Picture Dictionary, Hardcover, Word by Word - Hardcover

Molinsky, Steven J.; Bliss, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132783193 ISBN 13: 9780132783194

Publisher: Pearson Education, 1993

Synopsis

Word by Word Picture Dictionary , Second Edition, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is the only truly communicative vocabulary development program! This is the new edition of the picture dictionary program famous worldwide for its ease-of-use, lively spirit, and active conversational approach.

Bilingual editions of Word by Word Picture Dictionary, Second Edition, are also available:

• English/Brazilian Portuguese
• English/Chinese
• English/Haitian Kreyol
• English/Japanese
• English/Korean
• English/Polish
• English/Spanish

Outstanding features of the new edition:

• Vibrant illustrations and simple accessible lesson pages are designed for clarity and ease-of-use with learners at all levels.Word by Word is the most learner-friendly picture dictionary — especially for Beginners.
• More than 4,000 words in an expanded range of topics prepare students for success using English in everyday life, in the community, in school, and at work.
• A careful research-based sequence of lessons integrates students’ development of grammar and vocabulary skills through topics that begin with the immediate world of the student and progress to the world at large.
• New lesson formats provide integrated context-based instruction with nouns and high-frequency verbs. Objects and actions that go together are learned together!
• Expanded discussion questions encourage students to share their backgrounds, experiences, opinions, and creativity as they relate vocabulary and themes to their own lives.
• A new Teacher’s Guide and Lesson Planner with CD-ROM in a colorful user-friendly format includes lesson planning suggestions, community tasks, weblinks for expanding vocabulary themes through the Internet, and reproducible masters to save teachers hours of lesson preparation time.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Word by Word Vocabulary Development Program presents vocabulary through lively, full-color illustrations and an outstanding array of innovative support materials. The unique conversational approach of the Word by Word Picture Dictionaries gives students communication practice with every word on every page and provides students with the key vocabulary they need to know in a wide range of relevant topics and situations.

• Presents 3,000+ words, organized into 100 thematic units, on topics such as Personal Information, The Home, The Environment, School Subjects, Extracurricular Activities, and Space Exploration.
• Model conversations depict situations in which people use the words in meaningful communication.
• Students create new conversations using the vocabulary in the unit.
• Writing and discussion questions encourage students to relate the vocabulary and themes to their own lives, helping them to get to know each other ¿word by word.¿

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132783193
• ISBN 13: 9780132783194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144