Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture
Gets to the heart of the language

New 3rd Edition
Upper Intermediate - Proficiency

From the Atkins Diet to the iPod and to Jamie Oliver – the Longman Dictionary of English Language & Culture gets to the heart of the language. The encyclopaedic entries help teachers explain points of British and American culture. The Third Edition has been fully revised and updated for 2005 with all the latest cultural information.

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Language

• 80,000 words and phrases, including new words such as webcam and WMD
• Clear definitions written using only 2000 common words

And Culture

• 15,000 cultural entries on politics, history, the arts, cinema, popular culture, history, and geography – from the Atkins Diet to the Gherkin, the iPod to 9/11, David Beckham to Martha Stewart
• Cultural, historical, and political notes, including Bank Holiday, CCTV, Ivy League, Oxbridge and Thanksgiving
• Culture pages and topic pages with colour photos on Festivals, Governments, British and American Works of Art, Sports etc