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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
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.
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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.