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Lesson plan, transcript, materials and teacher’s notes for Lesson 2. These can be downloaded as a PDF file and printed out for students. They may be used for education purposes. They may not be reproduced and sold to others.

Next week there will be Part 2 of ‘Young Man’s Dream’ - a lesson for higher intermediate students.

The next lesson for lower intermediate students (Burglar - a short mystery) will be published at the end of June.

 Lesson 3 - textbook: Download

This is an audio only version of last week’s lesson for those who don’t have a video ipod.
Visit the previous posting on the website to see a video of the lesson and try out the related online quizzes.

Tomorrow there will be a PDF lesson for use with English classes or those students who want more practise for their reading and writing.（明日は生徒と教師も使えるPDF教材を発表します）
Have fun

Paul

 Lesson 3 - Commuting in Japan (audio) [6:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Topic: Commuting (通勤）
• Level: Intermediate - easy（中級）
• Language: Routines（習慣、日常生活）
• Grammar point: Simple present（現在形）

Welcome to lesson 3 of ESLpodTV. The topic is commuting in Japan and the level is lower intermediate. The video is about Paul’s commute to work and you will hear about his general routine for making the journey to his main job. 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.

especially - in particular

commuter - somebody who uses buses or trains to get to work

recently - lately

platform - the place you wait for a train

reliable - something or somebody you can depend upon.

frequently - often

overflowing - too full

repaired- something broken that has been fixed

anyway - expression used to change the subject

rush hour - the time when everybody goes to or returns from work

have to - similar to ‘must’

beginning to - the start of something

heading back to - returning or going back

looking forward to - anticipating a happy event

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 (Flash plugin required). There are also some interactive quizzes to supplement the video.

(watch video button)はFlash videoです。このページの下にPSPの為のMP４ビデオと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

Watch Now:

 Lesson 3 - Commuting in Japan [6:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Lesson plan, transcript, materials and teacher’s notes for Lesson 2. These can be downloaded as a PDF file and printed out for students. They may be used for education purposes. They may not be reproduced and sold to others.

Next week there will be a lesson for lower intermediate students on the topic of commuting in Tokyo.

Part 2 of ‘Young Man’s Dream’ will be published at the end of May.

 Lesson 2 - materials: Download

This is an audio only version of last week’s lesson for those who don’t have a video ipod.

Visit the previous posting on the website to see a video of the lesson and try out the related online quizzes.

Tomorrow there will be a PDF lesson for use with English classes or those students who want more practise for their reading and writing.

Have fun

Paul

 Lesson 2 (audio) [9:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to the second ESLpodTV lesson which today is for higher level students. There is some intensive listening practice brought to you courtesy of the Prelinger Movie Archives as I am using one of their public domain movies as the main part of this lesson. This will be part one in what I hope will be an eight part series. The movie was made in 1952 and is called Young Man’s Dream (Fancy). The story is a comedy set around the adventures of a young woman - Judy who wants to date her brother’s best friend. The film was a showcase and advertisement for the new electrical appliances of the day in the USA and is interesting because you can see the life style and values of that time.

A little of the language used - especially by the teenage Judy - is different to present day English and I have highlighted this with modern day expressions in the video and transcript. Most English used though is the same as today and provides good listening practice. ( 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. Listed below.

yummy

your fault

serious minded

construction

term

dull

revolting

character (person)

strictly

Looking forward to…

Have no time for…

Sounds (revolting/good/bad etc)

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 (Flash plugin required). There are also some interactive quizzes to supplement the video.

(watch video button)はFlash videoです。このページの下にPSPの為のMP４ビデオと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

Lesson 2 - mp4 for PSP watch and download here.

 Lesson2 - Young Mans Dream 1 (video) [9:37m]: Download