DICTIONARY OF BASIC ENGLISH TEACHER'S EDITION (AGS BUILDING VOCABULARY) - Hardcover

Pearson Education

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785417834 ISBN 13: 9780785417835

Publisher: AGS Secondary, 2006

Synopsis

Dictionary of Basic English

Makes learning to use the dictionary easy The Dictionary of Basic English is a contemporary, easy-to-use resource for students and adults alike. The Dictionary carefully explains the most essential and frequently used words in the English language. Reading Level: 4 Interest Level: 6-12

• Features frequently used words

  • Contains more than 5,000 entries
  • Words are screened from 10,000 terms frequently used by those learning English
  • Includes glossary words from AGS textbooks–Life Skills English, English to Use, and English for the World of Word

  The format, with short, clearly written definitions uncluttered by word histories or cross-references, makes learning easier for below-level readers. The Dictionary also includes numerous examples of how words are used in phrases and sentences, and the appendix offers a list of 60 of the most commonly misspelled words.

  New Spanish index

  To help those learning English as a second language, the Dictionary includes both English-Spanish and Spanish-English indexes.

  Plus career and technology terms

  We’ve also added a number of helpful terms in the area of school-to-work transition from the AGS English textbooks. And because our society is powered by technology, from barcode to videocassette recorder, many of today’s most useful technological terms also are included.

Edition details

• Publisher: AGS Secondary
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0785417834
• ISBN 13: 9780785417835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English