Using your dictionary in the City & Guilds IESOL exam

Using your dictionary in the City & Guilds IESOL exam

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• George Lampropoulos / PEOPLECERT Group
  Academic Associate
  http://lionsvoice.edublogs.org/author/lampropoulos/
• September 23 2011

One of the main features of the City & Guilds IESOL exam is that students can use a monolingual dictionary for all 3 sections, Listening, Reading and Writing. However, to make the most of this opportunity, students must learn how to use the dictionary to help them deal with each section of the exam. In fact, if students carry their dictionary on the day of the exam without having been trained in how to use it, they may well find that it is of very little use, or even a hindrance.

Before we look at ways the students should use their dictionary in the City & Guilds IESOL exam, let us have a look at some of the main points students should know about their dictionary before they start using it:

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