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Dictionary Correlation Chart ................................................................95

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ................................96

Longman Exams Dictionary .................................................................98

Longman Essential Activator ...............................................................99

Longman Active Study Dictionary .....................................................100

Longman WordWise Dictionary .........................................................101

Longman Pronunciation Dictionary ..................................................102

Longman Business English Dictionary ............................................102

Longman Dictionary of English Language & Culture ....................103

Longman Language Activator ............................................................103

Other Longman Dictionaries ..............................................................104

Longman Advanced American Dictionary .......................................105

Longman Study Dictionary of American English ...........................106

Longman Dictionary of American English .......................................106

Longman Dictionaries Online .............................................................107

Longman Bilingual Dictionaries .........................................................108

Longman Photo/Picture Dictionaries ...............................................109

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Longman Photo Dictionary of American English 3,000

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Longman Mini English Dictionary 12,000

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Longman Basic Dictionary of American English 10,000

Longman Study Dictionary of American English 43,000

Longman Dictionary of Common Errors

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Longman Handy Learner’s Dictionary 28,000

Longman Pocket Dictionary Series –

Longman Essential Activator 20,000 ✓

Longman Active Study Dictionary 80,000 ✓

Longman Dictionary of American English 95,000

Longman Handy Learner’s Dictionary of American English 28,000

Longman American Idioms Dictionary 4,000 idioms

NEW EDITION - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Longman Dictionary of English Language & Culture 110,000 including 15,000 encylopedic entries

Longman Business English Dictionary 20,000 ✓

Longman Language Activator® 50,000

Longman Idioms Dictionary 6,000 idioms

Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary 5,000 phrasal verbs

Longman Pronunciation Dictionary 225,000 pronunciations ✓

Longman Exams Dictionary 212,000 ✓

Longman Advanced American Dictionary 1,000

Bilingual Dictionaries Language Level CEF Level Number of Words, Phrases & Meanings CD-ROM

Longman Eiwa Jiten Japanese Beginner – Advanced 102,000

Longman Diccionario Inglés Primaria Spanish Primary Beginner – Low Intermediate 40,000 ✓

NEW EDITION - Longman Diccionario Pocket Plus Spanish Secondary – Adult Beginner – Low Intermediate 62,000 ✓

Longman Diccionario Concise Spanish Intermediate – Advanced 250,000 ✓

Longman Dizionario Compatto Italian Beginner – Intermediate 62,000 ✓

Longman Słownik Współczesny Polish Beginner – Upper Intermediate 56,000 ✓

Longman Podr czny Słownik Polish Beginner – Intermediate 46,000

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Now with the unique Longman Vocabulary Trainer

Fully updated for 2009, and with a brand-new, user-friendly design, this edition is full of exciting new features to help learners become fluent in English, including cutting-edge software to build vocabulary faster.

The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English provides the ultimate active learning tool – and is now available in a format to suit everyone. Whether in print, on DVD-ROM, online or via a PDA or mobile phone, you can access the best language support whenever and wherever you want – simply no other learners’ dictionary

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Upper Intermediate – Advanced

Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English

NEW text design ensures students can find information fast

NEW Integrated Thesaurus. Over 18,000 synonyms, antonyms and related words will improve vocabulary range

NEW Register Notes focus on the differences between spoken and written English

The top 3,000 most frequent words in spoken and written English are highlighted to show which are the most important to know

Academic Word List highlighted

Grammar and warning notes ensure that students avoid common errors

NEW Integrated Collocations Dictionary. Over 60,000 collocations will improve students’ fluency

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Dictionary

A dictionary + thesaurus + collocations dictionary + the Longman Vocabulary Trainer – now all on ONE DVD-ROM!

