Oxford Basic American Dictionary for learners of English (Diccionario Oxford Monolingue Americano)

A dictionary with CD-ROM that supports learners making the transition from picture to text dictionary. It explains content area and academic vocabulary in simple English, marks the 2000 most important words to know, and gives extra help with grammar, spelling, and pronunciation. Oxford's new American Dictionaries for learners of English offer students a dictionary that is just right for their level. Written specifically for students working to improve their English language skills, these dictionaries support English learners, struggling readers, and special education students with Basic to Advanced levels. Based on extensive research with U.S. teachers and language-learning experts, these three new dictionaries help Transition from picture dictionaries more easily by using words they can understand for definitions and using illustrations for more difficult words. Learn content area words from math, chemistry, biology, geography, etc. Focus on the Academic Word List and the Oxford 3000TM (the most important words to learn in English). Extend their vocabulary with extra help note boxes throughout the dictionary-help with related vocabulary synonyms, topic collocations, Academic Word List collocations, and word families, affixes, and more. Write different types of texts in English, from resumes to e-mails to essays, with the Writing Tutor (Intermediate and Advanced levels only). Included in each dictionary is a CD-ROM containing a separate Picture Dictionary and a Topic Dictionary, allowing students to search for words by content area or topic, and create their own topic dictionaries. The full A-Z dictionary is included with spoken headwords and a 'record your own voice' function for practicing pronunciation. "A new American Dictionary specifically designed for learners of English. Written for individuals working to improve their English language skills. Featuring over 27,000 words, phrases, and meanings - including help with grammar, collocations, synonyms, and word choice - our learner's dictionary uses the words you already know to define new vocabulary. Researched with help from an Advisory Board of language experts who understand the needs of English learners or any students who are struggling with writing"--Publisher description Cover Contents Pronunciation Guide A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X - Y Z 2000 Keywords Irregular Verbs Punctuation Back Cover