Task 1
- Go to www.thefreedictionary.com
- Type in the word "ear" and choose IDIOMS
- Choose three idioms with the word ”ear” you have never heard about before and explain what they mean (as a comment to this post).
- The dictionary has a series of other sections, such as “Word of the Day”, "Hangman", "Spelling Bee" or "Match Up"- which of them did you find most interesting? Have fun playing with all of them. Choose your favorite one and give an example of how it could be used in your class ( write your reply as a comment to this post).
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Dear EFL teachers,
Among the international holidays, the education community celebrates is the Dictionary Day, named in honor of the birthday of Noah Webster, that famous American wordsmith. To recognize the importance of the dictionaries in the EFL teaching, this week we will explore various online dictionaries and then elaborate tasks which would require your students to search for new words online.
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Task 2
- Go to Merriam-Webster Visual online dictionary
- Type in the word "wing" then click on "GO TO"
- Write three new uses of the word "wing" you have learned from the dictionary (as a comment to this post).
- For example: "When I typed in the word "shoe", I learned that the projector screen can have a show, a ladder can have an anti slip shoe and a tank can have a shoe track."
- Go to GAMES and find the "Game of the Week" option. Enjoy associating words with images. Find the archived games.
- Merriam-Webster has another interesting feature entitled Blog This. How can we benefit from it? Post your comments below.
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Task 3. Let's learn about other great online dictionaries. How about playing an Online Dictionaries Treasure Hunt?
Please fill in the virtual worksheet below and post your comments as usual:
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Task 4. Looking for new ideas? Please check the reading list we put together for you! Let us know which was your favorite lesson plan idea - post your impressions below, as a comment to Assignment 5.
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Task 5
- Embed one or several online dictionaries on your blog - find the embedding code and insert it in the blog, just like a YouTube video or a Scribd document. For example, the codes can be found here:
- www.thefreedictionary.com
- Oxford Learner's Dictionary
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- Forvo, the pronunciation dictionary
- Macmillan dictionary
- Create an assignment for your students which would require them to use one or several online dictionaries.
- The assignment can be related to a reading activity (for example related to a Scribd or Google book you have embedded into your blog), it can be incorporated into a post video activity (for example related to a YouTube video you have embedded into your blog) or related to one of the topics you will discuss in class.
- Insert the assignment into your blog and post the link below, as a blog comment.
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For the first time it was really interesting to explore this online dictionary -
ReplyDeleteso i found something very interesting about the word "ear"
in a pig's eye! - that means - nonsense (very funny)
wet behind the ears - young and inexperienced
ear candy - soft and pleasant popular music
I explored all the mentioned sections and i found very interesting Mach Up (it is very useful in finding synonyms , antonyms, i really enjoyed it) and the Spelling Bee.
Dear Diana, this is just the beginning of your dictionary exploration. Make your students work with all these dictionaries and their vocabulary will improve for sure. I do appreciate you could find time and enjoy the tasks.
DeleteDear Corina, it's really a great dictionary. I have found out that :a)keep one's ear to the ground have one's ear to the ground means to be or try to be well informed about current trends and opinions;
Deleteb)make a pig's ear of informal to ruin disastrously;
c) up to one's ears informal deeply involved, as in work or debt
All the sections are interactive for pupils but the most useful ones I consider Word of the Day and Match up for enriching students' vocabulary.
Task 2.
DeleteWhen I typed The word Wing in I found out that a wing can not only be of a bird, a bee or a plane, it can also be of a playing field or of a theatre.
It's really more entertaining and easier memorized a word when they see its picture.
Task 3.
Deletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find out collocations and words.
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find new words and their origin.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to enrich their vocabulary and communicative and writing skills
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could use it for clarifing things, analyze the grammar topic and practice them alone at home even. ………………………….
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it contains a variety of meanings of the searched word.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to enrich their pronounciation skills and reading .
Task 4
DeleteAfter getting acquainted to all lesson plan ideas I liked most of all "the A to Z teacher staff" and "BBC dictionaries". They seem more interactive and varied and interesting activities.
Task 3.
Deletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find out collocations and words.
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find new words and their origin.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to enrich their vocabulary and communicative and writing skills
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could use it for clarifing things, analyze the grammar topic and practice them alone at home even. ………………………….
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it contains a variety of meanings of the searched word.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to enrich their pronounciation skills and reading .
