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Hi all Cambridge Learners Dictionary is also good for up to and including Level One. It has had all the words I've checked so far that have occurred in the C and G exams. Best wishes Judy ________________________________ From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Alan Johnson [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 20 November 2018 11:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions for dictionaries for use in City & Guilds exams E2 ad E3 reading Dear all I think the issue here is not so much the quality of the dictionaries themselves, but whether they include the words which City and Guilds set as dictionary tasks in their exams. Unfortunately, many of the words are not included in common low level dictionaries. I remember once doing an E2 exam with a total of 5 different dictionaries in the room, none of which included the word in question. My suggestion would be to address this issue directly with City and Guilds, and see what they recommend. Kind regards Alan On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 at 10:31, Cormac O'Keeffe <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi, I've always found the Collins Cobuild dictionary to be very helpful. It was one of the first to use concordances to determine which definitions would be the most frequently sought by learners. They also cut down on the less frequent definitions under each headword. https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008253219 On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 at 12:22, Norma Brewer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Kathryn do you think you should point out to the board the discrepancy between the level exam your students are taking and the level of the necessary dictionary. Maybe the board needs to get its act together and check and recommend appropriate dictionaries for each level! Norma Brewer Sent from my iPad > On 19 Nov 2018, at 11:13, Kathryn Sidaway <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > I agree, the Oxford dictionaries are good, especially the Oxford ESOL Dictionary for Entry Level 2-3. Before giving your students the exam, always check the words they need to find are in the dictionaries you provide. I made the mistake of not doing this and found out just before the exam that my Entry 2 students would have to use an advanced dictionary! > > *********************************** > ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. 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