Oxford First Dictionary

The paperback edition of the bestselling Oxford School Thesaurus is perfect for use by children aged 10+ in the classroom or at home. Complete with focused coverage of words, synonyms and antonyms this dictionary is ideal for building vocabulary and helping children to progress from primary to secondary school. Key features include:• Up-to-date and relevant vocabulary to support today's students with language and writing• Clear, accessible, age-appropriate examples relevant to the language children use in real life, in their reading and writing• Builds essential literacy and writing skills with spelling, grammar and punctuation support and tips for creative writing• Powered by the up-to-date and contemporary analysis of the Oxford Children's Corpus, the largest bank of children's language in English• For children aged 10+ and in year 6 or 7

By far the largest and most up-to-date single-volume English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary available and endorsed by academics worldwide, the Oxford Chinese Dictionary has been designed both for English speakers learning Mandarin Chinese and Mandarin Chinese speakers learning English. It has been produced using the latest lexicographic methods and the unique dictionary resources of Oxford University Press in Oxford and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press in Beijing, together with an international body of expert advisors. The Oxford Chinese Dictionary contains over 300,000 words and phrases and 370,000 translations, including the latest vocabulary from computing, business, the media, and the arts, and tens of thousands of example phrases illustrating key points of construction and usage. There are over 300 cultural notes giving essential information about many aspects of life and culture in the Chinese- and English-speaking worlds. The dictionary is based throughout on corpus research for both English and Chinese, providing up-to-date evidence on real language. The English is based on the Oxford English Corpus, and the Chinese draws on the LIVAC corpus from the City University of Hong Kong.Extensive supplementary material includes sample letters and emails, guides to telephoning and text messaging in both Chinese and English, chronologies of Chinese history and culture, and features on particularly difficult aspects of the Chinese language, such as kinship terms and measure words. There are also over 50 pages of lexical and usage notes which contain helpful extra information about Chinese and English. The organization and layout have been designed for maximum clarity and accessibility. All Chinese headwords and compounds are shown with Pinyin transcriptions, so that the learner of Chinese can pronounce each one correctly. Chinese headwords are given in Simplified Chinese characters, but Traditional Chinese character versions are also given in brackets after the headwords when they differ from the Simplified form. All the English headwords are also shown with phonetics, so that the learner of English can pronounce each one correctly. The Chinese-English section of the dictionary is organised alphabetically by Pinyin and there is also a radical index which allows you to look up a character without knowing its Pinyin form.

The perfect family thesaurus for homework help, boosting word power and sparking creative writing with vocabulary-building activities. Written for primary school children aged 8+, key features include:• Over 40,000 synonyms, opposites, and examples• Child-friendly and relevant examples and help with pronunciation for tricky words• Packed with word webs, overused word panels and special writing tips for boosting vocabulary and improving writing skills• Easy to use and visually appealing, it includes lots of extra support to help children find the best word• Great value thesaurus for all the family and perfect for homework help

A new edition of the authoritative, easy to use spelling guide which lists 25,000 words and word forms in alphabetical order, together with essential spelling rules. Important for improving writing at home and at school. Ages: 7+.

The perfect resource for home and school to improve spelling, extend vocabulary and support comprehension in the curriculum. Key features include:• Relevant and interesting context sentences to support children's understanding• Supplement full of activities to provide support with spelling and grammar• Clear, accessible alphabetical layout• Engaging illustrations to support word use and make learning fun• Free online activities to help practice reference and literacy skills• An ideal companion to the Oxford First Thesaurus• For children aged 5-6 or in years 1-2

Ideal for students preparing for exams, this new edition of the Student's Thesaurus provides advanced vocabulary to enrich writing across the curriculum. With a clear layout and real life examples, it gives students confidence with language for exams. The writing supplement will improve success in exams.