Helpful Links for ESL Students
Longman Online Dictionaryhttp://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionaryhttp://www.oup.com/elt Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionaryhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Vocabulary
Collocations (words often used together)http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collocations-lists.htm http://www.ozdic.com/Homophones/Homonyms (words that sound the same but are different in spelling or meaning)http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/homophones.htm
http://www.homophone.com/
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/homofone.htm
Idioms (group of words that has a meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate word)http://www.idiomsite.com/
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com
http://www.idiomconnection.com/
Slang (informal, sometimes offensive, language used by people who belong to a particular group)http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/
http://www.slangsite.com/ http://www.manythings.org/slang/
Euphemisms (polite expression used in place of words or phrases that seem harsh or unpleasant)
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-euphemism.html
http://lynnschneiderbooks.com/2011/12/23/20-examples-of-great-euphemisms/
http://fos.iloveindia.com/euphemism-examples.html
Dysphemisms (harsh, more offensive word instead of one considered less harsh)
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/writing-dysphemism.php
Thesaurus (contains synonyms (words that mean the same) (Note: most online dictionaries have a thesaurus)
http://thesaurus.infoplease.com/Vocabulary Games
http://www.vocabulary.co.ilhttp://www.learningchocolate.com/
https://www.vocabulary.com/
Academic Word List (high-frequency words in English-language academic texts)
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/id21.htm
https://quizlet.com/39344250/the-academic-word-list-awl-flash-cards/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TePGtnSW_RY&list=WL&index=56
On-Line Spanish-English Dictionaries
http://www.spanishdict.com/translationhttp://www.wordreference.com/
Grammar Exercises
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/index.html http://www.grammar-monster.com/common_grammar_errors.htm http://a4esl.org/ http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/ http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htmListening and Speaking Practice
http://www.esl-lab.com/ http://www.englishcentral.com/videos#/browse-apphttp://learningenglish.voanews.com/
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/listen-to-poetry
http://www.cdlponline.org/
http://www.elllo.org/index.htm
http://www.eslvideo.com/index.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7sLjHjX4D8&index=15&list=WL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6jKor-1xPo&index=5&list=WL
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKYJHW3dXOM7pXJOZVMb2rr15qg7-cL5D
Mixed Skills
http://www.esolcourses.com/https://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/
http://free-english-study.com/
http://www.tv411.org/
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/
http://www.adelescorner.org/index.html
Phrasal Verbs
http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm http://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.htmPrepositions
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/verb_preposition.htmlPronunciation
http://pronuncian.com/soundshttp://www.soundsofenglish.org/#!sounds/c46c
http://www.manythings.org/e/pronunciation.html
http://inogolo.com/index
http://lyricstraining.com/
Reading
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.htmlhttp://themoonlitroad.com/
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/
Writing Links
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/5/http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/CommonErrors.html
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/index.htm
Games
https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com/2010/11/action-verbs-game.html
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/Games.html
http://www.mes-games.com/
Gale Virtual Reference Library (read and listen to academic articles in English and other languages)
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=colu14438&authCount=1News
National Public Radiohttp://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1001New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/learning/BBChttp://www.bbc.com/The Church
Mass (Altar, Vestments, etc.)http://www.calefactory.org/lit-altar.htmPronunciation of Biblical Termshttp://netministries.org/Bbasics/bwords.htmBible Readings/Dailyhttp://www.usccb.org/bible/