1. Teaching Objectives
2. Video Watching: Dictionaries move with the times
3. Background Information of Webster, his dictionaries and G & C Merriam Company
Answer the following questions according to the video.
1. What do you hope to find in a dictionary?
2. What are the things you care most when you buy a dictionary?
3. Please name some well-known English dictionaries.
Key:1. We go to a dictionary to find spelling, pronunciation, meaning and usage etc.
2. 1)contents; 2) accuracy; 3) comprehensiveness
3. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, The Oxford English Dictionary, Collins English Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionaries
Discussion: What is your choice: an electronic dictionary or a paper dictionary?
Key:
With the development of the technology, more and more students use electronic dictionary to replace paper dictionary. Some students are in favor of electronic dictionaries. They think it's easy to carry and convenient to use. Thus, it can save much time for them.
However, some don't think so. Even some teachers have the preference for paper dictionaries. They consider electronic dictionaries to be too simple in explaining a word. If the students want to learn English well, they should use paper dictionaries, which give them a detailed explanation about the spelling, pronunciation, the usage and the collocation.
As a matter of fact, the two kinds of dictionaries have their own advantages. For instance, when we read newspapers, magazines or when we are travelling, an electronic is preferable, while if we want to find the accurate definition or usage of a word a paper dictionary is better.
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