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May, 2012
· Topic: Breath-Powered Phone Charger Invented (Level B)
April, 2012
· Topic: Are you now in a Midlife crisis? (Level C)
March, 2012
· Topic: Regain Yourself Self confidence (Level C)
· News: What Does it Mean to Be Intelligent? (Level C)
· News: Israel bans use of ultra-skinny models (Level C)
· Topic: 10 Effective Ways to Improve Your English (Level A)
· Topic: Magnitude and Intensity on Earthquake (Level B)
· News: Facial symmetry related to sexual orientation (Level C)
· News: Middle-aged women are most confident (Level C)
· News: Most Americans think China is No. 1 economy (Level C)
· News: 5 trips for 5 travelers (Level C)
· Grammar Test Answers: Test Yourself!: (Level B)
· Grammar Test: Test Yourself! (Level B)
February, 2012
· Topic: Is it safe to visit Manila? (Level B)
· Topic: How safe is it to visit Manila, Philippines (Level C)
· Dialogue: Telephone Banking - Business Dialogues (Level B)
· News: Consumer confidence helps Japan economy (Home)
· News: Middle Age Is Prime of Life! (Level C)
· News: Show your heart love during February (Level C)
· News: Japan's Economic Forecast, 2012-2013 (Level C)
· News: Japan's tourism industry looks brighter in 2012 (Level C)
January, 2012
· Topic: Long Distance Relationships Hard To Keep? (Level C)
· Topic: Pareto Principle as 80/ 20 rule (Level C)
· Topic: Pygmalion effect theory (Level C)
· Grammar Test: English Grammar Review Quiz (Level B)
· Grammar: Do or Make Explained (Level B)
December, 2011
· Topic: Free Talk Class About 2011 Experiences! (Level A)
· Topic: Apocalypse tourism in 2012 (Level C)
· News: 5 best places to spend Christmas 2011 (Level C)
November, 2011
· Note: Advanced Grammar Answers (Home)
· Advanced Grammar: Will, Would, Shall, Should (Level B)
· Note: Japan Real Estate Report (Home)
· Topic: Okinawan Lifestyle towards Better Health (Level C)
· Notes: Tunisia/Egypt/Libya-Future of Arab Democracy? (Home)
October, 2011
· Topic: Tunisia/Egypt/Libya-Future of Arab Democracy? (Level C)
· Note: Libya's western liberators hope for democracy (Home)
· News: Libya's western liberators hope for democracy (Level C)
· Note: Japanese Economy September Questions (Home)
· Grammar: Use of "Too much, Too many and Enough" (Level A)
· Business: Japanese Economy- September (Level C)
September, 2011
· Topic: Heal The World - Michael Jackson (Level C)
· Topic: Can't Take That Away From Me- M.C. (Level B)
· Topic: Colloquialism-- Slang words and Jargons (Level B)
· Topic: The Benefits of Journaling (Level B)
· Topic : The Benefits of Mindfulness (Level C)
August, 2011
· Topic: American Business Idiomatic Expressions P-1 (Level C)
· Topic: American Business Idiomatic Expressions P-2 (Level C)
· Topic: How to Tighten Loose Skin (Home)
· Topic: Adoption issues in Japan (Level C)
· Grammar: Compound Words (Spelling&Suspended) (Level A)
July, 2011
· News: Muslim Infanticide (News)
· Topic: 10 Fun Ways to Live Longer (Level C)
· Topic: Facts about the Poverty in Africa (Level C)
· Topic: Showbusiness "Showbiz" term of the day! (Level C)
· Topic: Difference between Courage and Confidence (Level C)
· News: Heatstroke Skyrockets in Japan (News)
· Business: Japan Real Estate Report 2011 (News)
· Topic: High and Low Confidence Levels (Level C)
· Topic: The Role of Self-Confidence in Success (Level C)
June, 2011
· News: Japan region to cut power use with siestas (News)
· Topic: Commonly Mistaken Words&Phrases (Level C)
