Author Archives: Richard Graham

Brothers & Sisters? Videos

Thanks for the requests sent in to my shout out on Friday. I managed to get quite a lot of  games and songs videos shot for you this weekend. Here’s the first one from CD7 and the Download Pack: “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” First we have the song with the gestures and claps: Then the…

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Games or Songs you want videoing? Be quick!

Are there any games or songs you’d like videoing to see how they work?  I’ve got a two day workshop in Okinawa this weekend (i.e. tomorrow and Sunday!) and it looks like a good group so I might be able to throw in a few requests if you have any!  Please write them in the…

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Irregular Verbs Grammar Song now in Hip Hop Pack

Leslie wrote in to say that she loves the Irregular Verbs song but didn’t want to buy the whole Download Pack to get it as she only teaches high school students. Fair point. So I’ve just added the Irregular Verbs songmp3 as a free bonus into the Advanced Hip Hop Pack. As I wrote last year I really don’t like…

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Harry Potter Doctors (Halloween!)

I just got reminded of a really good variation of the Harry Potter game! You simply play the game as usual, but this time instead of using “What are you doing?” you link it in with the Doctor, Doctor Body Parts lesson. 1. So this time the Voldemorts catch the Harry Potters and say “Your…

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Numbers 13 to 32 Minicards

Sussie made a request over on the members’ forum for mini cards for the numbers right up to 32 to go with the 13 to 32 Numbers Song. Thank you for the request and here they are!

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New Japanese Lesson Plans Book Update

With Yumiko’s help I’ve just updated the Japanese version of the Lesson Plans book.  It should now have all the games and CD9 themes just like the English version. Mind you I’ve had a hard time editing it!  After last year giving up on Microsoft Word because it keep messing up the layout each time…

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