Global Stories online study pages

Complete the Global Stories research writing project survey.

Also, make a comment on the online forum (comment on "Refugees" or create a new discussion topic).

 

 

 

 

chapters/
topics

easy activity
challenge activity
video

3. A Young Soldier
Child Soldiers

5. Gang Life
Street Gangs
4. Refugees
Refugees
Project Pages
Student Stories
2. Children for Sale
Child Prostitution
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).


See "Links for Academic Research," about websites which you can research for your final project (below this table).

7. Runaways
Runaways
EFL activities
Movie Trailers (with transcripts and activities)
On the Streets
(long, difficult, interesting)
9. Bullying
Bullying
ELT podcasts (basic conversation listening)
Read about Bullying
Bullying
Vocabulary games
The Flatmates (BBC)
Child Labor (5.5 minutes)
Child Weavers (3 minutes)
Project Pages
Student Stories
Addicted to War
Sweatshops
11. Street Life
Homelessness
 
 

 

Links for Academic Research

  1. Nature Research
    Interesting Animals
    British Council's Learn English Central
    Stories About Nature
    Mammal Fact Files
    Bird Fact File
    Insect Fact File
  2. Global Issues
    Child Slaves in Africa
    Child Slaves in Asia
    Street Children
    Nuclear Weapons
    AIDS
    The Causes of Poverty
    Suicide
    Homelessness in Japan
  3. Organizations
    Cambodia Kids NGO
    People Tree (Fair Trade Shop)
    Peace Boat
  4. Reference Websites
    Wikipedia (online encyclopedia)
    Simple Wikipedia (online encylopedia for nonnative speakers)
    WordChamp (website reader (will give Japanese translations of English words))
    Fact Monster (kids website with many facts)




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