Task 2
ReplyDeleteWhen I typed for the word "wing" i learned that a rink ca have a right and a left wing, a wig ca be an element of an ancient costume, a wing ca be a part of a door.
"Blog this" i think it is very interesting and useful when we give the tasks to our students a new vocabulary, the picture given to the word helps them to learn easier the vocabualry
You are right, Diana! A picture always help our students to better learn the words.
DeleteTask 3
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful - to find all about a new word
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find - the origin of the new word, slangs, related forms
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to - to find all king of idioms…
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could - easier re-study at home about English Grammar usage, find clear explanations of natural written and spoken English.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because .- it gives a very developed and meaning of the searched words..
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my student - to improve their pronounciation
Thank you very much for these online dictionaries..
Hopefully you could find time to explore these dictionaries as often as you need this.
DeleteGood luck!
Task 4
ReplyDeleteI liked the most the Dictionary skills for primary, it is closer to my activity and when i read the lesson plan i can see the results at the end of the lesson but also i liked and the BBC Dictionaries.
Task 5
Deletehttp://dariajelihovschii.weebly.com/assignments
task 1
ReplyDeleteturn a deaf ear to- to refuse to consider or deal with
up to ears- deeply involved
have the ear of- to be in a position to influence
I found very interesting Match Up- it can enrich the students vocabulary
Task 2
DeleteWhen I typed in the word wing, I learned that: wing can be element of ancient costume, wing is a part of door that moves, players’ position can be named left/right wing
As to me, “Blog This” is very useful and interesting for learning the new vocabulary with pictures
Hi Lilia,
DeleteI had no doubt you could find interesting and useful things in these online dictionaries. I hope they will become useful for your students as well. You have to think of the task that would require them to search for info on these sites. Enjoy!
Task 1:
ReplyDeletedog-ear-the corner of a page of a book that has been turned down to mark one's place.
bend someone's ear-to talk to someone, perhaps annoyingly.
in a pig's ear-an exclamation of emphatic denial, dissent, or disbelief of something.
I think that all the sections are very interesting for children but as i teach english only in the primary classes i can use for them Match Up and WordHub in this way they will enrich their vocabulary.
Olesea,
DeleteI am sure your professional development won't stop at this level of students. You will have the chance to motivate your students to use these dictionaries further or you could even find the right words for the primary level too.
Task 2: When I typed in the word "wing" i learned that netball has two parts: wing attack and wing defense, a wing is an element of an ancient costume and a wing can participate in morphology of a bird.
ReplyDelete"Blog this" gives us a lot of benefits, is very easy to Copy and paste the HTML tag into our blog.I think it will be very interesting for the children to learn the new vocabulary with the pictures. I think they will enjoy it like me.
Embeding the dictionaries on your blog will allow to use them as often as you need it. You also give the possibility to your students to see it on the blog and try to use it.Thank you!
DeleteTask 3
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find all about a word.
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find out the origin , related forms, synonyms and antonyms of a word.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find idioms.
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could find clear explanations of grammar topics and some typical errors.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it gives detailed meaning of the word and examples.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to improve their pronunciation.
Task 4
ReplyDeleteI liked the most the BBC dictionaries because there are interesting worksheets, activities and I know that my students will have fun at such a lesson.
Dear Lilia,
DeleteThank you for finding time to browse all these sites and to find the things that seem interesting to you. I am absolutely convinced you will use them during the classes. Wish you good luck!
Task 1:nail ears back:to scold someone severely;in a pig's ear:An exclamation of emphatic denial, dissent, or disbelief of something;ear-duster:
ReplyDeleten. a gossipy person
As to me the Match up is very useful for finding synomyms antonyms .
Task 2:When I typed in the word wing, I learned that: wing can be element of ancient costume, a type of doors,pallets
As to me, “Blog This” is very useful and interesting for learning the new vocabulary with pictures,also it provises explanation ,and the pronunciation
Task 3:
http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find a very detalied information about the word ,even grammar use .
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find out the origin ,antonyms , synonyms and of a word.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a good tool for my students to find idioms.
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could find detalied ,structured and clear grammar explanations and also execeptions
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it gives detailed meaning of the word and examples.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to improve their pronunciation and also they can see some translations in other languages.
Task 4:Closer to me is the BBC dictionaries ,here we can use interesting worksheets and activities.
