1、Module 6Why Do We Need Dictionaries？Electronic Dictionaries The concept of hightech is not just for rocket scientists any more.It is trickling down to everyday usage, and serving a useful purpose for humanity.The electronic dictionary, also known as hadheld translator or pocket translator, is an eff
2、ective learning tool that captures students interest and does much more than just translate. Idioms, antonyms, synonyms, irregular verbs can be used interchangeably. The class time is not wasted on the flipflipflip of dictionary pages any more.This machine shortens much of the distance between Engli
3、sh and Chinese speakers.Students can be shown how to use the dictionary, with little technical direction.Using the dictionary removes the responsibility of the students who even dont know a word.Beginners gain a feeling of control over their learning environment and learning process.Even the most ne
4、gative students lose their hatred of English by having a tool that simplifies and speeds up the learning process.Its fast andeasy.Best of all, not everyone has to have their own machines.These can be shared.The next obvious concern is which electronic dictionary to purchase.There are many different
5、ones on the market.The “credit card” size ones do not have a large enough memory to be useful.At least 20 megabytes are necessary.If there are too many buttons in a small space, the machine becomes boring to use.The screen should be large enough so the user can easily read it.Most electronic diction
6、aries also feature items such as a calendar or an appointment book, a calculator, or an alarm watch.An honest evaluation of the users needs should be considered.True or False：1An electronic dictionary can only be used as a translator.()2Beginners can gain much confidence by using this machine.()3Whe
7、n buying an electronic dictionary, we should choose one with small size, fashion style and many different functions.()【答案】1.F2.T3.FSection Introduction & Reading andVocabulary(1)Preparing词义搭配1BiographerAa binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law2compileBmistake or off
8、ence3reviseCcollect information and arrange it in a book, list, report, etc.4contractDa sentence or phrase taken from a work of literature or other piece5faultEsomeone who writes an account of a persons life6publicationFmake larger7enlargeGchange sth.because of new information or more thought8quotat
9、ionHthe action of making a book available for sale【答案】1.E2.C3.G4.A5.B6.H7.F8D短语填空of all time；(be) available for；(be) unhappy with；consist of；at the touch of；at the end of；at the time；be based on1Nowadays, some fruits which are not_us in winter in the past can be seen on the market.2With the developm
10、ent of science and technology, it is easy to get a good view of New York_the keyboard.3She is called the greatest opera singer_.4I cant believe the movie_a fact.5The exploration team_six members is reported to have got to the top of the mountain.6Although he tried his best, I am still_his performanc
11、e this time.7Much to his encouragement, he suddenly found a spark of light_ the street.8_， he was alone in the office, so he could turn to no one for help.【答案】1.available for2.at the touch of3.of all time4.is based on5.consisting of6.unhappy with7.at the end of8.At the time根据提示补全下列教材原句1Dictionaries
12、are like watches：the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.词典就如手表：再差也比没有强，而最好的也不能指望完全正确。2Samuel Johnsons dictionary had many faults: it was oldfashioned, he gave no help with pronunciation and he used older spellings rather than the newer simplified spellings th
13、at most writers were using.塞缪尔约翰逊的词典有很多瑕疵：守旧，对语音无所助益，采用的是旧式拼写而不是大多数作家使用着的较新式的简化拼写。3Trench suggested writing a new dictionary based on contributions from a large number of volunteers.特伦奇建议编写一部基于大批志愿者投稿的新词典。4The project was clearly too big for one person to edit, so Murray enlarged the editing team.显然
14、，这项工作由一个人编辑任务太重，因此默里扩大了编辑任务。判断正(T)误(F)1At the time, the best dictionaries in Europe were produced in England and Italy.()2Johnson spent more than three years in writing a new dictionary.()3Now, Johnsons book is the best English dictionary available.()4The OED is a comprehensive dictionary of modern
15、English.()5By the 1990s，the publishers began to publish the OED.()【答案】1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F完成下面表格Samuel John (17091784)He was a critic, poet, 1._and lexicographer.He 2._the first real dictionary of the English language published in Britain.Johnsons new dictionaryHe signed a 3._in June 1746 but the diction
16、ary did not appear until 1755.At the time dictionaries were often just lists of difficult or 4._words.Some 5._were embarrassing simple.Johnsons dictionary contained about 48,000 words, as the 6._of his new dictionary.His dictionary was the first to 7._the meanings of words by using 8_quotations, usu
17、ally from works by the playwright and poet William Shakespeare.Johnsons dictionary also had many faults.Revising of Johnsons dictionaryTrench suggested writing a new dictionary based on 9._from a large number of volunteers.His idea was that 10._would write words and expressions they found in books o
18、n “quotation slips” and send them to an editor.Murry asked readers to report “as many 11._as you can for ordinary words” as well as words that seemed “rare, obsolete, oldfashioned, new，strange or used in a strange way”.New dictionaryThe first part of the dictionary was 12_.The project was too big fo
19、r one person to 13._， so Murray enlarged the editing team.The complete dictionary finally 14._in 1928.Work started on the second 15._of the dictionary in 1957, and it took 29 years to complete.【答案】1.biographerpiled3.contract4.obscure5.definitions6.basis7.illustrate8.literary9.contributions10.volunte
20、ers11quotations12.published13.edit14appeared15.edition课文缩写Johnsons dictionary was the first to 1._the meanings of words by using literary 2._， usually from works by the 3._and poet William Shakespeare (15641616) and the English poets John Milton and John Dryden.The dictionary contained over 100,000
21、quotations.Samuel Johnsons dictionary had many 4._： it was oldfashioned, he gave no help with pronunciation and he used older spellings 5._the newer 6._spellings that most writers were using.Even so, Johnsons book was the best English dictionary 7._for nearly 150 years, until the 8._of the first part of the Oxford English Dictionary at the end of the 19th century.【答案】1.illustrate2.quotations3.playwright4faults5.rather than6.simplified7.available8publication