Listen to every word + 88,000 examples pronounced in British and American English – then record yourself and compare with the native-speaker

Get a deeper insight into the language with thousands of cultural entries

Access 1 million additional corpus examples

Develop natural language skills with thousands more collocations and synonyms

Improve your English through practice with thousands of interactive exercises, including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and exam practice for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS and TOEIC®

✓ 230,000 words, phrases and meanings – more than any other advanced learner’s dictionary + an additional 40,000 on the DVD-ROM

✓ 100,000 examples based on real, natural English from the Longman Corpus Network + an additional 1 million corpus examples on the DVD-ROM

✓ Clear definitions written using only 2000 common words

✓ 3,000 most frequent words in both spoken and written English highlighted – the Longman Communication 3000

✓ Over 18,000 synonyms, antonyms and related words + an additional 30,000 on the DVD-ROM

✓ Over 65,000 collocations + an additional 16,000 on the DVD-ROM

The Longman Vocabulary Trainer tests your knowledge of a word – its meaning, grammar, collocation and usage – then remembers how well you know that word. The word is then recycled and retested at different intervals so the word is never forgotten! See the catalogue DVD-ROM for further information.

You can download the Longman Vocabulary Trainer to your mobile phone to make the most of learning on the go!

Get the best language support on the go!

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Longman Exams Coach

Students can access expert help to improve exam

performance with hours of interactive exam and

listening practice and feedback, practical

strategies to improve academic essay-writing

and our most comprehensive

advanced learners’ dictionary

Upper Intermediate – Advanced


Longman Exams Dictionary

Dictionary

Achieve exam success with the only dictionary just for advanced exam students!

Improve exam performance with the Longman Exams Dictionary, the only dictionary written specifically to help advanced exam students. With expert guidance on vocabulary building and writing skills, plus hours of interactive exam practice on the CD-ROM, this dictionary is a must-have for all serious studentspreparing for examinations.

Academic Word List highlighted – the words students need to succeed at university or college

Covers key academic study areas such as computing, business, science and medicine

10,000 synonyms, antonyms, and Word Families build vocabulary

Over 1,000 Study Notes on vocabulary, grammar and common errors

Middle section including the Longman Topic Activator and the Longman Essay Activator to help with common exam topics and writing tasks

✓ 212,000 words, phrases and meanings

✓ 160,000 examples, many taken from academic reports and essays, show natural usage

✓ 3,000 most frequent words in both spoken and written English highlighted

✓ over 35 hours of interactive exam practice with support and feedback on the Longman Exams Coach CD-ROM

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Longman Essential Activator

Dictionary

Better than a thesaurus!Do your intermediate students need to improve their vocabulary and writing skills? If so, the Longman Essential Activator gives them just the help they need.

It expands students’ vocabulary by building on simple words they already know, and the Longman Writing Coach CD-ROM improves writing skills. The CD-ROM contains the full content of the dictionary with British and American pronunciation of all the words, plus guided writing practice and thousands of interactive vocabulary and grammar exercises.

How does the Longman Essential Activator improve writing skills?

✓ Students learn key vocabulary by topic using the colour Word Banks, and learn to structure essays correctly by following the Writing Tips

✓ Students can practise their writing skills using the Longman Writing Coach CD-ROM. The Coach guides students through the stages of writing a full essay which they can check against the model essay provided

✓ Students can click on any word to see the definition from the Longman Active Study Dictionary which is included in full on the CD-ROM

How does the Longman Essential Activator build vocabulary?1. Students choose a word they

already know, such as throw

2. They use the clear signposts to find the right meaning

3. They look at the different options – clear definitions and plenty of examples make choosing the right word easy

4. Pictures illustrate more difficult or unusual words to help build vocabulary

✓ 700 key concepts

✓ 42,000 words, phrases and examples

✓ over 1,500 usage notes, including notes on formal and informal words

✓ 25 word banks with topic vocabulary and writing tips

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Longman Active Study Dictionary

Dictionary

Helps you build your vocabulary

The Longman Active Study Dictionary is ideal for intermediate students who want a dictionary that lasts them up to advanced level. The best seller in its category, this dictionary includes all the information students need to improve their English and increase their vocabulary.

