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• Topic: dinosaur adventure
• Level: upper intermediate
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, we visit the cretaceous period to try and solve a dinosaur mystery For this lesson there is no video to download, but it can be viewed by visiting the link above. Alternatively you can buy the BBC video here. A PDF lesson file can be found at the bottom of this post. Enjoy the show!

There are some useful words and expressions to learn below. More are in the text.

claw ~ Long nails at the end of an animals paw

herbivore ~ an animal that eats only plants

predator ~ an animal that hunts to eat

prey ~ the animal that is the target of a hunter

theory ~ an idea about how something behaves as it does

At the bottom of this page you can download aPDF lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.このページの下にPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

For Japanese and Spanish translations please go to transcript. ( せりふの訳はこのページです)

Japanese (日本語)

• 恐竜の冒険
• 上中級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは上中級生徒の為のレッスンです。今回はイギリスのBBCの恐竜冒険のテレビ番組を見ましょ。このレッスンはビデオがdownloadできません。上のリンクを押したらビデオが見えます。

このページの下にPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

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• Topic: Tips on making people happy
• Level: intermediate
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, we listen to Christine of Happy Slip as she gives advice on how to make people happy. For this lesson the video can be downloaded from the external site. A PDF lesson file can be found at the bottom of this post. Enjoy the show!

There are some useful words and expressions to learn below. More are in the text.

footage ~ the film taken in a video camera

tips ~ advice about the outcome of a future event

summary ~ a short version of something

packaging ~ what a product or gift is wrapped in

display ~ to put something on show

At the bottom of this page you can download aPDF lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.このページの下にPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

For Japanese and Spanish translations please go to transcript. ( せりふの訳はこのページです)

Japanese (日本語)

• 幸せになるためのアドヴィス
• 中級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは中級生徒の為のレッスンです。今回はHappy Slip のChristineさんは幸せについてを話します。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。

このページの下にPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

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• Topic: Mother’s Day (repeat lesson)
• Level: lower intermediate
• Language: listening

This is a replay of the Mother’s Day video posted this time last year. Hope it helps! To watch or download the movie click on the picture. There is a PDF lesson file but no mp3 for this.

Enjoy the show!

There are some useful words and expressions to learn below. More are in the text.

in thing – what is fashionable or popular at the moment

simple – very basic

throw in – give something extra

set up – make something ready to function

fancy – expensive or gorgeous thing

At the bottom of this page you can download a PDF textbook lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.

For Japanese and Spanish translations please go to transcript. ( せりふの訳はこのページです)

Japanese (日本語)

• 母の日
• 初中級
• 聞く練習

このビデオは中級生徒の為のレッスンです。このレッスンは母の日についてです。このレッスンはPDFテキストだけを使用します。上の絵をクリクすればビデオがdownloadできます。

このページの下にPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

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Many thanks to my friend Michael Stout for introducing the makebeliefcomix website to me. This is a great site for educators and students alike. Go there and make your own comics to share with students or friends.

This is the fourth of my Idiotic Idioms which will teach the meaning of certain phrases, expressions or sayings. You can see a bigger version by clicking on the image, or you can download the PDF text which will contain an explanation for each cartoon.

Enjoy!

kibishipaul

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• Topic: Extreme weather
• Level: upper intermediate
• Language: listening

This is an upper intermediate lesson about the area in the USA known as Tornado Alley. Because of the unique weather conditions this place regularly recieves devastating tornadoes. To watch or download the movie click on the picture. There is a PDF lesson file but no mp3 for this.

Enjoy the show!

There are some useful words and expressions to learn below. More are in the text.

rotate – to spin around a central point

extremely – very, very …

in the path of – in the way of – an obstruction

concerned about – to be worried or anxious about something

collide – to hit or crash

At the bottom of this page you can download a PDF textbook lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.

For Japanese and Spanish translations please go to transcript. ( せりふの訳はこのページです)

Japanese (日本語)

• 竜巻
• 上中級
• 聞く練習

このビデオは上中級生徒の為のレッスンです。今回は米国の竜巻道路の話しです。このレッスンはPDFテキストだけを使用します。上の絵をクリクすればビデオがdownloadできます。

このページの下にPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

Click on picture to see a bigger image

Many thanks to my friend Michael Stout for introducing the makebeliefcomix website to me. This is a great site for educators and students alike. Go there and make your own comics to share with students or friends.

This is the third of my Idiotic Idioms which will teach the meaning of certain phrases, expressions or sayings. You can see a bigger version by clicking on the image, or you can download the PDF text which will contain an explanation for each cartoon.

Enjoy!

kibishipaul