The Towns of Oita Prefecture

(Why I Started Doing This)
(Reflections Upon Stopping Halfway Through)
(34 Most Beautiful Places in Oita Prefecture)

Alphabetically
Ajimu /安心院 ,
Aki / 安岐 ,
Amagase / 天瀬 ,
Beppu / 別府,
Bungo-Takada 豊後高田
Hiji / 日出 ,
Himeshima Island/ 姫島 ,
Hita / 日田 ,
Honyabakei/ 本耶馬溪 ,
Innai / 院内 ,
Kakaji / 香々地 ,
Kamae / 蒲江 ,
Kamiura / 上浦 ,
Kitsuki / 杵築 ,
Kokonoe / 九重 ,
Kunimi / 国見 ,
Kunisaki Town / 国東町,
Kusu / 玖珠 ,
Maetsue Village / 前津江 ,
Matama/真玉 ,
Mie / 三重 ,
Musashi / 武蔵 ,
Nakatsu 中津, Part 2,
Nakatsue Village / 中津江村,
Oita City / 大分市 ,
Ogata / 緒方 ,
Ota Village / 大田 ,
Oyama / 大山 ,
Saganoseki / 佐賀関 ,
Saiki / 佐伯 ,
Sanko-Mura　三光
Taketa / 竹田 ,
Tsukumi / 津久見 ,
Tsurumi /　 鶴見 ,
Usa 　宇佐, Part 2,
Usuki / 臼杵 ,
Yabakei / 耶馬溪 ,
Yamaga / 山香 ,
Yamakuni / 山国 ,
Yonozu / 米水津村 ,
Yufuin/ 湯布院 , Part 2

Chronologically
Nakatsu/ 中津 January 31, 2007
Sanko-Mura/ 三光 February 08, 2007
Usa/ 宇佐 February 22, 2007
Bungo-Takada/ 豊後高田 March 14, 2007
Matama/真玉 May 13, 2007
Himeshima Island/ 姫島 May 27, 2007
Usa Part 2 October 26, 2007
Yufuin/ 湯布院 October 30, 2007
Ajimu /安心院 November 27, 2007
Honyabakei/ 本耶馬溪 February 21, 2008
Beppu / 別府 April 02, 2008
Yabakei / 耶馬溪 April 09, 2008
Oita City / 大分市 August 04, 2008
Kusu / 玖珠 October 24, 2008
Yamakuni / 山国 November 02, 2008
Hita / 日田 November 10, 2008
Kunisaki Town / 国東町 November 16, 2008
Innai / 院内 November 24, 2008
Yamaga / 山香 December 1, 2008
Kakaji / 香々地 December 24, 2008
Nakatsu Part 2 December 28, 2008
Hiji / 日出 January 26, 2009
Kitsuki / 杵築 February 16, 2009
Aki / 安岐 March 2, 2009
Ota Village / 大田 March 9, 2009
Taketa / 竹田 April 6th, 2009
Usuki / 臼杵 April 27th, 2009
Oyama / 大山 April 30th, 2009
Kunimi / 国見 May 2nd, 2009
Musashi / 武蔵 May 4th, 2009
Kokonoe / 九重 May 11th, 2009
Amagase / 天瀬 June 1, 2009
Maetsue Village / 前津江 June 8, 2009
Tsukumi / 津久見 June 15, 2009
Saganoseki / 佐賀関 June 22, 2009
Kamiura / 上浦 July 13, 2009
Saiki / 佐伯 August 3, 2009
Tsurumi /　 鶴見 August 11, 2009
Yonozu / 米水津村 August 13, 2009
Kamae / 蒲江 August 17, 2009
Ogata / 緒方 August 24, 2009
Mie / 三重 August 31, 2009
Nakatsue Village / 中津江村 September 21, 2009
Yufuin Part 2, October 4, 2009

By Region

Northern Oita
Nakatsu City
--Nakatsu 中津, Part 2,
--Sanko-Mura　三光
--Honyabakei/ 本耶馬溪 ,
--Yabakei / 耶馬溪
--Yamakuni / 山国
Usa City
--Usa 　宇佐, Part 2,
--Ajimu /安心院
--Innai / 院内 ,

