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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

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How to dictionary

Get your dictionaries on the table

Welcome to How to Dictionary!

Why is using a dictionary important?

• Je enige hulpmiddel tijdens toetsen
• Voor vragen waar je woorden moet invullen
• Beter begrip van de tekst 

What do you use a dictionary for?

A bilingual dictionary can be used for:

• Translation, spelling
• word category
• collocations
• pronunciation and 
• uses in natural language.

How is a dictionary organised?

What do the blue spots mean?

Find the translation for ostentatious.

What kind of word is 'infernal'? (beantwoord in het Nederlands)

What word comes after 'brick'?

Put in the right order: card, cash, capsule

Steps to find a translation

1. Look at the first letter

2. Follow the spots on the side of the dictionary

3. Look at the first two letters of the word

4. Find the right page and follow the alphabetical order

An Unusual Holiday

Read the text and answer the questions

Use the dictionary for the words you don't know.

Question 1:

But in the beautiful Scottish village of Wigtown, it’s (1)…………… to rent a flat above a bookshop.

• A: able B:   possible C: available
• possible

Question 2:

and work as the (2)…………… of the bookshop for a week

• A: manager       B: colleague    C: customer
• manager

Question 3:

This holiday is very popular with people who love books and who have always (3)…………… their own bookshop.

• A: hoped       B: wanted         C: decided
• wanted

Question 4:

However, this is a holiday, so people staying there don’t have to work very hard. They can (4)…………… the opening hours of the shop.

• A: think       B: find         C:  choose
• choose

Question 5:

and they just have a few jobs to do, such as (5)…………… the shelves with books.

• A: putting      B:   adding        C:  filling
• filling

Question 6:

Guests also get a bike, so they can (6)…………… the area when the shop is closed. The holiday is so popular that the flat is fully booked for the next three years.

• A: look          B: ride         C:  explore
• explore