General dictionary for young students includes approximately 11,000 entries, special features such as how word derivations, word games, stories, student exercises.
Updated with the latest vocabulary, NEW Writing and Speaking Tutor, and NEW Oxford 3000(tm) and Oxford 5000(tm) keywords, the Oxford Student's Dictionary helps students learn the most important words in English, including the words you need to study other subjects such as Art, Computing, Science, Geography, History, Literature, Maths, Music and Sport.
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
This dictionary for students using English in their studies covers the thousands of the words needed in school studies, from maths, the sciences, geography, business and many other areas. A 40-page photocopiable study section gives help with many aspects of the English language and with study skills. A reference section contains expressions with numbers, geographical names, a list of irregular verbs, plus a 15-page quick grammar reference. Definitions are written using a defining vocabulary of 2500 words, making them easy to understand and thousands of example sentences show how words are used in today's English. Notes give help with grammar, confusable words and vocabulary building, and there are many useful illustrations and diagrams. Both British and American English are covered throughout.