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Inspiring Stories review/extension	Global Stories review/extension	Nature Stories review/extension	audio/visual	reading	vocabulary	the world at work interview	other activities
1. Butterfly's Treesit	1. Landmines	1. Tame Animals	ELT podcasts (basic conversations) News for Kids	The Tricky Wolves	What's a word frequency list? vocabulary level test	Japanese NGO worker in Cambodia	Unscramble proverbs Picture dictionary
2. Tree Huggers	2. Poverty	2. Sea Creatures	NHK "Charo 2" NHK English news (partial transcript)	The Stupid Monkeys Learn about animals here	1. test your vocab level 2. test your vocab level again	Japanese Social Worker	Fact or Opinion? quiz Proverb Practice
3. Microfinance	3. Sweatshops	3. African Animals	Classic song (1) lyrics (2) ELT podcasts (intermediate conversations)	1) The Golden Goose 2) The Cunning Wolf	1. Word Quest 1000-1999 2. Eng-Jap matching	Brazilian Factory Worker in Japan	Fact or Opinion? Quiz American Slang
4. Giving Away Gardens	4. Child Soldiers	4. Fun Facts	BBC's Six Minute English podcast Education Podcast Network	Native American Folktales	1. Word Quest 2000-2099 2a. Eng-Jap match 2b. Eng-Jap match	Korean Volunteer Worker	Colorful Idioms Scrambled Proverbs
6. FGM	6. Bullying	5. Insects	The Bob and Rob Show (podcasts) ESL Listening Lab	Early African History Peace	word list study 12a. Eng-Jap match 12b. Eng-Jap match	Japanese Union Chief	Animal Proverbs Phrasal Verb list
Student Stories: Ecology	Student Stories: Nature	6. Mammals	Student Stories: News	Student Stories: Social Problems	Word Quest 2100-2299 13. Eng-Jap match 14. Eng-Jap match	Student Stories: Endangered Animals	Student Stories: old
7. Bubbles Not Bombs	7. Domestic Troubles	7. Deserts	Learn English through movies ELT Zone activities	the story of Hiroshima	Student Stories: History WordChamp	Taiwanese Journalist	BBC Quizzes Read idioms
8. Peace Pilgrim	8. Crime & Punishment	8. Reptiles	Leonardo Dicaprio: Water Planet video The Real Voice of Japanese Students	Words and their stories 2. weird animal stories	Word Quest 2300-2399 15. Eng-Jap match 16. Eng-Jap match	Taiwanese Politician	More BBC activities More Phrasal Verbs
9. Bikes Not Bombs	9. Refugees	9. Birds	Listen and Read Science News	Children's Rights Stories of Refugees in Japan	See how words are used with a concordancer Enter, type a word, click it...	Vietnamese Refugee/Truck Driver	Idioms Pronunciation video
Student Stories: Ecology	Student Stories: News	Student Stories: Social Problems	Student Stories: History	Student Stories: Endangered Animals	Student Stories: Nature	Student Stories: Animals	Student Stories: Old Ones (Mixed Topics)
11. Zero Landmines	11. Depression	10. More Mammals	BBC's Planet Earth (long but excellent video) Rikai.com (read news with pop-up definitions)	Breaking News for non-native speakers CNN Student News	Vocabulary Lab (w/ podcasts!) Picture books	Japanese Psychiatrist	learn about mountains animal classes
12. Prison Project	12. Natural Disasters	11. More Insects	BBC's The Flatmates	Protective Dolphins Dog Saves Baby Killer Male Frogs	Vocabulary quiz Matching Vocabulary Quiz Choose a matching quiz	Japanese Doctor/Researcher	Japanese Cars are still most Reliable
13. UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador	13. Trafficking	12. Rainforests	Read while listening cool one minute video about the letter "V"	Read about the Earth Solar Taxi!	1. Academic English Generator Vocabulary matching	Japanese Nightclub Owner	Owl Purdue grammar study proverb practice
14. Hugging Saint	14. Limited Resources	13. More Fun Facts	Voice Thread (pictures with audio)	interviews with college students Grimms Fairy Tales	Academic Word List Study	Vietnamese Orphanage Director	Addicted to War
	15. Free the Children	14. The Universe	EFL activities	The Cunning Wolf Read Call of the Wild classic book (click "chapter 1")	Vocabulary games	web translator (recommended)	The History of the Universe Owl Purdue essay writing
			Watch a great speech by Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer (with subtitles). Click here
			Useful link! To read a website in English, first go here, then copy and paste the URL (web address). Then, the website you want to read will appear with a new feature: if you "point" to a word, you will receive the definition in English or Japanese (you can choose).
Kids links: kids.nationalgeographic brainpopesl hangman pbskids starfall	Bilingual Family Videos!		Andre's First Words		Is Vincent understanding?		A Thoughtful Brat

Some useful websites for doing research in English:

Wikipedia (online encyclopedia)

Simple Wikipedia (for non-native English speakers)

British Council's Learn English Central

Enchanted Learning - Many links, written for kids so not too difficult.

WordChamp (website reader (will give Japanese translations of English words))

Fact Monster (kids website with many facts)

Last updated December 16, 2009