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Dictionary-Based Reading Lesson

By Tim McLeish • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Creating Lessons from Scratch

Note: This lesson is designed to be used with the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Suggested level: Advanced.
Dictionary worksheet (1) - using a dictionary (teacher’s notes)
This is an expanded version of a simpler worksheet published by CUP and available here:
http://www.cambridge.org/elt/dictionaries/worksheets/CALD3-Worksheets/CALD3_WS_01UsingADictionary.pdf
The aims of this lesson are:
-    to raise students’ awareness of the variety of different meanings which may [...]