Fun English #1: Best Friend

Getting Acquainted with your Dictionary-Your best friend in learning English

For Intermediate Level Students in Indonesian and Malay Contexts

Want to learn English well?

First thing that you have to consider is getting to know well with your dictionary and make it become your best friend in learning English.

There are some dictionaries out there, with various prices and qualities that you can find, so you need to be more selective in choosing the dictionary, especially through considering the followings: 

Received Pronunciation

The dictionary should provide phonemic transcriptions that have internationally Received Pronunciation, so it can help you pronounce all the words precisely as native speakers do;

Practicality

The dictionary should be economic enough for you in term of its practicality to take everywhere just like your best friend that you need all the time in any circumstances;

Price

The dictionary should be economic enough for you in terms of budget, so you can buy it whenever you need even though as students you just have limited budget;

Language Used

It is better to use English-English Dictionary, because it can build and boost your vocabularies. One of dictionaries that can suit to these criteria is Oxford Learners’ Pocket Dictionary.