Vocabulary

Contents

• Collocation
• Dictionaries
• Multiple-choice gap fills
• Phrasal verbs
• Prefixes and suffixes
• Text reconstruction exercises
• Word lists
• Word-formation quizzes

Websites

• Academic Phrasebank
  Phrases that can be used in your own writing
• Anki
  Free flashcard app that uses spaced repetition
• bab.la Phrases - Academic
  Translations (e.g. English-Chinese) of common phrases in academic writing
• English for Academic Purposes: Vocabulary
  UEfAP
• Lingohack
  Words and phrases from BBC news
• Vocabulary
  EAP Foundation
• Vocabulary games
  British Council

Books

Complete books

• Expand Your English : A Guide to Improving Your Academic Vocabulary
  by Steve Hart (2017)
• Good Word Guide
  by Martin H. Manser (ed.). 7th edn. (2011)

Chapters

• Building vocabulary
  The International Student′s Guide : Studying in English at University by Ricky Lowes, Helen Peters and Marie Turner (2004)
• Enhancing your vocabulary
  How to Write Essays & Assignments by Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers. 2nd edn. (2011)
• Useful vocabulary
  How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays by Jeanne Godfrey. 2nd edn. (2013)
• Vocabulary for writing
  Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students by Stephen Bailey. 5th edn. (2017)