Dear Tatiana,
DeleteThank you for finding time and post all the commentaries. I really hope you enjoyed the online dictionaries and you realized for yourself how helpful they can be during and after classes. Embeding some of them on your blog, will give the chance to your students to use them as often as possible. Good luck to new exploration!
task 5
ReplyDeletehttp://englishclassipati.weebly.com/9th-form
Great Lilia!
ReplyDeleteYou even created a page for dictionaries only. This is a good idea and your students will enjoy working and learning English using your blog.
Good luck!
Task 5:http://educationforpupils.weebly.com/12-th-form-s-assignments
ReplyDeleteYou did great, Tatiana! Five dictionaries will be of great help for your students.
DeleteThank you!
Task 1. Go to www.thefreedictionary.com
ReplyDeletehave something coming out of your ears - to have more of something than you want or need
a flea in (one's) ear- an annoying hint or a stinging rebuke.
grin from ear to ear- to smile a very wide, beaming smile
Word of the day- it helps students to clarify the meaning and pronunciation of the word;
Match up-contributes to enrich the vocabulary working with synonyms;
Task 2
Go to Merriam-Webster Visual online dictionary
wing pallet -pallet with overhang on one or both of its deckboards;
playing field -left wing- offensive position to the left of the center forward and near the sideline;
wing -piece of fabric added to the armhole to accentuate the width of the shoulder;
Blog this - feature allows me as a blog keeper to include the illustrations and terminology found on www.visualdictionaryonline.com in my blog only, as long as the site www.visualdictionaryonline.com is mentioned and the illustrations and terminology link back to it. We also may not make any modifications to the illustrations and terminology.
Task 3.
http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to work with collocations;
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find much information about the word, like synonyms, pronunciation, structures, etc.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to work and find more about idioms;
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could study and improve their knowledge with authentic examples of written and spoken English and place the grammar in context; focus on differences between standard and non-standard varieties of English; substantial coverage of spoken English and useful information on spelling, punctuation and word formation;
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it provides them a handful of activities to practice and improve the knowledge;
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to practice pronunciation and translation;
Task 4. BBC Dictionaries is a great lesson plan on using online dictionaries.
http://englishandwe.weebly.com/6th-grade1/dictionaries-deadline-dec20th
Dear Eugenia,
DeleteI am so glad you could find time to have all the assignments done. You explored all the sites and, for sure, found the information you may use while teaching English.
The two dictionaries you embedded on your blog will be of a great help for your students.
Wish you good luck!
Thank you Corina.
DeleteTask3: http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find out the explanation of all expressions that contain the word that interests us.
ReplyDeleteThis online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the prononciation of the word, synonyms and a lot of examples.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find all the menings of the word.
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could find the correct grammar form of word.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because here they could find a lot of interesting things about the word like definitions, synonyms, ryme and other.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to find the prononciation of words.
Olesea, you are right. I hope your students will explore them as well as you did.
DeleteTask 1:
ReplyDeleteI found some interesting idioms with the word “ear”:
- play it by ear - to improvise;
- up to one's ears - deeply involved, as in work or debt;
- chew someone's ear - to reprimand severely.
My favourite section is "Match Up" because I think it’s an effective way to enrich student’s lexis with synonyms. This way they can remember new words playing.
Task 2:
When I typed in the word "wing", I learned that the players have such positions (left wing, right wing), there are examples of wing shapes (delta wing, straight wing, swept-back wing, tapered wing, variable geometry wing) and the theater can have wings.
We can benefit from the section “Blog this” including the illustrations and terminology found on www.visualdictionaryonline.com in our own blogs.
Task 3:
http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find collocations and similar words.
The online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find how to spell a word and its syllables; also, they can find the word origin and its history.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find a variety of idioms.
If I used the online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could distinguish quickly the part of speech and its translation into other languages.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because they would find illustrations, the word introduced in sentences, the meaning of the word in different domains, rhymes and even comments on each word.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to listen and learn the correct word pronunciation.
Task 4: My favorite lesson plan idea is, BBC Dictionaries, because it contains rich and interactive activities and the exercises are like games.
Task 5:
Online dictionaries: http://angelagabureac.weebly.com/homework/online-dictionaries
Assignment for my students:
http://angelagabureac.weebly.com/homework/assignment-6-online-dictionaries
Angela,
DeleteThis is the best homework ever! As far as we can see, you direct you students in the most creative way to explore English words. I think all the teachers, who will follow your blog, will be inspired in teaching and using online dictionaries.