· Business: Toyota hires 3K to 4K Temp workers (Level C)
· News: Japanese Citizens Petition (Level C)
· News: Investors are still favouring Japanese shares (Level C)
· Topic: How to manage yourself when depressed (Level C)
May, 2011
· News:TEPCO to stop seawater injection at reactor (Level C)
· Travel: Top 10 Airline Safety Tips (Level C)
· Business: Tourists say 'it's safe' to come back! (Level C)
· News:Japan's recovery bonds (Level C)
· News: Freaky sinkhole in Guatemala (Level C)
April, 2011
· Topic: About Calisthenics Exercises (Level C)
· News: The Futuristic Glories of New York (Level B)
· Topic: Japan’s reconstruction will cost 217 billion (Home)
March, 2011
· Topic: Hey Alcoholics! "It's the calories that count!" (Level C)
· Topic: Japan’s Economic Condition after the Earthquake (News)
· Topic: Benefits of Drinking Clear Water (Level C)
· News28: Remove Unemployment!-Pres. Barack Obama (Level C)
· Topic: Between Fate and Destiny (Level B)
· Topic: Libya oil (Level C)
February, 2011
· News27: Libya — The Protests (2011) (Level C)
· Topic108: Tips for Business Presentations (Level B)
· Topic107: Ways to improve your English skills (Level A)
· Grammar: Stative Verbs (Level A)
· Topic: 10 Benefits of Smiling (Level B)
· Topic106: The Science behind SMILES (Level B)
January, 2011
· News26: Japan's economic recovery in FY 2011 (Level C)
December, 2010
· Topic105: Top 10 Presentation Techniques (Level B)
· Topic104: The benefits of sweating (Level B)
· News25:Toyota to establish rare earth plant in India (Level B)
· Topic103: Who is Kris Kringle? (Level B)
November, 2010
· Topic102: Self acceptance- The beauty in 'ugliness' (Level C)
· News24: War in Korea (Level B)
· Topic101: Romantic Love Pictures (Level B)
· Topic100: The Benefits of Crying (Level B)
· News23:Seasonal Allergies Getting Worse (Level C)
October, 2010
· News22: Japan eyes US-led free trade pact (Level C)
· Topic90: Millionaire's Mindset Tips (Level C)
· Topic89: 7 Habits Highly Successful People Practice (Level C)
· Topic88: Balancing Act- The Art of Saying No (Level C)
· Topic87: Advantages and Disadvantages of Coffee (Level C)
· Topic86: DIALOGUE- Cooking (Level A)
· Topic85: DIALOGUE- Planning a Party! (Level A)
· Topic84: DIALOGUE- Making a Dinner Reservation (Level A)
· Topic83: DIALOGUE- A Great Workout! (Level B)
September, 2010
· Topic82: Shopping tips for shoppers! (Level A)
· News21: Turning carbon trash into treasure (News)
· Topic81: English as an Official 2nd Language (Level B)
· News20: Japan’s Consumer Prices Fall (News)
· Business6: Japan's unemployment rate (OTHERS)
· Topic80: Famous Quotes on Law of Attraction (Level C)
· Basic38: Dialogue- Living in the City and the Country (Level A)
· Travel10: Moscow has the Most Expensive Hotel Rate! (Level C)
· Topic79: The Science behind Laughter (Level C)
· Business5: China takes over as the No. 2 Economy now! (Level C)
· Grammar49: Transitive and Intransitive in Sentences (Level A)
August, 2010
· Topic78: Failure Is Your Friend Towards Success! (Level C)
· News19: China edges Japan as No. 2 economy (Level C)
· Topic77: Effective Communication Skills for everyone (Level B)
· Topic76:Effective Tips to Handle CustomerComplaints! (Level B)
· Basic37: The Use of OF and FROM in Everyday English (Level A)
· News18: World's Oldest Person Dies at 114 in Japan (Level C)
· Grammar48: COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS (Level B)
