- 500 new words

- Over 52,000 words, phrases and meanings in British and American English with curricular words highlighted

- Over 30,000 example sentences show how words are used

- Collocations and thesaurus boxes help students expand their vocabulary and sound more natural

- 40 Reference pages help students improve their academic writing and study skills

- Over 200 diagrams and illustrations make it easier to understand and describe scientific and technical processes

- Oxford 3000™ keyword entries show students the most important words to know in English, and Academic Word list words are also clearly marked

- CD-ROM includes the full A-Z dictionary, Oxford Wordfinder Dictionary, the NEW iGuide, Oxford Genie, Topic Dictionary, My Topics Dictionary, plus language games and exercises to build vocabulary and practise for exams