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Description: A two-colour dictionary for intermediate level students whose curriculum subjects are taught through the medium of English.The CD-ROM and website won the English Speaking Union President's Award in 2004. Strong curriculum content Special emphasis on school subject vocabulary Subject-specific words highlighted throughout Word selection based on the 200 million-word World English Corpus supplemented with words taken from curriculum coursebooks Helpful reference section containing information on the periodic table, irregular verbs, pronunciation, geographical names and nationalities, and expressions using numbers Informative two-colour illustrations relating to curriculum content. Language help Information on grammar patterns, collocations, phrases and phrasal verbs Helpful example sentences based on real-life English Hundreds of synonyms and antonyms Information on spelling with inflections for irregular and semi-regular verbs, adjectives and nouns Special help boxes on word families, synonym sets and vocabulary building. Ease of use Clear layout Clear, simple definitions using a restricted defining vocabulary Menus for words with five or more meanings for easy navigation. CD-ROM The CD-ROM combines the full text of the Macmillan Essential Dictionary, with pronunciation practice, activities, illustrations, sound effects, photographs, animations and useful search facilities. In addition, users can access a fully-searchable compendium of curriculum vocabulary online.