Searching for Collocations

Here is a website that lets you search for collocations. Type in a word you that you are interested in. It will give you a big list of collocations for that word.

For example, if you do a search for salt it will bring up the list of collocations. One of the most common collocations that this word appears in is salt and pepper.

Common Mistakes

Here is a great website that explains some common mistakes that students often make. Some of them are very simple mistakes but some of them are useful.

More Additions to The Trylingual Page

Abdullah has sent me a website that has a number of dictionaries, thesauruses and encyclopedias on it. You can search a word or topic and it will bring up lots of information. It will even let you play the pronunciation of the word (unfortunately not in an Australian accent).

From this website, I have added a new function to the Trylingual page called AnswerTips.

"AnswerTips are small bubbles of information triggered by double-clicking any word on an AnswerTips-enabled page. This feature allows your visitors to access definitions and fast facts on millions of obscure words, personalities or slang, without wandering from your site. Try it right now: double-click any text on this page."

I hope this helps you all learn a lot faster.

Thanks Abdullah.

An Easy Steak Recipe

By request, here is an easy Aussie Steak recipe.

Enjoy!

The Best Show on Australian TV

I think that Australian Story is the best program on Australian TV. Every week they interview real Australians about their experiences in life. Some of them are very famous but some are average Australians. All of them have extraordinary tales to tell.

My favourite story is about John Marsden. He is an Australian writer. I grew up reading his books and I always enjoyed them. I had an even deeper respect for him after seeing this episode.

Australian Story is televised on ABC-TV (Channel 2) Mondays at 8.00 pm and repeated on Saturdays at 12.30 pm.

Enjoy

The New Look Trylingual

Some of you may have noticed a few changes to the blog. I would like to point out a few of these. At the bottom of the blog you will notice two new sections- a survey and a newsreel.

The survey contains a questions about studying English that I would like you to answer. You can choose more than one answer. The question will change every week.

The newsreel features a number of news stories from the web. The current topic is Australia. I will change the topic every term. Let me know if you have any ideas about new topics.

A problem for Foreign Students in Melbourne

Here is an article from today's newspaper. It is about a Language College in Melbourne. I thought that you might find it interesting.