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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate
The words you need to communicate with confidence. Vocabulary explanations and practice for Upper-intermediate level (B2) learners of English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities. Quickly expand your vocabulary with over 100 units of easy to understand explanations and practice exercises.
Sections
Unit 1: Learning vocabulary
8 Words
Unit 2: Organising a vocabulary notebook
39 Words
Unit 3: Using your dictionary
22 Words
Unit 4: Guessing and explaining meaning
10 Words
Unit 5: Countries, nationalities and languages
69 Words
Unit 6: The weather
33 Words
Unit 7: Describing people: appearance
57 Words
Unit 8: Describing people: personality
79 Words
Unit 9: Idioms describing people
24 Words
Unit 10: Relationships
38 Words
Unit 11: At home
38 Words
Unit 12: Everyday minor problems
29 Words
Unit 13: Global problems
40 Words
Unit 14: Education
39 Words
Unit 15: Higher education
35 Words
Unit 16: Work
53 Words
Unit 17: Business
29 Words
Unit 18: Sport
53 Words
Unit 19: Art and literature
43 Words
Unit 20: Theatre and cinema
31 Words
Unit 21: Music
38 Words
Unit 22: Food
46 Words
Unit 23: Physical geography
37 Words
Unit 24: Environmental problems
42 Words
Unit 25: Towns
61 Words
Unit 26: The natural world
44 Words
Unit 27: Clothes
56 Words
Unit 28: Health and medicine
53 Words
Unit 29: Medicine and technology
38 Words
Unit 30: Health and lifestyle
43 Words
Unit 31: Travel
32 Words
Unit 32: Holidays
36 Words
Unit 33: Science and technology
59 Words
Unit 34: Computers
38 Words
Unit 35: Communications and the Internet
47 Words
Unit 36: Social media
28 Words
Unit 37: The press and the media
51 Words
Unit 38: Politics and public institutions
53 Words
Unit 39: Crime
51 Words
Unit 40: Money
39 Words
Unit 41: Describing objects
33 Words
Unit 42: Belief and opinion
41 Words
Unit 43: Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
23 Words
Unit 44: Like, dislike and desire
31 Words
Unit 45: Speaking
34 Words
Unit 46: The six senses
57 Words
Unit 47: What your body does
27 Words
Unit 48: Praising and criticising
33 Words
Unit 49: Emotions and moods
28 Words
Unit 50: Commenting on problematic situations
41 Words
Unit 51: Number, quantity, degree and intensity
29 Words
Unit 52: Numbers and shapes
33 Words
Unit 53: Time
23 Words
Unit 54: Distances and dimensions
31 Words
Unit 55: Obligation, need, possibility and probability
24 Words
Unit 56: Sound and light
28 Words
Unit 57: Possession and giving
26 Words
Unit 58: Movement and speed
21 Words
Unit 59: Texture, brightness, weight and density
36 Words
Unit 60: Success, failure and difficulty
41 Words
Unit 61: Time: connecting words and expressions
14 Words
Unit 62: Condition
11 Words
Unit 63: Cause, reason, purpose and result
23 Words
Unit 64: Concession and contrast
14 Words
Unit 65: Addition
17 Words
Unit 66: Referring words
29 Words
Unit 67: Discourse markers in spoken English
18 Words
Unit 68: Linking words in writing
26 Words
Unit 69: Talking and communicating
18 Words
Unit 70: Suffixes
76 Words
Unit 71: Prefixes
93 Words
Unit 72: Roots
39 Words
Unit 73: Abstract nouns
77 Words
Unit 74: Compound adjectives
54 Words
Unit 75: Compound nouns 1: noun + noun
53 Words
Unit 76: Compound nouns 2: verb + preposition
27 Words
Unit 77: Binomials
29 Words
Unit 78: Abbreviations and acronyms
36 Words
Unit 79: Multi-word expressions
11 Words
Unit 80: Words commonly mispronounced
107 Words
Unit 81: Onomatopoeic words
27 Words
Unit 82: Homophones and homographs
82 Words
Unit 83: Uncountable nouns
28 Words
Unit 84: Words that only occur in the plural
56 Words
Unit 85: Countable and uncountable nouns with different meanings
24 Words
Unit 86: Making uncountable nouns countable
31 Words
Unit 87: Collective nouns
24 Words
Unit 88: Containers and contents
22 Words
Unit 89: Expressions with do and make
28 Words
Unit 90: Expressions with bring and take
25 Words
Unit 91: Expressions with get
16 Words
Unit 92: Expressions with set and put
22 Words
Unit 93: Expressions with come and go
27 Words
Unit 94: Expressions with other common verbs
16 Words
Unit 95: Formal and informal words 1
29 Words
Unit 96: Formal and informal words 2
35 Words
Unit 97: Similes
5 Words
Unit 98: Proverbs
1 Words
Unit 99: The language of signs and notices
22 Words
Unit 100: Headline English
33 Words
Unit 101: US English
78 Words