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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: Story with a twist in the tale
• Level: Intermediate – advanced
• Language: Listening

Today’s movie is the sequel to ‘The Lecher’. Kenjiro Sato’s bad day continues with the stalker from hell! As with other lessons on this site there will be a video, mp3 listening file and PDF lesson to download for each episode. Anybody who would like to download a high resolution version, please go to: Tokyo Tales Enjoy the show!

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

drop by ~ to visit somebody

blunt ~ to be straigthforward or honest

glance ~ a brief look at something

emerge ~ to come out of something

battleaxe ~ a tough and aggressive old woman

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)

• 跡をつける人
• 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。今日の話は‘The Lecher’を続けます。威張っているおばさんは健次郎佐藤を跡をつけているようです。ビデオを見て自分で判断して下さい。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。

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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。

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• Topic: Story with a twist in the tale
• Level: Intermediate – advanced
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, the main character ‘Kenjiro Sato’, finds that indulging in his fantasies leads to unexpected problems. 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.

pastime ~ a hobby or interest

dribble ~ to let fluid or spittle drip from the mouth

a vice ~ a bad habit or addiction

dubious ~ a little suspicious – not to be believed

hasty ~ do or decide something without thinking

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)

• のぞき魔
• 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。エッチな漫画が大好きな人。威張っているおばさん。賢いスリ。この人たちの中で誰が一番悪いと思いますか。ビデオを見て自分で判断して下さい。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。