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Dictionary definitions

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

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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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Daniel16's picture Daniel16 replied on Colombia

I never use dictionary

senaguner's picture senaguner replied on Germany

When I study English I use a online dictionary everyday. I want to learn English so I read English news, books, articles. So I need to use English dictionary for my unknow words.

In's picture In replied on New Zealand

I do almost every day, but not more on paper only online.

Leila77's picture Leila77 replied on Algeria

I often use dictionary when am I studying English. Sometimes it's a dictionary book but most of the time it's an app or google translator.

Aliz's picture Aliz replied on Myanmar

Yes, I used the dictionary book. I use the dictionary book when I wanna know words. Now I use the dictionary with my phone an app. It is very useful for me. It can be used everywhere. I think it is very useful for everyone. So we must use the dictionary book or the dictionary with the phone an app usefully.

Ella's picture Ella replied on Myanmar

I often use dictionary when I wanna search the new words that I don't know. Actually, I always use it to improve my vocabulary skill and I use the new words back in my daily life that I searched from the dictionary. The more I search the new words the more I can use them when I speak in English. So, I think dictionaries are very useful for everyone and I wanna advise you that you should search the new words(10 words) everyday.

German's picture German replied on Colombia

I often use the dictionary on my phone with an app tha I downloaded one year ago.

Hla Htwan Tin's picture Hla Htwan Tin replied on Myanmar

I use a dictionary whenever I need to look for a word that I don't know.

Tatiana barrera's picture Tatiana barrera replied on Colombia

I usually use a dictionary, because with this book I can search for words that I don't know, the grammarly and examples about them use.

pabloxje's picture pabloxje replied on Ecuador

Now that I'm studying I use frequently the dictionary so I can find the meaning of different words.

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