How to look up a word in a bilingual dictionary (English- Spanish)

Aim:
The aim of this task is for the students to see that  grammar class and general meaning of a sentence are crucial before looking up words in the dictionary. Even then choosing the correct word can be difficult. Students need an English/Spanish dictionary. Ideally they should do the following exercise in the computer room using the dictionary in www.wordreference.com. 


Download the documents  from this link: HERE 

You will need:
  • Answer Sheet for the Teacher 
  • Tasks for the students. 
You need not make photocopies. Just project the document on your whiteboard.



Download the documents  from this link: HERE

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