ESLpodTV

• Topic: Comedy drama serial (連続ドラマ)
• Level: (upper) intermediate (中上級)

Welcome to lesson 15 of ESLpodTV. Today’s video is part five of ‘Young Man’s Dream. In this episode Alex talks to Bob and Judy’s mother about the dishwasher and Bob and Judy have another argument about Alex. You can see the transcript by clicking here. Spanish users can get a translation of the script by going to Rikai.com and following the instructions there. ( 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.

dishwasher - machine used for washing dishes

Thank heavens - expression of relief

strictly - very, completely, extremely

share - to divide something between two or more people

Whoops! - expression of surprise

small fry - shorty, midget, or similar insulting remark

load - a bundle or large amount of something

sergeant - lower ranking officer with three stripes

automatic - opposite of manual

I mean.. - expression used to continue an explanation

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

 Lesson 15 - Young Mans Dream 5 (video) [4:16m]: Download

Lesson plan, transcript, materials and teacher’s notes for Lesson 8. 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.

 Lesson 14 - A Japanese Festival (textbook): Download

This is an audio only version of the previous 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. 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。

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

 Lesson 14 - A Japanese Festival (audio) [2:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Topic: Japanese festival (日本の祭り)
• Level: Beginner (初級)
• Language: Describing event and food (行事と食べ物の説明)
• Grammar: ..with.. ()

Today’s lesson comes from Japan where we visit an autumn festival and look at the delicious food and interesting entertainment to be found there. 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!

このビデオは初級生徒の為のレッスンです。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。

You can see the transcript by clicking here. Spanish users can get a translation of the script by going to Rikai.com and following the instructions there. ( 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.

festival - a special event

variety - lots of different kinds

delicious - tastes very good

stalls - small tents that are used to display or sell things from

local products - things made in one area, town or neighborhood

community - the people who live in one place

show off - to display something proudly

traditional - something done the same special way for a long time

encourage - to make a helpful suggestion or help people do something

attached - connected to

jerk - to pull something up sharply

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. There are also some interactive quizzes to supplement the video.

(watch video button)はQuicktime video/Flash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

Watch Now:

 Lesson 14 - A Japanese Festival (video) [3:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Click on image to see video.

Lesson plan, transcript, materials and teacher’s notes for Lesson 8. 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.

 Lesson 13 - The Knights Tale (textbook): Download

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 the previous 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

 Lesson 13 - The Knights Tale (audio) [4:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download