Longman Active Study Dictionary CD-ROM✓ Interactive exam practice for KET, PET, FCE and IELTS

✓ Students can improve their pronunciation by listening to all the headwords and 9,000 examples on the CD-ROM then recording their own pronunciation

✓ Handy pop-up dictionary mode which stays on your desktop when browsing the internet or using Word documents

Expands students’ vocabulary with integrated thesaurus boxes

Real examples from the Longman Corpus Network

Helps students focus on the most important words they need to know by highlighting 3,000 common words in red

Thousands of collocations


✓ Over 36,000 examples, plus over 9000 audio examples on the CD-ROM

✓ Clear definitions written using only 2,000 common words

✓ 3,000 Active words show the most important words to know

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Longman WordWise Dictionary

Dictionary

Longman Memory Coach CD-ROM✓ Interactive exercises focus on core meanings and structures, vocabulary building, word choice, spelling and pronunciation ✓ Students can memorise key words in a fun and lively way with Memory Games

The smart way to building vocabulary

Your students can reach intermediate level faster by focussing on the 2,000 words that make up 80% of English used - the WordWise 2000. The Longman WordWise Dictionary helps students learn the meanings, phrases, grammar and collocations of these 2,000 words.

2,000 key words highlighted, with extra information on grammar and usage - the WordWise 2000

Word Choice boxes explain the differences between commonly confused words, such as library and bookshop

Usage, grammar, spelling, and pronunciation notes give students all the information they need to avoid making common mistakes

16-page picture dictionary and over 500 full colour pictures throughout the dictionary assist in learning and recalling key vocabulary


✓ Clear definitions written using only 2,000 common words

✓ 2,000 key words highlighted covering 80% of English used at this level

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Upper-Intermediate – Advanced Upper-Intermediate – Advanced

Professor John Wells

How should students pronounce the first syllableof dissect or the last vowel of hurricane? Where should they put the stress in contribute? This 3rd edition of the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary gives students detailed guidance on over 225,000 pronunciations of words, including people and place names.

✓ Helps students with intonation by showing the stress patterns of thousands of compounds and idioms

✓ User-friendly graphs show the preferred pronunciations of British and American speakers, based on extensive research by Professor Wells

Do you need to explain macroeconomics in the classroom? Would your students know what a hurdle rate is?

The Longman Business English Dictionary gives students in-depth knowledge of all the vocabulary they need to survive in today’s fast-paced business environment, whether they are studying business English or already in work.

✓ 18,000 examples taken from authentic business sources such as the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal

✓ Business Resource Section gives students a comprehensive overview of key business concepts such as financial statements and letter writing, together with exercises to consolidate their learning

Down load more information and teacher resources at www.longman.com/dictionaries

Longman Pronunciation Dictionary

Longman Business English Dictionary

LONGMAN PRONUNCIATION COACH CD-ROM✓ Students can listen to the pronunciation of all entries in British and American English, then record and check their own pronunciation

✓ Self Study Lab - students can learn the International Phonetic Alphabet and practise their pronunciation with thousands of interactive questions and feedback from Professor Wells

✓ Teachers’ Resource Centre provides downloadable exercises for use in class

LONGMAN BUSINESS ENGLISH DICTIONARY CD-ROMFull contents of the dictionary plus over 5 hours of interactive practice for BEC and BULATS exams and handy pop-up dictionary mode when browsing the internet or using word documents

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Upper Intermediate – Proficiency Upper Intermediate – Proficiency

The Longman Dictionary of Language and Culture gives you a deeper insight into the language by explaining cultural references, and helps you easily answer those difficult questions students might ask you about British and American culture.

