Category Archive for 'beginner'

Lesson 52 - Speechless (text)

Monday, September 17th, 2007

  • Topic: internet relationships
  • Level: lower intermediate
  • Language: listening

This is a lower intermediate lesson about making new relationships over the internet. 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.

aunty - your mother or father’s sister

chance - opportunity

speechless - to be unable to talk

commit - to make a decision that will fix you to a course of action

wanna - want to

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)

  • インターネトの難しい関係
  • 初中級
  • 聞く練習

このビデオは初中級生徒の為のレッスンです。このレッスンはインターネトの難しい関係について。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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Extra Lesson - Back to School

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

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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

Extra Lesson - The Coffee Monster

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

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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

Extra Lesson - Fathers Day Song

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

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A Father’s Day song for all the dads out there. Have a good one.

There is no textbook, mp3 or online lesson for this. Just watch the video and follow the subtitles.

Lesson 47 - The Family Pet (text)

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

PDF textbook for the previous lesson.

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Lesson 47 - The Family Pet (audio)

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Listening mp3 version of the previous lesson.

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Lesson 47 - The Family Pet (video)

Monday, June 11th, 2007

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  • Topic: a new pet
  • Level: beginner
  • Language: listening

The family get a new pet. A Japanese rhinoceros beetle! Watch and listen to their reactions to this new member of the 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.

covered in - to be all over something

messy eater - someone who drops food a lot

scaredy cat - someone who is afraid of everything

sharp - something that cuts easily

stroke - to gently touch (a pet, child, friend)

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)

  • 新しいペト
  • 初級
  • 聞くこと

このビデオは初級生徒の為のレッスンです。このビデオは4歳の男の子の不思議なペットの話です。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。

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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Lesson 46 - Mothers Day (text)

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

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  • Topic: Mother’s Day
  • Level: lower intermediate
  • Language: listening

This is a lower intermediate lesson about Mother’s Day and what makes a good gift to give on this day. 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.

in thing - what is fashionable or popular at the moment

simple - very basic

throw in - give something extra

set up - make something ready to function

fancy - expensive or gorgeous thing

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)

  • 母の日
  • 初中級
  • 聞く練習

このビデオは中級生徒の為のレッスンです。このレッスンは母の日についてです。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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Lesson 41 - The Ideal Place (textbook)

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

PDF textbook for previous lesson.

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Lesson 41 - The Ideal Place (audio)

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

This is an mp3 audio only version of the previous lesson.

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