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Vocabulary has a prominent role in language learning and it is one of the core components of language. It is considered as one of the important aspects in the foreign/second language learning. One of the useful ways for teaching and learning vocabulary is crossword puzzles. In addition, crossword puzzles are an excellent way to teach vocabulary and they cover English language skills such as vocabulary and spelling (Paul, 2003; Jones, 2007). The present book provides 1000 essential words within 100 lessons. This book is useful for EFL/ESL learners and it might provide valuable help for teachers for teaching vocabulary.

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Behnam Aghayani holds an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from Payame Noor University, Iran. He received TOEFL certification from Payame Noor University in 2015. He is a member of the editorial board of the IJEFLL. His areas of interest are semantics, morphology, psycholinguistics, CALL, and translation studies.

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