Teacher AbbyArchive
May, 2012
· Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says (Level C)
· Special needs budgets to be controlled by parents (Level C)
· UN adopts historic 'land grab' guidelines (Level C)
· The curse of the perfect mother (Level C)
· 150 suicides last year attributed to failed job hunts (Level B)
· Travelling responsibly in Burma (Level C)
· Being Bilingual Boosts Brainpower (Level B)
· Niger worst place to be mother - Save the Children (Level C)
· SHORT STORY: A Rumor Takes Wing (Kids B)
· Germany Rules Against YouTube In Copyright Case (Level B)
· Homework Has Few Benefits (Level B)
· Study: U.S. health care spending highest, Japan lowest (Level C)
· Table for one? Tips for traveling solo (Level C)
· The Eight Parts of Speech (Level B)
April, 2012
· 2,500 march in gay pride parade in Tokyo (Level C)
· Problems of rich world's young spreading to poorer countries (Level C)
· Young women interested in how plain-looking 'Black Widow' lured men to their doom (Level C)
· Int'l marriages test ability to balance love with tolerance (Level C)
· Using FOR (Part 2) (Level B)
· Using FOR (Part 1) (Level B)
· World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president (Level C)
· Race Is On To Find Russia's Best Workers (Level B)
· Divorce expo a counterpoint to U.S. wedding industry (Level C)
· Beyond the beaches in the Philippines (OTHERS)
· If you want a child, do it before you're 30 (Level C)
· Never mind the experts: community support is new TV trend (Level C)
· Hashimoto's school for aspiring politicians starts with fervor (Level C)
· China warns military to ignore internet rumours (Level C)
· China arrests after kidney sold for iPad (Level B)
· Using 'WILL HAVE DONE' (Level B)
· Woman dumps child in baby hatch so she can study abroad; another uses it for babysitting (News)
March, 2012
· Hundreds of Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes' (Level C)
· Hong Kong government wins appeal in maid residency case (Level C)
· How to avoid travel scams (Level C)
· Using 'WILL BE DOING' (Level B)
· Ethical traveller: Taking photographs of people (Level C)
· What's wrong with Japanese education? (Level C)
· Where to enjoy cherry blossoms (Level C)
· Realtors have hard time renting stigmatized properties (Level C)
· THE THIRSTY CROW (Kids B)
· Using HAVE 'SOMETHING' DONE (Level A)
· The Five Types of Adverbs (Level B)
· Joseph Kony victims back online campaign (Level C)
· Using SHOULD HAVE (Level B)
· Women More Cautious On Social Media (Level B)
· Japan's 10 most intractable problems (Level C)
· Transsexual Thai air hostesses: gimmick or equality? (Level C)
· USED TO (Level B)
· A year on: Tourism shudders in quake-hit Japan (Level C)
· Foreign staff at Tokyo brokerages find flattery gets them everywhere (Level C)
· Participles as Adjectives (Level B)
· YouTube video has girls asking: Am I pretty? (Level C)
· Sex-change treatment for kids: It's on the rise (Level C)
· Japan showcases its food at Hong Kong exhibition (Level C)
· It's rabbit season for cafes (Level C)
February, 2012
· China complains to Japan over Nagoya mayor's Nanjing massacre denial (Level C)
· Reinforcing Week Topic: Is it safe to travel to the Philippines? (Level B)
· ANA opens ‘Is Japan Cool?’ campaign, offering free tickets to Japan (Level C)
· Eating trend: 'Dark dining' shines a light on flavor (Level C)
· Top court upholds death sentence for man who killed 2 when he was minor (Level C)
· They Get Us Confused (Level B)
· When do we use MASS, MASS & MASS? (Level A)
· What do foreigners find strange about Japan? NTV finds out (Level C)
· Job interviews - 'Fools using a foolish method to pick fools' (Level C)
· Yoyogi Village, a shopping mall with an eco twist, is out to save the world (Level C)
· Simple Parallelism (Level B)
· More Redundant Phrases (Level B)
· There's more to Akihabara than nerds and maids (Level C)
· Lots of chocolate, but little love on Valentine’s Day in Japan (Level C)
· 'Gurokawa' (grotesquely cute) fashion styles (Level C)
· Name that country! (Kids A)
· Some Prepositions for Direction and Place (Level B)
· China outperforming Japan in campus romance (Level C)
· Modals: MIGHT (Level B)
January, 2012
· The "Friendliest" Countries in the World (Level B)
· Japan losing its manufacturing edge to South Korea (Level C)
· Analogy Practice (Level A)
· Eh? Nani? (Level B)
· University of Tokyo considering autumn start to academic year (Level C)
· Errors result in highest ever number of entrance exams retakers (Level C)
· 'Kizuna' takes many forms in post-disaster Japan (Level C)
· Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan (Level C)
· Afghan leader Karzai condemns 'US Marines body desecration' video (Level C)
· 'Piracy' student Richard O'Dwyer loses extradition case (Level C)
· Basic Adjectives Discussion (Level B)
· Describe Your Family Members (Kids A)
· Greece disability list sparks welfare benefits row (Level C)
· Photo book empowers men still in the closet (Level C)
· Air travel safer than ever: industry report (Level C)
