Dictionary definitions

Read dictionary definitions for academic words and review parts of speech to practise and improve your reading skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Preparation

Reading text

attend

(v)

to officially go to a place, like a school, university or class
You must attend 80 per cent of classes to pass the course.

dormitory plural dormitories

(n)

1. a place where many people sleep
2. US: a big building at a university where students live (UK: hall of residence)
I know John. He lives in my dorm at university.

faculty plural faculties

(n)

all the teachers who work at a university
Norman Brown was in the English faculty for twenty years.

teaching assistant

(n)

a person who works to help a university teacher in a classroom
The teaching assistant has the exams for you at the end of class.

tuition fee

(n)

an amount of money that you pay to go to university
Tuition fees are very high this year.

undergraduate

(n)

a student at a college or university who is studying for a first degree
They met when they were undergraduates at Cambridge University.

Task 1

TrueOrFalse_MjMxOTQ=.xml

Task 2

GapFillDragAndDrop_MjMxOTU=.xml

Discussion

How often do you use a dictionary?

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I always used online Cambridge dictionary, it’s favorite for me , I can listen pronouncing uk or us , also can known which kind of word noun or verb ..adjective ..adverb ....etc and have a lot of idea about the meaning for every words.

Hello, every day I use cambridge dictionary.

I am using online dictionary every day because, I am reading English;

i'm using online dictionary !

I often use a dictionary. I started using a dictionary at school for the English lessons. So that habit continued. I still use a dictionary when reading or writing something. Now I use a dictionary app in my phone which is quicker and easier. A dictionary is kind of a door to the world of language. Anyway, I always thank to the person who created a dictionary.

I usually use the dictionary.Because i try to find the meaning of new words.Dictionary is very easy method to find the meaning of words.

If I don't know the meaning of word, I use dictionary.

today online dictionary is very easy and fast.

I don't use the dictionary. I just use the tratuctor

I'm using a dictionary every day since I started to study English.