|
|
Vocabulary and Idioms
ESL Idiom Page by Dennis Oliver
http://eslcafe.com/idioms/
The Idiom Connection
You can find a comprehensive list of idioms with definitions, examples, and practice quizzes at this easy to use site. I highly recommend this site.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/
Daily Page for Students of English (ESL/EFL)
This is nice site to visit. After you visit once, you will want to go back every day! You can find a vocabulary quiz, an expression for the day, and links to popular search engines and dictionaries. This page is part of a larger website called Many Interesting Things for ESL Students where you can find tongue twisters to listen to for pronunciation practice.
http://www.manythings.org/daily/
Toon In To Idioms
You can listen to some idioms here and the dialogues are illustrated with entertaining cartoons. You need to become a member to gain access to most of the materials but membership is free.
http://www.elfs.com/2nN-1Xpix.html
ESL: Idioms and Slang
A list of sites from the TESL Internet Journal. Check out American slang for ESL students!
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang/
Ye Olde English Sayings
For more background and history about some English idioms, try this website.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm
Vetcentric: Animal Sayings Solved-The Cat's Out of the Bag
You can find stories about the origins of many animal idioms at this site and other links to issues concerning animals in general.
http://www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazinearticle.cfm?ARTICLEID=1860
Animal Expressions and Idioms
For idioms about cats and dogs, birds and fish, horses and cows and other creatures, try this link.
http://www.geocities.com/gwyni_99/idanimal.html
Idioms with Animals
This material comes from a larger site called the esl-lounge.com -an excellent resource for ESL students with a variety of other topics in addition to idioms. Check it out! The idiom pages also have practice exercises.
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/level4/animalidioms.html
Dave Sperling's ESL Slang Page
For the latest slang, try this website. With more than 100 expressions, this page will provide you with at least one contemporary expression you can use today!
http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/
Wayne Magnuson's English Idioms, Sayings & Slang
This is a nicely organized site and easy to use.
http://home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/
ESL Cafe Quote Page
Entertaining quotations by famous people and proverbs from many different countries.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/cookie.pl.cgi
|
|
|
