To view each resource click on the links below:
FOLDOC
http://foldoc.org/
Online dictionary of computing.
The Academic Word List (AWL)
http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Academic_word_list
A resource for identifying which words are useful to learn.
Academic
Word List: Word checker
http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/wordcheck/index.php?t=group&id=382
A resource for checking the meaning, use, part of speech etc of items in the
AWL.
The Cambridge
Dictionary of Idioms
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/default.asp?dict=I
A searchable online dictionary of english idioms.
Language and Learning Online
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/index.xml
A comprehensive set of resources for vocabulary. Provided by Monash University, Australia.
The VLC Web Concordancer
http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/concordance/
A web-based concordancer.
Self-Study Idiom Quizzes
http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html
A massive collection of short quizzes covering idioms, phrasal verbs and slang.
University of
Hertfordshire: EAP vocabulary exercises
http://www.uefap.co.uk/vocab/exercise/exercise.htm
A range of vocabulary building exercises based on the AWL.
Collocations
http://www.better-english.com/strongcollocation/collocations.htm
Test yourself on collocations.
Word combination game
http://www.longman.com/ldoce/games.html
Play this game to test yourself on collocations.
Business English vocabulary
exercises and quizzes
http://www.better-english.com/vocabulary.htm
Exercises to help you expand your business vocabulary.
BBC World News: Vocabulary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
Vocabulary from the news that you can listen to or read in context.
Practice in using the Academic Word List for vocabulary development
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/index.htm
Academic vocabulary guide from the University of Nottingham.
Selecting useful vocabulary from the Academic Word List
http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm
A guide to selecting vocabulary from the Academic Word List.