Vocabulary and Dictionaries

It's a very good idea to buy a dictionary to help you build your vocabulary. Many students use translators, but the context of the word (for example, the other words in the sentence) can change the meaning. It is much better to use an English dictionary: it will give you a sentence so you can see how the word is used; it will tell you what kind of word it is (noun, adjective etc); and will also give you the pronunciation of the word.

Here is a link to the FREE Cambridge Online Dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/essential-british-english/
Try and use the dictionary when you see a new word and add the link to your mobile phone. The more you practise with the dictionary, the more useful it will be.

You can read some more about dictionaries here: http://www.kapmanchester.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/its-really-important-that-you-use-good.html

Listening: Sean Banville and Halloween

Sean Banville is a blogger who has created many websites and lessons. His blog is here: http://seanbanville.com/

And here is the link to his Halloween lesson: http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/10/halloween.html

Near the top of the page, you will see a box called DOWNLOADS. In the box, you can click on MP3 Listening to listen to the recording, and you can also complete many activities online or save them as a PDF or Word document.