Nature Stories home
Problem? Email John at spiri@cc.tuat.ac.jp
For fall 2007 students, click here to watch selected videos and read selected final presentations. Good job!
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EZ homework |
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| 1. Bodies of Water | review | Unscramble proverbs | Word Quest | world's highest waterfall |
| 2. Water Animals | review | Read and take quiz | Jakata Tales | whale shark in Thailand |
| 3. Fun Facts I | review | Proverb Practice | grasshoppers laying eggs | |
| 5. The Birds and Bees | review | Bird Word Search Puzzle | Japanese Crane Dance | |
| 6. Space | review | Read While Listening | solar eclipse | |
| 7. Fun Facts II | review | Read Idioms | lizards | |
| 9. Nature Places | review | Japan Geography, Climate | Gobi Desert Camels | |
| To read a website in English, first go here, then copy and paste the URL (web address). Then, the website you want to read will appear with a new feature: if you "point" to a word, you will receive the definition in English or Japanese (you can choose). | ||||
| 10. Land Animals | review | V Words Video | Bear Vs. Cougar Showdown | |
| 11. Fun Fantasies | review | SEE LINKS BELOW FOR FINAL PROJECT RESEARCH IDEAS! |
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| 13. Earth | review | Vocabulary games | Beach Sunrise | |
| 14. Plants | review | Grammar games | Meat eating plants | |
| 15. Fun Facts III | review | EFL activities | ||
Links for Research about Nature
British Council's Learn English Central
Enchanted Learning - Many links, written for kids so not too difficult.
Reference Websites
Wikipedia (online encyclopedia)
Simple Wikipedia (online encylopedia for nonnative speakers)
WordChamp (website reader (will give Japanese translations of English words))
Fact Monster (kids website with many facts)
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| 1. Bodies of Water | listen here | 1. Pictorial Find Someone Who... | |
| 2. Water Animals | listen here | 2. Pictorial When was the last time... | |
| 3. Fun Facts I | listen here | ||
| 5. The Birds and the Bees | listen here | 4. The Frog Family: Irregular Verbs | |
| 6. Space | listen here | 5. Minamata Disease | |
| 7. Fun Facts II | listen here | 6. Low (level) Drama Cards | |
| 9. Nature Places | listen here | 7. High (level) Drama Cards | |
| 10. Land Animals | listen here | ||
| 11. Fun Fantasies | listen here | ||
| 13. Earth | listen here | ||
| 14. Plants | listen here | ||
| 15. Fun Facts III | listen here | ||