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Illustrations and photographs explain 2000+ words. Labelled illustrations show related vocabulary. 32 colour pages illustrate groups of words such as extreme sports, music, etc. Colour maps – much appreciated by teachers and students.
Mor ore e help help with with cultural cultural refer referenc ences es ❋ 2,600 encyclopaedic entries to explain references such as Walter Mitty, Fort Knox, Marie Celeste, Peter Pan, Beacon Hill. ❋
Over 10,000 richly illustrated entries on every aspect of British and American culture on the COMPASS CD-ROM.
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COMPASS CD-ROM with the unique Oxford Know-how Everything you want from your dictionary CD-ROM . . . ❋
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What’s in a word? Word Origin tells you. A fascinating insight into the origins of 20,000 words, with information taken from the world authority on the English language: The Oxford English Dictionary. Ready for some magic? The Oxford Genie will amaze you with its intelligence.
The only English Language Teaching software that’s clever enough to recognize a phrasal verb or an idiom – and give you the right definition. Puzzled by British and American culture? Check out the 10,000 entries in the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture. ❋ Don’t know how to write something? Click on Oxford Know-how. ❋
Just click on Oxford Know-how and start writing. It checks its bank of example sentences and finds the ones that use the grammar patterns and collocations you need for your writing. It even checks your spelling.
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 7th edition 431606 8 Paperback 431649 1 Paperback with Compass CD-ROM
431650 5 Hardback 431651 3 Hardback with Compass CD-ROM 431699 8 Teacher’s Resource Book
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IELTS Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Oxford Student’s Dictionary of English
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary
for students of English
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Second Edition
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Over 47,000 references covering general vocabulary and thousands of words needed by students studying specialist subjects.
INTERMEDIATE TO UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
A collocations dictionary that helps students write and speak natural-sounding English.
Collocations are the common word combinations that are the essential building blocks of naturalsounding written and spoken English. This dictionary contains over 150,000 collocations and over 50,000 illustrative examples. ❋ 16-page study section helps students make the most of the dictionary.
“Invaluable both for improving language dramatically and for honing understanding of it.” Pascalle Mettan, International House ➔ See also
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37,000 REFERENCES
An essential reference tool which helps Clear layout and colour headwords. learners to build vocabulary and enables ❋ Explains in simple English, with the help of useful them to use English with greater accuracy illustrations and diagrams, the words students and fluency. need in order to read and understand specialist ❋ Colour headwords make entries easy to find. texts. ❋ Clear, simple definitions written using a defining ❋ 40 photocopiable study pages give advice and vocabulary of 2,500 words. practice in preparing for exams, writing letters, essays and reports, analysing graphs, and taking ❋ ‘Core’ vocabulary – the words students need to use most frequently – is marked with a star. notes. Extra help is available to ensure that students Now available with Genie CD-ROM. use these words correctly. ❋ 32-page photocopiable study section. ❋
431517 7 Oxford Student’s Dictionary of English 431578 9 Oxford Student’s Dictionary with Genie CD-ROM Worksheets are available. Please contact your local OUP office. ➔ See also
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431516 9 Oxford Wordpower Dictionary 431579 7 Oxford Wordpower Dictionary with Genie CD-ROM
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American English Dictionaries
AMERICAN ENGLISH
AMERICAN ENGLISH
AMERICAN ENGLISH
The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary
The Oxford Picture Dictionary
Oxford ESL Dictionary
Second Edition
BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE Norma Shapiro and Jayme Adelson-Goldstein BEGINNER Teacher’s Book: Norma Shapiro, Margot Gramer Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, and Renée Weiss Teacher’s Book: Norma Shapiro and Jayme Adelson-Goldstein Workbooks: Marjorie Fuchs and Margaret Bonner
A topic-based picture dictionary program that reflects the needs of beginner level adult and young adult students.
The new edition contains exercises on every topic, some updated art, and a new Teacher’s Book.
Over 3,700 essential words, that meet the language needs of young adult and adult students. ❋ ❋ ❋
The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary, Second Edition
437232 4 Monolingual English Edition 437235 9 English-Spanish Edition 437237 5 Teacher’s Book 434470 3 Dictionary Cassettes (3) 438598 1 Dictionary Audio CDs (3) 434469 X Teacher’s Resource Book 438599 X Teacher’s Resource Book Audio CDs (2) 434582 3 Teacher’s Resource Book Cassette 434567 X Workbook 434565 3 Picture Cards 433973 4 Overhead Transparencies 434573 4 Literacy Program
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40,000 REFERENCES
Helps students of North American English make the breakthrough from basic survival vocabulary to greater fluency and confidence with the written word. ❋
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AMERICAN ENGLISH
The New Oxford Picture Dictionary BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE E C Parnwell
A favourite for many years, The New Oxford Picture Dictionary presents over 2,400 illustrated vocabulary words divided into 82 topics.
