3.2.1 Extensive reading

• Types of reference material
• Using a dictionary: entries, parts of speech and multiple meanings
• Using an encyclopaedia, atlas and thesaurus
• Online reference sources and their reliability
• Acknowledging sources

• identify types of reference material and their uses
• use a dictionary entry fully, including pronunciation and word class
• select an appropriate reference source for a given need
• evaluate the reliability of online reference sources

“Where do you look when you need to be sure?”

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1. Using reference materials
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Which source answers which question, and how to read a dictionary entry properly.
2. Online sources and acknowledgement
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Judging what you find online, and saying where it came from.
3. Choosing the right source
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Matching the question to the reference, and knowing when a dictionary is not enough.
4. A mini reference task
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Answering one question from more than one source, in your own words, with an acknowledgement.