Publisher's Synopsis
Designed to be used in conjunction with the "Collins COBUILD Essential English Dictionary" this large format workbook gives practical guidance on all aspects of dictionary use and offers many opportunities for working with actual dictionary text. The three sections are finding what you want, using what you find and extra practice.;The "Collins COBUILD Essential English Dictionary" is aimed at students at early intermediate level and above. It contains over 45,000 references, almost 50,000 examples and a checklist of all words used ten times or more in the dictionary explanations. There is full page treatment of key grammar and aspects of language use.;The COBUILD format with the special extra column gives basic syntax and information on style and usage. Pronunciation is given at the start of each entry.