470059 3 Monolingual English Edition 435188 2 English–Spanish Edition 470060 7 Teacher’s Book 435187 4 Focused Listening Cassettes (2) 438403 9 Focused Listening Audio CDs (3) 436100 4 Teacher’s Book and Focused Listening Cassettes Set
470061 5 Dictionary Cassettes (3) 438402 0 Dictionary Audio CDs (4) 435073 8 Beginning Workbook 435074 6 Intermediate Workbook 435977 8 Workbook Answer Key 435186 6 Classic Classroom Activities 435185 8 Overhead Transparencies
In long entries, SHORTCUTS help you to find the right definition quickly. ‘Core’ vocabulary is highlighted to enable learners to concentrate on the most frequent words. 33,000 example sentences based on a 100-million-word corpus of American and Canadian English, reflecting contemporary usage. Over 2,000 notes build learners’ vocabulary and prevent common errors. Illustrations depict difficult words or groups of related items. 32 study pages on topics of particular interest in North America, as well as practice of language and study skills.
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The ESL Genie CD-ROM displays definitions of words instantly or gives their pronunciation when you are using the Internet, or word processing. It also contains hundreds of exercises and illustrations, and operates on both PCs and Macintosh computers.
431628 9 Oxford ESL Dictionary with CD-ROM 431674 2 Oxford ESL Dictionary Workbook 431698 X Oxford ESL Dictionary and Workbook Pack
The New Oxford Picture Dictionary, 1988 Edition
434199 2 Monolingual English Edition (Paperback) 434533 5 Monolingual English Edition (Hardback) 434355 3 English-Spanish Edition 434365 0 Listening and Speaking Activity Book 434363 4 Listening and Speaking Activity Cassette 434330 8 Teacher’s Guide 434326 X Beginner’s Workbook 434325 1 Intermediate Workbook 434532 7 Overhead Transparencies (100) 434296 4 Vocabulary Playing Cards (80) 434329 4 Cassettes (4)
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Grammar Activities for The Oxford Picture Dictionary
BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE Jayme Adelson-Goldstein and Norma Shapiro
Grammar Activities enables teachers to teach grammar using The Oxford Picture Dictionary . ❋
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128 grammar activities providing extensive practice of key beginning-level grammar topics. Lesson plans with tips for adapting the activities to multi-level classes.
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Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary
Oxford Photo Dictionary
New Edition
2,400 words are presented in lively colour photographs illustrating a wide range of topics. These include the family, the home, the city, clothes, science, and animals. Practice exercises provide vocabulary reinforcement.
INTERMEDIATE AND ABOVE OVER 30,000 REFERENCES
Essential information on basic English vocabulary in a pocket-sized book that is easy to carry. ❋
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431360 3 Oxford Photo Dictionary
Up-to-date vocabulary, reflecting modern usage. Includes American English. Thousands of corpus-based examples show how words are used. Hundreds of grammar patterns help with the correct use of prepositions, infinitives, and gerunds. Help with irregular forms and spellings. Explains thousands of idioms and phrasal verbs.
431589 4 Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary, New Edition
Oxford English Picture Dictionary
Oxford Elementary Learner’s Dictionary
BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE E C Parnwell
BEGINNER TO PRE-INTERMEDIATE
This is a topic-based picture dictionary for all ages which teaches over 2,000 words. Oxford English Picture Dictionary
431160 0 Paperback
A helpful guide in the first stages of learning.
This dictionary combines a clear presentation of the meanings and use of essential vocabulary with extra help on difficult areas of language. Vocabulary-building notes and illustrations are provided. 431275 5 Oxford Elementary Learner’s Dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Business English
Oxford Learner’s Wordfinder Dictionary
for learners of English
INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED Hugh Trappes-Lomax
Oxford Dictionary of Computing for learners of English INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
These dictionaries contain specialist vocabulary for learners who need English for business and computing. 431440 5 Oxford Dictionary of Business English for Learners of English 431441 3 Oxford Dictionary of Computing for Learners of English
A rich resource for building vocabulary.
Designed to help learners enrich and expand their vocabulary, the Oxford Learner’s Wordfinder Dictionary starts from ideas and guides students to the words needed to express them. There is extensive coverage of synonyms, opposites, derived words, and common phrases. 431308 5 Oxford Learner’s Wordfinder Dictionary
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Bilingual Dictionaries for Learners Diccionari Oxford Pocket Català
Diccionario Oxford Study Interactivo
per a estudiants d’anglès
para estudiantes de inglés
Second Edition
ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED
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4315568 Diccionario Oxford Pocket Català
Coverage The enlarged and revised edition of the Diccionari Oxford Pocket Català contains: ❋ Over 60,000 terms, expressions and examples. ❋ Over 70,000 translations. ❋ Coverage of both British and American English. ❋ Hundreds of new words and expressions in English and Catalan. Using English ❋ Study pages, many of them new, on aspects of English such as phrasal and modal verbs. ❋ Approximately 700 usage notes. Free mini CD-ROM which you can use to look up words and hear how they are pronounced.
