Archive for July, 2006

Lesson 6 - Young Mans Dream 3 (video)

Saturday, July 29th, 2006
  • Topic: Comedy drama serial (連続ドラマ)
  • Level: (upper) intermediate (中上級)
  • Language: complaints, sarcasm, aruments (文句、皮肉、けんか)
  • Grammar: present tense, adjectives, negatives (現在形、形容詞、否定)

Welcome to lesson 6 of ESLpodTV. Today’s video is part three of ‘Young Man’s Dream. In this episode Judy has an argument with Bob about Alex and the level is upper intermediate. 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.

smooth shave - a close shave

won’t mind - okay to do something

let (me) use - be allowed to use (something)

running out of.. - to have none left

Wait till you see.. - to look forward to something

We’re loaded - have a lot of (be rich)

to fool someone - to take advantage of a person (trick someone)

change the subject - change the topic of a conversation

wring (someone’s) neck - to strangle someone

to boot - as well

Simmer down! - Calm down!

flattery - Say nice things about a person’s appearance or personality

In a jiffy - soon

put down - make a funny or sarcastic reply to something said


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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Lesson 5 - Burglar! (textbook)

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Lesson plan, transcript, materials and teacher’s notes for Lesson 5. These can be downloaded as a PDF file and printed out for students.

If you enjoyed using these materials and found them useful with your classes, perhaps you could consider contributing to the upkeep of this site. You can send a dollar or two (200 yen) by clicking on the button on the right. My thanks in advance to those who do.

There will be a delay in publishing the next lesson which will be Part 3 of ‘Young Man’s Dream’ for upper intermediate students. As this is the holiday season and I will be out of the country, the next lesson will be at the end of July.

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Lesson 5 - Burglar! (audio)

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

これはリスニングだけのMP3ファイルです。ビデオを見たい人は前のブログを見て下さい。
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

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Lesson 5 - Burglar! (video)

Monday, July 10th, 2006
  • Topic: Burglar mystery story (泥簿事件)
  • Level: (lower) intermediate (小中級)
  • Language: dialogues, facial descriptions (会話、顔の説明)
  • Grammar: Verb tenses, adjectives (動詞、形容詞)

Welcome to lesson 5 of ESLpodTV. Today’s video is a burglar mystery story and the level is lower intermediate. Watch what happens when Ben and Yuki hear a strange noise in the middle of the night. Who’s there? A burglar or somebody else? Our brave couple go downstairs to find out. 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.

Wasamatter? - What’s the matter?

downstairs - On the floor(s) below

torch - a light you carry in your hand

stairs - steps

scared - afraid

granny - grandmother

gramps - granddad

dangerous - not safe

locked - closed or shut so it cannot be opened without a key

burglar - someone who steals from houses

freckles - brown spots on the face

bald - to have no hair on the head

scars - an old cut that leaves a mark on the skin

wrinkles - age lines on the face


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Quicktime 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.

Lesson 4 - mp4 for PSP watch and download here.

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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