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Collins Cobuild – Learner’s Dictionary Workbook (Collins Cobuild dictionaries) - Softcover

Mascull, Bill

 
9780003750652: Collins Cobuild – Learner’s Dictionary Workbook (Collins Cobuild dictionaries)

Synopsis

A workbook which shows readers around the dictionary, provides materials for exploiting it in learner-centered ways and gives ideas for further development. Each unit contains: an illustrated theme; confusable words; metaphors; functions words; attitudes; frequency and formality; and pronunciation.

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From the Back Cover

LEARNER’S DICTIONARY WORKBOOK

This workbook accompanies the 'Collins COBUILD Learner’s Dictionary'. It provides learners and teachers with stimulating exercises and activities to help them get the most out of the Dictionary. It gives students practice in understanding and using the detailed information that the Dictionary contains. By working through the exercises, students will learn how to get the maximum benefit from the Dictionary.

There are ten units, each with an illustrated theme, offering guidance and practice in a variety of areas, which include:
• distinguishing confusable words
• understanding metaphorical uses
• finding information about frequent words
• identifying British and American English
• choosing the right word for the right situation
• understanding pronunciation
• getting to grips with real texts

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