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The Students' Companion, Caribbean Edition Revised
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The Students' Companion, Caribbean Edition Revised
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Trust a fully updated bestseller first published in 1958, full of "did you knows...?" and answers to questions you've always pondered; learn, read, share and access a wide range of Caribbean specific information on everyday topics with this pocket-sized reference book.

- Engage students with a new striking full-colour design.
- Ensure local knowledge with CARICOM flags inside the back cover and revised and updated content with sections of greater Caribbean importance and relevance.
- Prepare students for modern life with IT-related sections including text messaging language.
- Encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, while testing knowledge.

Language
English
ISBN
9781510482487
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Book title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
SECTION 1 SINGLE WORDS FOR PHRASES AND SENTENCES
Words denoting numbers
Words denoting places
Denoting professions or trades
Names by which persons with certain characteristics are known
Pertaining to government
Pertaining to religion
Pertaining to marriage
Science and arts
Medicine
Death
Words connected with nature study
Scientific instruments
Military activity
Literary words
Cooking
Education
Sports
Business and finance
Information technology
Miscellaneous
Some words and their opposites
SECTION 2 IDIOMS AND FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS
Some Caribbean idioms
SECTION 3 POVERBRS
SECTION 4 100 CHOICE QUOTATIONS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
SECTION 5 USING ALTERNATIVE WORDS
SECTION 6 FIGURES OF SPEECH
Similes
Metaphors
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Assonance
Fable
Symbols
SECTION 7 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Abbreviations
Acronyms
Text messaging and email abbreviations
SECTION 8 PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
Prefixes
Suffixes
SECTION 9 REVISION NOTES IN ENGLISH
Gender
Nouns formed from adjectives, verbs and other nouns
Adjectives formed from nouns and verbs
Verbs formed from nouns and adjectives
Adverbs formed from adjectives
Antonyms
Synonyms
Homophones
Distinctive sounds made by animals or things
Distinctive names given to the young of animals
Words frequently misspelt
SECTION 10 SOME GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING
Motions of the Earth
Seasons
Distance
Temperature belts or zones
Time
Climate
Earth’s physical features
Some significant features of world geography
Commodities and their significant producers
Caribbean resources and industries
SECTION 11 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Distinctive names given to certain places
Distinctive names given to people
Distinctive names given to certain things
Great inventors
Famous pioneers, navigators and explorers
People who have made famous discoveries
Pioneering Caribbean scientific achievements
Famous founders
Some famous educators
Some famous philanthropists
Some famous Caribbean personalities
Greek mythology: the Muses and the Graces
Roman gods and goddesses
Wedding anniversaries
World currencies
Religious practices and beliefs in the Caribbean
Alternative Caribbean names for certain plants, fruits and vegetables
Conversions
Miscellaneous
Dimensions, areas and volumes
SECTION 12 INTRODUCING CIVICS
Terms and definitions
The functions of a government
The rights of a citizen
The responsibilities of citizens
SECTION 13 CARIBBEAN REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
The West Indies
West Indian Federation
Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
The University of the West Indies (UWI)
The Commonwealth of Nations
The United Nations
SECTION 14 THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED TERRITORIES OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Barbados
The Windward and Leeward Islands
Guyana
Belize
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