Here are some web sites for good practice.


Please suggest excellent sites
ESL-LAB.com (suggested by Hiroko for listening practice)
ELLLO.org (lots of short videos)
1000 important words in English (http://www.esl.about.com)
Then search on that home page for "1000 words"
http://www.FREEENGLISHLESSONS.com (sign up for the newsletter)

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PREPARE FOR TESTS
ENGLISH ONLINE (so many varieties!)
Learn4Good
spec_english_toefl.htm
TOEFL Practice Test Preview
Get TOEFL
Sample Test Questions

Reduce your accent
Pronunciation Patterns
Go to YOUTUBE and search "Mistermath" and look for the Pronunciation Videos.  YOUTUBE Pronunciation

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You can visit Google Video and then SEARCH  "free English Lessons"

ONLINE COURSES
ALL LEARN ENGLISH
Learn English Online
Learn Upgrade

The following sites are recommended:

Wikipedia's description of English Language learning and teaching
Language Learning (WIKI)

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A useful ESOL glossary for the advanced learner and for teachers   www.dfes.gov.uk
DFES.GOV

WRITING
Here's one of the most refreshing paragraphs that we've every read about writing and style:
We recognize that rules must sometimes be sacrified on the altar of readability. What is the guiding rule?  Avoid distracting the reader.
Write in a way that sounds natural when spoken.
For more, go to Style with ITofD.com

Spelling Competition (bee)
Here's an interesting page on the internet... it's about spelling rules.
Spelling Rules

MANY STUDENTS NEED PRACTICE in CRITICAL THINKING and LATERAL THINKING. Learn English while you become a better thinker.
SNOPES
Truth or Fiction


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American Slang

American Slang for ESL students

Animal Idioms and Expressions (www.DogHause.com)

Some of these idioms are not commonly used. However some are.

Answers.com's Idiom Pages

a bad sort, a bit, a bolt from the blue, a closed book, a crying shame, ...

Australian English Glossary from A to Zed

Berko, Bikies, Damper, Floater, Joey, ...

Australian Words & Phrases (Sally Lawrence)

Ankle-biter = infant; Arvo = afternoon, Croc = crocodile, etc.

Caroline Brown's English Lessons - Phrasal Verbs

Study with examples, then try the Flash quizzes.

Comenius Group's Idioms

This is only a partially functioning website located at web.archive.org.

Common American Slang (Charles I. Kelly & Lawrence E. Kelly)

Over 280 Common American Slang Expressions in a Quiz Format

Dave's ESL Slang Page (Dave Sperling)

English slang, explanations and examples. See the

Dictionary of American Idioms (ruslib.com)

Scroll past the Russian and you'll find all 8,000 idioms here all on one page.

DogHouse.com's Animal Idioms and Expressions (Holly M. Burns)

work like ants, bark up the wrong tree, blind as a bat, (Some are rarely used.)

English Daily - American Slang Expressions (Hon Long)

See the expression, its definition and an example sentence.

English Idioms & Idiom Quizzes (Kenneth Lawrence)

Idioms, each with a definition and a sentence example. Minimal images.

English Idioms (570+) with Quizzes for ESL Students (Ken Lawrence)

Study the idioms, then take the quizzes.

English Language Idioms (Vancouver English Centre)

101 idioms with explanations and examples

Everyday English and Slang in Ireland (Gerry Coughlan)

afters = dessert; ages = long time; agro = fight; ,,,

exchanges.state.gov - The Lighter Side - 5 Idioms

from English Teaching Forum Online, Volue 41, Number 1 (January 2003)

feedproxy.google.com/Learn-American-Idioms

RSS FEED: Get used to American slang by getting dayily idioms via this RSS feed

Global English Salon - Idioms (David Temple)

Color Idioms, Animal Idioms and Body Part Idioms (Windows Media Player Required)

GMAT Idiom List (Raman Virk / Sukhi Singh)

Idioms and example sentences.

Go English - Today's English Idioms (Adam Sullivan)

Get the meaning and origins of English idioms on fast-loading pages with no advertising.

GoEnglish.com - Daily Idiom & Browsable Idiom Dictionary (Adam Sullivan)

After seeing the daily idiom, you can click to the next or previous idiom.