This printed dictionary plus CD-ROM is the ideal package for Spanish students at an intermediate to advanced level.
4313999 Diccionario Oxford Study Interactivo
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4313859 Diccionario Oxford de Phrasal Verbs
Key features: ❋ Over 100,000 terms and expressions. ❋ Over 58,000 examples of usage. ❋ Clear, user-friendly design, and practical format. The CD-ROM: Contains the full text of the Diccionario Oxford Study plus:
Diccionario Oxford de Phrasal Verbs
A bilingual dictionary of English phrasal verbs written with the specific needs of the Spanish learner of English in mind. Features include: ❋ Over 6,000 British and American phrasal verbs, all with translations. ❋ 10,000 corpus-based translated examples showing the verbs in context. The essential tool for mastering phrasal verbs. Available shrinkwrapped with free worksheets.
The printed dictionary The Oxford Study contains accurate, up-to-date translations alongside practical help on producing authentic English.
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Instant dictionary look-up from your Internet browser, email, or word processor. The ability to record your own pronunciation and compare it with that of trained voice artists. Hundreds of illustrations and dozens of helpful videos and maps. Exercises, games and thousands of crosswords.
Diccionari Oxford Pocket Valencià per a estudiants d’anglés VALENCIÀ-ANGLÉS / ANGLÉS-VALENCIÀ ELEMENTARY TO INTERMEDIATE
This edition of the highly-successful Oxford Pocket is written specifically for students of English in the Comunitat Valenciana. 4314006 Diccionario Oxford Pocket Valencià
Oxford Pocket Board Game ELEMENTARY
Written by Mª José Carrasco and Francisco J. Rosado A classroom board game to help elementary students get the most out of their Diccionario Oxford Pocket.
Fun and great for student’s motivation. ❋ Easy to play. ❋ Up to 30 students can play at the same time. The Oxford Pocket Board Game includes: ❋ 5 game boards ❋ 5 sets of cards (4 question categories of 25 cards each) ❋
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Each set of cards contains: 25 USE OF ENGLISH cards, with questions on English grammar and usage. 25 CULTURE cards, with questions on cultural matters in English-speaking countries. 25 POCKET INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL, with questions on English vocabulary. 25 POCKET ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS, with questions that will help students learn more words and expressions in English.
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Diccionario Oxford Pocket Para estudiantes de inglés
Third edition ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL ELEMENTARY TO INTERMEDIATE
This expanded and completely updated edition of the Diccionario Oxford Pocket contains all the features that have made previous editions so popular with students and teachers, plus many new ones, aimed at helping users understand and use English with greater confidence. It comes with the Oxford Pocket Genie CD-ROM .
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Over 67,000 terms, expressions and examples. 5,000 new words and expressions. 700 notes on grammar, vocabulary, and culture. 32 new full-colour pages. New grammar reference section.
4316882 Diccionario Oxford Pocket para estudiantes de inglés Third edition
Oxford Pocket Genie CD-ROM The Oxford Pocket Genie CD-ROM contains the whole text of the dictionary, including pronunciation, and a lookup facility to find the meanings of words while online. It also contains a wide variety of interactive exercises and vocabulary games to help you improve your English. TITLES IN RED ARE NEW OR FORTHCOMING . Please check publication dates with your local OUP office.
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General Bilingual Dictionaries Gran Diccionario Oxford Third Edition ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
860730X Hardback 8467302836 Hardback + CD-ROM
Providing the richest coverage of English and Spanish from around the world, this third edition of the Gran Diccionario Oxford builds on the ground-breaking editions of 1994 and 2001, compiled by expert teams of lexicographers. ❋ New user-friendly design and colour layout give improved accessibility. ❋ Over 300,000 words and phrases provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Spanish and English. ❋ Extensive amounts of electronic web-based text have been searched for new up-to-date terminology, as well as confirmation of frequency and usage. ❋ A Readers' panel made up of language experts has provided invaluable feedback on content and design.
The CD- ROM contains the complete text of the Gran Diccionario Oxford.
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Lets you open the dictionary from any Windows document with a single click; jump directly from one side to the other, and filter your searches to get exactly what you need. Includes pronunciation of 30,000 entries.
