![]() I still have my very first dictionary, which was given to me by my grandfather in 1967. As well as all of the essential equipment, it is important to have a good English dictionary, particularly if you are wanting to work on your vocabulary and English skills. It has always been very important to me to be organised and I still keep a diary and have endless lists all over the house and office, for scribbling down important dates and events for the academic year at Blackhen.Īt the end of the school holidays, parents and children of all ages are preparing for the new term and buying shiny new bags, notebooks, pens etc. I’ve just ordered my new mid year (September 2018 – July 2019) planner and wall chart for Blackhen Education.īeing a teacher and mum has meant that my year has always started in September and ended at the end of the Summer term. When my own children were young, I used to love going to W.H.Smith with them to buy the things they needed to start the new year. I always got very excited about buying my new school bag, pencil case and all the things that went in it. I still get excited about preparing for the new academic year something that has been with me since being a child. There are also clickable pronunciation links so you can hear what the words sound like.Blackhen’s Pick of Children’s Dictionaries Features: British and American English, collocations, phrases, and a wealth of other useful information. Longman dictionary of contemporary English online. You can click to hear the pronunciation of words too. Features: British and American English, synonyms, grammar, and many other resources. Just type the phrasal verb or idiom in the search box and the results pop right up for you. You can search for idioms and phrasal verbs too. The language is simplified for intermediate level learners. Here is the direct link to the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary, my favorite English learner’s dictionary. ![]() There are many of them linked to from the Cambridge Dictionary homepage, including American English, British English, a Learner’s dictionary, and several bi-lingual dictionaries. Cambridge Dictionary Index This is a list of the useful Cambridge dictionaries available for free online. You can look up words and see their common collocations on the free site. Using common collocations helps your English sound more natural. Free Online English Collocation Dictionary Collocations are word combinations that tend to occur together. You don’t get definitions or explanations of the word, but if you are looking for example sentences it’s a great place to check. Foboko lets you type in a word and see many example sentences. Foboko example sentence dictionary When you are learning new words, it’s helpful to see many example sentences of the word to put it into some kind of context. This is extremely useful if, for example, you are trying to get the feel for a phrasal verb in English. Even better, the examples are translated for you too. You can enter a word or phrase and see many example sentences with it in context. And if I get stuck while speaking because I don’t know a word, I can quickly look it up and keep talking.Īnother super useful feature is the “context” page. It makes it easy to look up words and phrases that I think I will need for the lesson, so I can feel prepared. I have found the translation feature is a great help when I’m preparing to meet my teacher on italki for my speaking practice lessons. Reverso does translation too, currently between Dutch, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, and Japanese. You can get definitions and example sentences of English words and phrases. The interface is a bit clumsy, and you need to spend some time exploring the site to learn what happens when you click the different links. And it’s all free! Reverso Reverso is an incredibly powerful tool you can use to learn English. There are audio examples of many of the words so you can hear the pronunciation. There is also a thesaurus to help you build your vocabulary and find just the right word you are looking for. On the Collins dictionary main page you can look up words and get translations in many languages. Why? Because the Collins materials are all taken from a huge bank of authentic, real English conversations and texts. ![]() Dictionaries for learning English Collins English Dictionary I’ve been a fan of the Collins Cobuild approach to language reference and teaching materials ever since I started teaching English. These are the English dictionaries that I actually use myself in my day-to-day work here at Better At English, dictionaries that I find truly useful. ![]() Here is a list of my favorite free online dictionaries for learners of English.
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