| View Larger Image | Longman Language Activator: Helps You Write and Speak Natural English, Second Edition | Paperbackby LONGMAN (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Addison Wesley Longman | | Edition: | 2ndnd Edition | | Page Count: | 1,530 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 499,497th |
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Product Description
Longman Language Activator (second edition): The only book that can lead students to exactly the right word or phrase- even if they have never heard it before, includes: *Clear simple headings *Helps students choose the right word by helping them understand the differences in meaning between words with similar meanings *Detailed definitions and natural examples show students the correct word to use *Students learn how to use their new word or phrase correctly using the collocations and phrases given for each meaning |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)
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Great Dictionary by Sergio Lima  4 Stars
March 02, 2008
This is a great dictionary. It's been helped me to improve my skills in English. It's not a dicionary for use when you are reading. It's more helpfull when you are writting.
I have just one compliement: the quality of the paper. I bought the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English as well. The quality, and the color of the second one is far better.
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A great book, but not for all purposes by Edcarlos (Iguatu, CE Brazil)  5 Stars
February 10, 2008
I study English on my own and I have always been trying to find a tool that could help me write (and speak) natural English. It is very hard to accomplish this, especially living in a foreign country (I am Brazilian) and to make things worse I don't live in a big city which would present far more opportunities to enhance my knowledge and practice. So, in order to improve my knowledge I try, as far as I can, to embed English language in my every day activities. I work in a bank and have to be constantly reading manuals to learn procedures, etc. So, all notes I make, since they will be for my own purpose, I write in English. The problem is translating them into authentic English. As an example, I needed to write some important details about giving the customer an overdraft limit. Overdraft limit in Brazilian Portuguese is written "limite de cheque especial", which literally translated would be something like "special check limit". I am sure neither British nor American say it that way. I searched through Longman Language Activator and I didn't manage to find a definitive answer. I found the word "overdraft" in the OWE keyword. There isn't a keyword such as "BANK". If you look up the index for the entry "BANK" you will find the following reference (LINE 6; SIDE 2 it won't break the bank; CHEAP 1). But I also have a copy of Longman Essential Activator and this book does have an entry named "BANK" where I finally found what I was looking for: the term "overdraft limit".
Longman Language Activator is not the suitable book if you need words related to a particular situation such as being in a HOTEL, AIRPORT, RESTAURANT, etc. There aren't even such entries in the book. But if you'd like to say how BAD something is, what terms could be used in the sense of "PREJUDICE", for example, this is the book for you. It could be compared to a thesaurus apart from the fact that this book has tons of natural examples with sections that describes another related senses of the term. If you find the entry "IGNORE" you'll know how to express these ideas in a variety of ways: 1) to not pay attention to what someone says or does; 2) to rudely pretend not to notice someone; 3) to ignore something bad, even though you know it is wrong.
This book really deserves a 5 star review because it is very good if you know how to use it. It isn't fair to review it with a low rate only because it is not suitable for your current needs.
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Missing piece by Eriknl (Florida ,United States) 5 Stars
February 16, 2004
Do you have a good dictionary, a good thesaurus, a good idiom book, and a comprehensive grammarbook, and are you still fighting with the usage of words and phrases? Then is is probably the missing piece on your bookshelf, but make sure it doesn't stay there because this book is an indispensable tool for writing and even speaking. I am an ESL student and I bought this book two weeks ago. It's a great help and I use it often. It helps me to write what I think in concise English. This book goes beyond everything you can find in this category. Check it out, it's fantastic!
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Essential when you want to write 5 Stars
October 16, 2002
Longman Language Activator is fantastic. Other dictionaries are useful when you're reading a book and don't know the meaning of a word. But when you want to write, they're useless.With Language Activator you can find the right word for what you want to say. For instance, you want to say "X is guilty" but you're looking for a better way to put it into words. So you open your dictionary and find an entry for "guilty". You are presented with a lot of words and expressions to choose from. Guilty, responsible, culpable, the culprit, incriminate and so on. There's an explanation to help you choose the best word to express your ideas. Now you can confidently write "X is the culprit" or "X is responsible for...", whatever suits your ideas well. I use it all the time. My book is falling to pieces.
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Buy Longman Essential Activator if you're intermediate users 5 Stars
June 09, 2002
For centuries, ESL learners have been familiar to use the traditional or "passive" dictionary but things have changed and things will be changed with the publication of this innovative or "active" dictionary. It gives the leaner the helpful tool to SPEAK and to WRITE actively. I totally agree with a reviewer's statement that, we, as intermediate and advanced ESL Learners, always have the feeling that there must be at least a better/more suitable word to express exactly what do we really mean in a given situation, in writing or in speaking. We all have wondered where to find that word and more importantly, why to choose that word. This dictionary helps me get rid of that feeling by giving me the exact words I want to convey in every particular situation. I strongly recommend its "lower-level" dictionary - Longman Essential Activator to intermediate or upper intermediate students. In building our strong vocabulary we all know that, for some words we only need to know its meaning but for some essential words, we must use actively and more importantly, make them our OWN words. All the words in the Longman Essential Activator are the crucial bricks which helps us build our strong wall of English vocabulary. In addition, this dictionary also has many word banks i.e. bank of basic words for popular topics. If you are an intermediate learner, buy this one, and believe me, you won't regret! I believe this kind of dictionary has a bright future and it paves the way for other dictionaries of the same type in the future.
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SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| Longman Essential Activator(R), New Edition, with CD-ROM (hardcover) (2nd Edition)
by Longman (Author)
How does the Longman Essential Activator build vocabulary? *Students choose a word they already know such as better'. *They use the clear headings to find the right meaning. *They look at the different options clear definitions and plenty of examples make choosing the right word easy. *Grammar and common error information help students use the new word correctly. How does the Longman Essential Activator improve writing skills? *Students learn key vocabulary by topic with the colour Word Banks,...
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| Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary (Phasal Verbs Dictionary)
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*5,000 phrasal verbs, including new ones from computing, business, and the Internet. *Unique Phrasal Verbs Activator(R) helps learners choose the right phrasal verb for the context. *Clear grammar patterns show how to use phrasal verbs.
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| Longman American Idioms Dictionary
by Ruth Urbom (Editor)
*Over 4000 American idioms *Amusing cartoons throughout *Choose the right idiom using the unique Idiom Activator(R)
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| Oxford Collocations Dictionary
by Colin McIntosh (Editor), Ben Francis (Editor), Richard Poole (Editor)
The dictionary that helps students write and speak natural-sounding English, now in a new edition with CD-ROM. Which words usually go together? This dictionary shows you the common word combinations (collocations) that are essential for natural-sounding British and American English. Completely revised and extended, the new edition has over 250,000 collocations and over 75,000 examples.
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| Longman Pocket Activator Dictionary (Dictionary (Longman))
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*Unique vocabulary finder *From key words and basic ideas to the word you need *Thousands of examples showing real usage
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