Why Do We Need Dictionaries教案
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homework: remember the new words and phrases
period five
content: (1) reading practice
(2) cultural corner
aim: 泛讀文章
step 1 work in pairs. can you remember:
1. how many words there are in the oxford english dictionary?
2. who james murray was?
3. when it was first prepared?
4. how many volumes it has today?
step 2 skimming and scanning
look at the title of the passage. choose the most likely main idea.
a. past, present and future of the oed
b. new developments in writing dictionaries.
c. the future of the oed online.
d. a history of dictionaries.
step 3 read the text in a loud voice and finish the table according to the text.
past present future
sorting quotation slips -----
explanation of words and how used ----- ----- -----
electronic dictionary ----- -----
available on the www ----- -----
60 million words -----
structure and organization ----- ----- -----
accurate display of words ----- -----
unlimited space -----
biographical and geographical entries -----
multimedia -----
step 4 discussion
how often do you use a chinese dictionary? what kind of information are you usually looking for?
step 5
read the passage and answer the questions.
1. would you prefer to use roget’s thesaurus or an a-z thesaurus?
2. what chinese language reference books do you know?