The title contains the 500 most common words found in the field of electrical engineering and gives students a solid grounding in the key words and phrases that they need as they start their studies or career in this area. The headwords are organized alphabetically and clearly labelled according to topic. Full-sentence definitions explain what the words mean using simple language and are presented in a clear and easy-to-use format. Example sentences for every entry show how the words are really used in authentic engineering contexts. There is a self-study section which includes practice material to ensure that users really learn the fundamental words and phrases. Vocabulary-building features, synonyms and collocations help learners to enrich their vocabulary and increase their accuracy and fluency. The title also includes an audio CD, which contains audio of all 500 headwords and example sentences.