The Practical English Usage app
1 PEU
What is in the app?
How to find a word
Looking at an entry
Toolbar functions
2 Favourites
3 Settings
Support information
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1 PEU
What is in the app?
The PEU tab includes all the entries from Michael Swan's Practical English Usage 3rd edition. The contents can be accessed in three different modes: A-Z, Contents Overview and Index. Tap on the icon above the search box to move through the different modes.
How to find a word or topic
Index mode
The Index is a comprehensive guide to all the points covered in Practical English Usage. It provides the quickest and most complete way of finding the information you need. Click on a headword to show a list of all the related entries. Click on a link to be taken to the relevant entry.
Searching in Index mode
1. Tap on one of the letters AZ to bring up the section of the alphabet you want. Then scroll down through the alphabetical list until you find the headword you are looking for. Tap on this to show a list of all the related entries; then click on a blue link to be taken to the one you need.
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2. Tap the search box to bring up a keyboard. Type in the word or topic you want. As you start to type a list of headwords will appear underneath. Tap on the headword you want to look up. A list of related entries will appear. Click on a link to be taken to the relevant entry.
If you type a word incorrectly in the Search box, a Did you mean? list will display. This list will suggest some words that it thinks you might have been trying to look up. Tap on a word from the list to look it up.
Tap on the cross in the search box to clear the search box, or in Settings set 'Clear the search box' to ON.
A-Z mode
The entries in PEU are listed in alphabetical order. For easy reference they are also numbered. Use the list to scroll up and down through the entries.
Searching in A-Z mode
You can search for a particular topic in AZ mode. (But it is generally better to use the Index mode unless you know the entry title or subheading that contains the information you want.) Tap the search box to bring up a keyboard. Type in the word or topic you want. As you start to type a list of entries will appear underneath. Results include the word typed in and related words. For example, 'be' brings up entries including be, am, were etc. Tap on the entry you want to look up.
If you type a word incorrectly in the Search box, a Did you mean? list will display. This list will suggest some words that it thinks you might have been trying to look up. Tap on an entry from the list to look it up.
Tap on the cross in the search box to clear the search box, or in Settings set 'Clear the search box' to ON.
Alternatively, type the number of the entry you want in the search box. The entry will appear at the top of the search list.
Contents Overview mode
This breaks down the contents of PEU by grammar topic. Browse through the topics by clicking on the section headings, or use the search box to find a particular entry.
Searching in Contents Overview mode
You can search for a particular topic in Contents Overview mode. (But it is generally better to use the Index mode unless you know the entry title or subheading that contains the information you want.) Tap the search box to bring up a keyboard. Type in the word or topic you want. As you start to type a list of entries will appear underneath. Results include the word typed in and related words. For example, 'be' brings up entries including be, am, were etc. Tap on the entry you want to look up.
If you type a word incorrectly in the Search box, a Did you mean? list will display. This list will suggest some words that it thinks you might have been trying to look up. Tap on an entry from the list to look it up.
Tap on the cross in the search box to clear the search box, or in Settings set 'Clear the search box' to ON.
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Looking at an entry
Scroll up and down to see the full entry.
Click on the blue links to take you to related entries. Use the back arrow at the top of the screen on the right to take you back to your previous entry.
Use the arrows at the top of the entry page, or swipe right or left, to move to the next/previous entry in the app.
Pronunciation
Some of the entries contain phonetic transcriptions of key words and phrases. To see a guide to pronunciation, go to the Phonetic alphabet under the 'Information' tab.
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Other functions
Add to Favourites
Add the entry you are currently viewing to your Favourites list. View entries in your Favourites list from the Favourites tab.
History
Tap the History button to the left of the Search box to see a list of recent searches. Tap on an entry to look it up again. Tap on the Trash button to clear the History list.
Forward/Back arrows
Use the forward/back arrows to move to the next/previous entry you looked up.
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2 Favourites
View the list of entries you have added to your Favourites list.
Tap on an entry to see it again.
Delete individual entries from the Favourites list using the Edit button. Clear the Favourites list using the Trash button.
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3 Settings
Background colour
Tap to choose between the three available colours.
Text size
To make the letters appear bigger or smaller, change the text size. Move the slider right or left to increase/decrease the text size.
Clear the search box
Select ON to automatically clear the search box when you tap in it.
Show highlighting
Select OFF if you do not want to see your search word highlighted in the entries selected.
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