Dictionary Activities (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)

✍ Scribed by Cindy Leaney

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 162
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Dictionary Activities is a fantastic teaching resource which helps students get to know their dictionaries by explaining dictionary features and how to navigate them. The book also covers more complex topics such as collocations, idioms and word building. Dictionary Activities also looks at the use of electronic dictionaries and other non-standard specialized dictionaries such as picture dictionaries. In addition to providing over 90 dictionary activities to use in the language classroom, this book is also invaluable to any teacher who wants to improve their own knowledge of how dictionaries work. Dictionary Activities contains eight chapters which deal with: Confidence and dictionary skills-building activities, vocabulary-building activities, grammar activities, pronunciation activities, reading and writing activities, quick activities, CD-ROM and electronic dictionary activities and specialized dictionaries. A wealth of ideas for building dictionary skills in class and making the most of dictionaries as a teaching resource.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 4
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Thanks and acknowledgements......Page 11
Defining vocabularies......Page 13
Multi-word items and collocations......Page 14
The activities......Page 15
Note......Page 16
1 Confidence and dictionary skills-building activities......Page 17
1.1 Getting to know your dictionary......Page 18
1.2 Finding the words you want quickly 1......Page 19
1.4 Spellcheck......Page 20
1.5 Alphabet warmer......Page 21
1.6 Alphabet practice: Code breaking......Page 22
1.8 Navigating the dictionary: Where is the word?......Page 23
1.9 Is that a real word?......Page 24
1.10 Navigating the dictionary: Parts of speech......Page 25
1.11 Navigating the dictionary: Labels......Page 27
1.12 Navigating the dictionary: Using guidewords and signposts 1......Page 29
1.13 Navigating the dictionary: Using guidewords and signposts 2......Page 31
1.14 Locating multi-word items......Page 32
1.15 Definitions......Page 34
1.16 Example sentences......Page 35
1.17 Dictionary quiz......Page 36
2.1 Learner training: Recording vocabulary......Page 39
2.2 Definitions writing, matching and concentration......Page 42
2.3 Definitions bluff......Page 43
2.4 Collocations 1: Make and do......Page 44
2.5 Collocations 2: Verb + noun......Page 45
2.6 Collocations 3: Adjective + noun dominoes......Page 46
Note......Page 47
2.7 Word building 1......Page 48
2.8 Word building 2......Page 49
2.9 Word building 3......Page 51
2.10 Word building 4......Page 52
2.11 Word building 5......Page 54
2.12 Word building 6......Page 55
2.13 Word families......Page 56
2.14 Comparatives patchwork......Page 57
2.15 Adjectives: Positive or negative?......Page 59
2.16 Understanding connotation......Page 61
2.17 Multi-word expressions......Page 62
2.18 Expressions: Opposites?......Page 63
2.19 Phrasal verbs......Page 65
2.20 Common lexical errors: Correction......Page 67
3.1 Grammar codes......Page 69
3.2 Countable and uncountable nouns......Page 70
3.3 Uncountable nouns......Page 72
3.4 Recipes......Page 73
3.5 Plurals......Page 75
3.6 Dependent preposition wheels......Page 77
3.7 Dependent prepositions: Error correction......Page 79
3.8 to or -ing?......Page 80
3.9 Common errors: Transitive and intransitive verbs......Page 81
3.10 Grammar auction......Page 82
Notes......Page 84
4.1 Syllables and stress......Page 85
4.2 Stress: Two syllable nouns and verbs......Page 87
4.3 -ed endings......Page 89
4.4 Homophones......Page 91
4.5 Minimal pairs......Page 93
4.6 Odd one out......Page 94
Note......Page 95
4.7 Rhymes?......Page 96
4.8 Rhyming slang......Page 98
4.9 Bespoke tongue twisters......Page 99
4.10 Short short stories......Page 101
Note......Page 102
5.1 Reading: Meaning and context 1......Page 103
5.2 Reading: Meaning and context 2......Page 104
5.3 Confusables......Page 106
5.4 Formal or informal 1......Page 107
5.5 Formal or informal 2......Page 109
5.6 Text completion......Page 110
5.7 Academic writing: Discourse markers......Page 112
5.8 Punctuation......Page 114
5.9 Mini-stories......Page 116
5.10 The dice game......Page 117
5.11 Extreme dialogue writing......Page 118
Note......Page 120
6.1 Picture this! Memory game......Page 121
Note......Page 122
6.2 Spelling......Page 123
6.4 Senses brainstorm......Page 124
6.5 Idioms brainstorm......Page 125
Note......Page 126
6.9 Associations......Page 127
6.10 Hairy headlines......Page 128
6.11 Categories......Page 129
6.12 Name cards......Page 130
7 CD-ROM and electronic dictionary activities......Page 131
7.1 Exploring your dictionary......Page 132
7.2 Idioms......Page 133
7.3 British and American English......Page 134
7.4 Pictures......Page 136
7.5 Lexical chains 1......Page 137
7.6 Lexical chains 2......Page 139
Note......Page 141
7.8 Concordances and corpora......Page 142
7.9 Word and phrase origins......Page 143
Note......Page 145
8.1 Word maze......Page 146
8.2 Production dictionaries......Page 147
8.3 Memory game......Page 148
8.4 Picture snakes......Page 149
8.5 Phrasal verb + noun shuffl......Page 151
8.6 Pelmanism......Page 152
Notes......Page 153
8.7 Keywords in idioms......Page 154
8.8 Idioms in the media......Page 156
Dictionaries......Page 157
Concordancers and corpora......Page 158
Other useful websites......Page 159
Index......Page 160

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Лексикология и стилистика / Lexicology and Stylistics;Лексикография английского языка / English Lexicоgraphy;