Description & Features

The Collins Cobuild line was developed specifically to meet the needs of ESL learners. The series includes a comprehensive range of dictionaries, grammar resources and usage books featuring real English as it is written and spoken today.

• 60,000 references; 1322 pages; paperback
• Two-colour
• Definitions given in full sentences and sample sentences are provided to demonstrate usage
• Appendix of themed illustrations: human body, clothes, tools, etc.
• Lists of themed words: geographical names, compass points, numbers, dates, time, weights and measures
• Most frequently used words are identified
• Inflected forms immediately follow each entry
• Coloured tabs allow for easy usage
• Frequency information makes important words easier to find.
• Full sentence explanations provide detailed information about typical phraseology and collocations in an information user-friendly style.
• Ways of expressing attitudes and intentions are clearly explained, helping learners avoid typical mistakes.
• 55,000 real examples all drawn from the Bank of English show how the language is both written and spoken.
• extra column makes useful grammatical information easy to find and easy to understand.
• Up-to-date coverage of today's language shows hyphenation points for all words.
• Useful illustrations cover a range of topics.