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Introduction vii
To the Teacher viii
To the Student viii
PART I Nouns 1
Unit 1 People and Places 3
Words for People 3
Words for Places 7
Unit 2 Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns 12
Using Singular Nouns 12
Using Plural Nouns 15
Using Noncount Nouns 22
Using Articles with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns 28
Using Demonstrative Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and
Noncount Nouns 31
Unit 3 Proper Nouns 33
Unit 4 Possessive Nouns and Pronouns 35
Possessive Nouns 35
Possessive Pronouns 36
Unit 5 Review of Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns 38
Unit 6 Verbs Used as Nouns 42
Unit 7 More Specific Nouns 44
Words for People 44
Words for the Arts 50
Words for Places 51
Words for Things 54
Words for Events 58
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MAKES
PERFECT ™
English
Vocabulary
for Beginning
ESL Learners
Premium Fourth Edition
Jean Yates
New York Chicago San Francisco Athens London Madrid
Mexico City Milan New Dehli Singapore Sydney Toronto
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,Copyright © 2022 by McGraw Hill. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of
this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the
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, Contents
Introduction vii
To the Teacher viii
To the Student viii
PART I Nouns 1
Unit 1 People and Places 3
Words for People 3
Words for Places 7
Unit 2 Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns 12
Using Singular Nouns 12
Using Plural Nouns 15
Using Noncount Nouns 22
Using Articles with Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns 28
Using Demonstrative Pronouns with Singular, Plural, and
Noncount Nouns 31
Unit 3 Proper Nouns 33
Unit 4 Possessive Nouns and Pronouns 35
Possessive Nouns 35
Possessive Pronouns 36
Unit 5 Review of Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns 38
Unit 6 Verbs Used as Nouns 42
Unit 7 More Specific Nouns 44
Words for People 44
Words for the Arts 50
Words for Places 51
Words for Things 54
Words for Events 58
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