Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English

Product Description

A completely new type of dictionary that will help students write and speak natural-sounding English.
Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #30278 in Books
* Published on: 2002-12-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 912 pages

Editorial Reviews

Review
'A definite need at CAE and IELTS level. A useful tool for improving writing.' - Nina Vivanco, Basil Paterson College, Edinburgh
Customer Reviews

Very Useful5
I think this dictionary is useful for one to whom English is as a second language. It contains wealthy information on how to combine words well.

collocations5
I'm an English teacher in Mexico. I've found this dictionary very helpful to teach vocabulary

Insufficient words, maybe good for foreigners or beginners.3
First of all, I only had a vague idea what the book was about. Once, I got the book, my opionion of it was not so fantastic as other reviewers had put it. It does do what it says by showing example sentences of how to use the words with other words, mostly by adding adverbs or adjectives in front of the subject word. The 'dictionary' has very few definitions. Only when multiple meanings exist, it defines it, making it real cumbersome if you do not know the definition. But, that occurs only seldomly, because, there are only 9000 words in the book. So most of the words are familiar words. (Elementary level dictionary contains at least 50,000 words.)

I would presume this book would be ideal for foreign students who have learned english vocabularies, but, do not know how to use them due to lack of experience in usage. Or, it would be a possible companion for someone who is writing at a beginner's level.