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课件网) Cultural Corner Roget’s Thesaurus Which dictionaries do you usually use Dictionaries are useful tools in our daily life. The history of the first English dictionary can _____ the 18th century. Samuel Johnson, the famous British writer, published the English Language Dictionary _____. With the development of technology, _____ types of dictionaries have been published so far. _____ people will _____ online dictionaries for help because of their convenience. date back to in 1755 various A growing number of turn to LISTENING Roget’s Thesaurus Learning Objectives To learn the basic knowledge of Roget’s Thesaurus 2.To learn how to use the synonym dictionary 3.To explore students’ imagination of designing a dictionary Fast Reading Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A. Advantages of new dictionaries of synonyms. B. What is Roget’s Thesaurus C. Comparisons between Roget’s and A- Z thesaurus. D. The system Roget devised in the dictionary . E. How to use Roget’s Thesaurus Careful Reading Para.1 Roget’s Thesaurus Peter Roget Name Author Type Time A dictionary of synonyms In 1852 Careful Reading Para.2-3 True or False Roget thought the ability to write well grew organically. ( ) 2. Every word has only one synonym in the dictionary. ( ) 3. When using the dictionary, you need to look in the index and the relevant numbered section. ( ) 4. Roget’s Thesaurus has never been updated since it was published. ( ) F F T F Careful Reading Para.4-5 What are the advantages of newer dictionaries of synonyms (Take A-Z thesaurus for example.) They are quicker and easier to use. They will help you to make connections between concepts. They are easy to carry around. ① ② ③ Task Choose one of the following words to study and write an entry for it. drama, chemistry, squash, skin, nation, physics, science, feast meanings pronunciation different parts of speech … Debate! VS Paper dictionaries Online dictionaries Paper dictionaries Online dictionaries detailed and correct information take notes on them can be used at school no harm to eyes …… easy to carry cheap convenient updated information need the Internet connection …… Writing Write a paragraph of four sentences about the dictionary you prefer and list three reasons. 支持 连接词 approve of/support/be in favor of/be for to start with/first of all/more over/in addition/last but not least/most importantly Do you want to publish your own dictionary DICTIONARY OF ANIMALS Design your own dictionary! Draw the cover of your dictionary. Introduce it briefly to the class. Name Function …… Homework Share the knowledge about dictionaries you have learned in this lesson with others.