Kunisaki Peninsula--North Eastern Oita
Bungo-Takada City
--Bungo-Takada 豊後高田
--Matama/真玉 ,
--Kakaji / 香々地 ,
Hiji City
--Hiji / 日出 ,
Himeshima Island
--Himeshima Island/ 姫島 ,
Kunisaki City
--Kunisaki Town / 国東町,
--Aki / 安岐 ,
--Kunimi / 国見 ,
--Musashi / 武蔵 ,
Kitsuki City
--Kitsuki / 杵築 ,
--Yamaga / 山香 ,
--Ota Village / 大田

Western Oita
Hita City
--Hita / 日田 ,
--Oyama / 大山 ,
--Amagase / 天瀬 ,
--Maetsue Village / 前津江
--Nakatsue Village / 中津江村

Central Oita
Beppu City
--Beppu / 別府
Oita City
--Oita City / 大分市
--Saganoseki / 佐賀関
Yufu City
--Yufuin/ 湯布院 , Part 2,
Kusu
--Kusu / 玖珠
Kokonoe
--Kokonoe / 九重

Southern Oita
Tsukumi Town
--Tsukumi / 津久見
Takeda City
--Taketa / 竹田
Bungo-Ono City
-- Ogata / 緒方
-- Mie / 三重 ,
Usuki City
-- Usuki / 臼杵
Saiki City
--Kamiura / 上浦,
--Saiki / 佐伯,
--Tsurumi /　 鶴見,
--Yonozu / 米水津村
--Kamae / 蒲江

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Children's Literature and YA Index

A Little Book of Language by David Crystal, 

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 1 A very Bad Beginning By Lemony Snicket

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle ,

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll , (re-read)

Animorphs 1: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate,

Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster,

Bone: Quest for the Spark Trilogy by Tom Sniegoski and Jeff Smith:

--Bone: Quest for the Spark Book 1 by Tom Sniegoski and Jeff Smith,

--Bone: Quest for the Spark Book 2 by Tom Sniegoski and Jeff Smith,

--Bone: Quest for the Spark Book 3 by Tom Sniegoski and Jeff Smith,

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (reread)

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White ,

Children's Stories From Old British and Irish Legends by J Emmerson-Hicks,

Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl,

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules by Jeff Kinney ,

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney,

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney,

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum

Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol,

Frozen (Heart of Dread #1) by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum 

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh ,

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling ,
Harry Potter And the Goblet of Fire By J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Kabumpo in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson,
Kidnapped and Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson ,
King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard ,

Little Wizard Stories of Oz by L. Frank Baum ,

Matilda by Roald Dahl,

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater,

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien--addendum ,

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Peter Pan by James M. Barrie,

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis,

R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly,

Racso and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly,

Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert,

Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang ,

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs ,

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain,

The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi,
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain [Revisited],
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett ,
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman ,

The BFG by Roald Dahl, 
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson,

The Borrowers by Mary Norton,

The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton,

The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton,

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm,
The Butterfly in Amber by Kate Forsyth ,

The Complete Stories of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne,

The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit ,
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman ,
The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathon Stroud ,

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne,

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling,
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer ,

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

The Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Addendum 

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum  
The Plum-Rain Scroll by Ruth Manley ,

The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald,
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (reread)

The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson,

The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy ,

The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling,

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett,

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting,

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting revised and adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez,

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman translated by Major Alexander Ewing and adapted by Bob Blaisdell,

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman ,

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner ,

The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Visitors from Oz by L. Frank Baum,

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Witches by Roald Dahl,

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum ,

Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes ,
Tom Sawyer Abroad  by Mark Twain,
Tom Sawyer Detective by Mark Twain,
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson,
Vampire Blood Trilogy by Darren Shan
Watership Down by Richard Adams ,

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls,

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne,

(Comic books and graphic novels are not included in this list, but I've index those separately HERE).

