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DictionariesNew dimensions beyond words
Zsolt Magnucz
Oxford University Press
18 August 2015
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
How many new words does it contain?
700 new words in the print book
An additional 200 new words on the DVD-ROM
and online
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
New words:
glamping glocal
to misremember to photobomb
spendy to vape
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
glamping: a type of camping, using tents and other kinds of accommodation, facilities, etc. that are more comfortable and expensive than those usually used for camping
glocal:having features or relating to factors that are both local and globalAs a glocal enterprise, we market different products in different parts of the world.
to misremember: to remember something in a way that is not accurate or truePeople often misremember their vacations as more idyllic than they
actually were.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
to photobomb:
to spoil a photograph by suddenly appearing or doing
something unexpected as the picture is taken
My dog is always photobombing my pictures.
spendy:
1 expensive It's a really fun restaurant but a bit spendy.
2 spending a lot of money He's spendy—he buys luxury cars
new.
to vape:
to suck vapour from an electronic cigarette into your mouth
and let it out again Are you allowed to vape at work?
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
What is the most difficult about learning
English?
Speaking
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
Speaking
Where do students need most help?
• Pronunciation
• Conversation skills
• Everyday expressions
• Exam preparation
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
The new Oxford iSpeaker and Oxford Speaking Tutor
give students all the help they need
NEW 9th Edition
Oxford Speaking Tutor
• Covers typical exam-style tasks
(negotiating,discussing
opinions,talking about a topic)
• Provides model texts
• Highlights useful language
• Includes tips for exam success
• watch videos of typical speaking exam tasks
• study models and useful language [book + digital]
• record and play back your own speaking
• watch sound videos
• record and play back your own pronunciation
• assess yourself
• watch video dialogues
• study models and useful language [book + digital]
• take part in the dialogues, record and play back
your own speaking
OALD9: Speaking support
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
New features
NEW 9th Edition
Visual Vocabulary Builder
56 pages of typical topics in the
print book
Topic Dictionaries(My Topics)
Online and on the DVD-ROM
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O N L I N E
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
• Book + DVD-ROM + online access code
• Buy access code online
• Website: www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
• OALD9e app
- iOS September 2015
- Android December 2015
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
NEW 9th Edition
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic
English
Intermediate to Advanced (B1-C2)
This is the only learner’s dictionary to focus exclusively on academic English
Designed for learners studying, or preparing to study, academic subjects on English-medium university courses
Helps students learn the words and phrases used in academic writing, and how to use them in their own academic written work.
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic
English
.
The dictionary includes hundreds of academic usage notes.
Which Word? notes
explain difficult or confusing words.
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic
English
. Language Banks give
useful phrases for
particular language
functions, such as ordering
points, describing trends
or making a
counterargument.
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic
English
.
Grammar Points deal with tricky
points of academic
grammar.
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic
English
.
Thesaurus notes help
learners distinguish
between close
synonyms and choose
the most appropriate
one for their context.
. 48-page Oxford Academic Writing Tutor includes:
•Tips about expressing ideas
in different ways
•Help with grammar, for
example tenses, for specific
types of writing
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic
English
.
Oxford Academic iWriter to develop writing
skills
Explore the Academic Word List and subject
area word lists in the dictionary
Consolidate Academic Word List vocabulary with
practice exercises
Create your own word lists with the ‘My Lists’
feature
Explore the reference section and a
bibliography of all the texts in the Oxford Corpus
of Academic English
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Oxford Wordpower Dictionary 4th edition
Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
B1 – B2
The dictionary that gets results
Page 35
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary 4th edition
New for the 4th edition
• Over 500 new words
• New 16-page Oxford Writing Tutor
• Oxford iWriter on CD-ROM
• iGuide on CD-ROM – an interactive
tutorial that helps students explore
dictionary entries
• New link on CD-ROM to two free
online
practice tests (PET and FCE) on
www.oxfordenglishtesting.com
Page 36
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary 4th edition
New for the 4th edition
30 Exam Tips offering practical help with
exam preparation
Page 37
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary 4th edition
New for the 4th edition
New Topic notes are full of
information and include the
most useful vocabulary related
to the topic.
Make words work for you -
You can with Oxford Word Skills
Basic(Elementary and
Pre-Intermediate)
A1-A2
Intermediate(Intermediate and
Upper-
Intermediate)
B1-B2
AdvancedC1-C2
Oxford Word Skills
Key Features
• Each level covers 2,000 words. Almost all of the
Oxford 3000™ words are included in the Basic and
Intermediate levels.
• Each level contains 80 units- most units are a double
spread
Study and work
42 I can talk about my school
43 I can talk about university
44 I can name jobs
45 I can describe a job
46 I can talk about using a computer
47 I can use email and the internet
Review
Oxford Word Skills
Key Features
Oxford Word Skills provides plenty of practice of the
target language in the unit, reinforces it in the review
unit, and provides additional practice exercises on the
CD-ROM.
Super-Skills CD-ROM with over 400
additional exercises, including listening and speaking
activities
- matching words and pictures
- joining in dialogues
- working with texts
- correcting mistakes
Oxford Word Skills
Key Features
A ‘test yourself’ cover
card is included in each
Pack. The page design
makes it easy for
students to ‘cover and
check’ to make sure
they have learned the
new vocabulary.
Thank you!