Click on the grey Dictionary button in the main menu to gain access to a useful interactive Dictionary containing all the unknown words. While you are working on vocabulary tasks in the coursebook or workbook, you have access to the dictionary entries for the words of that particular unit. Simply click on the dictionary icon on the navigation bar.
The Dictionary contains an audio file and shows the part of speech of each word, their definition in Greek, an example of how the word is used in English and reference to the unit in which it first appears. By clicking on the loudspeaker to the left of each word (the Audio column), you can listen to its pronunciation. By clicking on Word (the heading of the second column), you can put the words in alphabetical order. If you click on Definition (the heading of the fourth column), you can put the definitions of the words in Greek in alphabetical order. By clicking Unit (the heading of the last column), the words will appear categorised according to units. You can use the scroll bar to view the entire contents of the window. You can make each column wider or narrower by placing the mouse or the stylus on the vertical line at the right-hand edge of the column where it meets the heading. The cursor turns into a double arrow (right – left). Holding down the stylus or the left-hand button of the mouse, drag the cursor right or left to the required position. Select the hide word above the table to hide the English words. Press the same button again to make them reappear. You can hide or reveal a specific word or words by clicking on the word or words. Similarly, you can choose hide definition or hide example to hide or reveal the Greek translation of a word or words, or the example/examples in English. Alternatively, click on a particular translation or example to hide or reveal it. If you wish to search for a specific word, type in, with your computer’s keyboard, the word in the search area. Press ENTER, and all instances of that word being in the book in that form will appear. Click on A+ to enlarge the font. Click on A– to make it smaller. Depending on the font size and window size, scroll bars appear which can be used to view the entire content. Click on the dash in the upper right-hand corner of the Dictionary to minimise the window instead of closing it. Click on the square in the upper right-hand corner to increase the size of the window or to reinstate it to its original size. Another way to adjust the size of the window is by putting the interactive whiteboard stylus on the lower right-hand corner and dragging until the window is the size you want. Alternatively, you can do the same by left-clicking on the corner and dragging while holding down the mouse button. Click on the cross (X) to close the window. You can move the Dictionary to any place you want on the screen. First, click on the two arrows which form a cross in the upper left-hand corner, then move your mouse or stylus to any part of the screen and click again. You can also access the dictionary using the Contents button on the navigation bar. Read more under the heading NAVIGATION BAR.