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Uh, oh… You’re reading a new book and you find a word whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none

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Page 1: Uh, oh… You’re reading a new book and you find a word whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none
Page 2: Uh, oh… You’re reading a new book and you find a word whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none

Uh, oh…Uh, oh…You’re reading a new book and you find a word

whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none to be found. Now what?

You can use an online dictionary to find the meaning of a word, how to spell a word, and much more.

Take a look at these online dictionaries…Word CentralYahoo! Kids DictionaryFact Monster Dictionary

Page 3: Uh, oh… You’re reading a new book and you find a word whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none

Using an Online Using an Online DictionaryDictionaryIt’s as easy as 1, 2…type the word for which

you are looking. Click Search or Go.Sample entry from Word Central:

Different parts of speech; choose one and click Go to see its meaning

Click speaker to hear pronunciation

Page 4: Uh, oh… You’re reading a new book and you find a word whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none

You Try.You Try.Read this paragraph. Find five Read this paragraph. Find five unfamiliar words. Use an online unfamiliar words. Use an online dictionary to find each word’s meaning.dictionary to find each word’s meaning.Education in China since the turn of the 21st

century has been undergoing reform, with curriculum being redesigned to emphasize group activities and other methods believed to foster creativity and innovation.

Word CentralYahoo! Kids DictionaryFact Monster Dictionary

Page 5: Uh, oh… You’re reading a new book and you find a word whose meaning you don’t know. What do you do? You know how to use a dictionary, but there are none

Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in fashion because it makes people appear thinner. It is also stylish and timeless.

Read this paragraph. Find at least 3 Read this paragraph. Find at least 3 unfamiliar words. Use an online unfamiliar words. Use an online dictionary to find each word’s meaning.dictionary to find each word’s meaning.

Word CentralYahoo! Kids DictionaryFact Monster Dictionary