Fall 2001_090 (last updated Fall 2004)
Instructor: Buthaina Al Othman

On-line Dictionaries

How to Use an Online Dictionary?
  • Mariam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus.
(It has a sound facility that enables you to listen to a word pronounced by a native speaker).

Execise 1:

    • Find the meaning of these words, campaign and advertise. (You can copy and paste the word on the search box, according to your need).
    • Find the function ( part of speech) of each word.
 


  



Exercise 2:

    • Find the meaning of these words, firm and product.
    • Find the function ( part of speech) of each word.

Exercise 3: (In-class or in c-lab)

Download this vocabulary activity worksheet , and then do the exercises.

Sources:http://www.longman.com/adult/teachers/resources.html#upper


Exercise 4: (Try RhymeZone for fun!)

  • RhymeZone: Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.

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