外研版高中英语选修9《Module 6 Why Do We Need Dictionaries）课件ppt.pptVIP

* Samuel Johnson Have you heard of his name? How do you know about Samuel Johnson? What do you think he is? Read Passage 1 quickly and answer the questions 1. During the 18th century, where were the best dictionaries produced? France and Italy 2. How many years did it take to produce the dictionaries? About 9 years 3. What kind of faults did Samuel Johnson’s dictionary have? Old-fashioned; no help with pronunciation; use old spellings basic critic illustrate obscure omit quotation simplified The _________ of something is what it starts with. A _________ is someone who writes about books, plays,etc. and gives their opinions of them. Something that is ____________ has been made much easier. When you ________ something, you do not include it. A ___________ is a piece of speech or writing that you use as an example. Something that __________ is unusual and hard to find. If you ___________ the meaning of something. You use an idea or a picture to show what it means. basis critic simplified omit quotation obscure illustrate Samuel Johnson was one of the greatest literary figures of all time in America Samuel Johnson finished his dictionary in three years. Johnson’s dictionary was the first to illustrate the meanings of words by using literary quotation. Johnson’s dictionary had many faults, including old-fashioned and older words Who were originally responsible for the concept of the OED? How did the editor James Murray the production of the dictionary? How long did it take before the first part was published? How have things advanced since the publication of the first dictionary? Trench, Coleridge, Furnivall By asking readers to report many instances of a word on the slips 27 years It has been computerised obsolete based on publication filing system comprehensive A ________ ___ is a way of keeping pieces of information in the correct order so that you can find them easily. If something is _________ a particular idea, that idea is used to start the new t