Reading and vocabulary (1),1.Samuel Johnsons Dictionary,Samuel Johnson,Have you heard of his name? How do you know about Samuel Johnson? What do you think he is?,Pre-reading Discussion,Fast-reading,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 Johnsons dictionary have?,Old-fashioned; no help with pronunciation; use old spellings,Word Practice,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,Careful-reading,Samuel Johnson was one of the greatest literary figures of all time in America Samuel Johnson finished his dictionary in three years. Johnsons dictionary was the first to illustrate the meanings of words by using literary quotation. Johnsons dictionary had many faults, including old-fashioned and older words,T or F,F,F,T,T,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?,Fast-reading,Trench, Coleridge, Furnivall,By asking readers to report many instances of a word on the slips,27 years,It has been computerised,Word Practice,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 thing. If something is _, it includes all or nearly all the information possible. Something that is _ is no longer used or produced. A _ is a book, magazine,etc. that has been published.,filing system,based on,comprehensive,obsolete,publication,Discussion,Which do you prefer, Samuel Johns Dictionary or Oxford English Dictionary?,Homework,Use your dictionaries to consult the words in the vocabulary,See You!,