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Presenter: Longman Educational Services Dictionary Skills Presenter: Longman Educational Services

We will learn today: 1. Alphabetical order 2. How to look for a new word 3. How to find the right meaning

Interesting book… Let’s read it!

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Pronunciation Spelling Parts of speech Definitions Translation Picture

W D M O I S Z R V U Y A J X P E L Why do you use a dictionary? T B F G Q I K H N V U W S J L G

1. The meaning of the word 2. How to Say the word I use a dictionary because I want to know… 1. The meaning of the word 2. How to Say the word 3. How to spell the word

Inside your dictionary, the words are organized in alphabetical order Inside your dictionary, the words are organized in alphabetical order. So, to use a dictionary easily, you must know the alphabetical order.

But, how are the words in dictionary arranged by alphabetical order?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z X Alphabetical Order

It’s your turn now!

Violin a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Piano Guitar Trumpet

Did you get it right ? 1. Guitar Piano 2. Trumpet 3. Violin 4.

What happens when the words start with the same letter? You order the words alphabetically according to the second letter.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Butterfly Bear Bird

Did you get it right ? Bear 1. Bird 2. Butterfly 3.

What are guide words? But, there are so many words in a dictionary… We use guide words to find a word quickly! What are guide words?

Guide words are found at the top of each page.

Cook How can this help us? First, we would turn to the C section. Now, let’s say we are looking up the word- Cook First, we would turn to the C section. Then, we use the guide word to decide the correct page.

Definition of cook

Noun Verb Adjective People Action Places Things Describing things He plays skateboard. She waves the flag. The Naughty boy The lovely girl Places Fun school Beautiful Eiffel Tower You go to school. I visited Eiffel Tower. Things We eat strawberry. He brushes his teeth with a toothbrush. Tasty strawberry Useful toothbrush

Are you ready for some challenges?

Can you correct her work? Katy from P3 matched the words with the wrong parts of speech. Can you correct her work? Noun Verb Sing Round Verb Adjective Tourist Adjective Noun

What have you learnt today? Dictionary skills What have you learnt today?

I learnt: 1. Alphabetical order 2. How to look for a new word 3. How to find the right meaning

We hope you had great fun See you later! Learning with us !