Vocabulary Improvement (1st Edition)

Course Specifications

Course Number: CCT–028_rev4.0

Course Length: Self-study or classroom training

Course Description

The 50-Minute Manager Series was designed to cover critical business and professional development topics in the shortest time possible. Our easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format can be used for self-study or classroom training, or even office training. With a wealth of hands-on exercises, the 50-Minute books keep you engaged and help you retain critical skills.

One key to success in business is the possession of a solid vocabulary. This entertaining book, written at an adult basic skills level, offers a comprehensive look at the English language and its usages. Games, puzzles, and exercises make learning vocabulary both interesting and fun.

Course Objective: The objectives for Vocabulary Improvement are listed below. They have been developed to guide the user to the core issues covered in this book.

The objectives of this book are to help the user:

• To introduce English word history and usage principles
• To explain the use of roots, idioms and slang
• To support building a strong vocabulary

Course Content

Section 1: A Word to the Wise

Section 2: Where Did All Those Words Come From?

Section 3: Digging the Dictionary

Section 4: Uprooting Root Words

Section 5: Building a Strong Vocabulary

Section 6: Idioms, Slang and Other Mutants

Section 7: Odd Words, Puzzles and Games