· Topic75: Great pointers to boost in our career! (Level C)
· Travel10: Reserving and confirming a travel! (Level B)
· Topic74: Types of Stressors (Eustress vs. Distress) (Level C)
· Grammar47: WILL and GOING TO in Daily Conversations (Level A)
· Diff. bet. American and British English Expressions (Level B)
· Grammar46: WISH in everyday English Conversations (Level A)
· Topic73: Possessive Pronouns in Everyday English (Level A)
· TOEIC3: Vocabulary Quiz (Level B)
· Topic72: How to Manage Stress&Have Wonderful Life! (Level B)
· Basic36: Everyday English to Say and Tell! (Level A)
· Grammar45: The use of Gerunds in everyday English (Level A)
· Topic71: 7 Effective Ways to Deal w/ Stress & Anxieties (Level C)
July, 2010
· News17: Japan govt says yen levels seem too high (News)
· Topic70: A.T.- The best kept secret of the stars! (Level C)
· Topic69: STEP Test Beginner (Level A)
· Basic35: Spelling Game! (Kids A)
· Basic34: The Dove and the Ant (Kids B)
· Basic33: Children English conversation (Kids A)
· Grammar44: Conditionals in English daily usage (Level A)
· Topic68: English Pronunciation Tips- Beginner (Level A)
· Topic67: English Pronunciation Tips- Advanced (Level C)
· Topic66: STEP Eiken Grade 3 Speaking Test (Level A)
· Topic65: Different kinds of Exercises (Level B)
· Topic64: What is STEP Eiken? (Level A)
· Grammar43: LIKE in everyday English conversations (Home)
· Topic63: Steps to change your career successfully (Home)
· Basic32: Telling Directions (Level A)
· Topic62: Chiropractic Health Benefits (Level B)
· Topic61: Pets Travelling - What is your opinion? (OTHERS)
· News16: Documentary 'The Cove'-Dolphin Slaughter (News)
· Travel9: Travelling Manners for Tourists (Home)
· Basic31: WILL in everyday English conversations (Level A)
· Basic30: Giving directions and right questions (Level A)
June, 2010
· Topic60: Do you believe Predestination or Free will? (Level C)
· Travel8: A Business Traveller (Level B)
· Topic59: Human Cloning - Would you agree or disagree? (Level C)
· Grammar42: Intonation and Sound Scripting (Level A)
· Basic Grammar29: Types of Sentences (Level A)
· Topic58: Advantages&disadvantages of robot to humans (Level C)
· Grammar41: Unscramble the words! (Level A)
· Topic57: 6 Simple tips to lose weight naturally! (Level B)
· Topic56: You wanna be successful? Here's how!... (Level C)
· Topic55: JAL and Dubai reached stronger agreement (Level C)
· Travel7: Pets Traveling as Baggage on Airlines (Level B)
May, 2010
· Travel6: 10 most inspiring travel quotes of all time (Level A)
· Topic54: Is Poverty a Choice or Fate? (Level B)
· Basic28: Paying thru Credit Card (Level A)
· Topic53: Music Therapy (Level B)
· Grammar40: Adverb or Adjective? (Level A)
· Topic52: Rising Demand For Exports (Level C)
· Topic51: The Uniqueness of Japan (Level C)
· Topic50: Conversational American Idioms (Level B)
· Topic49: Eating Out! (Level A)
· Topic48: Dialogues on Eating (Level B)
· Topic47: Dialogues about Telling the Time (Level A)
· Grammar39: Irregular Verbs (Level A)
· Grammar38: Uses of Like in sentences (Level A)
· Basic Grammar27:IN, ON, AT in telling time,days,weeks (Level A)
April, 2010
· Topic46: 5 Ways to make our dreams come true (Level C)
· Basic Grammar26: Practise Different Tenses (Level A)
· Topic45:Present/Future & Present/Future Continuous (Level A)
· News15: Japan's Rec. Signs Clearer But Keep Easy Policy (Level C)
· News14: Japan's Economy Forecast -FY 2009-2010 (Level C)
March, 2010
