1100 Words You Need to Know

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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Updated to meet the needs of students preparing for the latest versions of the SAT and ACT college entrance tests, the new edition of this helpful, longtime best-selling book features word lists with definitions, analogy exercises, word games, and words-in-context exercises. A special feature is the authors’ Panorama of Words, in which each of the book’s 1110 words is presented in a sentence from a well-known novel, play, poem, or other literary source. A new “Bonus Materials” section commemorates this book’s 40th Anniversary as a leader in vocabulary building and test preparation.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date: 1st August 2008
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 408
Ean: 9780764138645
Isbn: 0764138642

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USER REVIEWS

Great vocabulary builder
~ Written on Nov 1, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I am a volunteer for Literacy Volunteers in Connecticut. This book has been invaluable for teaching a student whose primary language is Spanish. We have been working together for a year and a half. I have noticed that during conversations she is using vocabulary learned from the book and using the words in the correct context. That is so impressive to me. The format reinforces the words as opposed to just rote memory learning. When the words are used in context of a story, fill in the blanks and matching word and meaning, it makes one remember so much better. So thanks for this book. It's a great teaching tool.

Excellent English Vocabulary with poor pronounciation
~ Written on Oct 1, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

This is a good study book to enhance your vacabulary. Unfortunately, many pronounciations are somewhat inconsistent with my Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary. Strange, but they are often not the same. I often have to rewrite/correct the symbols. Besides that, this is a perfect book.

Perfect for the classroom
~ Written on Sep 12, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I am an English IV teacher. I teach general curriculum for special education students. Vocabulary is a constant struggle for these learners but they seem to be doing better using this format.

not what I expected
~ Written on Jul 10, 2009. out of 1 users found this review helpful.

I thought this would be more practical. I think it's more for writers, not middle school age students, which was why I purchased it. I must've missed something, somewhere in the description.

Good overall
~ Written on Apr 1, 2009. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

This is a good book overall. It gives you 5 words a day, uses them all in a paragraph, lists the pronunciations, has you complete 5 sentences with the words, and then finishes with a multiple choice quiz, which matches the words to the definitions.

Unfortunately, the definitions are frequently overly simplified. The definitions listed are great if you want a minimal and general meaning of the word, but for many words the definitions are inadequate if you want the full meaning of the words.

I use online dictionaries to supplement this book. I do this book's exercises to get a general meaning of the word, and to see how they are used, and then I check the online dictionaries to get the full definition. I prefer merriam-webster.com and thefreedictionary.com. They are both excellent sites to use in addition to the book.

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