Dictionary use - choosing the right word

i) Do you use a dictionary to help you study English?

What kind of dictionary do you use? Is it monolingual (all in English) or bilingual (with translations into another language)?

What do you use it for (to find the meaning of a word, to check the meaning of a word, to check spelling or grammar)? Do you like using the dictionary? How useful do you find it? Do you have any problems using it, or find any disadvantages? A Compare your dictionary habits with other members of the class.

ii) You know that some words, like body, office and authority have several different meanings depending on the context. Other words, like cost and judge, have more than one grammatical function (they are both verbs and nouns). When you look a word up in the dictionary you will find a list of all its different meanings and functions. Learning to choose the correct definition from the list is therefore an important vocabulary skill.

Look at the boxed words in the text on pages 101-2. If possible decide what you think each word means here: use cognates, word-families, logical reasoning and the context to help you decide. Even if you have no idea what the word means, decide if it is a verb, adjective, noun, etc. This will make it easier for you to choose the correct dictionary definition for each word later.

iii) Choose the correct definition for each word from the following extracts from The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. First choose the correct definition for sittings (lines 11,53,65)» then compare your answer with the example below.

Example: sittings (11,53) has the meaning given in definition 1 (time during which a court of law is sitting continuously). But note that sitting (65) does not have any of the meanings given in this dictionary. What do you think it means? What does this teach you about using a dictionary?

hear /hMr)/1>(ft,tip heard /lud/) 1II. Tn Tug. Tin| perceive (sounds) with the ears: She iloesn'I/ сел 'I hear very well, ie is rathur deaf, о We listened but uiuld hear nothing, о Have you ever heard thai sung sung in Italian' о / heard someone laughing. о Diilyou hear him go out? о He was heard to groan

2|Tn, Tw| listen or pay attention to (sb/sth) You 're not to go — do you hear me! о We 'd better hear what they hone to аау. о Usage at pkl'

3|Tn| listen to and try (a case) in a lawcourt: The court heard the evidence, о Which Judge will hear the case? 4 [I. Tn, Tf| be told or informed about (slh): You sing very well. I hear, о I lam you heart! the news? о I heard (that) he was III о Гvе heard (say) thai it $ a gaodfllm. 5 [Tn | grunt (a prayer) 6 (idin) ,hear! 'hear! (used to express agreement and approval) hear/see the last of sb/»th о

last', hear u 'pin drop hear the slightest noise The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop, hear tell of nth hear people talking about sth: I've often heard tell ofsuch things. Helen to/hear reason о rkason make one'» voice heard cj> voice, not/never hear the end of sth not he finished with sth as the subject of discussion or matter that affects one: If uk don 'I give her what she wants well never hear the end of U. 7 (phr v) hear about sth be given information about sth: I've only just heard about his dismissal о Youuitll hear about this (Ie will receive a formal rebuke about It) later hear from sb receive a letter, telephone call, etc from sb: How often do you hear from your sister? hear of sb/sth be told about or have knowledge of sb/sth: I've never heard a/ the place о She disappeared and urns never heard of
a/tain, not hear of sth (usu with will or leoulrl) refuse to allow sth://е1иоиМл'(л«1Гп/т>ипШпх hamealone о lean 'I let you pay my debts — I umn 't hear of such a thing hear sb out listen until sb has finished saying what he wants to say: / know you don't believe me hut please hear me out! I • hearer /liianKr)/ л person who hears sth, esp a member of an audience.

In-dlct/m'dait/ulTn.Tnpr) - sbtforslhH/nw) accuse sb officially (of sth); charge sb: He was indicted for murder/on three counts nf murder. t- In -diet-able adj for which one may be Indicted: Indictable offences, Ic that may be tried by a jury. in diet ment л 1 [C| (a) - (against sb) written statement that Indicts sb: bring In an indictment against sb. (b) - of sb/sth (fig) reason for

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