English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate - Third Edition - Vocabulary reference and practice with answers

Oct 1, 2026

English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Third Edition) is a structured vocabulary reference and practice course for learners at B2 level. It presents topic-based vocabulary coverage, learning guidance, and practical exercises, supported by clear organization and accompanying answers. The book also includes study support through a CD-ROM, plus components on vocabulary learning strategies, dictionary use, and meaning-guessing, followed by extensive topic units and word-formation and linking sections.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages276

Reading Time11 h 36 min

AccessFree to download

Thanks and acknowledgements

Introduction

How to use the CD-ROM

Effective vocabulary learning

Learning vocabulary

Organising a vocabulary notebook

Using your dictionary

Guessing and explaining meaning

Topics

Countries, nationalities and languages

The weather

Describing people: appearance

Describing people: character

Idioms describing people

Relationships

At home

Everyday minor problems

Global problems

Education

Work

Business

Sport

Art and literature

Theatre and cinema

Music

Food

Physical geography

Environmental problems

Towns

The natural world

Clothes

Health and medicine

Medicine and technology

Health and lifestyle

Travel

Holidays

Science and technology

Computers

Communications and the Internet

The press and the media

Politics and public institutions

Crime

Money

Describing objects

Feelings and actions

Belief and opinion

EnglishVocabularyin Use Upper-intermediate Vocabulary referenceand practice with answers English B2 Profile Third Edition Michael McCarthyFelicity O'Dell CD-ROM CAM BRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge,New York,Melbourne,Madrid,Cape Town,Singapore,São Paulo,Delhi,Mexico City Cambridge University PressThe Edinburgh Building,Cambridge CB28RU,UK www.cambridge.orgInformation on this title:www.cambridge.org/9781107600942 Cambridge University Press 2012 This publication is in copyright.Subject to statutory exceptionand to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place without the writtenpermission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2012Reprinted 2013 Printed in Italy by L.E.G.O.S.p.A. A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1107-60094-2 English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate with answers and CD-ROM ISBN 978-1107-63878-5 Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence oraccuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to inthis publication,and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is,or will remain,accurate or appropriate.Information regarding prices,traveltimetables and other factual information given in this work is correct atthe time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not:guaranteethe accuracy of such information thereafter. Contents Thanks and acknowledgementsIntroduction How to use the CD-ROM8 Effective vocabulary learning 1Learning vocabulary102 Organising a vocabulary notebook 123-Using your dictionary144 Guessing and explaining meaning 16 Topics 5Countries,nationalities andlanguages186 The weather20Describing people:appearance228 Describing people:character249 Idioms describing people2610 Relationships2811 At home3012 Everyday minor problems3213 Global problems3414 Education3615 Work3816 Business4017 Sport4218 Art and literature4419 Theatre and cinema4620 Music4821 Food 5022 Physical geography5223 Environmental problems5424 Towns5625 The natural world5826 Clothes6027 Health and medicine6228 Medicine and technology6429Health and lifestyle66 30Travel6831Holidays7032 Science and technology7233 Computers7434 Communications and the Internet35 The press and the media7836 Politics and public institutions8037 Crime8238 Money8439 Describing objects86Feelings and actionsBelief and opinion 88 41 Pleasant and unpleasant feelings9042 Like,dislike and desire9243 Speaking9444 The six senses96What your body does9846Praising and criticising100Emotions and moods10248Commenting on problematicsituations104Basic concepts 49 Number,quantity,degree andintensity106Numbers and shapes108Time110Distances and dimensions11253Obligation,need,possibility andprobability114Sound and light116Possession and giving118Movement and speed120Texture,brightness,weight anddensity12258 Success,failure and difficulty124 # Connecting and linking words expressions12660Condition12861 Cause,reason,purpose andresult13062 Concession and contrast132Addition13464 Referring words13665Discourse markers in spokenEnglish13866 Linking words in writing140Everyday expressions14268 Talking and communicating144 # Word formation 69Suffixes14670Prefixes14871 Roots15072 Abstract nouns15273 Compound adjectives15474 Compound nouns 1:noun +noun 15675 Compound nouns 2:verb+preposition15876 Binomials16077 Abbreviations and acronyms16278 Multi-word expressions164Words commonly mispronounced 16680 Onomatopoeic words16881 Homophones and homographs 170 # Words and pronunciation Counting people and things82 Uncountable nouns17283 Words that only occur in the plural 17484 with different meanings17685Making uncountable nounscountable17886 Collective nouns180Containers and contents182 ## Phrasal verbs and verb-basedexpressions 88 Expressions with do and make 18489 Express

FAQs

What level and edition does this English Vocabulary in Use book target?

It targets B2 learners and is the Third Edition of English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate.

How is vocabulary practice supported in the book?

The book combines topic-based vocabulary learning with practice activities and an answer key.

What study resources come with this edition?

A CD-ROM accompanies the book and is integrated into how to use the materials.

Oct 1, 2026

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