Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary 12th Edition

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The world's best-selling advanced-level dictionary for learners of English

Ninth Edition

Margaret Deuter, Jennifer Bradbery, Joanna Turnbull

The world's best-selling advanced learner's dictionary, now with Oxford iSpeaker to develop the skills students need for passing exams and communicating in English.

The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, or OALD, is recommended by teachers and students because it defines words in language students understand, gives useful example sentences, and includes the tools learners need to succeed in English.
It has over 100 million users worldwide and is the world's best-selling advanced learner's dictionary.
The new 9th edition with Oxford iSpeaker and Oxford iWriter make OALD the ultimate speaking and writing tool.

Print book (Hardback and Paperback)
DVD-ROM
Website
Online Access to Premium Website

Key features

Speaking and writing tools:
NEW Oxford iSpeaker
NEW Oxford Speaking Tutor
Oxford iWriter
Oxford Writing Tutor
Vocabulary-building tools:
more than 185,000 words, phrases and meanings
700+ NEW words and meanings
NEW Express yourself notes
NEW Wordfinder notes
NEW My Wordlists (online only)
Oxford 3000 keywords
Visual Vocabulary Builder
Teaching tools:
Videos and activity worksheets to show students how to get the most from their dictionary
Lesson plans
More Like This worksheets to help students learn similar types of words (e.g. uncountable nouns, onomatopoeic words, idioms with rhyming pairs such as thrills and spills, fair and square)

OALD online

You have free access to www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
With it you can…

Search the A-Z and Topic dictionaries
Hear real-voice British and American English audio
View pictures, word origins, usage notes
Access the Oxford 3000 and Academic Word lists
Check texts with Oxford Text Checker

With premium access you can use…

iSpeaker - helps you to develop your pronunciation and speaking skills.
iWriter - shows you how to plan, write and review your written work.
My Wordlists – create lists of the words you want to learn.
Teacher resources – downloadable videos, lesson plans and activities for use in class.

You can register for premium access using the access code in the print book or by purchasing a code here

The code included in the print book provides five years’ access.
The code purchased online provides one year’s access.
Oxford iSpeaker
The NEW Oxford iSpeaker gives students the help they need to pass exams and communicate in English.
With Oxford iSpeaker, you can:

hear individual sounds pronounced in British and American English
record yourself
listen and compare your pronunciation with the model
watch conversations that happen in everyday situations (making recommendations, asking for help, etc.)
study the language used in the conversation
take one of the parts in the conversation to practise using the language
record yourself and assess your speaking skills
watch videos of exam-style tasks
record yourself practising for speaking exams

Oxford iWriter

Advanced Learner's Dictionary Online

The Oxford iWriter guides students through the stages of planning, writing and reviewing a range of different written tasks. Task types include essays, presentations, reports, letters, reviews, CVs and more.
There are models for each task type, showing structure, notes and sample content. There's advice on choosing the right language, how to use language in order to sound more formal, more objective, or to avoid repetition.

DVD-ROM

Includes:

Full A-Z dictionary
British and American English audio
iSpeaker
iWriter
Topic wordlists
Teacher resources - downloadable videos, lesson plans and activities for use in class

System requirements

DVD-ROM:
Windows® 7, Windows® 8
Mac OS X 10.6 – 10.10
A DVD drive is required.
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