✓ Covers everything you are likely to need – 15,000 encyclopedic entries covering people, places, history, geography, the arts and popular culture

✓ Get in-depth understanding on topics such as festivals, special days and key events in British and American history from the colour feature pages

✓ No need to carry two dictionaries – also includes a full language dictionary

✓ 110,000 words, phrases and meanings with clear definitions

The Longman Language Activator® helps advanced students improve their vocabulary. It takes students from a keyword, eg draw, and shows more precise words or phrases , eg sketch, doodle, scribble, giving information on register, context and grammar.

✓ Helps students choose the right word by clearly showing the differences in meaning between words with similar meanings

✓ Detailed definitions and natural examples show students the correct word to use

✓ Students learn how to use their new word or phrase correctly using the collocations and examples given for each meaning


Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture

Longman Language Activator

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Longman also offers a diverse list of other learner dictionaries, ranging from specialist books focusing on Phrasal Verbs, Idioms and Common Errors, to building-block dictionaries such as the Longman Basic and Handy Learner’s Dictionaries. All are written using the expertise and learner focus for which Longman dictionaries are renowned worldwide.

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Quick and easy reference on a range of language areas.

Pre-intermediate

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Longman Advanced American Dictionary

Dictionary

The Longman Advanced American Dictionary, with Longman Academic e-Tutor CD-ROM, helps students achieve academic success by learning more independently and effectively.

Highlights the 3,000 most frequent words in spoken and written English

Thousands of terms from academic subjects such as Science, Economics, Politics and English Language Arts

Builds students’ vocabulary with Thesaurus Boxes and 10,000 synonyms and antonyms

Etymologies show the origins of wordsLongman Academic

e-Tutor CD-ROM Students can improve their skills with

writing practice and reading comprehension practice on

school content areas in the Study Center, as

well as track their progress in their Self Assessment Center and choose their

own personal Study Plan. Includes practice tests for SATs, TOEFL® and

TOEIC® and interactive exercises on vocabulary,

grammar and general language usage.

Pictures and diagrams help explain difficult words more clearly

“A must for every serious student of English!”

Patricia A. Richard-Amato, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles

✓ 185,000 words, meanings and phrases

✓ 87,000 corpus-based examples

✓ Clear definitions written using only 2,000 common words - the Longman American Defining Vocabulary

✓ Over 15,000 word origins

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Longman Dictionaryof American English

Longman Study Dictionaryof American English

This best-selling American English learners’ dictionary helps intermediate students build their vocabulary, and now offers extra support for students who are studying other subjects in English.

✓ Comprehensive intermediate level dictionary with 95,000 word, phrases and meanings, including all words on the Academic Word List

✓ 36,000 example sentences, including thoasands of academic examples

✓ 3,500 words for content areas specifically for students who are studying other subjects in English

✓ 3,000 Thesaurus boxes help expand students’ vocabulary

✓ Over 13,000 Word Origins

The Longman Study Dictionary of American English is guaranteed to help students without confusing them. It makes even the most difficult words and concepts easy to understand first time.

✓ All the vocabulary learners need for school, including words from English Language Arts, Science, IT and Computing

✓ 19,000 example sentences explain the meaning of the word

✓ Thousands of synonyms shown in Thesaurus Boxes

✓ Activities section teaches dictionary skills so students become more confident using the dictionary

✓ Includes full colour picture dictionary

THE LONGMAN ENGLISH e-TUTOR CD-ROM Helps students improve their reading, writing and grammar to ultimately attain the next level of English. Students who are preparing for SATs® and TOEFL® can also practise their exam skills using the interactive exercises.

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Longman Dictionaries Online

Launching in January 2009, Longman Dictionaries Online is a fantastic subscription resource site for teachers, institutions and students, featuring:

✓ over 300,000 words, phrases and meanings – more than any other online learner’s dictionary

✓ hundreds of interactive exercises for self-study

✓ a wealth of downloadable teacher resources

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✓ the Longman Vocabulary Trainer – the quickest way to learn and revise vocabulary

✓ regular updates so you will always have access to with the very latestlanguage support!

Buy a copy of the new edition of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English* and get a FREE one-year subscription to the Longman Dictionaries Online site (worth £15).

