ICT 4 ELT Portals

Idioms for teachers and students

Compiled and annotated by
Mgr. et Bc. Ilona Ponocná,
Gymnázium Plasy,
Plzeň.

This web page contains everything about idioms for intermediate students and their teachers.

• All idioms

  http://www.idiomconnection.com/

  There are idioms in alphabetical order, lots of categories of the idioms, explanations of the idioms, list of some useful books about idioms and slang, quizzes according to the categories.

• Idiom page

  http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/

  There are idioms organized by alphabetical order with explanations. The explained idiom is used in a sentence for you to see the real meaning and usage. You can also choose the random idiom from the list.

• American English idioms

  http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang/

  There are the most common words in American slang, lots of idioms which are typical in American language.

• Everyday idioms

  http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-a-day.htm

  There is one new idiom every day with its explanation, you can look at the previous idioms and learn their meanings. There is also a list of English proverbs and some of the useful books dealing with idioms.

• Idioms in categories

  http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html

  There you can see the idioms changed into plain English, the idioms are in alphabetical order, there are lots of phrasal verbs which need to be practised too. There are self-study idioms quizzes.

• Idioms in text

  http://www.englishdaily626.com/idioms.php

  There are lots of American idioms used in the short texts and conversations. The idioms are also explained. There are some English proverbs and their explanations.

• Origin of the idioms

  http://www.idiomsite.com/

  There is a list of idioms with their meaning and their origin (the history).

• Idioms with pictures

  http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html

  There is a list of lots of idioms in alphabetical order. The meaning is explained and you can see the picture which can help you to understand it.

• Idioms in categories and explanation

  http://esl.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=idioms&SUName=esl&TopNode=3227&type=1

  There are lots of idioms organized by categories and used words. There are expressions with get, put… You can print the quizzes for the studets and look at some lesson plans.

• Idioms in alphabetical order, categories

  http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

  There are idioms in alphabetical order, organized by categories, the lattest added to the idioms database, online dictionaries, thesaurus, glossary of English grammar terms.