Hakan's ESL (English As a Second Language) Pages (Hakan Senturk)

An idiom quiz, a slang quiz, a 'common errors' quiz and bookstore.

Idiom Page (Dennis Oliver & Dave Sperling)

A collection of about 200 idioms

Idiom Site . Com (Over 200 English Idioms) (Eric Borgos)

1 idiom per page: absent without leave, doubting Thomas, chow down, deadline, ..

Idioms, Slang & Phrasal Verb Quizzes (The Internet TESL Journal)

See the answers right away. Produced by teachers around the world.

INGLS ONLINE - Idiomatic Expressions (Waldinei L. Cruz)

Expressions used in a sentence. Definitions in Portuguese.

John Finley's Idioms (John Finley)

One idioms per page. Examples and uses. It's raining cats and dogs and others.

John`s ESL Community - Idioms (John Erskin)

Includes meaning and usage with an example sentence.

Learn American Idioms by Example (Hon Long)

Smell a rat, go to the dogs, fishy, for the birds, horse around, ...

Learn English with the Idioms Collection (Diego Riesco)

Idioms and set phrases along with black and white cartoons.

lib.ru/ENGLISH/american_idioms.txt_with-big-pictures.html#7

8,000 idioms with sentence examples.

Map of English Idioms - English Idioms in Common Use in Europe & Asia (Glen Wheeler)

'easier said than done' and 4 other idioms

Map of English Idioms - English Idioms in Common Use in North America (Glen Wheeler)

'How's it going, eh?' and 12 other idioms

Map of English Idioms - Main Page (Glen Wheeler)

Small collection of English idioms. Requires downloading images.

Paint by Idioms (FunBrain.Com)

Multiple-choice questions for native English-speaking children, but OK for ESL.

Phrasal Verbs Page at Dave's ESL Cafe (Dennis Oliver & Dave Sperling)

About 180 phrasal verbs, each with a definition and an example sentence.

Slang Dictionary (by Distance Learning, Inc) @ geos.dli.com

searchable or browsable by category

Slang Dictionary (by Distance Learning, Inc) @ www.bostonlanguage.dli.com

searchable or browsable by category

Slang uses of the word 'dog' (Ian Evans)

A page which lists all the slang, and idiomatic, uses of the word 'dog'

Some Irish Slang (Trish Loughman)

Acting the maggot, Bags, Banjaxed, Bold, Culchies, Flitters, Holliers, ...

sportsidioms.com - American English Sports & Games Idioms (Jean Henry)

Sports and Games idioms for the Student of American English

The Daily Idiom (Diana O'Connor)

Register to have an idiom emailed to you.

The Online Slang Dictionary - A Collaborative Project (Walter Rader)

For native English speaker to use as a reference. Not for memorization.

The Phrase Finder (Gary Martin)

Browse a list of phrases: bed of roses, bee in your bonnet, dead ringer, ...

Toon into Idioms (Adam Rado)

Toons and Voices or Text. Idioms illustrated with cartoons.

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang (William Denton)

Alderman, Babe, Bing, Bop, Chick, Cop, Dame, Flat, Fry, ...

UsingEnglish.com - A Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions (Adam King & Richard Flynn)

You can find one sentence per page with the idiom. No definitions

UsingEnglish.com - Phrasal Verb Glossary (Adam King & Richard Flynn)

The phrasal verb, its definition and a sample sentence.

Wayne Magnuson's Idioms Web Site

Mirrored web site at idioms.myjewelz.com

Winfield College - Idiom Page

'Make ends meet' and 7 other idioms. 1 idiom per page along with an ad.

www.englishbaby.com - Slang

Has 1 slang expression. Apparently changes each week. Includes advertising.

www.EnglishDaily626.com - Learn American Idioms (Hon Long)

Examples and definitions.

www.EnglishDaily626.com - Learn American Slang Expressions (Hon Long)

Examples and definitions. (eye-opener, have a screw loose, dry run, ...)

www.EnglishForum.com - Today's English Idiom (Aaron Aardvark)

Get a randomly-chosen idiom and its meaning each time you visit.

