Idioms and Journals and More!
I’ve been out and about in the Internet this week, and there’s a lot of good things to be found there for English learners. (But you know that. You’re here, after all.)
For those of you who need really specific vocabulary, there’s a list of online dictionaries: many of them are for specific fields or topics. Two of the dictionaries are ‘visual dictionaries,’ and I think I should mention them specifically. A visual dictionary is great if you’re trying to use English ‘directly.’ By ‘directly,’ I mean without using your native language. If you think this could be for you, check them out:
Another stop you should make on the Internet is to Anne’s ‘Island Weekly,’ where she talks about learning English with a reflective journal. In the blog post, she makes an offer to help guide you in the journal-making. I say take it up with her! Writing practice is easy to find. Corrected writing practice is harder to find.
One of the things I don’t do enough of here is talk about idioms. They’re a big part of English, and I know I need to do it more. And I will. If you need to learn about idioms now, though, here’s a good website to explain idioms to you. You know I’m a fan of listening practice. . . and you’ll get listening practice here!
Have you found anything I should add to my lists? Let me know!
