Hery Yanto the * English 3.0 series * summer 2012 * June 27, 2012 BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS MEETING #2

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Part I types of dictionary Dedicated electronic dictionary Online dictionary CD-ROM dictionary Downloadable computer dictionary Printed Dictionary Specialist dictionaries (Medicine, Sociology, Chemistry, etc.) Illustrated dictionaries Monolingual, Bilingual, or Multilingual dictionaries Customized dictionaries DISPLAY CONTENT

Language dictionaries Idiom Dictionary

Download one for yourself The Sage English Dictionary and Thesaurus http://download.cnet.com/TheSage-English-Dictionary-and-Thesaurus/3000-2279_4-10417406.html WordWeb http://wordweb.en.softonic.com/ For your mobile devices, such as iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Tablet – Visit iTune Store or Android Store to download free dictionary apps.

Use these dictionaries online MACMILLAN DICTIONARY http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ THE FREE DICTIONARY BY FARLEX http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’s DICTIONARY http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ CAMBRUDGE DICTIONARIES ONLINE http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ MERRIAM_WEBSTER DICTIONARY & THESAURUS http://www.merriam-webster.com/

PART II HOW TO USE DICTIONARIES? Watch this video to get a quick hint about how to use a language dictionary! Direct Link to the video Is http://www.howcast.com/videos/368119-How-To-Use-a-Dictionary Photo used from Howcast

Why I need a language dictionary? You need a dictionary to: look up the meaning of words. look up the spelling of words. look up the words collocation. look up examples of how the words used in sentences. check the part of speech of the words. check the pronunciation. check the tenses and grammatical information. find out the synonym or antonym of the words. find out about the register of the words.

HOW TO USE A DICTIONARY: WIKIHOW Purchase a quality dictionary. Familiarize yourself with your dictionary. Know how to look up a word. Know how to make the most of your find. Think about how the information you’ve found relates to the word as you encountered it. Use your dictionary for other purposes than looking up a word. Learn how to use an online dictionary. Have fun using a dictionary. Read the details here: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Dictionary

How to use an online dictionary?

HOW TO USE A PRINTED DICTIONARY? Read Guide to Entries!

Try this challenge! Look up these words using a dictionary: primus extraordinary landscape encounter gigantic Write one definition of these words. Write the part of speech of these words. Write an example sentence for each of all these words.

Part iii simple present tense

simple present tense: verb-Be

Common noun & proper noun A common noun is the name of a person, place or thing. A proper noun is the name of specific person, place, or thing. A common noun is only capitalized if it is a first word of a sentence, and a proper noun is always been capitalized.

Sentence patterns with verb-be

Simple present tense: there is/there are “There is” is used for single nouns. “There are” is used for plural nouns.

Time to practice Correct the errors in this paragraph! There are 142 passenger in the airplane. Seven of them the airplane crew. Steve Johnson and Joseph Nguyen the co-pilot of this airplane. The airplane are an Airbus-A320. These type of aircraft the world’s largest commercial aircraft in service today.

solution Correct the errors in this paragraph! There are 142 passengers in the airplane. Seven of them are the airplane crews. Steve Johnson and Joseph Nguyen are the co-pilot of this airplane. The airplane are is an Airbus-A320. These type of aircraft is the world’s largest commercial aircraft in service today.

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