2. ACTUALITY OF THE PROJECT
Is caused to know more
about this holiday, its origin
and history
3. TASKS OF THE PROJECT
To create multimedia
presentation
To inform the results of the
investigation
4. AIMS OF THE PROJECT
To find out the concept
“dictionary”
To create mind-maps
To publish bulletins
5. REALIZATION OF THE PROJECT
To find information
To study vocabulary
Analysis of the texts
To draw a conclusion
Search of interesting
materials
Publishing of bulletins
Presentation for the pupils
6. MEANING
Dictionary – 1. a book that
gives a list of words in
alphabetical order and
explains their meanings in
the same language, or
another language; 2. a book
that explains the words and
phrases used in a particular
subject.
(Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English)
7. MEANING
Dictionary – 1. a book that
gives a list of words in
alphabetical order and
explains what they mean; 2. a
book that lists words in one
language and gives
translations in another
Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
8. Main types of English
Dictionaries
Encyclopaedic Linguistic
10. The nature of
word list
The nature of
word list
The prospective
user
The prospective
user
The form of the
dictionary
The form of the
dictionary
The kind of
information
The kind of
information
The language
in which the
information is
given
The language
in which the
information is
given
Criteria
for
classification
Criteria
for
classification
12. NOAH WEBSTER
October 16, the birthday of
Noah Webster, is Dictionary
Day in America. Show your
appreciation for this most
useful of reference books by
celebrating Dictionary Day
with your children - learn
some new words, learn how
dictionaries came to be,
spruce up your dictionary
skills, or even create your
own dictionary!
13. THE ORIGIN OF THE HOLIDAY
Driven by a desire to unify the American way of
speaking and spelling English, Noah Webster
started work on the first American dictionary at
age 43. He thought Americans should have their
own distinctly American (rather than British) way
of spelling, pronouncing, and using words. But at
that time, Americans in different regions had no
unifying standard of language. Webster's
dictionary was the first step in changing that.
After 27 years of labor In 1783, Noah Webster
created what is considered to be the first
dictionary of America. It had 70,000 words in it. It's
no accident that National Dictionary Day is on
Noah Webster's birthday! He is the father of the
American dictionary.
14. Samuel Gottlieb LindeSamuel Gottlieb Linde
Serhii Ivanovych OzhehovSerhii Ivanovych Ozhehov
Jan GebauerJan Gebauer
Borys Dmytrovych HrinchenkoBorys Dmytrovych Hrinchenko
Volodymyr Ivanovych DalVolodymyr Ivanovych Dal
Noah WebsterNoah Webster
Famous
lexicographers
Famous
lexicographers
Lexicography – the job of
writing a dictionary
Lexicographer – the person
who writes a dictionary
15. WHY USE A DICTIONARY
the spelling of a word
the origins of a word
the meaning (s) of a word
derivatives of a word (the root plus any added
suffixes)
the history of a word
the part of speech of a word
the abbreviation of a word
the capitalization of a word
the syllable divisions of a word
the pronunciation of a word
synonyms and antonyms for a word
how to spell any irregular forms of a word (such
as plurals or past tenses of verbs)
16. CONCLUSIONS
Why is using a dictionary so important?
A student of English without a dictionary is like a
hunter without a gun! It’s so funny if you think your
teacher can be your dictionary, too because the
teacher is not always available. So it is very
important for you to have one because It shows
you the meaning (s).
It shows the spelling.
It shows the pronunciation.
It teaches some grammar.
It gives you good example sentences.
Helps you learn more and better.
You will feel relaxed in class because you have
checked every word before
So do not forget to buy an advanced dictionary for
home and one pocket one for your class or
anywhere else.
17. QUESTIONS
Why do you use a dictionary?
What can a dictionary tell
you?
How many uses of the
dictionary do you know?
Do you know how to use a
dictionary?
How often do you use a
dictionary?
19. HOMETASK
Make a crossword about
dictionaries;
Write a short story or a fairy-
tale about dictionary (ies);
Create a presentation about
your favourite dictionary;
Your own variant;
20. MEMBER OF THE PROJECT
As an English teacher, I promise
you if you learn new words like
this, after some time you will be
able to understand nearly all
movies and serials, read and
understand English passages very
well and, better than anything else,
you can speak like a native English
person easily!!
I know, I know it takes a lot of time
first but you will feel so nice in
class because you know
everything about the words. Try it!