This dictionary includes over 1000 new headwords with particular attention paid to money, email technology, pastime and leisure, ecology, medical terms, sports and professions. Existing entries were made fuller and more comprehensive. It contains colour headwords, phrases, verb tables and virtual alphabet tabs. It uses New Spelling system throughout as standard. Clear examples show the words in context. It features help with grammar. Expressions and idioms are highlighted in it. There is an additional section on everyday life and culture, including maps of Germany and Europe. It contains an introduction on how to use the dictionary.