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In one sentence state the purpose of a good dictionary

A good dictionary gives information about the language.

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2

In two sentences, one for each, state the two disadvantages of constantly referring to a dictionary when reading a passage.

  1. It distracts the reader's attention from following the main ideas of the passage.
  2. it wastes time or slows down the reading speed.
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In three sentences, one for each, summarize the three steps that a reader should take before referring to a dictionary.

(i) He/she  should guess the meaning of the unfamiliar word.

(ii) He/she should read the whole passage.

(iii)He/she should study the structure of the word.

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