Red Line 3, Coursebook

44 for ty - four Skills workshop 2 Using dictionaries If you want to find out more about an English word, use an English – German dictionary. 1 Using an English – German dictionary Use the entry for ‘picture’ to find the right German word(s) in these sentences. 1. Let’s go to the pictures tonight. 2. There are some beautiful pictures in this museum. 3. My little sister can’t read but she likes picture books . 4. Wait, please. I want to take a picture of you. 5. What happened yesterday? Can you put me in the picture ? 6. Can we draw a picture to go with the story? 2 Which meaning? a) Which meaning for the word ‘fan’ is correct in this sentence? Use your dictionary. We put a big fan in our room because the weather was so hot. b) Use your dictionary to find the right German translation for these words. picture !*pIktSE?  Bild, Gemälde  (Foto) Aufnahme; take a picture of fotografieren, aufnehmen  go to the pictures ins Kino gehen;  (übertragen: schöne Verkörperung) she looked a picture (umgangspr) sie sah bildhübsch aus; as pretty as a picture bildschön; look the picture of health wie das blühende Leben aussehen  Vorstellung, Darstellung, Beschreibung  be in the picture im Bilde sein; put someone in the picture jemanden ins Bild setzen; get the picture? (haben Sie) verstanden? picture book Bilderbuch, Bildband; picture frame Bilderrahmen; picture postcard Ansichtskarte match (in a box) cricket (not sport!) (to) fast clubs (in cards) (to be in great) shape change (money) (to make a) racket leg (in sport) The words in a dictionary are in groups, or ‘entries’. Each entry has a headword . Look for the headword first. This part tells you how to say the word. Many words have more than one meaning. There is a number for each meaning. Under the headword you can also find useful phrases with the word. You can usually find compound words (headword + another word) under or near the headword. These words help you to find the right English meaning. DICT IONARY SKI LLS A B C S Workshop 2 Dictionary skills Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Ei entum des Verlags öbv