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Comic Books and Graphic Novels Index

300 Graphic Novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley ,

Adventures of the Gummi Bears: A New Beginning: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 4, 

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 1 by Osamu Tezuka,
Aquaman: War for the Throne: by Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier, Ivan Reis,

Avengers Epic Collection Volume 23: Fear the Reaper,

Avengers: No Surrender,

Batman Knightfall Volume 1 ,

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest, 

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3: Knightsend ,

Bone 1: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith,

Bone 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith,

Bone 3: Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith,

Bone 4: The Dragonslayer by Jeff Smith, 

Bone 5: Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith,

Bone 6: Old Man's Cave by Jeff Smith,

Bone 7: Ghost Circles by Jeff Smith,

Bone 8: Treasure Hunters by Jeff Smith,

Bone 9: Crown of Horns by Jeff Smith, 

Bone Adventures by Jeff Smith,

Bone: Coda by Jeff Smith and Stephen Weiner,

Bone Handbook by Jeff Smith,

Bone: More Tall Tales by Jeff Smith with Tom Sniegoski,

Bone: Tall Tales by Jeff Smith and Tom Sniegoski,

Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume by Jeff Smith

Booster Gold: The Complete 2007 Series Book One,

Buddha by Osamu Tezuka ,

-- Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka

-- Buddha, Vol. 2: The Four Encounters by Osamu Tezuka 

-- Buddha, Vol. 3: Devadatta by Osamu Tezuka

-- Buddha, Vol. 4: The Forest of Uruvela by Osamu Tezuka

-- Buddha, Vol. 5: Deer Park by Osamu Tezuka

-- Buddha, Vol. 6: Ananda by Osamu Tezuka

-- Buddha, Vol. 7: Prince Ajatasattu by Osamu Tezuka

-- Buddha, Vol. 8: Jetavana by Osamu Tezuka

Classics Illustrated: The Odyssey: Illustrated by Harley M. Griffiths ,

Countdown to Final Crisis Volume Two,

DC Finest:

--Batman: Red Skies

--Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters

--Green Arrow: The Trial of Oliver Queen,

--Justice League of America: The Return,

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules by Jeff Kinney ,

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney,

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney,

Dick Tracy: America's Most Famous Detective edited by Bill Couch, Jr.,

Donald Duck: Balloonatics: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 25 by Carl Barks ,

Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes by Carl Barks

Doomsday Clock (Parts 1 and 2) by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank and Brad Anderson,

Doraemon's Long Tales Vol 8: Noby And The Dino Knights by Fujiko F. Fujio,

Finn: Origins by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, 

First There Was Chaos: Hesiod's Story of Creation by Joel Priddy,

Flash Gordon Dailies: Austin Briggs: Radium Mines Of Electra ,

Grayson Volume 1: Agents of Spyral,

Green Arrow/Black Canary: Till Death Do They Part,

Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years,

Introducing Chomsky by John Maher and Judy Groves, 

Invincible: Ultimate Collection Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman, 

Lockjaw: Avengers Assemble,

Marvel Horror Lives Again! ,

Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Shang-Chi, 

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 1: The Sentinel Of Liberty by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby,

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four Volume 2: The Micro-World of Doctor Doom by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby,

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 1: The Coming of the Avengers by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Don Heck, 

Muppet Babies Omnibus,

Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi, 

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi ,

Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg by Kate Evans,   

Rose by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess,

Showcase Presents: Teen Titans 2,

Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails by Tom Sniegoski, Jeff Smith, Stan Sakai,

Suicide Squad Vol. 8: The Final Mission by John Ostrander and Kim Yale,

Superman: Exile,

Superman: Funeral for a Friend ,

Superman: Reign of the Supermen,

Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1 by John Bryne and Dick Giordano,

Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 2 by John Bryne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway,

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 3 by John Byrne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway,

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 4 by Byrne, Wolfman, Levitz and Ordway,

Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1,

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby,

Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age: Volume 3,

Teen Titans: The Silver Age Volume 1,

Teen Titans: The Silver Age Volume 2,

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 1: 1931-1933,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13: 1950-1951,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 15: 1953-1954,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 16: 1954-1956,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 17: 1956-1957,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 18: 1957-1959,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 19: 1959-1961,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 20: 1961-1962,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 21: 1962-1964,

The Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 22: 1964-1965,

The Death of Superman, 

The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 

The Incredible Hulk Epic Collection #13: Crossroads,

The New Teen Titans Volume 1 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 2 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 3 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 4 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 5 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 6 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 7 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 8 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 9 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez,

The New Teen Titans Volume 10 by Marv Wolfman,

The New Teen Titans Volume 11 by Marv Wolfman,

The New Teen Titans Volume 12 by Marv Wolfman,

The New Teen Titans Volume 13 by Marv Wolfman,

The New Teen Titans Volume 14 by Marv Wolfman,

The New Teen Titans Volume 1-14,

The New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy?,

The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby: Volume One,

The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman ,

The Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman,

The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives: Volume 1 by Bob Haney, Nick Cardy and Bruno Premiani,

The Twin Knights by Osamu Tezuka, 

The Untold Legend of the Batman by Len Wein,

Thor Epic Collection #8: War of the Gods ,

Thor Vol. 6: Blood of the Fathers,

Thorn: The Complete Proto-Bone College Strips 1982-1986 by Jeff Smith,

Tintin in America by Hergé, 

Tintin in Cigars of the Pharaoh by Herge

Tintin in King Ottokar's Sceptre by Herge

Tintin in Prisoners of the Sun by Herge ,

Tintin in The Black Island by Herge,

Tintin in The Blue Lotus by Herge

Tintin in The Broken Ear by Herge

Tintin in The Crab with the Golden Claws by Herge 

Tintin in Land of Black Gold by Herge

Tintin in The Land of the Soviets by Hergé

Tintin in The Secret of the Unicorn by Herge

Tintin in The Seven Crystal Balls by Herge,

Titans: Total Chaos,

Tonoharu Parts 1 and 2 by Lars Martinson, Part 3,

Walt Disney's Donald and Mickey in Metropolis and Faust,

Walt Disney's Donald Duck "Balloonatics": The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 25 by Carl Barks ,

Vision & The Scarlet Witch: The Saga Of Wanda And Vision,

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons,

Wizards of Mickey, Volume 4,

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Quang Ngai Travelogues Index

(For all my travelogues, see HERE)

Dao Be (Little Island)--the small island off of Ly Son island in Quang Ngai ,  (addendum)

Ly Son Island--Quang Ngai Province , (addendum)

My Lai, Quang Ngai, Vietnam , (Addendum)

Tet in Quang Ngai Province: 2023 ,

Thach Nham Dam in Quang Ngai Province , (addendum)
Trip to Quang Ngai 2017 ,

Trip to Quang Ngai Province 2022: Tịnh Hiệp Village, Tịnh Đông Village, Mỹ Khê Beach ,

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Index Index

Abandoned Book Index,

Australia Index, 

Blogging the Canon,
Books About Japan Index ,

Books I've Read by Women (as of May 2022)
Book Review Index (Alphabetical),

Book Reviews by Rating Index ,
Book Reviews Listed In Order Of Date Read,
Calvin Days Index ,

Cambodia Index, 
Classic Books ,

Childhood Retrospections Index ,

Children's Literature and YA Index,

Comic Books and Graphic Novels Index ,

Currently Reading Vlog, 
DELTA Reading List ,

Discword Index, 

Fantasy and Science Fiction ,
Flashman Index ,
Graded Reader Index ,
Grammar Questions I Couldn't Answer ,

Harry Potter Index ,
History, 

Horror Index ,
Interesting Random Facts Index ,
Japanese Movie Index ,
Japanese Retrospections Index ,
Japanese Video Series Index ,
Keeping Track of my Youtube Videos Where the Audio is Out of Sync as a Result of Trying to Trim the Opening,

Land of Oz, 
Linguistic or TESOL Books Index ,
List Index ,
Long Movie Reviews Index ,
Marvel Cinematic Universe Index ,

Me on the Web Index ,
Movie Reviews by Rating Index,
Movie Review Index ,
Movie Reviews: Thoughts after Re-Watching,
Movie Worksheets Index , 
My Other Blogs Index ,

