What kind of books do you like to
read?
I like to read many sorts of books. When I want to escape, my favorites
are fantasy literature, including children's books, and murder mysteries.
However, I also like to read non-fiction, about subjects which interest me
such as Egyptology, Jungian psychology, mythology and other fairly
esoteric matters. I read "serious" literature and classics as well, although
tend not to read too many classics as I find some of them dry. I absolutely
cannot abide chick lit, romance and "hard" science fiction about space
ships with lots of techno-talk in them. I'm fortunate to be part of the
Bookcrossing community and have come across many books and authors
I would not have heard of otherwise.
If you are interested, I have an annotated list of 100 books I consider top
reads, because they have stayed in my mind for a long time, sometimes
decades after I read them. The list is at:
Tell something about the picture.
A general reference book is a
collection of works in a library.
These books are refference to in
order to find general information
There are specific references
books for different subject such
as medicine, history and so on..
Examples of general information
would be:
thesaurus
thesaurus
[Link],oftenincluding
relatedandcontrastingwordsandanton
yms
[Link]
,
suchasaspecializedvocabularyofap
articularfield,asofmedicineormusic.
It contain the synonyms and the
antonyms of an English word
dictionary
Adictionaryis
a collection of words
in one or more specific languages,
often listed alphabetically (or by
radical and stroke for ideographic
languages), withusageof
information, definitions,
etymologies, phonetics,
pronunciations, translation, and
other information; or a book of
words in one language with their
meaning
atlas
Anatlasis a collection of maps; it is
typically a map of Earth or a region of
Earth, but there areatlasesof the
other planets (and their satellites) in
the Solar System.
Furthermore,atlasesof anatomy exist,
mapping out the human body or other
organisms.
almanac
Analmanac(also spelled almanack
and almanach) is an annual publication
that includes information such as
weather forecasts, farmers' planting
dates, tide tables, and tabular
information often arranged according to
the calendar.
encyclopedia
Anencyclopediaorencyclopaedia(also spelledencyclopdia,
seespelling differences)is a type ofreference workor
compendiumholding a comprehensive summary ofinformation
from either all branches ofknowledgeor a particular branch
of knowledge.[2]Encyclopedias are divided intoarticlesor
entries, which are usually accessedalphabeticallyby article
name.[3]Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed
than those in mostdictionaries.[3]Generally speaking, unlike
dictionary entries, which focus onlinguisticinformation about
words, encyclopedia articles focus onfactualinformation to
cover the thing or concept for which the article name stands.
encyclopedia
A. What reference book will you use
to find information on the following:
1. The antonym of the word "frigid"
2. The meaning of the word bourgeoisie"
3. The location of Hawaii.
[Link] history of the English Language
5. The population of the Philippines for 2008.
B. Identify what general reference
book is describe in the following
sentence.
:
1. A
book of maps.
2. It
contain the synonyms and the antonyms of an English
word
3. A
written compendium of information from all branches of
or from one branch of knowledge.
4. A
book that give the definition, etymology,, pronunciation of
word on alphabetical order.
5. An
annual publication that contains information about a
Answers:
A
B.
1. thesaurus
1. Atlas
2. dictionary
2. thesaurus
3. atlas
4. encyclopedia
5. almanac
3. encyclopedia
4. dictionary
5. almanac
Assignment
What are the
information contained in
a dictionary. Bring a
dictionary tomorrow
Thank You and HappyReading
Ching R. Julaton
