The Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual Edition (Dictionary) | 
| Authors: Jayme Adelson-goldstein, Norma Shapiro
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 8974
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0194700593
Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
EAN: 9780194700597
ASIN: 0194700593
Publication Date: April 2, 1998
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Product Description
A comprehensive, flexible, and up-to-date vocabulary reference and teaching tool for English language learning. The Oxford Picture Dictionary and its components create a highly teachable programme that can be used as a complete, four-skills beginning course, or as a language development supplement and practical reference. h4span style="font-size: smaller; color: #ff0000"NEW /span Grammar Activity Book/h4
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great tool for ESL classes September 7, 2008
As an Oxford book, I'm not surprised that some of the English words used seem more European than American, so I supplement their terms with what I most commonly hear in my region of the U.S. As one other reviewer mentioned, there is not pronunciation help accompanying each word, but as a textbook for a teacher-led class, this book is outstanding. The pictures are done in a way that communicates the concept better than some other picture dictionaries I've seen, and it allows me to quickly convey ideas to a multicultural class. I still use examples, gestures, and acting out, but this book usually gets the idea across quicker and more accurately. And the combination of pictures with my demonstrations makes my students feel confident that they understand. I loved the old version, but this monolingual edition is the best yet.
Living in the U.S.(Japanese) March 1, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Useful for knowing the daily living, or basic culture. And it is easy to read. This book is aimed at kids, but how can I live without these word? There is many fundamentals for living in this country. I could understand many kinds of word visually. In addition to this, the illustrations are enjoyable.
I use this book first, next I want to teach English to my family with this book.
Picture Dictionary September 24, 2007
I was very pleased with the product, and I was pleased with how quickly I received it.
 No pronunciation guide under the pictures September 4, 2007
Nice idea, but it does only half the work. It shows you how to write the words and sentences, but not how to pronounce them, which is extremely important for ESL students. To see how a word is pronounced, you have to check the index, which works just like a regular, non-picture dictionary.
Excellent for Teaching or Tutoring Multiskill Classes May 28, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A practical took for tutoring and teaching ESL students of multiple levels. Often, a picture really is worth a thousand words - especially if the student doesn't know a thousand words!
Besides, every single object has a name... and sometimes I can't think of the precise word. This book solves that problem. You ask students to turn to the appropriate page, and at least buy some time. You will almost all find the word and object.
By the way, this book can also be an excellent supplement text for intermediate classes. In a better world of more and smaller ESL classes, you would find this class sets of this textbook in Beginning, High Beginning, Intermediate Low and even Intermediate High classes. Flexible, informative, and practical, the Oxford Picture Dictionary remains a must for ESL programs, instructors, and tutors.
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