· Time Prepositions (Level B)
· Youth unemployment link to immigration rise questioned (Level C)
· FBI updates rape-victim definition to include men (Level C)
· Countries and Nationalities (Level A)
· Confusing Words (Level B)
· Noda to press ahead with tax rise despite 9 DPJ lawmakers leaving (Level C)
· 7 recommended places to visit in 2012 (Level C)
· As year ends, Japanese reflect on fragility of life (Level B)
December, 2011
· Explicit Lyrics Warnings on Online Music (Level C)
· Japan among Travelzoo's 5 Wow Deal Destinations for 2012 (Level C)
· US Navy lesbian couple share first gay dockside kiss (Level C)
· Aum's reincarnation still recruiting new adherents (Level C)
· Japan calls emergency security meeting after Kim's death (Level C)
· Al-Qaida criticizes Japan, China over how they treat elderly (Level C)
· U.S. Congress cuts funds to move Marines from Okinawa to Guam (News)
· Wives recoil from violent fathers-in-law (Level C)
· LDP's Ishihara wants base on China-claimed islands (Level C)
· The Simple Present Tense (Level B)
· The Simple Past Tense (Level B)
· Conservatives Say CG Astro Boy Has Agenda (Level C)
· Startups let new generation sidestep corporate greed (Level C)
· The KFC-Christmas connection in Japan (Level C)
November, 2011
· Survey: Ratios of single men, women reach record high (Level C)
· Signs and Their Meanings (Kids A)
· Scheme to save Calcutta's Howrah Bridge from spit (Level C)
· The Past Continuous Tense (Level B)
· The Present Continuous Tense (Level B)
· The Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Level B)
· New Zealand court sentences assisted suicide scientist (Level C)
· Why the increasing number of alcoholic women in their 20s? (Level C)
· Cambodia genocide: Khmer Rouge trio go on trial (Level C)
· Scientists at MIT replicate brain activity with chip (Level C)
· 48% of U.S. students face sexual harassment: survey (Level C)
· Court rules on unmarried couples' property rights (Level C)
· Obama looks to cut costs by scrapping government 'swag' (Level C)
· Operation That Turns Brown Eyes Blue (Level B)
· Japan sees record number of welfare recipients (Level C)
· Japanese viewers tuning out, turning off their TVs (Level C)
· Rich world 'pessimistic' but developing world 'upbeat' (Level C)
· NEVER vs. EVER (Level B)
· China envoy Zhang Yan in India map outburst (Level C)
· My Favorites (Kids A)
· I would... (Kids A)
· Noda apologizes for receiving donations from foreign nationals (Level C)
· Cyclists feel under siege with new rules (Level C)
· Demonstrative Adjectives with "Here" and "There" (Kids A)
· Questions with How (Level B)
October, 2011
· China to limit 'vulgar' reality television shows (Level C)
· Rallies for and against TPP held in Tokyo (Level C)
· India criticises travel alerts for holiday season (Level C)
· UK Border Agency criticised over convict deportations (Level C)
· Barack Obama: All US troops to leave Iraq in 2011 (Level C)
· How Japanese manga can land international travelers in jail (Level C)
· It's Your Birthday!!! (Kids A)
· Japan eyes simpler immigration procedures, including automatic gate (Level C)
· 'Tiger mom' Chua urges Asian parents to go easy on their kids (Level C)
· Why some mothers 'sell' their children for dirty deals (Level C)
· India's Delhi University in row over Ramayana epic essay (Level C)
· Outcry in China over hit-and-run toddler left in street (Level C)
· Environmentalists call for toilets on Everest (Level C)
· The Sounds that Animals Make (Kids A)
· 'Come and get it:' Tokyo sends out call to cash-rich Chinese tourists (Level C)
· David Cameron proposes changes to royal succession (Level C)
· How China is winning the school race (Level C)
· The definitive Japanese bar code of conduct (Level C)
· Japan to offer 10,000 free trips to foreigners to boost tourism industry (Level C)
· Alabama immigration law challenged by US government (Level C)
· The Cult of Steve Jobs (Level C)
· China enjoys 'bubble' while Japan languishes on sidelines (Level C)
· More than 25,000 children on waiting lists for day-care centers (Level C)
· Seniors find rough going in search for second careers (Level C)
September, 2011
· Gov't, DPJ settle on tax increase plan (Level C)
· Tongue Twisters with Consonant Blends (Level B)
· Canada has best reputation in world: study (Level C)
· Lady Gaga, Fukushima Hula Girls given Japan Tourism Agency awards (Level C)
· Cathay Pacific launches 'Hong Kong Style' campaign (Level C)
· The Best Song Lines (Level B)
· What are verbs? (Kids A)
· Lonely youth take meals in toilets, and a new subculture springs up (Level C)
· Pachinko: Japan's lifesaver or time waster? (Level C)
· No more mail? (Level C)
· Just add people: Ramen museum opens doors (Level C)
· Alphabetical Order (Kids A)
· More companies using Big Brother tactics to spy on workers (Level C)
· Team-Building Trips Among Japanese Employees (Level C)
· Salarymen families assess pros and cons of international schooling (Level C)
· ITB Berlin the trendsetter in the gay and lesbian travel market (Level C)
· Indirect Speech (Level B)