Thank you! Looking forward to see your next assignments. Good luck!
Task 4: My favorite lesson plan idea is BBC dictionaries because it allows to my little students to get acquainted with the dictionaries, finding the informations about the words by the games, interesting activities and this plan is easy to use at the lessons.
ReplyDeleteTask 5: http://myblogclass.weebly.com/our-work
DeleteGreat job, Olesea! I hope both dictionaries will be of immediate help for you and your students! Success!
DeleteTask 1
ReplyDeletemake a pig's ear of something/doing something -to do something very badly
cloth ears - something you call someone who has not heard something you said
be out on your ear - to be forced to leave your job because you have done something wrong, or because your work is not good enough
Most of all I liked WORDHUB. As I teach English in primary and 5th forms, it can be used as an online game, but it is necessary to have the lesson in computer class. It can be used as a competittion. The students may work alone or in groups.
Task: Discover as many words as you can using the given letters in 5 minutes. The pupil / group that finds more words is the winner.
Task 2
Typing the word “wing”, I learned that: “wing”, can be element of ancient costume, “wing”, is a part of door that moves, a “wing ”can participate in morphology of a bird, players’ position can be named left/right wing.
I think, “Blog This” is a very useful and interesting tool for learning the new vocabulary with pictures.
Task 3
http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful - to find everything about a word (verbs, adjectives, prepositions etc. that can be used with this word).
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find - the origin of the new word, slangs, quotes.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great tool for my students to - to find the explanation of different idioms.
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could - easier re-study at home about English Grammar usage, find clear explanations of natural written and spoken English.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it gives a very developed and meaning of the searched words.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my student - to improve their pronunciation.
Task 4
Closer to me seems to be the BBC dictionaries, as I teach in elementary level classes. I think I can find many interesting worksheets and ideas of activities here for my lessons.
Task 5
http://magicenglishmagicehglish.weebly.com/our-story-book
Thank you, Mariana, for your well-said ideas. Wonderful reflections. I really appreciate the fact that you found time and accomplished the tasks.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the nex ones!
Task 1
ReplyDeleteIdioms with the word “ear”
make a pig's ear of to ruin disastrously
a flea in one's ear a sharp rebuke
give / lend an ear to pay close attention; listen attentively.
I liked a lot Hangman and Spelling bee. They are not just fun, they improve listening skills and spelling
Task 2
When I typed in the word “wing” I learned that the wing is the element of ancient costume, is also the vertical section of the revolving door and a part of a playing field.
This dictionary is amazing. Sometimes I want to find a word but have no idea how can I find it because I only know how it looks. It is wonderful I discovered this dictionary.
Task 3
• http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find out all the information about the new word
• This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the origin of a new word and the slangs related to it
• http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find the idioms of a word
• If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could find authentic examples of written and spoken English and place the grammar in context
• This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it has the pictures of the word they search
• http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to improve their pronunciation.
Task 4
I liked all of them but enjoyed a lot BBC Dictionaries because I played myself and had fun, the worksheets are also interesting
Task 5
http://follownadia.weebly.com/
Great! You managed to do all the tasks in this assignment. The dictionaries you embedded will be of great help for your students. Hope to find time to work with the others too.
DeleteGood luck!
Task 1
ReplyDeletehave (one's) ears lowered
To have one's hair cut, especially to a length that reveals one's ears. Ah, I see you had your ears lowered. It looks good! I'm thinking of having my ears lowered—my hair's just too long in this hot weather.
pin someone’s ears back
1. tv. to scold someone severely. The teacher pinned the kids’ ears back for chewing gum.
2. tv. to beat someone, especially about the head. You do something like that again, and I’ll pin your ears back.
turn a deaf ear to something
to ignore what someone is saying The Supreme Court said there was a need for action, but Congress has turned a deaf ear to the Court. Mei-ling's father turned a deaf ear to any criticism of how he had taught his daughter.
I liked best the WordHub game. It is a very good thing for enhancing spelling and vocabulary skills. It could be used as a warm- up activity.
Task 2
I found out that beside “a bird body part” and all other meanings, the word “wing” means “a folding wing of a mobile starting gate” as well as “a player’s position on the field” and “an element of an ancient costume”.