· Topic42: Job Interview Dialogue (Level B)
· News13: Japan's economy leaves recession (Level C)
· Topic41: Coffee- The New Health Food (Level C)
· News12: Coffee- Main source of Antioxidants! (Level B)
February, 2010
· Topic40: Basic American Slang Expressions (Home)
· Topic39: Few of American Slang Expressions (Level B)
· News11: JAL ranks face 5% wage cut, no bonus/ promotions (News)
· News10:The Kyoto Treaty: The Solution to Global Warming (News)
· Basic Grammar25: "Used to" in sentences and questions (Level A)
· Grammar37: "Get used to" in sentences (Level A)
· Topic38: Shopping for color, design and material (Level A)
· Travel5: Reservations (airline) (Level B)
· Travel4: Reservation & Confirmation of flight (Level A)
· Topic37: Ordering dinner at a Restaurant (Level A)
January, 2010
· Business4: Japan's Recession- How It Affects the U.S. (OTHERS)
· Topic36: Omikuji- Sacred Lottery (Level B)
· Topic35: How to Improve a Sense of Humor (Level C)
· Grammar36: Prepositions of Location (Level A)
· Basic Grammar24: Possessive Forms (Level A)
· Basic Grammar23: Basic Sentence Structures (Level A)
· TOEIC2: Complete the Sentences! (Level B)
December, 2009
· Topic34: Discover Japanglish! (Level A)
· Topic33: Commonly used Japanglish! (Level B)
· Business3: G8 Focused on Global Economic Recovery (OTHERS)
November, 2009
· Grammar35: Gerunds (Level B)
· Basic Grammar22: Questions in Everyday English (Level A)
· Basic Grammar21: Simple Future Tense (Level A)
· Basic Grammar20: Pronouns (Level A)
· Travel3: Inspirational Quotes about Travel (Level B)
October, 2009
· Topic32: Beyond the Culture Gap (Level A)
· Topic31: Medicine meets a culture gap (Level A)
· Grammar34: Conjunctions and Linking Words (Level A)
· Grammar33: Basic Modal Verbs (Level A)
· Basic Grammar19: The Verb Be (Level A)
· Topic30: The Top 10 Leadership Qualities (Level C)
· News9: 2 dead as powerful typhoon batters Japan (Level B)
· Topic29: Strength training- Best Anti- Aging Workout (Level C)
· Basic Grammar18: There is/ are in sentences (Level A)
· Grammar32: Adverbs (Level A)
September, 2009
· Topic28: Steps to Cook Adobo-Filipino Specialty (Level B)
· Topic27: Best Anti Aging Workouts (Level B)
· Topic26: The Subconscious & Conscious Mind (Level C)
· Grammar31: Frequently Asked English Grammars (Level B)
· Grammar30: The use of Adjectives (Level A)
August, 2009
· Topic25: Tips for dealing with TS people (Level B)
· Basic17: Right Questions and Expressions (Kids A)
· Basic16: Greetings (Expressions for occasions) (Kids B)
· Basic 15: English practice tests for Pre- Beginners (Level A)
· Basic14: SHAPES 1 (Kids A)
· Grammar29: Countable and Non-Countable Nouns (Level A)
· News8: Tokyo area new condo sales by 11.6% incr. in 2009 (News)
· TOEIC1: Incomplete sentences & Text Completion (TOEIC)
· Topic24: Developing Charisma (Level C)
· Topic23: All about Stress! (Level C)
July, 2009
· Topic22: Simple Shopping Tips (Level A)
· Topic21: Shopping Tips to save more! (Level B)
· Grammar28: Conditional Forms (Level A)
· Grammar27: Expressions of Quantity (Level A)
· News7: Global Warming Signs Stronger in Antarctica (News)
· News6: UAE (Dubai) Economic Recovery seen in 2010 (News)
· Basic13: Introductions (Level B)
· Basic12: SOME and ANY Chants (Level B)
· Topic20: Influencing people; The art, science & practice (Level C)
· Topic19: How to influence people at work (Level C)
· Topic18: How to Win Friends and Influence People (Level B)
