Thursday, April 12, 2012

Lesson #5: Oxford Reference Collection

Answers to Discovery Exercises:
1. 6 entries for habeas corpus were found
2. A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing
3. 14 examples of boats are found in the Visual English Dictionary
4. 18 titles are offered in the English Language Reference link
5. The search results can be sorted "alphabetically" or "by relevance"
6. The end of law is, not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. ~ John Locke
7. Physical and political maps are available for Syria
8. A Guide to Countries of the World: This invaluable global handbook provides a wealth of information for every country in the world. Each entry gives a brief history and outlines contemporary social, economic, political and religious issues. In addition, for each country there is a clear map and a quick-reference fact box containing data and statistics including languages, population, GDP, capital city, life expectancy, and more. Invaluable supplementary material includes detailed indicator tables showing income and poverty, health and population etc, and list of international organizations.
9. I found 25 results for the search of "recycling". I was unable to find the refine by book option. :-(
10. Not feeling "techy" enough to attempt the optional excercise of adding a ORO button or banner to my blog.. until next time...

1 comment:

Robin Turk said...

You made quick work of that! Did you find the noun song... These are a few of my favorite things? Hope you discovered something new and possibly useful in ORO. thanks, Robin