Unit 3

Pages 69 to 73

Dictionary Use

1. My basic use of the dictionary is when I do not know a word, but also it can be very

useful when I do not know pronunciation or spelling of some words.

2. It gives me much information than I really need at the moment of my doubt,

because my questions are very specifics. For example, when I am writing, reading

or listening. I know that in a dictionary a word has syllables, spelling, examples in

sentences and all kind of orthography needed to write correctly, such as

capitalization, punctuation, phrase verbs and others which I can find in the middle

section of the book. In conclusion I have to know how to discriminate the

information of the dictionary and use what I need.

3. Actually I like use both. When I was learning English at the beginning I just used

the bilingual dictionary, but now I prefer use both because sometimes I can

understand enough with the monolingual and sometimes not, then I go to the

English-Spanish Spanish-English. I think I am in a kind of transition between the

bilingual to the monolingual English dictionary.

4. When we born we do not know any language, but is through the time that we learn

the environment language, this is in our babyhood when we have amazing naturals

skills to learn languages, but when we are growing up we lost that skill. So, I think

that the pros and cons depend of the talent and skills of each one of us. For example,

if someone has a really good talent to learn English he probably will not need often

a bilingual dictionary because he can imagine the meaning of the word and relate

with the real world. However some people cannot and need to know the word in

their own language. In conclusion I think that the use of the monolingual dictionary

brings you closer and faster to the learning English because you see yourself

involved in an English medium and when you are in and bilingual dictionary it takes

you back a little in your learning English.

5. Yes, there are sometimes. For example when I am reading sometimes I can

understand the meaning depending the context, or I try to figure out the meaning

through the formation of the word (two words together, etc.), also when I am

reading a practice Toefl or in any other kind of test we are not able to use dictionary

and I just attempt to decipher.

6. Yes, I see difference. In my dictionary I have another kind of symbols for

pronunciation and a simplest definition, more specific that on the book.

Exercise 1

1. I think that spelling or pronunciations depend on the context, if those are verbs,

nouns or adjectives.

2. a. Two syllables.

b. A point.

c. To notice the rhythm of the pronunciation.

3. The first one.

4. Nine for the verb and nine for the noun.

5. True.

6. A derived word is an orthographic word in which one of the components is an affix.

The derived adjective form of discount is discountable (able to be discounted).

7. After the main word and its syllables separation.

a. Count

b. In the summatory of both words.

8. In the same place, after the main word and its syllables separation.

Yes, because is in the same place.

9. These usages are useful because we need to use the words in a country context. It

can vary over time, so it is good to have an update dictionary.

10. A. seven.

b. seven.

c. three.

Exercise 2

1. T. F. F.

2. Four syllables, cro-cid-o-lite.

3. Cro-ny-ism, the first one.

4. A. false

The plural -cuses

5. They pronuce krō-shā'.

6. A. cropped

B. crooked

c. cronyism

7. F.

8. a. French / Latin crescendo (increase)

b. French

c. British

d. Greek, chrono

9. In this case riding, because in the dictionary we have the definition of crop.

10. a. 12

b. 0