Using the Oxford Picture
Dictionary Program
EL/Civics Education Special Project
Basic Skills Department
Caldwell Community College and
Technical Institute
May, 2003
Important Note
The information in this presentation is for
The Oxford Picture Dictionary Program
published in 1998 NOT The New Oxford
Picture Dictionary Program published in
1989.
The Oxford Picture Dictionary
Program Includes...
 The
Oxford Picture Dictionary
 Teacher’s Book
 Focused Listening CD’s/Cassettes
 Beginning and Intermediate Workbooks and
Workbook Answer Key
 Classic Classroom Activities (Reproducible)
 Read All About It, Books 1 and 2
 Overhead Transparencies
 The Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive CDROM
The Oxford Picture Dictionary...
 is
an illustrated dictionary that contains over
3700 words defined in context.
 has 140 key topics grouped into 12 thematic
units.
 includes a variety of exercises on most
pages.
 comes in both monolingual and bilingual
editions.
Sample Page of The Oxford
Picture Dictionary
The Twelve Topic Areas in The
Oxford Picture Dictionary
 Everyday
Language
 Community
 People
 Transportation
 Housing
 Areas
 Food
 Clothing
 Health
of Study
 Plants and Animals
 Work
 Recreation
Units Especially Useful for EL

Unit 6 Health: health care, medical emergencies, clinics,
medical and dental exams, hospital

Unit 7 Community: the legal system, crime, public safety,
U.S. Mail, city streets

Unit 9 Areas of Study: types of schools, U.S. History, U.S.
government and citizenship, geography

Unit 11 Work: jobs and occupations, job skills, job search,
an office, farming/ranching, construction, tools and building
supplies
The Oxford Picture Dictionary
Teacher’s Book
 The
Teacher’s Book consists of the
complete dictionary as well as easy-to-use
lesson plans for the whole program.
 Listening activities, which are in the
Teacher’s Book, are supported by the
Focused Listening CD’s/Cassettes.
 The listening scripts are in the back of the
Teacher’s Book, pp. 209-226.
Focused Listening
CD’s/Cassettes
 These
listening activities, which are
available on both CD and audio cassettes,
are a part of each lesson in the Teacher’s
Book.
 Tape scripts are in the Teacher’s Book, pp.
209-226.
 These contain a variety of voices, accents,
and sound effects.
The Oxford Picture Dictionary Beginning
and Intermediate Workbooks
 Correspond
page for page with The Oxford
Picture Dictionary.
 Have picture and reality-based life-skills practice.
 Depict real information in graphs and charts.
 Provide additional higher level speaking and
writing practice.
 Can be used in the classroom or as homework
assignments.
 Have a Workbook Answer Key for both beginning
and intermediate workbooks.
The Oxford Picture Dictionary
Classic Classroom Activities Book
 Over
100 reproducible practice activities.
 768 picture cards (black and white line drawings).
 10 activity types including role plays, board
games, surveys, drawing dictations, take a stands,
etc.
 Teacher’s notes and instructions for all activities.
 Corresponds with The Oxford Picture Dictionary
units, but not necessarily page for page.
Classic Classroom Activities
Sample Pages
The Oxford Picture Dictionary
Read All About It Books
 Reading
selections from real materials such as
newspapers, magazine articles, etc.
 Book 1--High beginning level
 Book 2—High beginning to low intermediate level
 Variety of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading
activities
 Great photographs and illustrations
 Removable answer key
 Teacher’s notes and instructions
Read About It, Book 1
Table of Contents
Read About It, Book 2
Table of Contents
Overhead Transparencies
 Each
page in The Oxford Picture Dictionary
has a corresponding overhead transparency.
 Instructions in the Overhead Transparencies
book include how to use them, instructional
strategies, additional activities, etc.
The Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive
 Interactive
with sound and animation
 Variety of games, exercises, and activities
 Hours of listening, reading, speaking, and writing
activities
 All 3,700 words presented
 Built in word processor
 Flash card maker
 Randomly generated tests
 Summary and detail student progress reports
 Teacher management system
How to Use the Oxford Picture
Dictionary Interactive
Step 1: Registration
 Click
Add Name.
Registration Screen
After clicking on
Add Name, you
will see this screen.
 Click in the First
Name box and type
in your first name.
 Click in the Last
Name box and type
in your last name.

More about
Registration...Passwords
 You
can type your class name and number, but it is
not required.
 Decide on a password. Your password can be 110 letters and/or numbers.
 Click in the password box and type the password.
 You will be asked to type your password again.
 Instructors can use the Teacher Management
System to retrieve student passwords.
Return Visits to The Oxford
Picture Dictionary Interactive
 After
the initial registration and use of The
Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive,
student names will be listed on the
Registration screen.
 Each student will click on his/her name and
then click OK.
 Each student will be asked to type in his/her
password before the program can be used.
Step 2: Selecting a Unit
 There
are 12
units. The
buttons on each
side of the
screen are Unit
Buttons.
Step 3: Choosing a Topic
 There
are 128 topics in the twelve units.
 The topic screen shows the topics from the unit
selected.
 The pictures that represent each topic are in the
middle of the screen.
 The unit buttons remain on the sides of the screen.
 Simply click on the unit buttons to change units.
 Choose a topic by clicking on its picture.
Choose a topic by clicking on
its picture.
Use the
Scroll Bar to
see all
topics within
a unit.
Step 4: Exploring a Topic
 The
explore screen lets students learn vocabulary
in context.
 Each image that represents a vocabulary word or
phrase is marked by a white dot.
 When the white dot is clicked, the word or phrase
is both spoken and displayed.
 The white dot can be clicked as many times as
necessary to hear and see the word or phrase.
Using Scroll Bars
 There
are scroll bars located on the left side and/or
on the lower left hand corner of the screen.
 Some topics do not have scroll bars and some only
have one scroll bar.
 The scroll bars are needed when the entire
picture(s) cannot be seen on the explore screen.
 Use the scroll bars to navigate up and down and
right and left to see the entire picture(s).
Changing the Size of the
Picture(s)
are also + and – buttons on the left
side of the screen.
 The + button will make the picture bigger,
and the – button will make the picture
smaller.
 There
Topic’s Name
Scroll
bar
- and +
buttons
Recorder Window
 On
the explore screen, the students can also record
themselves saying each word and can compare
their pronunciation to the model.
 Click on the microphone on the toolbar located at
the bottom of the screen to open the recorder
window and begin recording.
 You will need a microphone and speakers
connected to the computer for this to work.
Recorder
window
Microphone icon
Step 5: Choosing a Practice or
Testing Activity
Once you
have finished
exploring the
topic, click
Activities on
the toolbar
located at the
bottom of the
screen.
Activities Screen
From the
Activities
Screen, various
practice, testing
activities, and
games can be
selected.
Step 6: Using the Teacher Mode
This mode allows the instructor to access
student records in order to:
– Find or change student information or
passwords,
– Add or delete students from a class list,
– Monitor students’ performance on the
program’s tests.
Entering Teacher Mode
 To
enter teacher mode, go to the
Registration screen, press the CTRL key
and type t.
 Then type opd+ in the password box.
Questions?