Series: Your Coach in a Box
Audio CD: 9 pages
Publisher: Your Coach In A Box (January 4, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596590289
ISBN-13: 978-1596590281
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.5 x 5.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
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I'm not gonna repeat the good points about this CD but about the 'level' of English; it's top English. Some reviewers called it basic !?! Did they listen to it at all ?!?!The WORD MASTER level is just below VERBAL ADVANTAGE in my view. While I consider VERBAL ADVANTAGE swanky, WORD MASTER is already on a high level in the spoken English.Decide for yourself. Some vocabulary examples from WORD MASTER;FLAGRANT; JOSTILE; CULPABLE; FLUCIDATE; AFFINITY; ASPIRE; PICAYUNE; SCATHING; DRIVEL; IMPETUS; LATENT; VISTA; WANE; ATONE; APOGEE; ARDENT; CAPRICE; EFFECTUAL; VAGRANT; ABASE; ENIGMA; OVERT; PLUNDER; ORDEAL; HOVEL; HENCHMAN; INCUMBENT; MANIFEST; SUPTUOUS; REPROVE; FURTIVE; VERTIGO
I cannot recommend this vocabulary building kit enough. Many many words can be found here. There are 9 cd's. As you go from cd to cd the words increase in difficulty, but it's up to you if you prefer to skip ahead of course. Personally I listened to each cd as a refresher. I was particularly impressed at the techniques used to help the words be retained. The light music. The transitions. This is a quality product. Word Master doesn't just throw words at you. The words are given in a systematic order to aid in your retention. There's a female and a male voice to give the words variety and be more memorable. I loaded the cd's on my flashplayer for a month and listened during my commute to and from work. With a pad and pen I jotted down the words for extra retention power.Be prepared to listen to these cd's several times over. This pack was surely worth my money. A wise investment in my speaking, writing, business career or anyone who wants to amp up their potential.
English is my second language. I was looking for an advanced course for a long time, particularly the audio course, to transfer the idle commuting time and low-absorbing job tasks into my own university in motion.This one is perfect - the best one I found so far. The words are spelled, which is a tremendous help for a visually-oriented person like me. Some other courses (i.e."Verbal Success") don't spell words. The only downside is the awkward and outdated format. It takes approximately one evening to convert the CDs into MP3s, rename the tracks so they are played in a proper sequence, and copy on one's Ipod. The whole course takes total 142MB space at 32kbps bitrate, which produces acceptable voice quality. There is a free CD to MP3 converter available for download online.Even, though I was already familiar with many words presented in this course, it helps to acquire proper accent by listening. It's money well spent. I used to pay the professional accent teacher $50 per hour.I hope the authors will issue the next volumes with more vocabulary. I very much look forward to it.
i purchased this product to improve my vocabulary as English is my second language. Even though I am an attorney practicing throughout different courts in the United States, ANYONE can improve their lexicon regardless of job, status, career, etc.I have listened to the Word Master for about 3 months so far and I have the following comments:Pros- Excellent quality of sound- The background music is dulcet to the ears- The words are complex and challenging (most of them at least)- Every so often there will be a hiatus to allow the speakers to provide some historical information on certain terms which I find interesting and intellectually stimulating- Relatively affordable priceConsThe background music is monotonous and will get boring after a whileI wish it came with a PDF file listing all of the wordsSome definitions (I have found at least 3) provided by the speakers are not totally correct or at least not totally consistent with the ones provided in well regarded dictionariesBe warned that it does take time and effort before you can become eloquent and can master these words. Do not expect overnight results. Depending on your consistency and effort, you are probably looking at about 12 months before you can master Word Master.I commend you on your desire to enhance your vocabulary and wish you the very best.
I liked the way the authors say, define, and spell the words, however I was disappointed on the level of vocabularly used for this series. I was hoping to build a more sophisticated vocabularly, but I found that the words on these CDs are at a basic level: everyday words I already knew and use. I would recommend these CDs for high school seniors or freshman college level students who are beginning to learn about the mastery of using words. Maybe not for the more advanced student, professional or executive looking to build a spohisticate, powerful vocabulary
This is a simple but excellent way to add words to your vocabulary. The background music really aids in retaining the material. You can add 500 words to your arsenal in no time flat. Denis Waitley is hard to beat in instructing a student in a given area. He is the Gold Standard and really one of a kind. I reccommend this program for anyone of any age to add and retain new words. A wonderful set of Cd's at a great price.
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