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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