“Blog this” option gives an opportunity to post the pictures they provide on the blog and use them, for example, for presenting vocabulary.
Task 3
Task 4
Brain Pop educators is good (as well as the others). I have noticed that many kids have very scarce knowledge on how a dictionary should be used, which becomes a reason why they very often fail to accomplish tasks based on vocabulary skills. This lesson plan represents a great idea for teaching them that guide words serve as facilitators to minimize the amount of pages they should look through in order to find the word they need using the smallest period of time they could ever spend to fulfill the task in time..
Task 5
http://mariaterziclassblog.weebly.com/access
Dear Maria,
DeleteThank you for the tasks you accomplished. I hope you liked all online dictionaries and your students will use them.
Good luck to the next tasks!
Task 1. I found here a lot of very interesting things :
ReplyDelete-donkey's ears-an exceptionally long period of time;
-have coming out ears-to have a lot of something;
-have your ear to the ground-to watch and listen carefully to what is happening around you.
All of the sections are very useful for certain purposes. I think I can use Match Up when working with synonyms and antonyms and also Word of the day to enrich students’ vocabulary.
Task 2.
Typing the word “wing”, I found out that there are different shapes of the wings: delta wing, straight wing, swept-back wing etc.; that a kind of doors have wings, that there are wing pallets.
The opportunity to blog sth gives the possibility to send our students directly to the target and make easier their work. Having the images as well as the words explaining them, it’s a real chance to learn quicker new vocabulary.
Task 3
http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to work with collocations
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the origin of the word they are looking for, idioms containing this word, what is the meaning of this word in science, if it appears in slang, how it appears in Bible etc.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find and learn idioms.
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could understand better grammar problems.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it gives simple as well as full definition of the word, gives the origin and the picture of it.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to have a better pronunciation.
Task 4.
The BBC Dictionaries idea is perfect for beginners to be introduced to dictionaries and to convince them how interesting and useful the dictionaries are.
In general, all the ideas give good opportunities to create a good lesson plan.
Task 5
http://galinamadam.weebly.com/alc-orhei
Hi, Galina!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job. I know you liked all the tasks in this assignment, as you did wonderful assignments for your students. Online dictionaries are of enormous help for them and, more than that, very easy to work with.
Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteTask 1
ReplyDeleteThere I found a lot of interesting things,It's really very exciting!
-bend somebody's ear-to talk to someone for a long time
-a tin ear-if someone has a tin ear, they do not have a natural ability to understand or enjoy music
-pound one’s ear-to sleep;
these are few of all the rich idioms we can find here.It is very powerfull tool for the students and for the teachers also.
The most interesting I can choose is Hangman and Spelling bee. They are not only fun, they improve listening skills and spelling skills.
ReplyDeleteTask 2
ReplyDeleteWhen I typed the word wing I found that the players have such positions (left wing, right wing), there are examples of wing shapes (delta wing, straight wing, swept-back wing, tapered wing, variable geometry wing) and the theater can have wings.
We can have benefits from the section “Blog this” including the illustrations and terminology that we can use in our blogs.
Task 3
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to my student in finding out the parts of speech of the word they want to explain;
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the origin ,synonyms, and examples of the words;
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to pronounce exactly the words;
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could find a lot of interesting idioms;
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because they can find the word of the day and other synonyms,antonyms,the origin and other related words to the word they are looking for;
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to know all the definitions of a word in many languages; and also the pronounciation;
Task 4
ReplyDeleteMy favorite lesson plan idea is: BBC Dictionaries, because it contains rich and interractive activities and also the exercises are like games that I really enjoyed.
Task 5
ReplyDeletehttp://veronicacolesniuc.weebly.com/assignments/archives/01-2016
Very nice task for listening, Veronica! You students will easily find the words in the dictionaries you embeded on your blog.
DeleteTask 1:
ReplyDelete1) “mickey mouse ears” -means the two lights found on top of a police car.
2)” dog-ear” - The corner of a page of a book that has been turned down to mark one's place.
3)” donkey's ears”- An exceptionally long period of time.
“Match up” I liked the most because it helps pupils to learn much more new words, also my pupils like match up exersices.
Task 2: "When I typed in the word "wing", I learned that:
1. Piece of fabric added to the armhole to accentuate the width of the shoulder.
2. One of the vertical sections of the revolving door.
3. Area hidden from the audience; it is located on each side and behind the stage and sets.
The benefits of “Blog this” is that we can find not only the explanation of a word but also images for better understanding the new words.
