The CD-ROM version of the best-selling New Oxford Picture Dictionary adds sound, animation and interactive exercises to the illustrations from the printed book. The result is an exciting multimedia learning tool that can be used in class or at home. The full version includes:
Quick access to over 2400 words in spoken and written form
13 themes (eg. housing), each divided into topics (eg. the baby's room, housework and repair verbs etc.).
Fully interactive topic pages allowing students to click on any of the objects in the picture to access the spoken and written form of the word.
Interactive exercises and activities help students to increase their wordpower and improve their comprehension skills.
Tests and games involving the linking of picture and word, picture and sound, and sound and word, are available.
Vocabulary is put into context in the short texts and dialogues of the Read, Listen & Speak activities. Students can take part in the dialogues, record their own voice and compare it with the original.
Available in three versions: monolingual, English-Spanish, and English-Chinese.
