Idioms links

Annotated List Idioms Websites

Useful Idiom/Slang Sites

Cobuild Idiom of the Day

http://titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/Idiom.html

This site is an "idiom of the day" page, which takes a random idiom from the Cobuild Dictionary and shows meanings, variations, and sample sentences. Mlp

Common American Slang

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/slang

A subsite of the Internet TESL Journal site, this site has a list of 280 slang expressions in sentences. You can click beneath the idiom to see its meaning. No activities or sound. Mlp

Hypertext English Language Practice

http://www.go-ed.com/english/practice/rside/Home.html

This site has several multiple-choice exercises on idioms: phrasal verbs with on, phrasal verbs with out, and animal idioms. MLP

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs & Slang Quizzes

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/idioms.html

A subsite of the Internet TESL Journal web site, this site has quizzes on idioms, slang, and phrasal verbs. They are all multiple-choice and don’t have explanations. There is some leveling (medium to difficult) (mlp)

Selected Links for ESL Students

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ESL.html. This site is maintained by the Internet TESL Journal. There are numerous links organized by topic. Many of these links are related to idioms and slang.

Toon In to Idioms

http://www.elfs.com/ELFsX.html

This site has dialogues with slang and idioms. You can

1. click on each line of the dialogue to hear it. The process is a little slow, though: Click, Push Play, listen, press back to get the dialogue again.x
2. click on an idiom to guess its meaning. The feedback on the meaning is recorded and is funny (No Way! Excellent! ,etc.).
3. Look at a picture and guess the idiom; one unusual feature is that you can see the guesses of other students. Mlp

The Weekly Idiom Index

www.comenius.com/idiom/complete.html

This site has a list of idioms. For each idiom, a definition is given as well as a brief conversation containing the idiom. If you click on the idiom, you can hear the idiom. If you click on the conversation, you can hear the conversation. This is one of the better idiom sites. (mlp)

Other Sites With Idioms/Slang Activities

Interesting things for ESL Students

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/

This is a subsite of the Internet TESL Journal web site. It has a variety of activities. Some of the activities can be found on other sub sites of the Internet TESL Journal.

Dave Sperling’s ESL Idiom Page

http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms

This is the idioms page on Dave’s ESL CafÈ. It includes a list of all the idioms included, an alphabetized list of idioms with definitions and sample sentences, and a "Choose a random idiom" feature to call up a random idiom

with its definition and sample sentence. Ho, hum. (mlp)

Dave Sperling’s Phrasal Verb Page

http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/

This is the phrasal verb page on Dave’s ESL CafÈ. It includes a list of all the phrasal verbs included, an alphabetized list of phrasal verbs with definitions and sample sentences, and a "Choose a random phrasal verb" feature to call up a random phrasal verb with its definition and sample sentence. Ho, hum(mlp)

Dave Sperling’s ESL Slang Page

http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/list.html

This is the slang page on Dave’s ESL CafÈ. It includes a list of all the slang included, an alphabetized list of slang expressions with definitions and sample sentences, and a "Choose a random slang expression" feature to call up a random slang expression with its definition and sample sentence. Ho, hum(mlp)

The College Slang Page

http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~jasanders/judi2.html

Cool page! This site has general information about slang and its importance along with information about currently popular slang. mlp

Most recent update:

October 6, 2000
Comments to: esl@www.utexas.edu