Textbook Discounts
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ESL Books Recommended by VEC
Most of these books are only appropriate for ESL students in certain levels.
If you do not know your VEC level, you can refer to the equivalency table at
the bottom of this page.
At Chapters, VEC students are entitled to 20% off on these titles and a Chapters
IREWARD card at $10 (half price).
These discounts are only offered at the Chapters store on Robson Street.
Grammar Books
VEC LEVELS
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TITLE
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PUBLISHER
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ISBN
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1A - 2B
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Basic English Grammar
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Prentice Hall Regents
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0-13-368317-6
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3A - 5A
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Fundamentals of English Grammar
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Prentice
Hall Regents |
0-13-338278-8
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5B - 7B
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Understanding & Using English Grammar
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Prentice Hall Regents
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0-13-943614-6
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1A - 2B
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Focus On Grammar, Basic
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Addison Wesley
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0-201-34676-1
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3A - 4B
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Focus On Grammar, Intermediate
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Addison Wesley
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0-201-34682-6
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5A - 6A
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Focus on Grammar, High Intermediate
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Addison Wesley
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0-201-38301-2
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6B - 7B
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Focus on Grammar, Advanced
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Addison Wesley
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0-201-383098
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1A - 2B
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Grammar Dimensions, 1
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Heinle
& Heinle |
0-8384-0260-7
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3A - 4B
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Grammar Dimensions, 2
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Heinle & Heinle
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0-8384-0268-2
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5A - 6A
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Grammar Dimensions, 3
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Heinle & Heinle
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0-8384-0277-1
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6B - 7B
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Grammar Dimensions, 4
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Heinle & Heinle
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0-8384-0286-0
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1A - 2B
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Basic Grammar In Use
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CUP
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426065
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3A - 6B
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Grammar In Use
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CUP
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348439
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1B - 6A
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Tense Situations
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Harcourt Brace & Co
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0-03-069902-9
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Vocabulary Books
VEC LEVELS
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TITLE
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PUBLISHER
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ISBN
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1A - 4B
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Canadian Oxford Picture Dictionary
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OUP
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0-19-4352706
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1A - 2B
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Words for Students of English, Volume 1
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PITT
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0-472-08211-6
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1A - 2B
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Words for Students of English, Volume 2
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PITT
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0-472-08212-4
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3A - 4A
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Words for Students of English, Volume 3
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PITT
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0-472-08213-2
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3A - 4B
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Words for Students of English, Volume 4
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PITT
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0-472-08214-0
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5A - 6A
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Words for Students of English, Volume 5
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PITT
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0472-08215-9
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5A - 6A
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Words for Students of English, Volume 6
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PITT
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0472-08216-7
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6B - 8A
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Words for Students of English, Volume 7
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PITT
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0-472-08217-5
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4B - 5B
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Street Talk, Book 1
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Optima Books
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1-879440-00-8
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5A - 6A
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Street Talk, Book 2
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Optima Books
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1-879440-06-7
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6A - 7B
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Street Talk, Book 3
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Optima Books
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1-879440-12-1
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Reference
Books
VEC LEVELS
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TITLE
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PUBLISHER
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ISBN
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| All
Levels |
Practical English Usage
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OUP
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0-19-4311970X
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All Levels
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Collins Cobuild English Grammar
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Harper Collins
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0-00-370277X
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3A - 5B
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Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
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Harper Collins
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0-00-375058-2
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All Levels
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Gage Canadian Dictionary
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Gage Educational
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077-15912225
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All Levels
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Gage Canadian Concise Dictionary
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Gage Educational
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077-1519656
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All Levels
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Oxford Phrasal Verb Dictionary for Learners
of English
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OUP
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0-19-4315436
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These books are all supplementary. Standard VEC Language
Power textbooks are issued to students at no charge.
VEC Level Equivalency Table
Estimate your approximate VEC level with this table. Just find the row with
the TOEIC or TOEFL score closest to yours and see which VEC level it matches
with. You can also take a VEC test online .
TOEIC
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TOEFL
(COMPUTER)
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TOEFL
(PAPER)
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VEC ONLINE TEST
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APPROXIMATE
VEC LEVELS
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100
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n/a
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291
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0 - 19
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1A – 1B
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200
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53
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330
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20
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2A – 2B
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300
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77
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373
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22
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3A – 3B
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400
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103
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410
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24
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4A – 4B
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500
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133
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450
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27
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5A
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600
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163
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489
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30
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5B – 6A
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700
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197
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529
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32
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6B
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800
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230
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570
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34
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7A – 7B
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|
900
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253
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610
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36
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8A – 8B
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Other Discounts and Scholarships
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© 2013 Vancouver English Centre
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Last updated on Jun 18/07
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