Vocabulary in Use - Intermediate is designed as a reference and practice book for students of English at the intermediate level. It can be used for classroom work or for homework. This book is an American English equivalent of English Vocabulary in Use. - teaches approximately 2.500 useful and up-to-date words and expressions - contains 100 two-page units, each covering different grammatical or content-based categories of words - offers an easy-to-use format featuring vocabulary explanations and practice exercises on facing pages - teaches words and phrases for talking about a wide variety of subjects, such as work, travel, money and finances, weather, illness, crime, leisure activities, and new technologies like the Internet - shows how to use new words and phrases in context and emphasizes learning collocations - is designed to be flexible: teachers and students can select the units that are relevant to their needs - suggests techniques for learning new vocabulary, using dictionaries, and organizing a vocabulary notebook - includes a complete index with phonetic transcriptions