· OF vs. FROM (Level B)
· Police urge citizens to decline offers of help from yakuza at festivals (Level C)
· Tsunami wreckage becomes tourist draw (Level C)
· Let's have a debate! (Level C)
· State schools 'not providing group worship' (Level C)
· The Choices You Make (Kids B)
· Punctuation Practice (Kids A)
· Seoul says N. Koreans can inherit assets left in South (Level C)
· Noda's Policy Targets: From Classrooms to Outer Space (Level C)
· Melbourne edges out Vancouver to top liveable city list (Level C)
August, 2011
· Death row population at highest level ever (Level C)
· China bans songs in culture crackdown (Level C)
· The Museum of Broken Relationships (Level C)
· Shibuya opens bilingual tourist info facility (Level C)
· Fuji TV fends off barrage of brickbats (Level C)
· 'Streetwise' South Korea drops Japanese legacy (Level C)
· Honey, do you mind going back to work? (Level C)
· Australian law proposal: Muslims must remove veils (Level C)
· Cat cafes purrfect for lonely and childless people (Level C)
· TV --- fast becoming irrelevant medium (Level C)
· Temp staffer wins maternity leave, via union (Level C)
· DPJ gives up on revised child-care allowance proposal (Level C)
· China calls Japan defense comments irresponsible (Level C)
· Story Sequence (Kids A)
· Synonyms Sleuth (Level B)
· The return of Japan's castle culture (Level C)
· 3 Japanese lawmakers head to S. Korea on contentious isle trip (Level C)
· Rhyming Words (Kids A)
· Articles (Level B)
July, 2011
· Few convictions under law for using prostitutes (Level C)
· JR West punished staff with toilet duty, cutting weeds (Level C)
· Human Impacts on Antarctica and Threats to the Environment (Level C)
· Interjections (Level B)
· Life for Lindsay's killer (Level C)
· Candidate Filipino caregivers leave for Japan (Level C)
· Foreign vocational grads get break (Level C)
· Osaka best backup capital, Ishihara, Hashimoto says (Level C)
· South Africa's lesbians fear 'corrective rape' (Level C)
· Pronunciation: Silent Letters (Level B)
June, 2011
· S. Korean students rank nations enemies – Japan, N. Korea, America? (Level C)
· Google facing US antitrust probe - reports (Level C)
· Telling Time in English (Level B)
· Malaysia minister attacks 'Obedient Wives Club' (Level C)
· Turning Uncountable Nouns to Countable Nouns (Level B)
· Love / Like / Don't Mind / Don't Like / Hate (Kids B)
· Should & Shouldn't (Level B)
· China accuses Vietnam in South China Sea row (Level C)
· Employees reveal absurd company regulations (Level C)
May, 2011
· India's unwanted girls (Level C)
· New York's outdoor smoking ban: Will the world follow? (Level C)
· Thailand police arrest man with rare animals in luggage (Level C)
· South Korea row over short school skirts (Level C)
· Australian dies after 'planking' on balcony (Level C)
· Why is the word 'slut' so powerful? (Level C)
· Questions arise over whether bin Laden could have been taken alive (Level C)
· Men act stupid when talking to beautiful women, study shows (Level C)
· Tokyo elects first openly gay politician in the history of modern Japan (Level C)
April, 2011
· Direct Speech (Level B)
· Ishihara's perceived disaster control skills helped him win (Level C)
· TV, entertainment industry facing major crunch (Level C)
· China tells US: Stop preaching on human rights (Level C)
· Should rumor spreading be a prosecutable offense? (Level C)
· India census: population goes up to 1.21bn (Level C)
March, 2011
· Amnesty International: Global death penalty trend falls (Level C)
· Yakuza tone down events, step up relief efforts in quake-stricken areas (Level C)
· Sex domain .xxx given final approval by Icann (Level C)
· Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says (Level C)
· Where are the explorers? (Kids B)
· Opposites (Kids A)
· Malaysian Christian lawyer barred from Shariah courts (Level C)
· G7 countries agree on intervention to control yen rise (Level C)
· Divorce means liberation for some, virtual servitude for others (Level C)
· What will you do tomorrow? (Kids A)
· British Car Insurance Gender Inequality Ends (Level C)
· Quake Stories: It isn't a cold society after all! (Level C)
· Time of Day (Kids B)
· Animals with Stripes and Spots (Kids A)
· Wait, Expect, Hope & Look Forward to (Level B)
· Sidewalk Rage Common in Big Cities (Level B)
· How does a lemon taste? (Kids A)
· Tokyo's Shin-Okubo area a hot spot of Korean culture (OTHERS)
· Northwestern University sex toy show 'disturbing' (Level C)
· Ukraine protest over NZ 'win a wife' competition prize (Level C)
· How do you enjoy school? (Kids B)
· What do you study at school? (Kids A)
· On College Entrance Exam Cheating (Level C)
· "Where in Tottori Prefecture is Shimane?" (Level C)
February, 2011
· How do you help at home? (Kids A)
· Welcome to my zoo! (Kids A)
· Shanghai announces 'one-dog policy' (Level C)
· It's a Royal Wedding in April! (Level B)
· Japan slowly learning to embrace organ donation (Level C)
· How many Katos are out there, ready to explode in rage? (Level C)
· What's in your office? (Level B)
