Its rich assortment of games, exercises, and activities makes it flexible for use in conjunction with the Dictionary or on its own. Thematic content corresponds to secondary and adult curricula, with a strong job-skills strand. It can be used in classrooms, in language labs, or at home, and it can be easily adapted to individual, pair, or small group work. The comprehensive Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive CD-ROM provides hundreds of hours of speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice, all on a single disc. All 3,700 words of The Oxford Picture Dictionary are presented with sound and stunning visual images that provide easy access to meaning and pronunciation.
Students can hear and learn to read , say , and spell any word they choose to explore.
User-friendly navigation and help screens are geared to the special needs of language learners. A special viewer allows students to easily explore the whole graphic as well as zoom in for close ups. Vocabulary can be easily searched, either by contextualized topic page or through a pictorial glossary , helping students develop reference skills. A wide selection of activity types appeals to a variety of learning styles. A built-in word processor encourages students to write about any Dictionary topic and print out their work.