Online Resources
Explore these websites for tips on English skills.
- (featuring vocabulary and listening, pronunciation and other essentials)
- (to accompany Focus on Grammar books 2, 3, and 4)
Practice Tests
- (Practice GRE, TOEFL, and other tests)
- (Quizzes for grammar and vocabulary, and more)
Watch or Listen to the news in English
- (look for "Hourly News")
- (news radio)
- (video)
- (video)
Understanding Slang
Americans use a lot of slang. From common greetings (wassup, yo and hey), to farewells聽 (see ya, later, talk at ya and bye), most Americans commonly use slang in both casual and formal conversation. However, slang is not as common when written, and doesn't always belong in academia. Use these sites to help you learn the difference between professional and casual English words.
Online English-English Dictionary and Thesaurus
*The Merriam-Webster鈥檚 Visual Dictionary shows pictures instead of word definitions.
Online English/Multilingual Dictionary
- - You can learn how words are pronounced in most of the languages in the world through this website
- - This is a free online talking dictionary of English and other languages