· Talking About Your Job (Level C)
· Dying alone in 'no-relationship' society (Level C)
· Question Word/Phrase Exercises (Level B)
· TV Shows (Kids B)
· SAY vs. TELL (Level B)
· 68% of elementary school teachers lack confidence in teaching English (Level C)
· Navigation system for bikes (OTHERS)
· Cities to discuss popular night factory tours (OTHERS)
· What could they be made of? (Kids A)
· In Tokyo, a Crackdown on Sexual Images of Minors (Level C)
· Muslims seek change in way Hollywood movies portray them (Level C)
· Indoor/Outdoor Activities (Kids A)
· Some Special Points on Prepositions (Level B)
· Japanese tabloids vs. the Royal Family (Level C)
· Subject and Object Complements (Level B)
· BBC Q1 show host Fry cancels Japan trip over A-bomb survivor joke (Level C)
· Let's save the environment! (Level A)
· Using Auxiliary Verbs (Level B)
· Last blocks net addresses set to be shared (Level C)
· How much would you take not to fly? Delta wants to know (Level C)
January, 2011
· South Korea could be model for Japan’s economic development (Level C)
· The Word “Dear” Disappearing in E-mails (Level C)
· Magazine convinced war is only way to revive the U.S. economy (Level C)
· Personalities (Kids B)
· Third of schools in Wales not good enough, says Estyn (Level C)
· How I bought my African bride (Level C)
· Get to Know These Places! (Kids B)
· This/That and These/Those (Kids A)
· Let Me Show You Around (Kids A)
· Bears force tighter rules for visitors to Shiretoko Peninsula (Level C)
· Default retirement age of 65 to end in UK (Level C)
· Vegetable Spelling Quiz (Kids A)
· Spelling Numbers (Kids A)
· Superhero keeps Washington safe (Level C)
· Describe Your Food! (Level B)
· Sports Quiz (Kids B)
· Food Adjectives (Level A)
· Anonymous donations by Tiger Mask reported at dozens of child welfare facilities (Level C)
· Japanese-style customer service winning hearts in Europe (Level C)
· 2011 to Be Best Year Ever (Level B)
· China Protects its Language from English (Level C)
· The Active and Passive Voice (Level B)
· Using the Present Tense for Future Actions (Level B)
· Most child offenders should not face court, says report (Level C)
· Multiple-entry visas to be issued to individual Chinese tourists (Level C)
· Fifty-seven journalists killed in 2010 (Level C)
December, 2010
· Parents start to see TV, Internet the same (Level C)
· Temple tries 'moe' anime to draw young people (Level C)
· With gay ban debate over, military impact in doubt (Level C)
· Sushi school to challenge British assumptions on Japanese cuisine (Level C)
· CLOTHES: Spelling Exercise (Kids A)
· JOBS: True of False Quiz (Kids B)
· Iran soul-searching over murder in the streets (Level C)
· Gov't tests ideas to attract tourists from overseas (Level C)
· School Supplies (Kids A)
· World 'is becoming more corrupt' (Level C)
· What do we do at Christmas? (Kids A)
· Gov't to review plan to have people take holidays at different times (Level C)
· Younger foreign residents seek a more multicultural Japan (Level C)
· Months of the Year (Kids A)
· Food Spelling Quiz (Kids A)
· On Health Problems: What should I do? (Level A)
· Tag Questions: Meaning and Usage (Level B)
· Bureaucrats' crackdown on love hotels unlikely to thwart teen prostitution (Level C)
November, 2010
· What should I do? (Kids A)
· Compound Personality Adjectives (Level B)
· 98% of travel industry to maintain or increase social media spending (Level C)
· Phrasal Verbs & Their Meanings (Level B)
· Currencies of the World (Kids A)
· When the G20 stopped feeling like the G8-plus... (Level C)
· Why are Japanese women so eager to bare themselves? (Level C)
· Animal Babies (Kids B)
· Hiroshima not shy about its atomic bomb legacy (Level C)
· Animals and Their Babies (Kids A)
· We Spend Half Our Time Daydreaming (Level B)
· Heavy Texting – A New Social Problem (Level B)
· Japan sends children's clothes to Tanzania with help of inmates (Level C)
· I have tried _____. / I would like to try _____. (Level A)
· Gov't to launch survey on school bullying after 12-yr-old girl's suicide (Level C)
· Cuba says Castro video game tries to legitimise murder (Level C)
· Forming Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives (Level B)
· Have you ever tried? / Would you like to try? (Kids A)
· Seibu Railways to introduce 'maid trains' (Level B)
· First Hooters in Japan (Level C)
· Police to regularly interview released sex offenders (Level C)
· U.S. offers opportunities for Japan entrepreneurs, U.S. envoy says (Level C)
· Japan enters the age of living alone (Level C)
· Which activities do you like doing? (Kids A)
October, 2010
· HAVE YOUR SAY: Should some airport security checks be scrapped? (Level C)
· HAVE YOUR SAY: Should strikes be limited? (Level C)
· Older people go back to school to learn new skills (Level C)
· Things Japanese girls do that make guys go, 'Huh?' (Level B)
· How to be a good housewife in Japan (Level C)
· Papa Danshi: Japanese men who enjoy fatherhood (Level B)
· Let's Celebrate! (Kids A)
· When is the best time to make a snowman? (Kids A)
· TOEIC Grammar Quiz (TOEIC)
