Macmillan English Dictionary resources
Onestopenglish has teamed up with Macmillan Dictionary, the free English Dictionary and Thesaurus, to bring you a host of exciting features and practical classroom resources. Search the full Macmillan Dictionary database direct from any page on onestopenglish, or make use of the free BuzzWord lesson plans written by language experts Tim Bowen and Kerry Maxwell. Find out more here.
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BuzzWord worksheets on onestopenglish
If you’re bewildered by the latest lingo in the media, don’t worry – help is at hand! The weekly BuzzWord on www.macmillandictionary.com may not be a word you’ll find in any dictionary, and it’s not always a brand new term either – it may be a new way of using an existing word (toxic), or a new way of putting a few words together (lipstick on a pig). Whatever the reason for its present popularity, the BuzzWord is a word that is current and in sudden or increasing use – it might not stay around forever, but it’s worth knowing what it means and how people are using it today.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord lesson plans
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: Bitcoin
A lesson plan by Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord author Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on Bitcoin in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on word formation.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: hate-watching
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on hate-watching in class. Student worksheet includes reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises, and a focus on verb and noun collocations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: ecocide
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on ecocide in class. Student worksheet includes reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb and noun collocations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: e-read
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on e-read in class. Student worksheet includes reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on phrasal verbs and word formation.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: OH
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on OH in class. Student worksheet includes reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on abbreviations in electronic communication.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: small-plate
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on small-plate in class. Student worksheet includes reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on idiomatic expressions.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: medal, chillax, drug driving
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell giving tips and suggestions for using three of the most popular BuzzWord articles of 2012 – medal, chillax and drug driving – in class. Student worksheets include reading activities and exercises on word blends and compounds.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: hat tip
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on hat tip in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb and noun collocations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: overvote
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on overvote in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on antonyms and prefixes.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: m-learning
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on m-learning in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb and noun collocations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: irisin
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on irisin in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb and noun collocations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: legacy
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on legacy in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb and noun collocations and phrasal verbs.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: Zumba
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on Zumba in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on synonyms and trademarks.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: Li-Fi
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on Li-Fi in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on expressions with light and abbreviations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: fomo
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on fomo in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on conditionals and abbreviations.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: Winterval
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on Winterval in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, word-formation and vocabulary-building exercises.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: swine flu
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on swine flu in class. Student worksheets include reading activities and exercises on word-formation and plurals.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: phantonym
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on phantonym in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on word formation and, specifically, blends.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: overparenting
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on overparenting in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on verb/noun collocations and adjectives.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: NEET
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on NEET in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on abbreviations and homophones.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: vuvuzela, umami, tweetup
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell giving tips and suggestions for using three of the most popular BuzzWord articles of 2010 – umami, vuvuzela and tweetup – in class. Student worksheets include reading activities and exercises on loan words and phrasal verbs.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: debaptism
A lesson plan by Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord author Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on debaptismin class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on word formation.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: showmance
A lesson plan by Tim Bowen, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on showmance in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on word blends, verb/noun collocations and adjectives.
Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWord: tiger mother
A lesson plan by Kerry Maxwell, giving tips and suggestions for using the BuzzWord article on tiger mother in class. Student worksheets include reading activities, vocabulary-building exercises and a focus on UK / US words and metaphors.
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