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• Topic: Halloween horror story
• Level: upper intermediate
• Language: Listening

Miki, a Japanese high school girl goes to the winter carnival. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as much fun as she’d planned. 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!

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

spirits ~ ghosts – the souls of the dead

queue ~ a line of people waiting for something

shove ~ give a sudden push

sobbing ~ crying uncontrollably

whisper~ talk in a very quiet voice

At the bottom of this page you can download an m4v video or mp3 listening and PDF lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.このページの下にPSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3と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)

• ハロイーンの怖い話
• 中上級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは中上級生徒の為のレッスンです。みきはオバケを信じていないですが祭りで怖い目に会う…..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PSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3とPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

 Lesson 56 - Silent Scream (video): Download
 Lesson 56 - Silent Scream (audio) [3:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 Lesson 56 - Silent Scream (text): Download

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It’s Halloween soon so I have a couple of special features for you. The first of these is this funny music video which I think would be good for lower intermediate learners. There are subtitles to read along with the music. There will be no extra downloads to go with this one.

Next week, there will be a horror story for Halloween as well.

New words

depleting – getting less and less

Are you up for…? – do you want to do (something)

trick or treat – expression used by kids when they go looking for candies on Halloween

dead tired – very tired

call it a night – stop doing something for the day

costume – special clothes eg witch, ghost, vampire, mummy costumes

spooky – scary

ghoul – a kind of ghost that eats flesh

coulda – could have

goo – messy, sticky

poo – faeces

Have fun!

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• Topic: Sightseeing in England
• Level: Beginner
• Language: Listening (past tense)

Listen to Paul’s description of his summer trip to England with his family. 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!

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

take a ride ~ to go somewhere in a vehicle

costumes ~ clothes that people wear to a (Halloween) party

get together ~ a party or small gathering

over the moon ~ very, very happy

moat ~ water surrounding a castle

At the bottom of this page you can download an m4v video or mp3 listening and PDF lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.このページの下にPSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3と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)

• イギリスの観光
• 初級
• 聞くこと(過去形)

このビデオは初級生徒の為のレッスンです。ポールのイギリスの話を聞いて下さい。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PSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3とPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

 Lesson 55 - A Trip to England (video): Download
 Lesson 55 - A Trip to England (audio) [2:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 Lesson 55 - A Trip to England (text): Download

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• Topic: Girl talk
• Level: Intermediate – advanced
• Language: Conversation

In today’s episode of Young Man’s Dream Judy talks to her friend about her problems with Alex. Especially, why she can’t go to the dance. 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!

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

make it up ~ to say something that is not true

tons of ~ a lot of

bookworm ~ somebody who reads a lot

be through with ~ to stop doing or quit something

no kidding ~ not lying, serious about

At the bottom of this page you can download an m4v video or mp3 listening and PDF lesson. There is also an online quiz and transcript to supplement the video.このページの下にPSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3と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)

• 人生相談
• 中上級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは中上級生徒の為のレッスンです。今回の連続ドラマではジュディはアレクスについて友達と相談します。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PSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3とPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

 Lesson 54 - Young Mans Dream 10 (video): Download
 Lesson 54 - Young Mans Dream 10 (audio) [3:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 Lesson 54 - Young Mans Dream 10 (text): Download

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Back in England I rented a car for the first time in three years. I may have to sell my house to pay the gas bill! Ouch! running a car is expensive. I’m grateful I don’t need one in Japan.

This song reflects my feelings exactly. It has text and can be downloaded from the external site.

New Words

scheme – a plan or idea

pocketbook – wallet or purse, place to keep money

worth it – good value

eating me up inside – worrying me

coz – because

bucks – slang term for ‘dollars’

carpool – share a car to go to work

Cheers

kibishipaul

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• Topic: Message from the survivors of Mars 1
• Level: upper intermediate
• Language: listening

Part four of the mission to Mars. In this episode the crew of Mars 1 manage to contact earth after their dangerous crash on the red planet. 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!

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

unconscious – a kind of sleep usually caused by injury or illness

injury – to be hurt or physically damaged

crater – a large hole in the ground caused by an impact or explosion

crash – when a vehicle hits something hard at speed

repeat – to do or say something again

At the bottom of this page you can download an m4v video or mp3 listening and PDF 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)

• 宇宙船 Mars1の生き残る人からメッセジ
• 中上級
• 聞く

このビデオは中上級生徒の為のレッスンです。火星まで使命を受けてて派遣されている宇宙飛行士についてのシリズーパート４です。宇宙船 Mars1の生き残る人からメッセジが来ます。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PSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3とPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

 Lesson 53 - Mars 1 - Alive! (video): Download
 Lesson 53 - Mars 1 - Alive! (audio) [1:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 Lesson 53 - Mars 1 - Alive! (text): Download

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• Topic: Dinosaurs to fossils
• Level: upper intermediate
• Language: listening

How are fossils made? Watch Trixi the triceratops on her 65 million year journey from dinosaur to museum fossil. 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!

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

extinct – totally die out

dissolve – melt away

predator – an animal that hunts other animals for food

pressure – a weight that presses down

seep – slow movement of water into whatever surrounds it

At the bottom of this page you can download an m4v video or mp3 listening and PDF 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)

• 恐竜から化石まで。
• 中上級
• 聞く

このビデオは中上級生徒の為のレッスンです。化石はどう作りますか？恐竜から化石までの６５、０００、０００年の旅について勉強をします。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PSPとIPODの為のM4Vビデオ、MP3とPDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

 Lesson 51 - Trixi the Triceratops Fossil (video): Download
 Lesson 51 - Trixi the Triceratops Fossil (audio): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 Lesson 51 - Trixi the Triceratops Fossil (text): Download

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Okay, the holiday is over and it’s back to school. The video is just a little reading exercise while I prepare the first regular lesson which I’ll post tomorrow.

Hope you all had a refreshing break. Over the next couple of months there will be additions to the regular series plus a few new things I’m working on. Enjoy the show.

Cheers

kibishipaul

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Some summer politics for you. A song about staying in or leaving Iraq. Good practise for modals of advice and requests.

There will be other videos like this over the next couple of weeks. They all have text and can be downloaded from the external site.

New Words

WMD’s – Weapons of Mass Destruction

not done – not finished

brainy – intelligent or smart

hunting – chasing and killing animals

Cheers

kibishipaul

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This is a little listening practise until I get back from holiday at the end of August. It’s for all of you, who like me, can’t get up in the morning without a good, strong cup of coffee.

There will be other videos like this over the next couple of weeks. They all have text and can be downloaded from the external site.

Cheers

kibishipaul