Diccionario Oxford Básico
ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
Based on the highly acclaimed Gran Diccionario Oxford, this is an authoritative guide to contemporary English language and culture in a concise and accessible format. ❋ Over 170,000 words and phrases. ❋ Thousands of real, authentic example sentences carefully selected to give a detailed picture of English as it is used today.
This major new edition has been completely revised and updated to cover the latest vocabulary. 100,000 words, phrases, and translations. ❋ ❋
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Diccionario Oxford Business ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
Diccionario Oxford Compact ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
Geared to the needs of a wide range of users, from the student at intermediate level and above to the enthusiastic tourist or business professional, the Diccionario Oxford Compact is an invaluable practical resource for learners of English at the start of the twenty-first century. ❋ 80,000 words and phrases. ❋ An enlarged and extensively revised edition to meet the needs of both the general and school user. ❋ A guide to letter writing, including sample letters and practical tips about key differences in the style and layout of Spanish and English letters.
Diccionario Oxford Mini
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8607318 Hardback
8607334 Paperback
ALSO AVAILABLE GRAN DICCIONARIO OXFORD WITH CD-ROM
8607326 Paperback
This dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of over 50,000 words and phrases from the general language of business across a range of core areas such a accountancy, banking, economics, law, sales and marketing, etc. ❋ This is an ideal dictionary for those who are studying English in combination with a business qualification, or for anyone doing business in the English-speaking world.
Gran Diccionario Oxford CD-ROM Third Edition ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
8608616 Gran Diccionario Oxford CD-ROM
ESPAÑOL-INGLÉS / INGLÉS-ESPAÑOL
System requirements
This dictionary is ideal for anyone who requires a robust, portable Spanish dictionary covering essential vocabulary: general users, holiday-makers, travellers, or business people.
Windows only PC with minimum Pentium-class processor; 64 MB of RAM; 16-speed CD-ROM or DVD drive; Windows 98, Me, NT4, XP or 2000; Minimum 100 MB free hard disk space (150 MB recommended); SVGA monitor, set to display high colour (64K or 16-bit colour); Windows compatible 16-bit sound card.
The electronic version of the latest edition of the highly acclaimed Gran Diccionario Oxford 3.ª Edición. ❋ Over 20,000 new entries covering the very latest vocabulary. ❋ More than 300,000, with over 480,000 translations. ❋ User-friendly full text and advanced search features. ❋ Pronunciation of more than 30,000 entries in English. ❋ Cut and paste from hundreds of sample letters in the comprehensive correspondence guide, which also includes guidance on using email and the Internet, and on text-messaging.
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General Monolingual Dictionaries Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
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8605757 2-Volume Hardback
Oxford Thesaurus of English Second Edition
Fifth Edition The biggest event in English Dictionaries since 1993. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is the abridged edition of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary, containing more than one third of the coverage of the OED in one tenth of the size. It provides a unique description of the historical development of the English language together with excellent coverage of current English. ❋ More than half a million definitions. ❋ The new open design makes entries easy to navigate and information easy to find. ❋ 83,500 illustrative quotations from 7,000 authors. ❋ Completely updated with thousands of new words and meanings.
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The Oxford Thesaurus of English is a new type of thesaurus. It gives more choice and more help than any other comparable thesaurus, and will enrich your creative writing, essays, or letters, or simply your enjoyment of the English language. ❋ Superbly clear layout, with all synonym lists on new lines, and new lines for special sections such as opposite words and related terms. ❋ Special features include 500 boxed lists providing information on a vast range of subjects, and in-text notes to help with tricky confusables. ❋ Over 600,000 alternative and opposite words.
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary Eleventh Edition
NE W EDITION
8613474 Hardback
Oxford Dictionary of English
Second Edition Authoritative, comprehensive, and fully revised with 3,000 words, senses, and phrases, the new Oxford Dictionary of English is the foremost single-volume authority on the English language. ❋ 355,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including 3,000 new words and senses. ❋ Clear, accessible entries with a unique defining style, and modern meanings of each word always placed first. ❋ Extensive appendices covering topics including countries, heads of state, and chemical elements, plus a special supplement on electronic and Internet English.
8608640 Hardback
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is firmly established as the best-known and most authoritative concise dictionary, containing 240,000 entries and definitions. ❋ Detailed coverage of over 170,000 words and phrases, and 240,000 translations. ❋ Additional features of the book include: a guide to email and the Internet, and a thematic wordfinder that groups all the essential vocabulary from a variety of topics.
Compact Oxford English Dictionary This comprehensive, value-for-money hardback offers accessible coverage of everyday English. ❋ Over 145,000 words, phrases and definitions. ❋ Comprehensive coverage for everyday use. ❋ Helpful notes give guidance on grammar, usage, and spelling. ❋ New design makes words quick and easy to find. 860713X Hardback
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