· Regular VS. Irregular Verbs (Level B)
· Which animal is the biggest? (Kids A)
· Shotgun Weddings At Least a Quarter of All Japanese Weddings (Level B)
· Photo exhibition in London highlights Japan's 'lost villages' (Level C)
· Model's documentary exposes fashion's darker side (Level C)
· Making Words Negative (Kids A)
· Prefixes (Level A)
· Action Verbs VS. Stative Verbs (Level B)
· WANTED: Language Interpreters for Fukuoka Taxi Cabs (OTHERS)
September, 2010
· Who wants to work abroad? Almost no-one (Level C)
· DEBATE: Foreign Voting in Japan (Level B)
· Weak Economy Hits Kids’ Pocket Money (Level B)
· VERBS: Finite / Non Finite (Level B)
· 5 cities designated as bases to attract foreign tourists (OTHERS)
· Universities looking to go global (News)
· Auxiliary Verbs (Level B)
· China's rise, Kan's inexperience behind Beijing's action on isles (Level C)
· Telling Time (Kids A)
· Linking Verbs (Level B)
· Strikes Over Pensions Cause Chaos in France (Level C)
· Australia outlaws pro-euthanasia TV advert (Level C)
· Where is the dog? (Kids B)
· The -ing Form of the Verb (Kids A)
· U.N. Calls Emergency Food Prices Meeting (Level B)
· Nippon Civilian Police: Do you want to be one of them? (Level C)
· Teacher drops 'gay' from famous Kookaburra song (Level C)
· We youngsters lack passion and ambition? Hardly (Level C)
· Inside Bob's Home (Kids A)
· TRANSITIVE vs. INTRANSITIVE VERBS (Level B)
· Welcome to my pet shop! (Kids B)
· Noun Genders (Level B)
August, 2010
· Japanese women 25 years after employment law change (Level C)
· France Continues to Deport Roma (Level C)
· Gerunds and Infinitives (Level B)
· Japanese Employees & Twitter Addiction (Level C)
· Homeless Man in Credit Card Honesty (Level B)
· Regular and Irregular Past Forms (Level A)
· What's the simple past form of _______? (Kids A)
· Changing Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns (Level B)
· What's your personality? (Kids A)
· Adverbs of Frequency (Level A)
· Cult of less: Living out of a hard drive (Level C)
· Japanese Companies and Globalization (Level C)
· How often do you...? (Kids A)
· Almost 200 centenarians 'missing' in Japan (Level C)
· Musical Instruments Word Scramble (Kids A)
· Kan apologizes for Japan's colonial rule of Korea (Level C)
· Girl Guides Want Photo Airbrushing Warning (Level C)
· Exercise: Arranging Words in Sentences (Kids A)
· Positive and Negative Personalities (Level B)
· Is the Japanese entertainment industry a bit behind? (Level C)
· Ballet, cooking, now also for men (Level C)
· Summer Holidays Stress Workers Out (Level B)
July, 2010
· The women who choose not to be mothers (Level C)
· Social withdrawal often triggered by work: gov't study (Level C)
· High Heels Shorten Women's Leg Muscles (Level B)
· Let's Practice! (Describing Physical Appearances) (Level A)
· Each prefecture breeds a different personality type (Level C)
· The shrinking state of salarymen's pocket money (Level C)
· Rakuten's decision on English not welcomed (Level C)
· Teenage Mothers Risk Premature Babies (Level C)
· What time do you do these things? (Kids A)
· Young voters want business professionals in politics (Level C)
· Students Expelled for “Save The Ugly Girls” Video (Level C)
· Children learn about the world of work (Level C)
· Japanese overseas travelers to rise 8.4% (OTHERS)
June, 2010
· China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ (Level C)
· A Luxury Sports Car for Son's 16th Birthday (Level C)
· Theme park plan eyed for Osaka Castle (OTHERS)
· Who Am I? (Kids B)
· Ex-US Marine Corps Japanese debunks 'myth of deterrent' (Level C)
· Men Hurt More in Rocky Relationships (Level B)
· Rules for Sentence Stress (Level B)
· Internet Addiction – A Growing Problem (Level B)
· U.N. committee recommends Japan review history textbooks (Home)
· Rules for Sentence Stress in English (Home)
· One in four 'works all day without break' - survey (Level C)
· The 5 Ws and 1 H Question Words (Level A)
· People turn to advice column to air family concerns (Level C)
· The Fate of Aid Volunteers (Level B)
· JAL puts on hold training for 151 future pilots (OTHERS)
· Australia in sex-tourism campaign (OTHERS)
· Comparing income w/ peers causes unhappiness (Level C)
· 40-A-Day Smoking Baby Shocks the World (Level B)
· TOEIC: Reading Comprehension (TOEIC)
May, 2010
· Environmentalists Worry About Synthetic Life (Level B)
· Salarymen (and women) and their Love for Alcohol (Level C)
· What's the opposite? (Kids A)
· Replicas of Japan PM's colourful shirt go on sale (Level B)
· GERUNDS (Level B)
· 'Pink Hitler' advertisement upsets Sicilians (Level C)
· Dads Get Post-Natal Depression Too (Level B)
· Saudi learns from Japan (Level C)
· If you... (Level B)
· Is Dora the Explorer an illegal immigrant? (Level C)
· Stranded in a foreign country? (OTHERS)
· What would you do if... (Kids A)
· Men tell more lies than women (Level C)
· 3-D entering new dimension as expectations rise (Level C)
· Lady Gaga 'most influential' star (Level B)
· Going Places (Kids A)
· Good Habits (Kids A)
