Longman Basic Dictionary of American English Paper - Softcover

Longman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582332516 ISBN 13: 9780582332515

Publisher: Pearson Education ESL, 1999

Synopsis

The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. Helpful, natural examples illustrate the words and phrases in typical contexts, so students learn as well as understand. The fun cartoons and clear, open design, add up to a dictionary that students will enjoy using!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

How do you get your students to use a monolingual dictionary? The answer is the Longman Basic Dictionary of American English ! The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. Helpful, natural examples illustrate the words and phrases in typical contexts, so students learn as well as understand. The fun cartoons and clear, open design, add up to a dictionary that students will enjoy using!

• Over 10,000 words and phrases clearly and simply explained.
• 200 fun cartoon illustrations make the words easy to remember.
• Full-color illustrations section brings words to life.
• Over 7,000 natural example sentences show how words are used in context.
• Exercises show students how to get the most from their dictionary.
• Usage notes based on information from the Longman Learner¿s Corpus help students avoid frequent writing errors.
• A Workbook Introduction gives practice in how to use the dictionary.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0582332516
• ISBN 13: 9780582332515
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368