Containing over 45,000 words, phrases and meanings and featuring the Wordpower Writing Tutor, this edition of Wordpower builds vocabulary fast and develops writing skills.

Oxford Wordpower Dictionary is a corpus-based dictionary that provides the tools intermediate learners need to build vocabulary and prepare for exams. Oxford 3000 keyword entries show the most important words to know in English. This edition includes new Topic Notes, Exam Tips and Writing Tips, and a 16-page Wordpower Writing Tutor.

At intermediate level, students want to build their vocabulary quickly. The Oxford Wordpower Dictionary gives them the tools they need to succeed. It identifies the 3,000 most important words to know in English (the Oxford 3000). These words are used as the defining vocabulary for the 45,000 words, phrases and meanings, so that explanations are easy to understand.

The 250+ illustrations make it easier to understand difficult or confusing words, and build vocabulary. 16-page Wordpower Writing Tutor shows students how to plan an essay, article, review, letter and email. 48 Study Pages include a grammar guide and other reference material, as well as help with pronunciation, punctuation and vocabulary-learning.

This edition includes more than 500 new words, for example, hand-held, microblogging and phone hacking. Topic Notes provide information and related vocabulary on social networking, blogs, podcasts, etc. 30 Exam Tips give practical help on such aspects as exam format, last-minute learning, and word limit.

Wordpower includes tools to help students use words correctly, and to sound more natural:

• 14,400+ collocations show words that go together.
• 3,200 grammar patterns help students avoid mistakes such as tell to me/tell me.
• 36,000 corpus-based examples show how words are used.

Key features

• 45,000+ words, phrases, and meanings, including over 500 NEW words.
• Oxford 3000 keyword entries show students the most important words to know in English.
• Shortcuts to take students quickly to the meaning they want in long entries.
• Topic Notes to help students talk confidently about topics such as podcasts, smartphones, social networking, etc.
• Exam Tips offer practical help with exam preparation.
• 'Other Words for' notes give synonyms to extend and bring variety to students' language.
• 16 pages of colour illustrations show words in topic groups.
• 16-page Wordpower Writing Tutor to develop writing skills at intermediate (B1-B2) level.