The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual English [Paperback]

Margot Gramer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994 | ISBN-10: 0194344681 | ISBN-13: 978-0194344685 | Edition: English/Chinese ed

The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary forms the core of The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary Program. The program consists of a number of flexible, student-centred components which develop all four skills. As a whole the program provides a comprehensive, communicative approach to language development.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Chinese

About the Author

Margot F Gramer has been an ESL professional for over 20 years, with wide ranging experience as a writer, teacher, teacher trainer, and editor. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press; English/Chinese ed edition (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0194344681
• ISBN-13: 978-0194344685
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, October 21, 2008

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Christiane N. Hulet "Tiane" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary, Second Edition (Monolingual English) (Paperback)

Ever since I came across the New Oxford Picture Dictionary 2 years ago, I have been a fan. I like its presentation better than any other picture dictionary I've seen. This is a wonderful new edition of only the most basic vocabulary; excellent for someone brand new to English. Oxford's other picture dictionaries are more thorough, but can be overwhelming for the same reason. This is what it promises: basic. There are minor changes from the first edition, such as some illustrations, but both the 1st and 2nd editions are excellent teaching tools for the ESL professional, or learning tools for self-taught students.

P.S. I wish the other reviewers hadn't rated it so poorly. This is the MONOLINGUAL edition (English only), not Creole. Hopefully Amazon will sort out the confusion.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT'S AN EXCELLENT JOB!, April 6, 2000

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Wilner Frederic (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual English (Paperback)

I went over your book (The Basic Oxford Picture Ddictionary English/Haitian Creole) last week; I found it very interesting. As an Adults School teacher, I found it very helpful special for people who don't know yet how to look for words in the regular dictionary. I have decided to use that book in my school to help my students. Now, I would like know what will be my rebate if I buy 30 of them.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Creole, March 18, 2003

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H8TI-BOB "bobskiff" (Centreville, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary: Monolingual English (Paperback)

Although you could never tell it by reading the other reviews, this book has NOTHING to do with Creole. It is an English picture book - you see a picture of a ladder and it's referenced to the word "ladder". It's a lot of pictures and the English word for each item. Before you buy, look at the cover and excepts - I didn't.

Looking back, I think what I needed was "The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary (English/Haitian Creole Edition). But the way you're pointed to this English version when you search on "Haiti" is misleading - no, make that incorrect.

Please don't make the same mistake I made and buy this book - that is unless you're trying to teach or learn basic English.