Hey students! Here is my website to help you learn English! I will add new stories and articles every week. Just click on the article and begin reading. If you want to add your thoughts just click on the comment section at the bottom of the post! Have fun!

Monday, January 31, 2005

Mainichi Interactive - Top News

Good news! Someone found my money! I guess I must have dropped it while I was hiking!

Have you ever found any money? If you found 15 million yen would you keep it or give it to the police?
Posted by: Chriss / 3:47 PM 0 comments

Friday, January 28, 2005

Some Good News!

Finally I have read a news story that makes me happy! Check it out: Fewer Bosozoku! It is interesting to note that this decrease was not caused by the police doing anything at all. What do the police do in Japan? Collect their salaries and eat ramen?
Posted by: Chriss / 1:34 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

NPR : How Cold Is It?

Here is a great exercise for a cold day like today:NPR. These are American expressions to describe the cold weather. Listen to the program and try to write down some of the expressions. What do they mean? What are some expressions to describe the cold weather in Japanese?
Posted by: Chriss / 4:47 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Cambridge Dictionaries Online

Here is an excellent page with some great online activities. Check out the links at the top of the page as well!
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Monday, January 24, 2005

BBC NEWS

Here is a story for all the ladies out there:Outback men left single! Must be lots of handsome guys for you to choose from....just look out for the crocodiles!
Posted by: Chriss / 4:58 PM 2 comments

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Business English!

Here is a good exercise to help you learn financial vocabulary. See how much you know! Guessing is encouraged!!!!
Posted by: Chriss / 3:29 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Learning Resources

Here is an interesting story with video: tornadoes! Check it out!
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Something strange....

Here is something fun and really strange!
Posted by: Chriss / 9:18 PM 4 comments

Monday, January 10, 2005

Facts About Flu

Sorry for the delay in posting or returning email this week. I have the "Flu" and feel pretty bad. Here is a story for you to read while I recover:　Influenza.
Posted by: Chriss / 5:52 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Tobacco smoke dulls child brains!

Here is another reason to stop smoking and to support a ban on smoking in public places as well as to encourage smoke-free homes!

Don't worry if you can't understand everything.....just scan the story and try to discover the main points. Write them down and bring them to class for me to check. Also, make a list of all of the new vocabulary words and put them in your notebooks!
Posted by: Chriss / 3:35 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Yahoo! News - Audio/Video

Did everyone have a nice holiday? I did! It was great to have a few days to relax! What did you do? I hope you didn't forget to study your ENGLISH!!!!!

Anyways, here is a good site to view news videos: Yahoo! News. Check it out! Watch the stories at least three times and then write a short summary. Bring the summaries to class and I will check them for you!!!!
Posted by: Chriss / 4:40 PM 0 comments

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