* Easy to understand all definitions are written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary of 2000 common words * Real examples from the Longman Corpus Network * Expands students' vocabulary with thesaurus boxes and topic boxes * Helps students focus on the most important words they need to know by highlighting 3000 common words in red * Longman Learner's Handbook includes information about vocabulary building, collocations, phrasal verbs and writing * Extra exam practice on the CD-ROM for KET, PET, FCE and IELTS * Helps students improve their pronunciation with spoken headwords and a recording function on the CD-ROM