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About the CD-ROM

  
 

The Macmillan School Dictionary CD-ROM contains all the popular easy-to-use features of the Macmillan Essential Dictionary CD-ROM along with links to a fully-searchable compendium of curriculum vocabulary.

The Macmillan School Dictionary CD-ROM and website won the English Speaking Union President's Award 2004, awarded for the best use of free-standing new technology to enhance English teaching and learning worldwide. According to the English Speaking Union, 'the judges felt that the website was user friendly and accessible with comprehensive and interesting vocabulary lists. They enjoyed the moving graphics on the CD-ROM and found the games and sounds useful and explanatory. They thought that the dictionary was well priced and a valuable classroom resource, well-rounded and well-designed.' For more information on the award, click here. 

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Using the CD-ROM

  


 
 
 

Listen to correct English

  • Hear the correct pronunciations of all words in both British and American English at the click of a button
  • Record, play back and practise your pronunciation against the correct British and American pronunciations
  • Practise difficult sounds with the unique Sound Search facility

Find the word more quickly

  • Get to the meaning you want – instantly – by pointing at any word you see, while reading documents and e-mails or while surfing the Internet
  • Check your English spelling by clicking on the word you have written

Learn with new interactive features

  • Improve and test your English while having fun with the activities and games on the CD-ROM
  • Build your vocabulary with illustrations, photographs, animations and sound effects
   As an added extra for users of the Macmillan School Dictionary, we have produced a fully-searchable compendium of curriculum vocabulary via a website.
  • Increase your knowledge of a particular school subject by searching for all curriculum words within that topic
  • Search alphabetically to find out the meaning of a curriculum word you come across in your textbook
  • Improve your vocabulary with the interactive illustrations relating to curriculum topics
  • Print out quick wordlists for revision
  • Explore the Language Study topics to improve your school studies
  • Navigate around the world in the atlas pages

Find details of this in your CD-ROM user guide.