August 12th, 2006
Lesson 7 – The Ed. U. Cator Diaries 1 (video)
- Topic: Animated drama series (アニメ連続ドラマ)
- Level: Beginer (初級)
- Language: habits and activities (日常生活、活動)
- Grammar: present tense and ‘does’ (現在形)
This is the first lesson in an animated series about Edward Ulysses Cator – a teacher from Britain who moves to the USA to take up a new job. These stories are aimed at beginner level students and will relate Edward’s experiences adapting to his new life and job in America. As with other lessons on this site there will be a video, mp3 listening file and PDF lesson to download for each episode. Enjoy the show!
このビデオは初級生徒の為の新しい連続アニメドラマです。米国に来たばかりのEd. U. Catorと言うイギリス人教師の新生活の物語です。このレッスンはいつもと同じビデオ、mp3、とPDFテキストを使用します。
In part 1 of this series Ed wakes up in his new home for the first time. See how he spends his morning. You can see the transcript by clicking here. ( せりふの訳はそのページのURLをRikai.comへ)
There are some useful words and expressions to learn below.
fast asleep – sleeping deeply
journey – a trip somewhere
lazy bones – lazy person
make the bed – prepare the bed
breakfast – the morning meal
a bit – a little
get stuck in – to start doing something
hit the spot – delicious
washing up liquid – used for washing dishes
Phew! – expression to express tiredness, surprise or disgust
weak – opposite of strong
At the bottom of this page you can download an m4v video for your ipod or an mp4 version for your PSP. Watch the show online by clicking on the button below. There are also some interactive quizzes to supplement the video.
(watch video button)はQuicktime videoです。このページの下にPSPとIPODの為のMV４ビデオがdownloadできます。
Next week there will be an MP3 version of this lesson and PDF lesson materials for teachers who would like to use this with their own students.
Hope you enjoy the lesson. You can help to improve this podcast by giving me feedback and leaving comments.
Bye for now.
Paul
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