Transforming Your Students’ Vocabulary

Transforming Your Students’ Vocabulary


Do your students say “good” when they could say “fantastic“?
Do they say “sad” when they could say “miserable” or “broken-hearted“?
Do you want to help transform your students’ overuse of simple vocabulary into
vivid, meaningful language?

The Longman Essential Activator® is a contextualized resource
that leads students step-by-step from key words to a more exact word or
phrase, helping them to express their ideas more accurately.

How does the Activator® build vocabulary?

1. Students choose a word they already know,
   such as big

2. The clear signposts help students
   navigate to the correct nuance of the
   word:

3. Within a category, students look at the different options. Clear
   definitions and example sentences make choosing the right word easy.

With the Activator®,
your students’ writing can go from this:

To this:

Get more information about the Longman Essential Activator®.

Longman Essential Activator: Paper with CD-ROM

ISBN: 978-1-405-81568-0

Longman

Essential Activator: Hardcover with CD-ROM

ISBN: 978-1-405-81569-7

Longman Essential Activator: Paper (without CD-ROM)

ISBN: 978-1-405-81559-8