"Vocabulary Mastery 2" introduces intermediate-level ESL/EFL students to the most frequently used words in American academic environments, based on the Academic Word List developed by Coxhead (2000). ("Vocabulary Mastery 2 "is a significantly revised new edition of "Mastery.) " Books in the "Vocabulary Mastery "series" "provide students with the vocabulary they will encounter most frequently in their academic endeavors and help to enrich their understanding of a culture. Theme-based units familiarize students with some high interest aspects of American culture, history, and famous people and events: business, the civil rights movement, baseball, the women's movement, serving one's country, and women in art. Each volume exposes students to more than 200 different words of the 570-word list, with 90 words specially targeted in each book. Each unit contains three linked readings to promote narrow/intensive reading and activities that check comprehension, teach and reinforce word forms, and practice other strategies for learning the target vocabulary. Writing and critical-thinking exercises are also included. "Vocabulary Mastery 1 "is available; "Vocabulary Mastery 3 "will be published in 2009.