Task 3:
ReplyDelete• http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to students because here they can find the explanation of a word, examples of phrases, prepositions, verbs and nouns used with this word.
• This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the definition of a word, the spelling, to divide the word into syllables, to find out idioms, the origin of the word, transcription.
• http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find the definition, transcription of the word into British English, American English and Business English.
• If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could see the wrong and the correct sentences and not to repeat the mistakes.
• This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it gives us a simple definition of the word for the 3rd , 5th forms, and full definition for elder students; examples of sentences, the origin, synonyms, and rhymes.
• http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to listen to different accents of spelling the word.
Task:4
ReplyDeleteI liked the most BBC Dictionaries and British Council but if I have to choose one, then let it be British Council because it offers us a more detailed lesson plan and also the keys of the quiz.
Good job, Aliona!
ReplyDeleteMafteuta Rodica Task 1. I found out the meanings of the following idioms: cloth ears
ReplyDelete(something you call someone who has not heard something you said), can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear (be unable to turn something ugly or inferior into something attractive or of value),
pin someone's ears back (defeat, overcome, punish)
I enjoyed “Word of the Day” and "Spelling Bee"
Task 2. Wing - mobile starting gate (folding wing), rink - that includes right wing and left wing, chrysalis (wing), wing nut.
The game of the week is Europe. Blog This is useful for enriching the vocabulary.
• Task 3. http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to explain different collocations
• This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the definition of different words.
• http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to find out the explanation of different idioms
• If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could improve their writing skills.
• This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because they can choose the word/ or topic about they want to know more
• http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to improve their pronunciation
Task 4. My favorite one is BBC Dictionaries
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Oh God, I LOVE dictionaries, I use them almost every day.
well, idioms for the word "ear" - 1. "lower ears" which means to cut someone's hair. ; 2."put a bug in someone's ear" which means give someone a hint about something, ; 3."jug ears" Ears that stick out markedly from the side of the head, thus resembling the handles of a jug.
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Oh God, I LOVE dictionaries, I use them almost every day.
well, idioms for the word "ear" - 1. "lower ears" which means to cut someone's hair. ; 2."put a bug in someone's ear" which means give someone a hint about something, ; 3."jug ears" Ears that stick out markedly from the side of the head, thus resembling the handles of a jug.
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I found the following idioms; Jug ears - are ears that stick out markedly and look like the handles of a jar; put a bug in someone's ear means to give a hint to somebody about something; Lower ears means to cut the hair.
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I like the most the Match up section as I often practice matching words and their definitions; synonyms/antonyms; irregular verbs etc. Match Up is a great possibility to make students think, no matter how, whether by making analogies, by the word structure or associating ideas. The most important that finally they will achieve a result plus to this we immediately put the acquired words into action, by making sentences using different Tenses, etc.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I typed in the word "wing" I found the following meanings:
Wing is Long sleeve, slashed at the elbow so the arm could extend out of it.;
The part of the door that moves is called a wing.;wing pallet is Pallet with overhang on one or both of its deckboards.
Task 1. I was surprised to find this dictionary
ReplyDeleteI selected three idioms:
-dry behind the ears - means well experienced in some situation (and often is used in the negative)
-give ear to - to listen to someone or to what someone is saying
-have coming out ears - to have a lot of something
These idioms can be used in our natural speach and also can be used in pupils essays.
Task 2. I was surprised to find so many interesting meanings of only one word
ReplyDeletewing - float seaplane, flyfishing, examples of doors
Also I can say that games can be very interesting and attractive for students
The “Blog this” feature allows blog keepers (a person or group) to include the illustrations and terminology found on www.visualdictionaryonline.com in their blogs only, as long as the site www.visualdictionaryonline.com is mentioned and the illustrations and terminology link back to it.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful because it is used to find all the meanings and word combinations of a new word
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students to explain the origin of the new word, various slangs and expressions that pupil don't meet in our school books
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a big oportunity for my students to find a huge number of idiom (it is alike to www.thefreedictionary.com , but at the same moment each of them has its specific way of delivering the information)
Using this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could - easier prepare at home and review English Grammar usage, find adequate explanations of original written and spoken English.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because .- it gives a very developed and meaning of the searched words..
