Commonwealth

Facts - Exercises - Lesson plans

Japan

Information / News - Listening -
Interactive activities - 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)
  
  

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) - UPDATED

• ZoomSchool : Japan - civilization (enchantedlearning.com)

  

• Famous Japanese TV and Movie Characters : - UPDATED
  Astroboy - Totoro - Godzilla - Pikachu - Doraemon - Sailor Moon
  (tx.english-ch.com)

  

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)
  

INTERACTIVE activities :

• Yoko, my Japanese friend.
  "Play the first game and take the quiz below, listen to the recordings and learn about Yoko's story."
  Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

  

Webquests :

• Journey to Japan - A Day in the Life of a Japanese Child - a webquest (/mrsmansfield.weebly.com) - UPDATED