CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARIES ONLINE
CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARIES
ONLINE
Index
• Characterictis
• Different types of Cambridge dictionaries
• Changes on the Web site
• Comparizon with Reverso
• Conclusion
CHARACTERISTICS
"Cambridge dictionary definitions are clear and easy to understand, written using a carefully selected list of words, created jointly with teachers from around the world".
• Ideal dictionary if you want to prepare any English exam– IELTS– PET– FCE– CAE– …
Because, it helps you with pronunciation,vocabulary and grammmar
DIFFERENT TYPES
• There are different types of Cambridge dictionaries, depending on the level of English of the student
• Some examples
– Cambridge Essential English Dictionary
" This dictionary is the perfect introduction for beginner to pre-intermediatelearners."
– Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary
"gives students the support they need to develop their language skills, whether they are learning English for work, pleasure, or preparing for an exam"
– Cambridge advance Learner’s Dictionary
“This dictionary is ideal if you want to prepare the exams of FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC and IELTS.”
CHANGES IN THE SITE
• This online dictionaries have suffered some changes in order to improve the Web site.– Added sound to their site– Some topic information in dictionary entries
based on SMART thesaurus– …
Comparizon with Reverso
• Reverso is more simple than Cambridge– Cambridge Dictionaries are better organized;
the different meanings of the words are separated through categories firstly.
– Cambridge Provides different pronunciation of the words (American and British)
– It is connected with Thesaurus
• Reverso, on the other hand,– Does not give the pronunciation of the word– Examples are less appropiate, although, they
translate the examples into Spanish.– It is not connected with any dictionary
CONCLUSION
• this dictionaries are very appropriate to improve our English; especially, because they bring us a lot of facilities in order to learn easier and quicker