How to make your own dictionary

In practice, there are foreign texts with lots of unfamiliar words. Not very efficient to constantly look into the dictionary. It goes much faster if you first run through the text and underline with a pencil all the unfamiliar words. Then write them in the dictionary. And only after that proceed to the reading of the text. Homemade dictionary is good because it accumulates phrase on your topic.

Unfamiliar words underline and write in the dictionary

You will need

- a notebook
pen
- scissors
- line
pencil

Instruction

Find a suitable vocabulary notebook. To do this, count how many letters are there in the alphabet of the target language. Note that not all letters can be included in the dictionary. For example, in the Russian language for the dictionary is not the desired letter is displayed "l", it does not begin words.To determine the number of pages per item, multiply the number of letters is 5. Thus, under each letter will be given 5 sheets of the dictionary. If you think that you need a different number, make your calculations. Besides, some letters are infrequent at the beginning of words and they need fewer pages. Guided by the printed dictionary.

Cut the sheets like alphabet books. Let's see how the diaries and cut out of notebook unnecessary strips. Immediately mark the beginning of each letter on the sheets in pencil, so as not to cut the excess. As a result, the right side of the notebooks will be visible to all the letters of the alphabet.

Sign marker all the letters. Pencil sketches erase marker and write the letters neatly. Your "alphabet book" is ready. Now on any letter in the dictionary, you can go very quickly.

Divide each page vertically into 3 parts. In the left column you will write the word in a foreign language, an average is a transcription, in the right hand column is the translation. Pages can be lined with a ruler and pencil. This work will take several hours, but the dictionary will be ready to serve you.

Sign dictionary. On the outside or the inside cover indicate your coordinates. If the dictionary is ever lost, you'll get it back.

Note

When buying a notebook, pay attention to the binding and the cover. If the binding part is springy, it is easy to quickly turn the pages in different directions? Well made crust? Think about the size of the dictionary. Will you only use it at home or carry? Buy notebook of appropriate size.

Useful advice

Plan in the dictionary a certain number of blank pages. You might want to write there new rules from a textbook or phrases with the same subject.

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