ESL Web Directory

A glossary containing hundreds of English idiomatic expressions with definitions.

Look through a large collection of English idioms alphabetically, or search for one containing a specific word, or explained by a specific word.

Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of every word in the see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it. Proverbs are wise sayings that help teach lessons.

Have you ever wondered where some of the expressions and sayings used in everyday language come from? In fact, many of the words and phrases common in daily English originate from a wide variety of sources such as mythology, folklore, literature, religion, science, history, superstition, old customs and practices, the language and culture of other countries, and many more.

Formal letter writing rules including outlines for cover letters and letters of enquiry, and abbreviations used in letters.

In this tutorial we will learn many of the idiomatic expressions which are important for the GMAT

A cool site on the ultimate American slang that I believe would be of help to those wanting to figure out "what's going on".

ListeningEnglish.com has more than 500 excellent articles. The content of the articles is informative and interesting. Many articles are about topics such as the people, history, and culture of English-speaking countries. When you start to practise English listening, you first need to test your level, and then practise at that level. Soon you can advance to the next level. ListeningEnglish.com allows you to improve your English listening skills quickly and systematically.

Pictorial Idioms - pictures help you to visualise the idioms Idioms Directory - instead of using an ordinary expression (like raining heavily), check out the idioms directory and see whether you can use any idiom to replace it Idiom Exercises - practise the idioms you have learned Idiom Games - some games for using idioms

An alphabetical list of common American Slang

Find out the origin of idioms and common sayings such as Baker's Dozen, No Dice, Peeping Tom, Cold Turkey, and more.

A fun site on American slang. Also you'll find books to study by David Burke.

A selection of printable handouts for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment.

Excellent online dictionary of etymologies which covers an extensive range or words and phrases.

Website dedicated to helping writers create bibliographies.

Featuring free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents to copy for their kids. They include original stories, poems, essays, and articles. They are most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years.

WorldofQuotes.com- an archive of proverb and historic quotes.

Features grammar worksheets, provided free for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids. Use them for teaching, reinforcement, and review. Looking for lesson plans? Many of these worksheets can serve as lessons. They're most appropriate for upper elementary through middle school years.

This is a series of quick tests that will give you a rough idea of your level of English on a scale of 0 to 5.

Sites4Teachers.com gives you access to the best educational websites listed popularity with teachers and students updated hourly. Includes links to lesson plans, worksheets, activities, clip art, ebooks and sites useful for enhancing curriculum, professional growth, teaching and learning.

Test yourself with our online English language quizzes. Select from a range of Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level questions which are separated into topic areas, covering English grammar, vocab, etc.

BestCrosswords.com is the ultimate free online crossword puzzles web site! This site is devoted exclusively to crossword puzzles.

A site devoted to origins of words and slang phrases. Includes a searchable list of etymologies of interesting words and phrases, which are selected because their origins are inherently interesting or some bit of folklore, sometimes true and sometimes false.

A huge glossary of current phrasal verbs in use.