· Bogus students facing global crackdown (Level C)
· Arabic in First Non-English Web Addresses (Level B)
· SEA Countries Launch New Tourism Campaign (OTHERS)
· Old vs. New in Japan Tourist Push (OTHERS)
· 'Long-term harm' of toddlers' TV (Level C)
· I dislike _________ because _____________. (Level B)
· Businesses active in providing good night's sleep (Level C)
· These are a few of my favorite things... (Level A)
· The Great Plastic Garbage Patch (Level B)
· Is your future decided by where you're born? (Level C)
April, 2010
· Calls for Americans to Use Less Salt (Level B)
· Dating by blood type in Japan (News)
· Celebrity tweets 'show happiness' (Level C)
· 'Gundam' cafe to open in Akihabara (OTHERS)
· Future Looking Rosy for Luxury Goods Makers (Level C)
· For Japanese Women, The Past Is The Latest Fad (OTHERS)
· Pronouns: COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Level B)
· What time is it? (Kids A)
· Pronouns: PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Level B)
· Five Ways of Constructing Sentences (Level B)
· Errant cops struggling to clean up their act (Level C)
· Egypt Calls for Return of Ancient Treasures (Level C)
· Collective Nouns for Animals (Part 2) (Kids A)
· Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart (Level B)
· Google Ends Censorship On Its China Site (Level C)
· Japan's food culture is an endangered species (Level C)
March, 2010
· Geisha's lessons to preserve culture (Level C)
· Lie-in for teenagers has positive results (Level C)
· What We Wear (Kids A)
· Skirts as a trend among Japanese men (Level C)
· Major firms to limit hiring of new grads (Level C)
· Job Interview Questions (Level B)
· Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway sarin attack (News)
· Collective Nouns for Animals (Level A)
· Japanese game show storms the world; more on the way (Level C)
· Cartoonists oppose new regulation on manga (Level C)
· Spring in Japan (OTHERS)
· Body image, diet pushing Japanese women to lose weight (Level C)
· Noses To Be Used In Fight Against Terrorism (Level C)
· Swiss reject animal lawyer plan (Level B)
· Japan colleges teach good manners (Level C)
· Australia’s Curry Protest Against Racism (Level B)
· The Business of Pets (Level C)
· Do you know these signs? (Level A)
February, 2010
· Sex-change husband demands son's legitimacy (Level C)
· How does your food taste? (Kids A)
· Picture-perfect funerals all part of the service (Level C)
· What is your favorite day? (Kids A)
· Researcher Shows Time Can Fly (Level B)
· Japan anger over whaling 'attack' (Level C)
· Toyota Recalls More Cars Over Safety Fears (Level C)
· Let's Talk About the Weather (Level A)
· Teacher qualifications 'too low' (News)
· 'Otaku' turns passion for collecting into gold mine (Level C)
· What are our body parts for? (Kids A)
· Drivers Think They Drive Better Than Others (Level B)
· Why I helped my daughter to die (Level C)
January, 2010
· Japanese turn to fortune teller in tough times (Level C)
· Korea-Japan Tunnel Project Faces Hurdles (Level C)
· Misbehaving Students Punished with Mozart (Level C)
· South Koreans told to make babies (Level C)
· Pretty women 'anger more easily' (Level C)
· Means of Transportation (Kids A)
· Sleeping Is Life’s Greatest Pleasure (Level B)
· How do these animals make sound? (Level A)
· Types of Nouns: CONCRETE Nouns vs. ABSTRACT Nouns (Level B)
· Types of Nouns: COMMON Nouns vs. PROPER Nouns (Level B)
· China rewards online porn surfer (Level C)
· Hacker pokes fun at Spanish PM (Level C)
· Kiddie Tongue Twisters Part 2 (Kids A)
· Tongue Twisters for Kids (Kids A)
· Question Words (Kids A)
· BELONG IN vs. BELONG TO vs BELONG WITH (Level B)
December, 2009
· China opens 'women only' car park (Level C)
· MAKE vs. DO (Level B)
· Ups and Downs in the UN Climate Summit (Level C)
· Subordinating Conjunctions (Level B)
· JANGLISH 101 (Level B)
· Correlative Conjunctions (Level B)
· Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Kids A)
· Coordinating Conjunctions (Level B)
· Perfect face dimensions measured (Level C)
· UK Mums Protest Over Pink Girls’ Toys (Level C)
· Cleaners 'beat bankers in worth' (OTHERS)
· Japan 'fake fingerprints' arrest (Level C)
· Types of Sentences According to Structure (Level B)
· Inconvenience in Subways (Level C)
· Using SHALL (Level B)
· Jingle Bells (Kids A)
· Blue Light to Stop Tokyo Train Suicides (Level B)
· US approves 'ethical' stem cells (Level C)
· Festivals of Japan (Level C)
November, 2009
· College of social work proposed (Level C)
· Agency for foreigners in Japan called for (Level C)
· Michelle Obama image in race row (Level C)
· The Coolest Film Lines (Level C)
· Let's Talk About Your Family (Kids A)
· Japan says deflation has returned (OTHERS)
· Tokyo 'world's best place to eat' (Level B)
· Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing' (Level C)
· The Twelve Days of Christmas (Kids A)
· Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington (Level C)
· For He's a Jolly Good Fellow (Kids A)
· Fat in Japan? You're breaking the law. (Level C)
· China 'boosts East Asian growth' (OTHERS)
