Links
Here are some useful links for you.
Dictionaries etc. | Study | Exams | Study Abroad | News | Movies/Music | Facts/Stats | Creating web pages
Dictionaries etc.
- BabelFish On-line Translation: http://babelfish.altavista.com/
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: http://www.bartleby.com/61/
- OnLine EJ Dictionary: http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/
- Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary Server (Monash University Site): http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
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Study English
- Online English Grammar: http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/
- Fun with Words: http://www.fun-with-words.com/
- Dave's ESL Cafe: http://www.eslcafe.com/
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com/
- ManyThings (for ESL students): http://www.manythings.org/
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Exams
- IELTS - official site
- International Holmesglen Institute: good site about preparing for IELTS
- Taking the IELTS Test - advice from an EFL student
- TOEFL - official site
- TOEIC in Japan - official site (in Japanese)
- All About TOEIC in Japan (in Japanese)
- All About TOEFL in Japan (in Japanese)
- All About STEP ("Eiken") in Japan (in Japanese)
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Study Abroad & Travel
- Learn English in the UK: http://www.englishinbritain.co.uk
- Official guide to the UK: http://www.visitbritain.com/jp/home3.asp
- Rough Guides: http://www.roughguides.com
- Lonely Planet Travel Guideshttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/
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News
- BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
- BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
- BBC Kids News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/
- BBC & British Council Teaching English (ideas & lessons): http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
- National Public Radio (USA news, information, discussions, etc): http://www.npr.org/
- VOA Voice of America Special English (news, information, etc): http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
- VOA transcripts: http://www.manythings.org/voa/scripts/
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Movies & Music
- Internet Movie Database: http://us.imdb.com/
- Song Lyrics Search Engine: http://lyrics.astraweb.com/
- Launch: Music on Yahoo: http://launch.yahoo.com/
- Biographies of Famous People: http://www.biography.com/
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Facts & Stats
- InfoPlease (all the knowledge you need): http://www.infoplease.com/
- What you need to know ABOUT: http://about.com/
- CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
- World Statistical Agencies: http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
- Gallup Organization (polls and information): http://www.gallup.com/
- Japan Information Network: http://jin.jcic.or.jp/
- Japan Statistical Yearbook: http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan/
- Japanese National Institute of Population and Social Security Research: http://www.ipss.go.jp/index-e.html
- UK National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
- US Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
- US Census Bureau for Kids: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html
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Making Web Pages
- WebMonkey basic html: http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/authoring/html_basics/.
- WebMonkey color codes: http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/.
- Dave Raggett's guide: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/.
- About.com's guide: http://webdesign.about.com/library/beginning/bl_htmltutorial.htm.
- Guidelines for Designing a Good Web Site for ESL Students: http://iteslj.org/Articles/Kelly-Guidelines.html.
- Adding a Touch of Style: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/Style.
- CSS Vault: http://cssvault.com/.
- A List Apart: http://www.alistapart.com/topics/css/.
- 3W Schools CSS tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/css/.
- Zen Garden: http://www.csszengarden.com/.