Helpful books for learning English

Cal Poly English Language Institute (CPELI)

ATTENTION STUDENTS:

• Remember, call numbers with “Ref” location are on the 2nd  floor of the library, and you must use them in the library only.

• Call numbers with a location of 3rd floor, 4th floor, 5th floor, or 6th floor locations can be checked out (borrowed).

Common American phrases in everyday contexts: a detailed guide to real-life conversation and small talk

5th floor PE2839 .S627 2003

Facts on File dictionary of clichés

Ref  PE1689 .A48 2001

Facts on File visual dictionary

Ref  AG250 .C63 1986  c. 2 

Heavens to Betsy! and other curious sayings

Ref  PE1689 .F757 1986

Hog on ice and other curious expressions

Ref  PE1689 .F76 1985 

Macmillan visual almanac

Ref  AY64 .T47 1996 

Merriam-Webster’s visual dictionary

Ref  PE1629 .M56 C78 2006

Modismos ingleses para hispanos (English idioms for Spanish speakers)

5th floor PE1129 .S8 S32 1996

Oxford collocations dictionary: for students of English [“Learning how words can be combined in English]

5th floor PE1464 .O94 2002

Oxford dictionary of catchphrases

Ref PE1689 .F37 2002

Street talk 1: how to speak and understand American slang

5th floor PE2846 .B87 1995

Street talk 2: slang used in popular American television shows (plus lingo used by teens, rappers, & surfers!)

5th floor PE2846 .B89 1992

Street talk 3: the best of American idioms

5th floor PE2839 .B87 1995

What’s up? : A guide to American collegespeak, slang & idioms for TOEFL students

5th floor PE3727.S8 D78 2003

What’s what:  A visual glossary of the physical world

Ref  AG250 .B73 1981

What's what in sports : the visual glossary of the sports world

5th floor  GV567 .B695 1984 

A useful book with information for applying for admission to a U.S. college:

College board international student handbook

Ref  LB2376.4 .C65 2002

American dialects and regional accents

English English [English as used by speakers of the United Kingdom; “The Queen’s English”]

5th floor PE1460 .S45 1980

Mountain range: a dictionary of expressions from Appalachia to the Ozarks

5th floor PE2970 .A6 H46 1997

New Yawk tawk: a dictionary of New York City expressions

5th floor PE3101 .N7 H46 1998

Whistlin’ Dixie: a dictionary of southern expressions

5th floor PE2926 .H46 1993

Yankee talk: a dictionary of New England expressions

5th floor PE2906 .H4 1996