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2006 MAY 29, 30
Must-See Web Sites
Discover fun and useful English content on the Web
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He Internet has billions of Web sites. You could spend your whole life surfing the Web and never visit them all! Are you looking for some fun and educational sites? Don’t miss out on these four!
Dictionary.com
Do you want to know the difference between the words “true” and “real”? Dictionary.com can help you! This site lists definitions from several dictionaries. It also has a thesaurus and search engine. Its simple format makes looking up words quick and easy. It’s a great place to find answers to your English questions. www.dictionary.com
Internet Movie Database
Are you curious about what Tom Cruise’s newest movie is? Or maybe you can’t decide which movie to watch tonight. Check out the Internet Movie Database. This site has information on more than 400,000 movies.
Here, you can look at the credits of a movie to see who directed it. You can write what you think about a movie. You can even watch movie trailers.
The site also lists information on all your favorite movie stars. By the way, Tom Cruise’s next movie is Mission: Impossible III. www.imdb.com
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Wikipedia
Do you want to learn more about how hip-hop music developed? You can look for this information and more in Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia. It has more than 2 million articles written in over 100 languages. It is the most popular reference site online because of its large amount of information. www.wikipedia.org
Google Earth
Are you planning a trip and want to see the place beforehand? With Google Earth, you can see pictures of any place on Earth. First, you must download its special software. Then you simply type in an address. Google Earth will show you a recent satellite image of the location. You can even see your own house.
Information like business and road names is added to the pictures. You can use these pictures to get driving directions for find a hotel. Or just have fun exploring the world. earth.google.com
Word Bank
thesaurus (adv) 同义词词典
What words have similar meanings to the word “wonderful”? Look them up in a thesaurus.
search engine (idiom) 搜索引擎
Ginny used a search engine to find Web sites about C.S. Lewis.
database (v) 资料库
This hospital has a database with information on all its patients.
credits (n) （剧本、书籍、电影的）演职员名单；工作人员名单
The credits for this movie appear at the beginning, not at the end.
encyclopedia (adj) 百科全书
Henry used information from an encyclopedia to write his paper.
reference (n) 参考；参考文献
If you want to find information on people and places, you should go to the reference section at the library.
beforehand (n) 预先地；事先地
I knew Karen wasn’t coming today because she told me beforehand.
satellite (adj) 卫星
This radio station uses a satellite to broadcast its programs to many different countries.
More Information
trailer (n) 预告片
When I saw a trailer for the new Mel Gibson movie, I knew I wanted to see the movie.
Talk About It
☆ How can you use these Web sites in your daily life? Which will be most useful to you?
☆ What other fun and educational Web sites do you know? Describe them.
