The goal of this book—the first level in a three-book interactive series—is to make the study of vocabulary fun through a variety of thematic readings, self-tests, and interactive exer­cises. As a casual glimpse through the book will indicate, these activities involve writing, per­sonal experience, art, and many other formats. The goal of these activities is simple: to utilize in­dividual learning styles to help students learn new words in a large number of contexts.

Underlying the text’s strong visual appeal is this underlying philosophy: an essential part of learning vocabulary is repeated exposure to a word.  Interactive Vocabulary provides nine expo­sures to each vocabulary word in the text plus more opportunities for exposure through the Collaborative Activities and games in the Instructor’s Manual.