Cutting Edge - Upper Intermediate - Mini-Dictionary [antikvár]

Welcome to the Cutting Edge Mini-dictionary\ The Mini-dictionary has been written using the same principles we use to produce standard generál dictionaries like the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and the Longman Actiue Study Dictionary. Just as in a full-size dictionary, there is all the information you need about pronunciation, grammar, style and meaning, with clear example sentences to show the words in context. The big difference is that the Mini-dictionary onlv includes words and meanings that appear somewhere in Cutting Edge Students' Book or on the Class Cassette. This makes it a quick and easy way of finding out more about the words you meet in the book. What information does the Mini-dictionary provide? -definitions written in a simple, strictly-controlled defining vocabulary -pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) -full information about grammar and the way words combine with each other, using a very simple system -guidance on style, showing which words are formai, technical, informál, etc. -useful advice about common errors and how to avoid them, based on information from the Longman Learners' Corpus -information about words with similar and opposite meanings -example sentences showing words in real contexts - many of them based on material in Cutting Edge itself Which words and meanings does the Mini-dictionary indude? The Mini-dictionary explains all the vocabulary used in Cutting Edge Students' Book, with the following exceptions: -it does not include very simple words in English, which you are sure to know already. So you will not find entries for words like house, big, car or want in the Mini-dictionary -it does not include meanings which are not used in Cutting Edge Students' Book. For example, if you look up the word arrange in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, you will see that it has three different meanings. But if you look it up in the Mini-dictionary, you will find just one meaning - and that is the meaning which is used in the Students' Book. -it does not include words used in the Teacher's Resource Book or in instructions to exercises in the Students' Book. How does the Mini-dictionary deal with grammar? -every word in the Mini-dictionary is given a 'word-class label' to show whether it is a noun, an adjective, etc. These are the abbreviations we use: adj adjective u verb adu adverbphr u phrasal verb n nounprep preposition -every noun and verb gets an extra 'code' to show whether it is countable or uncountable, transitive or intransitive: n C countable noun (e.g. car park) n Cl uncountable noun (e.g. innocence) u I intransitive verb (e.g. fali) v T transitive verb (e.g. persuade) -common grammar patterns are alsó shown in bold type in the example sentences: advise /ad'vaiz/ u T to give someone advice about what they should do: Steue's doctor advised him to take more exercise. You may alsó like to refer to other monolingual dictionaries. We recommend the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and the Longman Actiuator for students of an intermediate level and above.