My Reviews ,
Podcasts, Youtube Series, Radio Shows, Etc. ,

Pulp Fiction Classics ,

quizlet.com Index ,
Reading and Listening Practice ,

Religion, 

Retrospection Index ,
Sample IELTS Writing Index (Just the Links),
Sharing Music I Like Index,
Specific Materials for Specific Textbooks Index ,
Specific Materials for Specific Textbooks Subdivisions Index ,
TESOL Ideas Index ,
TESOL Ideas and Worksheets Subdivisions  ,

TESOL Index ,
TESOL Songsheets (Just the Links),

The Bible Index, 

The Castle in the Magic Forest ,
The Towns of Oita Prefecture Index ,

Tintin Index ,
Travelogues ,
TV Shows and DVD Series Index ,
Useless Wikipedia Facts: The Complete Collection ,
Using Youtube Videos for Listening Index,
Weekly Reading Vlogs List ,
Year End Book Award Index,
Year End Movie Award Index ,

Problem and Solution Essays

(TESOL Ideas and Worksheets Subdivisions)

* Problem Solution Writing Common Mistakes
* Problem and Solution Essays: Advice for Writing

* Quiz and Board Race for IELTS Problem and Solution Essays
* Problems and Solutions Brainstorming Game

Sample Essays

* The number of people living in cities around the world continues to grow. One consequence of this trend is that many historical buildings are torn down to make way for new constructions.

* Describe one major education issue in your country. What is the problem? What solutions are there to this problem?

* Most of the world’s poor live in countries where tourism is a growing industry. The issue is that tourism does not benefit the poorest. How can the income generated by tourism benefit the poor? And how can we ensure that tourism does not destroy traditional cultures and ways of life?

* The loss of rainforests due to illegal logging is a serious problem today. What can be done to stop illegal logging?

* What are the key problems facing the world’s cities in the 21st century and what can be done about them?

* In many countries schools have severe problems with student behaviour. What do you think is the cause of this? What solutions can you suggest?

Life Intermediate Textbook

(Supplemental Material for Specific Textbooks Subdivisions)

Folder on Google Drive HERE

Unit 1
p.9
* Lead-in, transcript, taboo
1C Red is For Winners p.14-15
* Backs to the Board
1D First Impressions p.16
* Transcript
1E About Us p.17
* Lead-in
1F Peruvian Weavers p.18-19
* Backs to the Board
Unit 2
2B Dance Across America p.24-25
* Lead-in
* Gerunds Crossword Puzzle
* -ing verbs or infinitive verbs Doreamon PowerPoint Game
2D What's On p.28
* PowerPoint Game
2E A Portrait of an Artist p.29
* Artists: docs, pub
2F Taiko Master p.30-31
* Lead-in, transcript, vocabulary cards
Unit 3
3B Return to the Titanic p.36-37
* More Problems with the Past Perfect
3C Love and Death in the Sea p.38-39
* Writing
3E What a Weekend! p.41
* My Life in Vietnam: Student Writing
12B The Man Who Ate His Boots p.144-145
* 3rd Conditional Formation
* 3rd Conditional Mingle Activity
* If It Hadn't Been for Love by Adele (re-purposed for emphasizing the 3rd conditional)
* 3rd Conditional Brainstorm Activity
* 3rd Conditional Naruto PowerPoint Game
12D I'm so sorry! p.148
* Various activities

Q: Skills for Success: Reading and Writing 4 (Second Edition)

(Supplementary Materials for Specific Textbooks Subdivisions)

Google Drive Folder HERE

Lesson Plans: docs, pub

Quizlet
Quizlet Folder

* Unit 1 Reading 1: We All Need a Role Model

* Unit 1 Reading 2: Searching for 100 Real-Life Heroes

* Unit 1 Reading 1 and 2 Vocabulary

* Unit 2: Reading 1 So Much Dead Space

* Unit 2 Reading 2: Now on Stage: Your Home !

