Vocabulary Page 2

Level 100 = beginner/advanced beginner
Level 200 = intermediate
Level 300 = upper intermediate
Level 400 = advanced

Level 200 and up	Interactive Crossword Puzzles (Virtual Language Center) - When you get to this page, choose #2. Then select a puzzle (20 to choose from) on topics such as earth, body, geography, music, history, etc. Click "Start" and you're ready. NOTE: If you can't figure out a word, just click on "Cheat." That's OK, just try really hard first before using the "Cheat" button! http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/XWord/xword.htm
Level 200 and up	Phrasal Verbs Drink Dispenser - Do you know the difference between "tear up," tear down," and "tear apart"? Phrasal verbs (sometimes called "two-word" verbs) are often difficult for ESL/EFL students.  Practice here! http://www.stuff.co.uk/phrasal.htm Click here if you need to download Shockwave® or Flash®.
Level 200 and up	The Unmatching Game (PBS Kids) - Which of four words is *not* like the others? You'll improve your vocabulary and general knowledge with this game. When your answer is wrong, you get a very complete explanation. After you play one time, choose "Easy" or "Hard" to try another one! http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/unmatching/index.html
Level 300 and up	Computer Quizzes - (John de Szendeffy, CELOP, Boston University) - These quizzes will help you learn *very* useful information to make you a better computer user. http://www.bu.edu/celop/mll/tutorials/C_quiz/ Do you know the basic parts of a computer ("hardware")? Try this quick scrambled letter game to find out! http://www.quia.com/jw/13254.html
Level 300 and up	Heteronym Homepage (Ellis) - Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings when pronounced differently. For example: Lead (pronounced LEED) means to guide. However, lead (pronounced LED) means a heavy metal. Here is another example: When the forest fire came close, the police had to close (pronounced CLOZE) the road. Study some of the words in this list and you will improve your pronunciation, vocabulary, AND your listening comprehension! http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cellis/heteronym.html
Level 300 and up	Talking-About - We want to make your job to learn English easier and faster and present you our 'Talking about …' site. It is one more fun way to build your vocabulary! http://www.talking-about.net/
Level 300 and up	Vocabulary Exercises (Englishpage.com) - Intermediate to advanced vocabulary exercises on useful topics such as higher education, ordering in a restaurant, getting a job, returns and refunds, entertaining films, etc. http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/vocabulary.htm
Level 300 and up	Vocabulary Size Test (Insightin.com) - Answer these 50 multiple choice vocabulary items and find out your approximate vocabulary size. You'll also be given some strategies for learning more vocabulary once you finish the quiz at http://www.insightin.com/test/test.phtml?test=test10k
Level 300 and up	Web Concordancer (Virtual Language Center - Hong Kong) - A concordancer is a computer program that allows you to look up a word or phrase from a corpus (a collection of writing) and see how it is actually used in sentences. By looking at many, many sentences using a word or phrase, you can learn a lot about its meaning and its grammatical use. Example 1: Here's a simple example: Enter "look forward" into the box that says "Search String." For the "Corpus," select "Brown." Then click "Search for Concordances." Study the sentences which are found. What preposition will almost always follow "look forward? Is the meaning of "look forward" clear? Click on "Lexicon entries" and you will see a definition for "look forward". Example 2: Do five separate concordances: 1) other 2) another 3) the other 4) the others 5) others Study the sentences which are found. Does this help you to understand the differences in meaning between these five words? Does it help you know the correct grammar when using these five words?
Level 300 and up	Word Power - Welcome to word-power.us, a free survival guide for all who would like to perfect their spoken English language. http://www.word-power.us/
Do you want more?	See Larry Ferlazzo's "The Best Sites Where ELL's Can Learn Vocabulary." See Dr. Rong-Chang Lee's English as a Second Language (Vocabulary section).
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