Oxford Student's Multimedia Dictionary CD-ROM

English level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate

Description

The perfect language-learning tool for intermediate students using English in their studies.

Key features

• The CD-ROM includes the new Oxford Student's Genie. Just point at a word with your cursor to see the meaning instantly and click to hear its pronunciation, whether you are browsing the Internet, reading an e-mail or using a word processor.
• The 3-D Search section helps students to explore meanings and learn related words and phrases. Teachers can edit the screen displays and print out mind maps for use in class.
• Spoken headwords provide a model for correct pronunciation, with real British and American voices recorded under the supervision of phoneticians.
• A record and compare feature helps students to perfect their own pronunciation.
• Video clips help to illustrate difficult concepts, such as the difference between scowl and frown.
• Animations with commentaries, transcripts and comprehension questions show processes such as longshore drift and the water cycle.
• The 'Extras' section includes useful study pages and exercises that teachers can print out and use in class.
• Over 700 interactive pictures help students learn vocabulary by revealing the names of all the objects in a picture. These images can be printed out and used as vocabulary exercises in class.
• It can be used effectively by students at home or in class, and by teachers to prepare classes. Used on a computer projector, t can be incorporated very successfully into whole-class activities.
• Based on the Oxford Student's Dictionary of English.