The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary Program

English level: Literacy to Beginner

Dictionary: Margot F. Gramer
Supplements: Norma Shapiro, Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, and Fiona Armstrong
Literacy Program: Garnet Templin-Imel with Shirley Brod

Description

A vivid, vibrant, full-colour topic-based picture dictionary program that reflects the needs of beginning-level adult and young adult students. Works as a four-skills course, encouraging students' reading, writing, speaking and listening skills as well as their cooperative skills as they acquire 1,200 high frequency words and phrases. The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary Program includes the Teacher's Book, Teacher's Resource Book of Reproducible Activities, Workbook, Picture Cards, Dictionary Cassettes, Overhead Transparencies and Literacy Program.

Key features

• Presents 1,200 essential words and phrases.
• Words are arranged in 12 comprehensive categories ranging from health to transportation.
• Includes exercises for practice and review.
• Provides an index with an easy-to-follow pronunciation guide and an appendix with maps and units of measurement.
• English/Spanish edition available.

Components

Teacher’s Resource Book
This combined teacher’s resource and reproducible student activity book provides communicative practice through more than 130 listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Each activity is related to a specific Dictionary topic. The audio CDs and cassettes feature the listening activities.

Teacher’s Book

• Reduced-size illustrations from each Dictionary page with wrap-around lesson plans.
• Offers teaching tips for each topic, including grammar, usage, and pronunciation notes.

Audio Program
Vocabulary is recorded in clear, easy-to-repeat speech and is available on audio CDs and cassettes.

Transparencies
Full-colour overhead transparencies are available for every page of the Dictionary.

Workbook
This combined teacher’s resource and reproducible student activity book provides communicative practice through more than 130 listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Each activity is related to a specific Dictionary topic. The audio CDs and cassettes feature the listening activities.

Picture Cards
Reproducible Picture Cards offer 256 black-and-white illustrations for key Dictionary vocabulary. Activity suggestions are included.

The Literacy Program
Designed to be used with the Dictionary, this comprehensive four-skills literacy program combines teacher’s notes, reproducible student pages, pre- and post-tests, pre-literacy materials, and word/picture cards in one binder.

ISBN index

The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary Program

Dictionaries
Monolingual English, Second Edition 978-0-19-437232-9
English/Spanish, Second Edition 978-0-19-437235-0

Components
Dictionary Cassettes (3) 978-0-19-434470-8
Dictionary Audio CDs (3) 978-0-19-438598-5
Teacher’s Book 978-0-19-437237-4
Teacher’s Resource Pack Audio CDs (2) 978-0-19-438599-2
Teacher’s Resource Book Cassette 978-0-19-434582-8
Workbook 978-0-19-434567-5
Picture Cards 978-0-19-434565-1
Overhead Transparencies 978-0-19-433973-5
Literacy Program 978-0-19-434573-6
Teacher’s Resource Book of Reproducible Activities 978-0-19-434469-2