www.ESL-Resources.com - Idioms and Expressions and Slang to Go (Paul Forde)

12 idioms: canon arm, rock star, hit the lights, hot chick, two left feet,

www.ESLmania.com - Business Idioms (Nancy Gregory)

belt-tightening, bite the bullet, work down to the wire, and others

www.ESLmania.com - Everyday Idioms [FRAME] (Nancy Gregory)

rule of thumb, stab someone in the back, pull an all-nighter, and others.

www.ESLstudyGuide.com - Idiom Dictionary (Amanda Wu)

The interface is a bit slow. It requires Flash.

www.FactMonster.com - Idioms and Proverbs (Kenneth Simmons)

A short list with explanations. The page is for native English speakers, not ESL

www.gepc.org - Ask Mr. ESL (Idioms) (Clay Belcher)

Many of the links on this page get NOT FOUND errors. However, there is some material here.

www.idiomeanings.com/idioms

Online English idiom dictionary

www.infosquares.com's American Slang (Robert McAlister and Harmon Abilene)

Dime a Dozen, All Ears, Ammo, Around-the-Clock, etc.

www.learn-english-today.com - Alphabetical List of Phrasal Verbs (Kathleen Beke)

Phrasal verbs listed with their meanings

www.learn-english-today.com - Idioms & Proverbs (Kathleen Beke)

Idioms, proverbs and wordgames for esl.efl students.

www.learn4good.com - List of Business English Idioms

Across the board, at a loss, bail a company out, deliver the goods, ...

www.Learn4Good.com - Phrasal Verbs (Patrick Thompson)

See the meaning and example sentences.

www.LearnEnglish.org.uk - Animal Idioms (Drag and Drop Quiz) (Requires Java)

escape the ___ race, get the ___ share, flog a dead ___, get paid ___ feed, ...

www.LetsLearnEnglish.co.uk - 52 Idioms (Educational Software Products)

with a pinch of salt, touch and go, toe the line, fly off the handle, ...

www.myenglishzone.com's Phrasal Verb Lesson (Cuauhtemoc Zepeda Arriola)

Requires Flash.

www.OpenEnglishWorld.com - The Weekly Idiom

Sample dialogues and audio: As a Rule, To Bug Somebody, ...

www.peakenglish.com's Slang Dictionary

searchable or browsable by category

www.perfect-english.com - Idioms for ESL Students [FRAME] (Masataka Aoki)

decked out, wrap it up, give in, sleep on it, get back to, ...

www.PhrasalVerbDemon.com (Juan Antonio Prez)

Listening, Corpus, Dictionary, Particles, Quizzes, Reading, Games, Grammar, ...

www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/dictionary (George Ivanov)

8,000 idioms with sentence examples.

www.slang-dictionary.org (Pee Yush)

Mostly Australian Slang; Not designed for ESL

www.SlangCity.com (A. C. Kemp)

Online guide to adult American slang.

www.speak-read-write.com - Idioms, Slang, Phrasal Verbs, and Proverbs (Sally Jennings)

About 700 Expressions, each with an example.

www.teacherjoe.us - 25 Common English Idioms (Joseph DeVeto)

as easy as pie, be sick and tired, bend over backwards, change one's mind, ...

z_Tigtag's List of Idioms (A-C) (Huang Ting)

The idiom, what it means and an example of how it is used.

z_Tigtag's List of Idioms (G-I) (Huang Ting)

The idiom, what it means and an example of how it is used.

z_Tigtag's List of Idioms (M-O) (Huang Ting)

The idiom, what it means and an example of how it is used.

z_Wayne Magnuson's English Idioms, Sayings and Slang (Wayne Magnuson)

Look for idioms by sections, ... containing a specific word, ...

z_www.aussieslang.com (Warwick Bone)

Australian Slang Dictionary and Customs.

z_www.eslquest.com (Richard Scott)

Slang, phrasal verbs, homonyms synonyms and antonyms, teaching jobs

z_z_Tigtag's List of Idioms (D-F) (Huang Ting)

The idiom, what it means and an example of how it is used.

z_z_Tigtag's List of Idioms (J-L) (Huang Ting)

The idiom, what it means and an example of how it is used.