· Is gay bashing on the rise? (Level C)
· Inside My Room (Kids A)
October, 2009
· Manga library planned for Japan (Level C)
· 'Younger wife' for marital bliss (Level C)
· The Japanese Batsu Game Phenomenon (Level C)
· Mixed messages in hunger report (OTHERS)
· SCHOOL UNIFORM IN ENGLAND (Home)
· Japan 'will end' Afghan mission (Level C)
· 'Naked' scanner in airport trial (Level C)
· What can we find inside a classroom? (Kids A)
· 'I married four women to save money' (Level C)
· Let's Name the Flags of the World (Kids A)
· Present Perfect vs. Past Perfect (Level B)
· Gay penguins book is most banned (Level C)
September, 2009
· The Wheels on the Bus (Kids A)
· Food preparation and cooking processes (Level C)
· Torturing 'does not get truth' (News)
· EITHER vs. NEITHER (Level B)
· World's longest running soap ends (Level B)
· LOOSE vs. LOSE (Level B)
· Dads 'to share maternity leave' (Level B)
· 10 Little Elephants (Kids A)
· I vs. ME (Level B)
· SOME vs. ANY (Level B)
· Jobless graduate sues her college (Level C)
· LAY vs. LIE (Level B)
· 'Many girls' abused by boyfriends (Level C)
· Will robots fill the jobs in Japan? (Level C)
· Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (Kids A)
· WHO vs. WHOM (Level B)
August, 2009
· Japan election: Voters' views (Level C)
· BY vs. UNTIL (Level B)
· Double Negatives (Level B)
· Asking for Assistance (Level B)
· IT'S vs. ITS (Level B)
· SINCE vs. FOR with Present Perfect (Level B)
· Has GONE to vs. Has BEEN to (Level B)
· YOU'RE vs.YOUR (Level A)
· Frustrated dreams of young Egyptians (Level C)
· Their, There or They're? (Level B)
· Let's Learn About Basic Figures! (Kids A)
· Song for the Day: Old MacDonald's Farm (Kids A)
· Let's Do That Twist! (Level B)
· If You're Happy and You Know It... (Kids A)
July, 2009
· New Zealand votes on smacking ban (Level C)
· US sailor jailed for Japan murder (Level C)
· Divorce 'health scars permanent' (Level C)
· EXPRESSIONS ABOUT SHOPPING (Level B)
· REAL Michael Jackson, dead 18-20 yrs. ago (News)
· North Korea 'has no friends left' (Level C)
· School's CCTV 'Big Brother-ish' (Level B)
· Homonyms (Level B)
· Africa texts Obama before visit (News)
· Japan consumer confidence rises (OTHERS)
· 'Rude' French are worst tourists (Level C)
· Vatican Radio starts carrying ads (Level A)
· Self-help 'makes you feel worse' (Level C)
· Japan's fashion rebellion goes West (Level C)
· 'Best job' winner takes up role (Level C)
June, 2009
· Past Tenses (Level B)
· Horror of Kenya's 'witch' lynchings (Level C)
· Future Tenses (Level B)
· Whale-watching 'worth billions' (Level C)
· Quick step to 'better behaviour' (Level C)
· Japanese Historical Sites (Level B)
· Paying with plastic overseas (Level C)
· Hundreds seek to wed rich Korean (Level B)
· Uses of Will (Level B)
· Using CAN (Level B)
· Bands 'better because of piracy' (Level C)
· Bad text messaging, e-mailing manners can be costly (Level C)
· The Future Tense: Using Going to (Level B)
· Donor organ 'personality' worry (Level C)
· Japan man freed after 17 years' jail on new DNA test (News)
· Home baking ban at school fairs (Level B)
· 'Race' attacks spark Indian rally (Level C)
· The Past Perfect Tense (Level B)
May, 2009
· Perfectionism hits working women (Level B)
· Speaking Excercise: Try Recommending (Level B)
· Fathers-to-be 'gain extra weight' (Level C)
· Telephone Expressions (Level B)
· China sex theme park demolished (Level C)
· Heteronyms (Level B)
· Millionaire gives away his estate (Level C)
· Are we all capable of violence? (Level C)
· ADVERBS OF ACTION (Level B)
· Common Figures of Speech (Level B)
· Honest taxi driver reaps rewards (Level C)
· Italian PM demands wife apology (Level C)
· YouTube helps man deliver baby (Level C)
· The Right Way to Ask... (Level B)
· Ace in the Hole (Level A)
April, 2009
· Bare Your Soul! (Level A)
· Smokers 'need anger help to quit' (Level C)
· Gay marriage row at Miss USA show (Level C)
· The Simple Present Tense: A ROLE MODEL (Kids A)
· Smiles Predict Marriage Success (News)
· Let's Talk About Amounts! (Level B)
· Business Idioms (Level B)
· Sweden targets strippers for tax (News)
· Will vs. Going to (Level B)
· Science and Technology Idioms (Level B)
· Hot climate produces baby girls (Level C)
· Slang Expressions (Level B)
· Using May and Might (Level B)
· US court dismisses smoking appeal (OTHERS)
March, 2009
· Using COULD (Level B)
· Medics 'can mend a broken heart' (Level C)
· Money Idioms (Level B)
· Children's sweet tooth explained (Level C)
· Call for clearer green labelling (News)
· MUST and HAVE TO (Level B)
· Pious 'fight death the hardest' (Level C)
· 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 (News)
· Tackle protectionism head-on (OTHERS)
· Time Idioms (Level B)
· Generation Me (Level C)
· TOEIC Grammar Review (TOEIC)
· Abstract Nouns vs. Concrete Nouns (Level B)
· Japan cost cuts hit 100 year olds (Level C)
· TOEIC Review (TOEIC)
· Defiant car industry spruces up Geneva (OTHERS)
February, 2009
· Speed Dating Phenomenon (Level C)
· Using WISH (Level B)
