and every day

      87. nearly

      88. cook and make (cold dishes)

      89. stop and station (buses, subways and trains)

      90. spend time and take time (not 'cost')

      91. cup, flask, mug, glass

      92. lesson, class, lecture, course

      93. decimal points

      94. apartment and department

      95. Condition (ability)

      96. play computer

      97. multicultural

      98. hill and mountain

      99. perfect and excellent

      100. adverbs of frequency

      101. adverbs of degree

      Answer Key

      About the Author

      Preface

      This book aims to explain common vocabulary problems to students of English as a foreign or second language and to provide them with an opportunity to do some simple vocabulary exercises. Of course, not every learner will have the same problems and there are likely to be different problems for learners whose first languages differ. As I have been working in China, it is predictable that these problems are common with Chinese learners.

      Each entry contains a short explanation on correct usage and is followed by an exercise (usually of five items). There is an answer key at the end of the book. Sometimes, suggested answers are given where there are many possible answers or where learners have been encouraged to create their own examples.

      Every entry is hyperlinked to the corresponding entry in the answer key. By clicking on ‘Back to top’ which is inserted after every 5 entries, the reader can return to the start of the book. Then, the reader can follow a link to another

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