Dictionaries help users look up words they don't know the meaning of or find translations between languages. There are different types of dictionaries including bilingual, encyclopedic, monolingual learner's, phonetic, and visual dictionaries. It is important to consider the context of unfamiliar words to best understand their meaning. Encyclopedias provide information on various topics across many fields, while dictionaries focus more narrowly on defining words and their usages. The author also maintains a blog providing advice for improving English language skills.

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DICTIONARIE
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Ana Maria Paulescu

2. Dictionaries help us to
search for words that
we do not know the
meaning, or search for
the translation of a
word into another
language

3.  Bilingual dictionary ---- Oxford Pocket Català (English/Catalan)
or www.wordreference.com for online use
 Encyclopedic dictionary --- Oxford Encyclopedic English
Dictionary
 Monolingual learner's dictionary ---
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
 By sound
 Phonetic dictionary ---
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/help/phonetics.html
 Visual dictionary --- http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com
Types of dictionaries

4. Look for the context of
the words that you do
not understand, in this
way you may find the
meaning!

5. Monolingual dictionary

6. Synonyms/antonyms
dictionary

7. VISUAL DICTIONARY

8. DICTIONARY/ENCYCLOPEDIA
 Encyclopedia: a book, or online
informational resource containing articles on various topics,
covering all branches of knowledge or, less
commonly, all aspects of one subject.
 Dictionary: contains a selection of the words of a language,
giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymolo
gies, expressed in either the same or
another language; lexicon; glossary

9. MY PERSONAL BLOG
 If you visit my blog, you will find lots of advices
for learning English. I have written entries about
how to improve your English, advices for
listening, writing, speaking, reading, etc.
 http://anapaulescu.blogspot.com.es/