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• Topic: Tips on making people happy
• Level: intermediate
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, we listen to Christine of Happy Slip as she gives advice on how to make people happy. For this lesson the video can be downloaded from the external site. 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.

footage ~ the film taken in a video camera

tips ~ advice about the outcome of a future event

summary ~ a short version of something

packaging ~ what a product or gift is wrapped in

display ~ to put something on show

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)

• 幸せになるためのアドヴィス
• 中級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは中級生徒の為のレッスンです。今回はHappy Slip のChristineさんは幸せについてを話します。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PDFレッスンがdownloadできます。

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• Topic: Early humans
• Level: intermediate
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, we visit London and see what happens when the human ancestor Afarensis goes for a walk. 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.

agile ~ to have a good balance and flexible body

creature ~ an animal of some kind

extinct ~ to completely die out

memento ~ a souvenir that reminds you of a place or experience

escapee ~ person who has escaped

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)

• 人類の前身
• 中級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは中級生徒の為のレッスンです。人類の前身Afarensisはロンドン町に散歩します。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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• Topic: Mother’s Day (repeat lesson)
• Level: lower intermediate
• Language: listening

This is a replay of the Mother’s Day video posted this time last year. Hope it helps! 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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• Topic: UFO news report
• Level: lower intermediate
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, there are more reports of UFOs and aliens being sighted from around the world. What is happening? What do the aliens want? (Script and acting by Paul’s Japanese students) 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.

alien ~ a being from another world

run away ~ to escape

witness ~ a person who sees something happen

the scene ~ the place where something happens

hatch ~ when an egg breaks open and a baby animal emerges.

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)

• UFOの出来事
• 初中級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは初中級生徒の為のレッスンです。世界中UFOと宇宙人が急に表します。何故地球に来ましたか。(このビデオはポールの生徒達を作ったものです）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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Many thanks to my friend Michael Stout for introducing the makebeliefcomix website to me. This is a great site for educators and students alike. Go there and make your own comics to share with students or friends.

This is the fifth of my Idiotic Idioms which will teach the meaning of certain phrases, expressions or sayings. You can see a bigger version by clicking on the image, or you can download the PDF text which will contain an explanation for each cartoon.

Enjoy!

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• Topic: A ski trip in Japan
• Level: lower intermediate
• Language: Listening

In today’s movie, Paul goes on a ski strip to Niigata in Japan. Learn about this beautiful place. 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.

jump on ~ get on a bus or train

feline ~ cat like or like a cat

idiot ~ a foolish person

kids ~ children

prepare ~ to get ready

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)

• 新潟のガーラスキ場
• 初中級
• 聞くこと

このビデオは初中級生徒の為のレッスンです。ポールの新潟のスキ旅行の話です。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。