Using Books and Dictionaries

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Using Books and Dictionaries
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Author

• Person who writes the book

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Illustrator

• Person who draws the books pictures

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Publishing company

• Company who prints the book

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Front cover

• The front cover of the book protects its pages.
  It also tells you the title of the book and the
  name of the author.

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Title page

• First page of a book which shows the title,
  author, Illustrator and publisher.

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Publication page

• Just behind the title page is the publication
  page. This page gives more information about the
  publisher and the book.

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Contents page

• Lists chapters and their page numbers.

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Index

• Alphabetical list of topics and their page
  numbers at the back of the book.

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Glossary

Alphabetical listings of word definitions and
their pronunciations.
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Spine

• The spine of a book holds it together. On the
  spine you will find the title of the book, the
  author's name, the call number, and the name of
  the publishing company.

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Call number

• The call number is a group of numbers or letters
  that tells you where to find the book in the
  library. It may have numbers or letters. It may
  have both numbers and letters.

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Back cover

• The back cover is an important part of a book as
  it includes the book's description, benefits,
  reviews, author information and photo, and
  technical features such as ISBN, bar code, and
  price.

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Dictionaries (Print)

• how to pronounce and spell it
• if it is a noun, verb, adjective, etc.
• show words with the same meaning - 'synonyms' and
  words with opposite meaning - 'antonyms'
• examples of how to use words in sentences

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Meaning and Spelling

• Words with same spelling, may have different
  meanings

• Match 1/ noun (plural matches) a special short
  thin piece of wood that makes fire when you rub
  it on something rough
• Match 2/ noun (plural matches) a game between two
  people or teams

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Use in sentences

• Sentence examples

• Match 1/ noun (plural matches) a special short
  thin piece of wood that makes fire when you rub
  it on something rough He struck a match and lit
  his cigarette.

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Using a Print Dictionary

• Each page in a dictionary has a 'guideword'. 
  They appear at the top right hand and left hand
  of each page. The other words follow in
  alphabetical order.