Primary ESOL Links

Dictionaries

• Cambridge International Dictionary of English

  Cambridge Dictionary of American English, Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms Includes worksheets.

• The Dictionary link

  Includes online dictionaries in many languages, encyclopaedias, crossword solvers and thesaurus.

• The Dictionary of Informal, Slang and Idiomatic Phrases in Spoken English

  The words and phrases are explained clearly and examples are given.

• Encarta English Dictionary

• Enchanted Learning: Picture Dictionary

  Includes interactive learning games for the students. Suitable for younger (as well as older) students.

• Internet Picture Dictionary

  Multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESOL students. Includes student activities.

• Language Dictionaries & Translators

  Word2Word provides an extensive collection of links to web sites that offer either dictionaries or translators for many languages.

• OneLook: Dictionary Search

  A database of over 6 million words from over 950 different dictionaries. Advanced students.

• Specialty Dictionaries

  This site has dictionaries and glossaries of specialised words in curriculum areas such as accounting, art, biology, chemistry, geography, history, maths and physics.

• Your Dictionary.com

  A dictionary/thesaurus and also language dictionaries, speciality dictionaries, word games, language tools.

• English Language Glossary Browser

  This free program, from the Using English website, allows you to download a language glossary of grammatical terms.

• The New Zealand Dictionary Centre

  From Victoria University. Activities for students such as "Unravelling NZ English usage for newcomers" (PDFs).

• On-line Dictionaries with Lexibase Technologies

  Collins site with English/Chinese and Chinese/English online definitions, synonyms and translations. Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, German, French and Polish dictionaries as well.

• AlphaDictionary

  Links to a wide range of dictionaries, but nothing for Pasifika students.

• Wiktionary

  A collaborative project to produce a free, multilingual dictionary (lexical companion to the open-content encyclopaedia Wikipedia).