Commonwealth

Facts - Exercises - Lesson plans - Games

Japan

Information - Listening - Webquests

Related pages :

United Nations - European Union - 2010 Commonwealth Games

Facts :

• Your World, Your Commonwealth
  "is an introductory booklet that presents the main principles and work of the Commonwealth for a younger audience."
  It "was last updated on 2 March 2010."
  (thecommonwealth.org)

  
  
  See Exercises

   

• COMMONWEALTH DAY (royal.gov.uk)
  'In all history this has no precedent.'
  "Find out about the Commonwealth and what happens on Commonwealth Day."

• What is The Commonwealth ? (thecommonwealth.org)

• The Commonwealth - a guide for young people :
  What is the Commonwealth? | Who are the members of the Commonwealth? What does the Commonwealth do? | Commonwealth Day |
  Postcards and Quiz
  (youngcommonwealth)

• EU, UN & Commonwealth (BBC)

• National honours, military, and patriotic medals in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth (wikipedia)

Exercises :

• Your World, Your Commonwealth - A worksheet
  sent by Isabelle Bartoli (Ac. Grenoble)
  See Facts

• 4è Section européenne > The Commonwealth - Projet pédagogique
  (Ac. Rouen)

  

   

• THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - recherche sur internet et exercices interactifs (absolutenglish-972)

• The Commonwealth (British Council)

Lesson plans :

• India Rushing to Save Commonwealth Games (23rd September, 2010) - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  2010 Commonwealth Games "in New Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010."
  (Wikipedia)

   

• Commonwealth.
  "Have a look at articles, poems, stories, word games, cartoons, polls, trivia, history and links."
  (British Council)
  
  

Games :

• Commonwealth countries - crossword (tki.org.nz)

Information / News :

• Marine life soaking up radiation along Fukushima coast - May 26, 2011
  "The new data shows that some seaweed contamination levels are not only 50 times higher than safety limits – far higher than our initial measurements showed – but also that the contamination is spreading over a wide area, and accumulating in sea life..."
  (greenpeace.org)

  
  
  

• MORE NEWS about Japan tsunami

• Tsunami hits Japan after massive quake - 11 March 2011
  "A tsunami causes major damage in north-eastern Japan, after a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast."
  + Videos + Pictures
  (BBC)

• Japan woman lived in man's closet
  "A woman has been arrested in Japan for sneaking into a man's house and living in his closet without him knowing."
  (BBC)

  

  A closet

  A closet (wpclipart.com)

• Cat puts Japan rail firm on track
  "A loss-making Japanese railway company is back on track thanks to the popularity of a stray cat."
  Vocabulary :
  - to axe all staff
  - Tama stuck by her post and was rewarded with promotion to station manager.
  - the pet mascot
  - ticket booth
  - passengers
  - receives cat food in lieu of a salary
  (BBC)

• Langage gestuel au JAPON (commecadujapon.com)

• ZoomSchool : Japan - civilization (enchantedlearning.com)

  

• Famous Japanese TV and Movie Characters :
  Astroboy - Totoro - Godzilla - Pikachu - Doraemon - Sailor Moon (chicousd.org)

  

Listening :

• The World (with exercises) :
  - A Japanese Public Bath (M)
  - The Japanese Economy (D)
  (esl-lab)

• Directions (with exercises) : Getting Around Tokyo (Easy)
  (esl-lab)

• Travel (with exercises) : Tour of Kyoto, Japan (Medium)
  (esl-lab)
  

Webquests :

• Journey to Japan - A Day in the Life of a Japanese Child - a webquest (wombat.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us) - UPDATED
  "Your task is to create a book that will tell about the daily life of a Japanese child; a book about "you."
  Your writing, research, and product will be from the viewpoint of a Japanese elementary school student. You will "be" your Japanese character.
  The cover of the book will have a picture that you have created of your character and your Japanese name.
  Each page in the book will tell about your daily life and about your favorite things.
  You can illustrate your book with your own drawings or with pictures you print from Internet."