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English Vocabulary Builder B2.2 - Mastery: American English Vocabulary and Pronunciation for Upper-Intermediate Learners with 965 Essential Words, Eas
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Series: English Vocabulary Builder - Interlinear Pronunciation Edition, Book 9
English as a Second LanguageWriting InstructionTest Prep
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 16 2026
Pages: 524
Weight: 2.65
Height: 1.05 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
English Vocabulary Builder B2.2: Mastery takes upper-intermediate learners beyond correct sounds into the melody of meaning-the intonation, stress, nuance, and word choice that make spoken English clear, natural, and expressive.
This ninth book adds about 965 essential words while developing precise vocabulary, sophisticated sentence structure, and pronunciation in Standard American English.
The series uses interlinear pronunciation: easy respelling appears above the text, showing how each word is pronounced without IPA. CAPITAL letters mark stress, and hyphens separate syllables.
Each reading appears in three layers:
1. Interlinear pronunciation - careful pronunciation above each word
2. Plain English - normal spelling
3. Connected speech - natural flow, reductions, linking, stress, and intonation
Book 9 adds the layer above individual sounds: pitch, tune, pausing, and emphasis. Simple marks show melody: ↘ for a fall, ↗ for a rise, ↘↗ for a fall-rise, for a short pause, and CAPS for the nucleus carrying the main pitch accent.
- Falling and rising tunes for certainty, openness, and checking
- Question intonation: wh-questions fall; yes/no questions rise
- List intonation: continuing items rise; the final item falls
- Tag questions: rising tags ask; falling tags seek agreement
- Thought groups for meaningful pausing
- Contrastive stress to move emphasis and change meaning
Distinguish near-synonyms by strength, connotation, collocation, and register; soften claims through hedging; express balanced opinions; and create cohesive discourse through sophisticated subordination, reference, substitution, and ellipsis.
20 Chapters of Upper-B2 EnglishTopics range from the music of speech, precise word choice, abstract ideas, thinking, emotions, conversation, complex sentences, hedging, and nuanced opinion to law, health, business, science, public life, and the arts, followed by cohesion and review.
Specialized topics are neutral and language-focused: health content is descriptive, public-life material takes no political side, and artistic examples are original or public-domain.
Made for ESL and Independent StudyIf your grammar and vocabulary are strong but your English can still sound flat, abrupt, or uncertain, intonation may be the missing layer. This book makes those patterns visible and practicable. Read the respelling, stress the CAPITAL syllable, follow the arrows, and pause at the thought-group marks.
No audio is required to use the method. Listening remains valuable, but the printed system gives you a consistent way to practise independently. The goal is not to erase your accent; it is to help you speak clearly, confidently, and with the meaning you intend.
Exam and Academic PreparationThe skills support speaking, listening, presentations, interviews, and classroom communication. The level aligns approximately with Cambridge B2 First (FCE), IELTS around 6.5, and TOEFL iBT around 85-94.
Part of a 12-Book ProgressionMastery is Level B2.2, Book 9 in a twelve-book pathway from Pre-A1 to C2. Earlier books build sounds, stress, reductions, linking, assimilation, elision, and the careful-to-casual continuum. Here, intonation completes the core sound system. Book 10, Excellence, moves into C1.1 with stress shift and prosody for attitude.
Read aloud. Follow the tune. Choose the precise word.
Book 9 turns accurate English into expressive English-where pronunciation, vocabulary, and meaning work together.
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