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THEDICTIONARYTRAINING.
Makethemostofyourdictionary
M. Costafreda / OUP 1 of 7
STEP 1: Observe
Getting Started
• What’s in your dictionary?
• Lucky Dip
• Alphabetical order
• Alphabet quiz
• Examine your page
STEP 2: Recognize
Working with Headwords
• Syllable Maze
• Word Race
• Can you find them?
STEP 3: Associate
Working with meaning
• What’s in common?
• It’s got something to do with…
• More than one meaning
• Call my Bluff
STEP 4: Organize
Vocabulary development
Learning vocabulary can be a question of
learning how to organize it in a meaningful
way. Words can be organized by TOPIC or
STRUCTURE, as well as by PRONUNCIATION
aspects, amongst others.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
� Dictionaries, Jon WRIGHT, Resource Book for Teachers, OUP
� Oxford Pocket Català, 4th
ed, OUP
� Oxford Student’s Dictionary, 2nd
ed, OUP
� English Plus 1, Student’s Book iPack, Unit 9, OUP
� www.quizlet.com
� www.text2mindmap.com
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STEP 1: OBSERVE. Getting Started
• What’s in your dictionary?
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WHERE? Observations
Pictures Definitions Translations Pronunciation Running Heads Cultural
Information
Text Messages Periodic Table
Elem.
Interpreting
Graphs
Videos
• Alphabetical Order
Chips
Fish
Beef
Mushrooms
Carrots
Prawns
Peas
Cheese
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• The Alphabet Quiz
1. What is the letter before Y?
2. What is the letter after O?
3. Which consonants come before and after E?
4. What are the two letters after G?
5. Which letter is missing?
F G H I K L M
1. Which letter is missing?
W U T S R Q
• Examine your page
1. What are the first and last headwords?
2. Which is the longest headword?
3. How many adjectives are there?
4. How many headwords do you already know?
5. Can you find a compound word?
6. Which has most different meanings?
7. Can you find an irregular verb?
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STEP 2: RECOGNIZE. Working with Headwords
• Syllable maze
Oxford Pocket Català, 4th ed, pages 614-15
Oxford Student’s Dictionary, pages 244-45
gy fin mum task cian mug se multi muf ton musi cu um mu ing mut
my mus lar
able gross ment joy nough en e enter light en ed en thusiast tain en ic en ing
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• Word Race
DICTIONARY
• Can you find them?
YES NO How can you
find it?
Happiest
Explorer
Heard
Easily
Feet
How did you look it
up?
Meaning
We caught him red-
handed
He appeared out of
the blue
He went white with
fear
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STEP 3: ASSOCIATE. Working with meaning
• What’s in common?
Daisy Carnation Rose Violet Poppy
__________________________________________
Odd one out. Why?
__________________________________________
• More than one meaning
train play book watch
a. What’s the name of the ________ you are reading?
b. The ________ to London leaves at 3.00pm
c. He bought her a gold ________
d. We’re going to see a ________ by a new author next week.
What’s in common? They are all…
Look up the words in the dictionary and check the meaning of
the words as VERBS. Write down an example of each.
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STEP 4: ORGANIZE. Vocabulary Development
English Plus 1, Student’s Book, Ben Wetz &Helen Halliwell, OUP, p. 82