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HOW CAN LONGMAN DICTIONARIES ONLINE HELP YOU?✓ Never forget a word – use the Longman Vocabulary Trainer to learn, revise and retest your

knowledge of a word, its meaning, grammar, collocation and usage

✓ Understand how the language really works with thousands of searchable collocationsand synonyms

✓ Improve your pronunciation skills – listen to each headword + 88,000 spoken examples pronounced in British and American English

✓ Develop natural language skills – access over 1 million additional corpus examples

✓ Progress through practice – features thousands of interactive questions on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and exam practice for FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS and TOEIC®

✓ Build your vocabulary using the Longman Language Activator®

✓ Improve your writing skills and avoid common errors with the Longman Writing Assistant

✓ Get a deeper insight into the language with thousands of cultural entries

✓ Save time with a wealth of ready-made Teacher resource materials for use in class

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LongmanBilingual Dictionaries

Longman Bilingual Dictionaries are written only for students who are learning English so that explanations and specific help is given in the student’s own language. Based on corpuses of both English and the mother-tongue language, all of our bilingual dictionaries include only natural, authentic and up-to-date language which students can easily understand.

Check out the exciting new editions of the Longman Diccionario Pocket Plus for Spanish students and the Longman Dicionário Escolar for Brazilian students.

Our bilingual dictionaries include:✓ Specially-written language notes which help students avoid the

most common errors

✓ Synonyms, antonyms and vocabulary notes to help students build vocabulary

✓ CD-ROMS with audio pronunciations so that students can listen to native speakers, then repeat and record their own pronunciation

✓ Interactive exercises to improve grammar, build vocabulary and prepare for exams

FOR SPANISH STUDENTSLongman Diccionario Inglés PrimariaPrimary Beginner-Lower Intermediate

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Longman Diccionario Pocket PlusSecondary/AdultBeginner-Intermediate

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Longman Diccionario ConciseIntermediate-Advanced

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FOR BRAZILIAN STUDENTSLongman Dicionário EscolarBeginner-Intermediate

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Inglês-Português, Português-Inglês

FOR MEXICAN STUDENTSLongman Diccionario Inglés BásicoPrimary Beginner-Lower Intermediate

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Longman Diccionario PocketBeginner-Intermediate

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FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDENTSLongman Diccionario Inglés BásicoPrimary Beginner-Lower Intermediate

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Longman Diccionario PocketBeginner-Intermediate

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Longman Diccionario ConcisoIntermediate-Advanced

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FOR ITALIAN STUDENTSLongman Dizionario CompattoBeginner-Intermediate

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Inglese-Italiano, Italiano-Inglese

FOR POLISH STUDENTSLongman Słownik współczesnyBeginner-Upper Intermediate

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Angielsko-Polski, Polsko-Angielski

Longman Podr czny SłownikBeginner-Intermediate

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Angielsko-Polski, Polsko-Angielski

FOR JAPANESE STUDENTSLongman English-Japanese Bilingual DictionaryBeginner-Advanced

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Word by Word Dictionaries

Longman Photo Dictionaries

For a complete listing of components please visit www.pearsonlongman.com/wordbyword

These photo dictionaries give students instant understanding of basic words and are ideal for adult students at the first stage of vocabulary building.

✓ Meanings of words can be easily understood from clear colour photographs

✓ Create instant dictionary lessons using the conversation and vocabulary activities on every page

✓ Improve your students’ pronunciation – pronunciations of every word are included on 2 audio CDs that accompany the book

✓ For multilingual American classrooms – a multilingual edition is available with a glossary in Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese

Word by Word is an accessible vocabulary learning programme that really makes vocabulary learning come alive in the classroom. Vocabulary is based around the key topics that prepare students for using English in everyday life.

✓ A full audio program provides listen-and-repeat practice for all the vocabulary in Word by Word

✓ The series of workbooks, including audio CD, further develops listening and speaking skills

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