H E R Y Y A N T O T H E * E N G L I S H 3 . 0 S E R I E S * S U M M E R 2 0 1 2 * J U N E 2 7 , 2 0 1 2

BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

MEETING #2

TYPES OF DICTIONARY

HOW TO USE DICTIONARIES?

Simple Present Tense

AGENDA

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PART ITYPES OF DICTIONARY

• Dedicated electronic dictionary• Online dictionary• CD-ROM dictionary• Downloadable computer dictionary• Printed Dictionary

• Specialist dictionaries (Medicine, Sociology, Chemistry, etc.)

• Illustrated dictionaries • Monolingual, Bilingual, or Multilingual dictionaries• Customized dictionaries

DISPLAY

CONTENT

LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES

Bilingual Dictionary

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Thesaurus

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Collocation Dictionary

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Idiom Dictionary

DOWNLOAD ONE FOR YOURSELF

• The Sage English Dictionary and Thesaurushttp://download.cnet.com/TheSage-English-Dictionary-and-Thesaurus/3000-2279_4-10417406.html

• WordWebhttp://wordweb.en.softonic.com/

• For your mobile devices, such as iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Tablet – Visit iTune Store or Android Store to download free dictionary apps.

USE THESE DICTIONARIES ONLINE

• MACMILLAN DICTIONARY http://www.macmillandictionary.com/• THE FREE DICTIONARY BY FARLEX

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ • OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’s DICTIONARY

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ • CAMBRUDGE DICTIONARIES ONLINE

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ • MERRIAM_WEBSTER DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

PART II HOW TO USE DICTIONARIES?

• Watch this video to get a quick hint about how to use a language dictionary! Direct Link to the video Is http://www.howcast.com/videos/368119-How-To-Use-a-Dictionary

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WHY I NEED A LANGUAGE DICTIONARY?

You need a dictionary to:• look up the meaning of words.• look up the spelling of words.• look up the words collocation.• look up examples of how the words used in

sentences.• check the part of speech of the words.• check the pronunciation.• check the tenses and grammatical information.• find out the synonym or antonym of the words.• find out about the register of the words.

HOW TO USE A DICTIONARY: WIKIHOW

1. Purchase a quality dictionary.2. Familiarize yourself with your dictionary.3. Know how to look up a word.4. Know how to make the most of your find.5. Think about how the information you’ve found

relates to the word as you encountered it.6. Use your dictionary for other purposes than looking

up a word.7. Learn how to use an online dictionary.8. Have fun using a dictionary.

Read the details here: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Dictionary

HOW TO USE AN ONLINE DICTIONARY?

Type the word on the search box,

and click on search

The part of speech

The word definition and

thesaurus

The pronunciation

HOW TO USE A PRINTED DICTIONARY?

Read Guide to Entries!

TRY THIS CHALLENGE!

• Look up these words using a dictionary: primusextraordinarylandscapeencountergigantic

• Write one definition of these words.• Write the part of speech of these words.• Write an example sentence for each of all these

words.

PART IIISIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

FuturePresentPast

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:VERB-BE

Singular (Positive)

Plural (Positive)

Negative Question

I am in the kitchen.

You are his boyfriend.

Jonathan is from Nepal. He is a Nepalese.

Lucy is a good ballerina. She is very good singer too.

The fence of this house is red. It is a new color.

Mother and I are in the kitchen. We are in the kitchen.

You and Lucy are dating. You are dating.

Jonathan and Pradya are from Nepal.

Lucy and Ninna are good ballerina.

The fences of those houses are red.

Mother and I are not in the kitchen.

You are not his boyfriend.

Jonathan is not a Nepalese.

Lucy and Ninna are not ballerina.

The fences of those houses are not red.

Are you in the kitchen?

Are you his boyfriend?

Is Jonathan from Nepal?

Are Lucy and Ninna good ballerina?

Is the fence of this house red?

COMMON NOUN & PROPER NOUN

Common Noun Proper Noun

Person a professora studentan inventor

Dr. George MichelinJuliana Barrier FreudChristopher Columbus

Place a universitya regiona restaurant

Harvard Business SchoolSoutheast Asia Lobster King Dining

Thing a montha trademarka test

OctoberCanonIELTS

• A common noun is the name of a person, place or thing.• A proper noun is the name of specific person, place, or

thing.• A common noun is only capitalized if it is a first word of a

sentence, and a proper noun is always been capitalized.

SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH VERB-BE

Patterns Examples

Subject + be + adjective This restaurant is very expensive.Your relatives are friendly.

Subject + be + noun I am a single mom.Mr. Smith is a fireman.

Subject + be + place The statistics class is in Room 307.I am from Rwanda.

Subject + be + time The Basic English Grammar second meeting is today.My classes are always at the evening.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: THERE IS/THERE ARE

Affirmative There is a coffee cup near the trash bin. There are tow birds on the tree.

Negative There isn’t a pen in your pen case.There aren’t any people in the meeting room.

Yes-No Questions Is there a flight to Singapore tonight?Are there many people in the statistic class?

Information Questions

How many people are there in the room?How much sugar is there in one can of soda?

“There is” is used for single nouns.“There are” is used for plural nouns.

TIME TO PRACTICE

Correct the errors in this paragraph!

There are 142 passenger in the airplane. Seven of them the airplane crew. Steve Johnson and Joseph Nguyen the co-pilot of this airplane. The airplane are an Airbus-A320. These type of aircraft the world’s largest commercial aircraft in service today.

SOLUTION

Correct the errors in this paragraph!

There are 142 passengers in the airplane. Seven of them are the airplane crews. Steve Johnson and Joseph Nguyen are the co-pilot of this airplane. The airplane are is an Airbus-A320. These type of aircraft is the world’s largest commercial aircraft in service today.

CLOSING NOTE

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