Welcome New Students!

Please use the links on the right to improve your English listening ability!
They are free to use anytime. Put your answers in your Listening Notebook.

Here are some sites I recommend:
Basic Listening
Dictation Practice
Alice in Wonderland
VOA News English (Difficult)
BBC News English

Did you see the Queen?

Read the story here: Queens walks across Tower Bridge

Have you ever see the Emperor or Empress of Japan do anything like this?

How about this: On the train

Are you surprised to know that the royal family in the UK mixes with regular people? How about the royal family in Japan?

Taiji Mercury Poisoning

Enjoy eating whale meat? Hope not! If you do, you may want to visit a doctor. Environmentalist have been warning Japan for many years about the high levels of mercury present in whale/dolphin meat. However, some powerful politicians have blocked their efforts to warn the Japanese public about the dangers of mercury contamination in ocean fish especially whales and dolphin. Now we have confirmation of what many people suspected. People living in Taiji, famous for their annual dolphin hunt, have tested positive for mercury poisoning....10 times the national average!
Read the story here:Taiji Mercury Poisoning

An award-winning documentary about Taiji's dolphin hunt was banned in Japan. You can see a preview here: The Cove

Why does the government of Japan not want you to see this film? Why do they want you to eat whale meat?

Prepare for your UK Trip!

You will visit the UK soon. You are so lucky! I wish I could go but I have to stay here at Nichidai Prison....too bad!
However, you can learn a lot about England if you visit my other webpage:

History of England

Visit the page and follow the links on the right. You will understand more about the amazing historical sites you will see in England and maybe you will learn actually learn something!!! OMG!!!!!

T2-3 Assignments

Please visit the webpages on the right for easy listening activities. Put the answers and new vocabulary in your LISTENING NOTEBOOKS!

Here are some useful pages that I especially recommend for students:

English Dictation

Breaking News English

BBC Learning English

ESL Lounge