· Japan exports drop 46% in January (OTHERS)
· The Imperative Form of Sentence (Level B)
· Basic Guidelines in Delivering a Presentation (Level C)
· Simple Past or Past Continuous? (Level B)
· Active and Passive Voice (Level B)
· NZ dog awarded posthumous honor (Level C)
· Underwear protest at India attack (Level C)
· Corruption classes in Indonesia (Level C)
· Everyday Slang Expressions (Level C)
· Number of alien worlds quantified (Level C)
· Selfish adults 'damage childhood' (Level C)
· Japan announces Asia aid package (Level C)
January, 2009
· Zero Conditional (Level B)
· First Conditional (Level B)
· New lingua franca upsets French (Level C)
· Indonesian clerics issue yoga ban (Level B)
· The Most Desirable Women (Level C)
· Crisis-hit Russians tighten their belts (OTHERS)
· Expressing Numbers (Level B)
· Wear Sunscreen (Level C)
· Third Conditional (Level B)
· TOEIC: Error Recognition (TOEIC)
· Second Conditional (Level B)
· Vietnam state to run bride agency (News)
· China to 'clean up' the internet (Level C)
· Types of Adjectives & How to Arrange Them in Sentences (Level A)
· Children's divorce fears 'go up' (Level C)
· Books Don’t Grow on Trees (Level B)
December, 2008
· How to Write a Good Movie Review (Level B)
· Better To Be Unlucky (Level B)
· Direction Prepositions (Level B)
· Modals: SHOULD (Level B)
· Theft Occurs Everywhere (Level B)
· Did poor management fail Wall Street? (OTHERS)
· What must be the right marrying age? (Level B)
· Prepositions of Location (Level B)
· Redundancy (Level B)
November, 2008
· Medical searches on Web can trigger anxiety --- study (News)
· Two - Word Verbs (Level B)
· Read Between the Lines: Reflection (Level C)
· Be the Best of Whatever You Are (Level B)
· Food Idioms (Level B)
· Muslims' free speech 'threatened' (News)
· Courtesy code for Malaysian MPs (News)
· What is Barack Obama's greatest challenge now? (Level C)
· Getting Older But Not Sitting Around (Level B)
· Achilles' Heel (Level B)
· Men more attracted to women in red (Level B)
October, 2008
· Protecting Antarctica from tourism (Home)
· Cloning Pets (Level B)
· English is Confusing (Level B)
· Internet helps families stay more in touch (Level B)
· A Festival of Books (Level B)
· World healthcare system for the rich (Level B)
· School tests harm science education (Level B)
· Cameras in Police Cars (Level B)
· Japanese Urban Legends (Part Two) (Level B)
· Japanese Urban Legends (Part One) (Level B)
· Are you worried about rising food prices? (Level B)
· Golf Like a Girl, Manage Like a Man (Level B)
· Take This Job and Shove It (Level C)
· It Was an Old, Worthless Clock (Level B)
· Playing it safe pays dividends for Japan (OTHERS)
· New key lets parents put brakes on teen drivers (Level B)
· When You’ve Got Your Health, You've Got Everything (Level B)
· Glass fully empty (Level C)
· The Doctor’s Almost Perfect Children (Level B)
· How to Avoid Holiday Travel Nightmares (OTHERS)
September, 2008
· Happy and Unhappy Renters (Level B)
· School's jab ban 'not justified' (News)
· How to Help Prevent Identity Theft (Level C)
· Jerry Decided To Buy a Gun (Kids B)
· Hayao Miyazaki: The Animé Auteur (Level C)
· Let’s Speak English (Level B)
· Olympics slows Chinese industry (OTHERS)
· Hospitals Can Make You Sick (Level B)
· The New Seven Wonders of the World (OTHERS)
· Is it good to be a single woman? (Level C)
· It’s Just a Little White Lie (Level B)
· Marriage problems? Husband's genes may be to blame (News)
· A Life-Saving Cow (Level A)
· French row over English lessons (Level C)
· Australia mayor seeks ‘ugly’ women (Level B)
· Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives (News)
August, 2008
· "Malling" consumes shoppers in the Philippines (Level B)
· More workers unhappy with employers (News)
· Color Idioms (Level A)
· Beach Resorts? The Philippines is the Best Place to Be! (Home)
· Face Recognition Varies by Culture (Level C)
· Men funnier than women, says scientist (Level B)
· Animal Idioms (Level B)
· Conflict deters Russia investors (OTHERS)
· Present Tenses in English (Level A)
· Children learn social skills in Web worlds (Level B)
· Mum's the business (OTHERS)
· Reporting Questions (Level B)
· Eponyms (Level B)
· Can a disabled model make it in fashion? (Level C)
· Girls are just as good at math as boys! (Level B)
· US economic growth stays positive (OTHERS)
July, 2008
· SPELLING RULES (Part Two) (Level B)
· Fat friends 'can boost your size' (News)
· SPELLING RULES (Part One) (Level B)
· a note (Home)
· Congo prisoners 'starve to death' (OTHERS)
· Japan moves to restrict knives after massacre (News)
· Mandela at 90 makes call for poor (OTHERS)
· SA prostitution plans condemned (News)
· China tightens controls as Games loom (OTHERS)
· And the world's happiest country is... (OTHERS)
· Getting Settled in the Room (Home)
· Superstitions (Kids B)
· The -ING Form (Part Two) (Level B)
· The -ING Form (Level B)
· Nigeria seeks to end 'blood oil' (OTHERS)
· Beauty and Physical Attractiveness (Level B)
· Recession in Asia is 'unlikely' (Home)
· Speaking Exercise: Everybody Ages (Home)