ESL Web Directory

A selection of books to help with understanding English.

A selection of dictionaries of the English Language.

Only American English Dictionary which invites you to 'find your word by the way it sounds'. Simple, quick, NO RULES. "Gabby's Wordspeller & Phonetic Dictionary". h'ordeuvres can be located by looking up orderves or if you TRY to spell it the old fashioned way, you will find it listed as hordurves or hordervs. Gabby's cross-references for you too. Is it 'petal' or 'pedal' or 'peddle'? All choices displayed with all the misspelled words. Is it 'carrot' or 'caret' or 'karat' or 'carat'? There are 12 different ways to misspell 'solenoid', all are listed phonetically. How do you spell 'psoriasis' when you don't know it starts with a 'p'? Gabby's is a bridge between the sound of the word and a standard dictionary.

Cappelli, G. (2006) "Sun, Sea, Sex and the Unspoilt Countryside. How the English language makes tourists out of readers" provides an introductory overview of the way in which the English language is used in tourism discourse across genres. Through the detailed linguistic analysis of selected excerpts from written tourist materials (advertisements, brochures, travel articles, guidebooks, websites, travelogues, etc.), the major written genres of tourism discourse are introduced and the characteristics of "tourism English" as a type of specialized language are described.

Books on etymology and the history of English.

Learn English with Teacher and Student edition lesson plans and activities by Functionall Books

Your one-stop shop for ease in the English language classroom

A selection of English thesauruses (thesauri).

A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Elementary Students of English.

«A day in the life of .....» was specially written for intermediate students of English as a second language, and each story contains passages in dialogue which are suitable for acting out in class. Words and expressions that may present difficulty are asterisked (*) in the text and listed in a glossary at the end of each story. There is a wide range of exercise material and answers are provided at the end of the book.

A starter book for English grammar reference. It is very clear, simple, readable and contains some colorful cartoons. With each topic there are tasks and excercises. Highly recommended for intermediate students.

Dictionaries and reference books on idioms, colloquial expressions and everyday language.

Books on intonations and pronunciations in English

Books on Lexical Borrowing in English

A publisher of ESL books, games, ancillary products and online contents that are created by experienced educators. Offers tons of free resources for teachers, parents and kids. Features a new ESL kid's learning series: Franky Fox's Fun with English.

Books on logical writing and thinking in English

The award winning, BBC MUZZY program is the most respected children's language course in the world. Celebrated in 40 countries, used in national curriculum, and presented at Harvard, MUZZY is a masterpiece for children. It's engaging, it's fun and it works.

A wonderful dictionary for elementary and intermediate learners.

Books on Parts of Speech

We are a book publishing company based in London that has published a series of English books entitled Practical Everyday English. These books are designed to improve the vocabulary of advanced and upper intermediate students.

Practical English Usage contains hundreds of entries on English grammar, from elementary to advanced topics and some entries on other issues (pronunciation, usage of problematic words, style etc.).

A collection of books on the Grammar of the English language from a Prescriptive perspective.

A web site with free materials and two podcasts series (also on iTunes) "Better Speaking Skills" and "Your English". I am a retired university teacher who enjoys menoring young colleagues through my book, my website and my workshops with TESOL.

A collection of rhyming dictionaries

Crossword puzzles for learning languages