The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is the ultimate speaking and writing tool for developing the skills students need for passing exams and communicating in English. It is recommended by teachers and students because it defines words in language students understand, gives useful example sentences, and includes the tools learners need to succeed in English. OALD has over 100 million users worldwide and is the world's best-selling advanced learner's dictionary. Level: Upper intermediate to Advanced (B2-C2)
9th edition includes:
NEW Oxford Speaking Tutor a new 10-page section.
NEW Oxford iSpeaker on DVD-ROM and online.
Enables students to:
Prepare for speaking exams and oral presentations.
- Develop strategies for holding a conversation in English.
- Watch videos of British and American English sounds, conversations and exam-style tasks.
- Take part in dialogues.
- Record and listen to their voice and assess their own speaking skills.
Oxford Writing Tutor an updated 30-page section Oxford iWriter on DVD-ROM and online Shows students how to plan, write and review their own writing tasks. PLUS: - Vocabulary-building tools:
- NEW Express Yourself notes help students find the right thing to say in everyday situations.
- NEW Wordfinder notes show related words - look up meeting and find agenda, convene, chair.
- The Oxford 3000™ – the most important words to know in English, are clearly shown with a key.
- Visual Vocabulary Builder expands topic vocabulary.
- more than 185,000 words, phrases and meanings
- 700+ NEW words and meanings
- NEW My Wordlists (online only)
- Teaching tools:
- Videos and activity worksheets to show students how to get the most from their dictionary
- Lesson plans
- More Like This worksheets to help students learn similar types of words (e.g. uncountable nouns, onomatopoeic words, idioms with rhyming pairs such as thrills and spills, fair and square)
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The ultimate speaking and writing tool.
A S Hornby (1898 - 1978) had a profound and enduring influence on English Language Teaching, not only through his publications and ideas on teaching methods but also through the Educational Hornby Trust, set up in 1961.His publications with Oxford University Press include the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary and the Oxford Student's Dictionary. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary has become one of the best-selling books of all time.Hornby's eminence in the field of English Language Teaching was recognized by the award of several honours. He was appointed CBE and made Fellow of University College, London, and a Master of Arts of the University of Oxford.