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my student - pronunce and spell correctly English words
Thank you a lot for all these online dictionaries
Task 4. All the dictionaries are very interesting in use, but more of all I enjoy BBC Dictionaries and thefreedictionary.com - they have a lot of functions and are suitable for different kind of pupils (including weak pupils).
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ReplyDeleteHow interesting, useful and innovative to find out so many other meanings of a simply word. I was really amazed...So I selected 3 idioms which I liked most however they were unknown for me:
-be out on ear- to be forced to leave your job becouse you have done something wrong;
-ear duster- a gossipy person;
-box somebody's ear- to hit someone, usually as a punishment.
Task 2:
When I type the word "wing" there appear a lot of pictures representing this aspect and I have to recognize that I don't know most of them..i know that a bird has wing, a plane and a butterfly. But it is really new for me that "wing" can be connected with a "flyfishing", also it can be an example of door and a "wing" can be seen while playing volleyball and exactly in a netball.
The benefit of "Blog this" is that learning a new topic is more interactive and creative. It has a positive effect on each kind of learning style (according to Multiple Intelligence)
Task 3:
http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to teach polysemy of words. It shows all the meanings of a word.
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the origin of a word and different examples wit it.
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to make the difference between British and American English pronunciation.
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could see several ways of using a word from grammatical point of view.
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to find out word combinaions and their correct pronunciation.
Task 4:
My favorite lesson plan idea is "A to Z teacher Stuff" and BBC Dictionaries. They have some common aspects with my proper plans. Also they are very comprehensible and well explained. One can see the final product and of course all the materials which are used for achieving the final result.
Task 5:
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*http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to teach word combinations that is really useful.
The online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help students explore meanings of new words;
*http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms may essentially increase the interest of the students in British and American idioms to make a contrast to the ones in their native language.
*http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/ could improve writing skills
*http://www.forvo.com/ could help improve the students' pronunciation.
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I liked the BBC dictionaries the most because there are interesting worksheets, activities and I know that teaching and learning should bring joy to those who engage in those two activities.
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Task 5.
ReplyDeleteI gave the pupils a task for reading the text, listening the video and answering the questions.
http://mariaionesi.weebly.com/the-10th-and-11th-forms - here is the link os the Assignment 2 - where I propose them to read the text using the online dictionaries.
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ReplyDeleteThe three idioms I like most are:
ReplyDeletebe out on your year –it means to be forced to leave a job because the work is not done good enough
Tin ear –is about a person who doesn’t have any musical hearing and talent
Be not much between the ears- about a stupid person who doesn’t have common sense.
Task 2 . The word wing has the meaning of side on a playing field, a player has the position on the right or on the left called the wing and a screw has a wing a piece of metal to handle it, an aircraft has wings.
Task 3.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful - to find all about a new word
This online dictionary http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find - the origin of the new word, slangs, related forms
http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great way for my students to - to find all king of idioms…
If I used this online dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could - easier re-study at home about English Grammar usage, find clear explanations of natural written and spoken English.
This Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because .- it gives a very clear meaning of the searched words, the speed of speaking is good to understand , the explanation is joined by written words and duble the comprenension
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my student - to improve their prononciation of many proper names from different countries that are very difficult to pronounce.
Thank you very much for these online dictionaries..
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ReplyDelete-http://www.ozdic.com/ may be useful to find all about a new word/collocations and similar words;
-- http://quotes.dictionary.com/ can help my students find the origin of the new word, slangs, their spelling;
-http://itools.com/tool/cambridge-international-dictionary-of-idioms is a great dictionary for my students to find all kind of idioms;
-http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/, my students could study at home about English Grammar usage, find clear explanations of natural written and spoken English, they can also distinguish quickly the part of speech and its translation into other languages.
- The Merriam-Webster section could be interesting for my students because it provides them activities to practice and improve the knowledge;, it offers illustrations and even comments;
http://www.forvo.com/ would allow my students to listen , learn and improve their pronunciation
Task 4
ReplyDeleteI liked the BBC dictionaries most of all because there contain interesting worksheets and activities which will allow students engage actively into all the suggested tasks.
There are more advantages of using online dictionaries than disadvantages. I think that the most important thing is that they are auto-updated.
ReplyDeleteTask 4.I like Cambridge Dictionaries on line and Online Reference I have chosen two, as I think the students are different and they see the thing differently.The dictionaries are clear for me and have many sheets to work with.
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