· Basic Grammar11: Too Many/ Too Much and Enough (Level A)
· Basic Grammar10: Say and Tell in sentences (Level A)
June, 2009
· News5: Dev. countries need $1T to weather the Crisis (Level C)
· Topic17: Science School Subjects (Level A)
· Basic Grammar9: The use of " Going to" in sentences (Level A)
· Basic Grammar8: The use of WILL in sentences (Level A)
· Basic Grammar7: Zero Conditional (Level A)
· Grammar26: The use of going to and will in sentences (Level A)
· Grammar25: Third Conditionals and Mixed Conditionals (Level A)
· Grammar24: The use of Tag Questions (Level A)
· Basic Grammar6: Second Conditional (Level A)
· Grammar23: "Reporting Verbs" (Level A)
· Basic Grammar5: LEND and BORROW in sentences (Kids B)
· Topic16: "Career change and how you gonna do it!" (Level B)
· Topic15: "Job Stress" (Level C)
· Topic14: "Job Burnout" (Level B)
· Basic Grammar: First Conditional (Level A)
May, 2009
· News4: Japan reports 292 H1N1 Flu cases (News)
· Topic13: Telephone Dialogues at home and business (Level C)
· Topic12: Telephone Manners (Level A)
· Grammar22: Reported Speech (Level A)
· Travel2: Universal Travel Manners (OTHERS)
· Grammar21: The use of Reflexive Pronouns (Level A)
· Basic Grammar4: The use of Past Perfect Simple (Level A)
· BasicGrammar3:The use of Past Simple everyday (Level A)
· Grammar20: The use of Reported Questions (Level B)
· Grammar19: The use of Present Continuous (Level A)
· Grammar18: The Present Simple Tense (Level A)
· Grammar17: Past Perfect Continuous (Level A)
· Grammar16: The use of Past Continuous (Level A)
· Grammar15: The Passive Form or Voice (Level A)
· Grammar14: The use of Past Simple (Kids B)
· Grammar13: Future Perfect and Future Continuous (Level A)
· Basic Grammar2: Indirect Questions (Level A)
· Grammar12: The use of Present Perfect Simple (Level A)
· Topic11: Alexander Technique (Level C)
· Topic10: The Mysticism and the Physics (Level C)
· Topic9: Therapeutic Chiropractic (Level C)
· Grammar11: The use of 'So' , 'Such' & 'Questions' in sentences (Level A)
· Topic8: Idioms-Expressions of 'Quite' in a sentence (Level A)
· Grammar10: The Present Perfect Continuous (Level A)
April, 2009
· Grammar9: Comparatives & Superlatives (Level A)
· News3: Prime Minister Aso unveils record stimulus (News)
· News2: Nissan to promote electric cars in China (News)
· Grammar8: Borrow and Lend & Indirect Questns (Level A)
· Basic Grammar1: The use of Have & Have Got (Level A)
· News1: Architecture in Recession: U.A.E. (News)
· Grammar7: The Use of Causative HAVE (Level A)
· Travel1: Travel Wisdom Guides (OTHERS)
· Grammar6: Future Progressive, Future Perfect Tenses (Level A)
· Grammar5: The use of 'Wish' in sentences (Level A)
· Business2: Diff. Bet. Recession and Depression (Level C)
· Topic7: Steps to boost your career (Level B)
· Topic6: Positive Thinking in the Workplace (Level B)
· Business1: US Banks on Sustainable Recovery from Recession (OTHERS)
· Topic5: How to do Neurobics and be Mentally Fit (Level C)
· Topic4: Increase your IQ in Ten Minutes (Level C)
· Topic3: Move your Body & Burn your Calories (Level A)
· Grammar4: The use of "Say & Tell" (Level A)
· Grammar3: The use of 'Used to' and 'Get used to' (Level A)
· Grammar2: The use of 'few' , 'little' and 'small' (Level A)
· Grammar1: Articles- functions and examples (Level A)
· Topic2: Boost your metabolism naturally (Level A)
March, 2009
· Topic1: The Benefits of drinking water (Level C)

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