* Unit 2 Reading 1 and 2

* Units 1 and 2 Combined

* Unit 3 Reading 1: The Good Teen

* Unit 3,Reading 2: Bird by Bird

* Unit 3: Readings 1 and 2 Combined

* Unit 4 Reading 1: Two Styles of Writing

* Unit 5 Reading 1: Eating Well: Less Science, More Common Sense
* Unit 6 Reading 2: Making My First Post-College Career Decision

* Unit 7 Reading 1: A Tribe is Discovered

* Unit 7 Reading 2 Alaska's Pebble Mine

* Unit 7 Reading 1 and 2

* Unit 8 Reading 1: The Promise of Play

* Unit 8 Reading 2: Child's Play: It's Not Just for Fun

* Unit 8 Reading 1 and Reading 2 Combined

Unit 1

--Reading 1: We All Need a Role Model p.5-11

* Jigsaw Reading

--Reading 2: Search for 100 Real-Life Heroes p.12-20

* DIY heading match

* Dictionary Training

--Writing Skill: Organizing and Developing an Essay p.23-26

* How to Write a Formal Paragraph

* Model Essay

--Grammar p.26-28

* Relative Clauses: Grammar ESL Listening

Unit 2

--Introduction p.32-34

* Why do we have so much stuff? | BBC Ideas

--Reading 1: So Much Dead Space p.35-41

* Various activities

--Reading 2: Now on Stage: Your Home! p.43-49

* Various activities

--Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with Nouns p.50-51

* Card Matching for Collocation Practice

--Writing Skill: Writing a Descriptive Essay p.52-56

* Model Text

--Grammar: Definite and Indefinite Articles p.57-58

* Test-Teach-Test Lesson for Articles

* Naruto PowerPoint Game for Articles

Unit 3

--Introduction p.62-64

* 8 Childhood Lessons You Should Unlearn

--Reading 1: The Good Teen p.65-70

* Grab the Card, Running Dictation

--Reading Skill: Making Inferences p.71-72

* Using Jokes to Teach Inference

--Reading 2: Bird by Bird p.72-78

* Student editors, Taboo cards

* Lesson plan

--Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and Suffixes  p.79-80

* -ent adjectives and -ence nouns Crossword Puzzle

* -ant adjectives and -ance nouns Crossword Puzzle

* Prefixes (Crossword and Quizlet)

--Writing Skill: Writing a Narrative Essay and Varying Sentence Patterns p.81-86

* Narrative Essay Model Text

--Grammar: Past Perfect and Past Continuous p.86-88

* A Trip to the Jungle--Past Verb Forms

Unit 4

--Introduction p.92-94

* A Farewell to Handwriting?

--Reading 1: Two Styles of Writing p.95-100

* Board race, quizlet, Kahoot

--Reading 2: Haji Noor Deen--A Chinese Muslim Calligrapher p.102-108

* Wrong Words, Quizlet

--Vocabulary Skill: Using the Dictionary to Distinguish between Homonyms p.109-110

* Jokes Using Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs

* Homograph Crossword Puzzle

* LINK: 150+ Common Homographs - Confusing Words with the Same Spelling but Having More than One Meaning

* LINK: Kahoot Game: Homonyms by danesensei

* LINK: Quizlet Game: Homonyms by sunshine8769

* Make a Homograph Quiz

--Writing Skill: Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay p.111-116

* Compare and Contrast Essay: Model Text

--Subordinators and Transitions to Compare and Contrast p.116

* LINK: Kahoot Game for Subordinate Clauses

* LINK: video on Subordinate Clauses

--Unit Assignment p.119-120

* Supplementary materials

Unit 1-4 Review

* Various Activities

Unit 5

--Introduction p.122-124

* Slideshow for Teaching Online

--Reading 1 Eating Well: Less Science, More Common Sense p.185-191

* Various Activities

--Reading 2: Anatomy of a Nutrition Trend p.133-140

* Various Activities

--Vocabulary Skill: Cause and Effect Collocations p.140-142

* Some video links and a worksheet

* "result in" vs "resulting in"

* LINK: Cause and effect videos

* LINK: Kahoots for cause and effect

* Using Cartoons to Teach Cause and Effect

--Writing Skill: Writing a Cause and Effect Essay p.143-147

* Cause and Effect Model Essay

-- Grammar: Agents With Passive Voice p.147-148

* Passive Voice: Grammar ESL Listening

* Using Tom and Jerry Cartoons to Teach Passives

* Slideshow for Drilling Passives

* LINK: Passives Kahoot

-- Unit Assignment: Write a Cause and Effect Essay p.149-150

* Outlining and writing aid

Unit 6
--Reading 1: From Student to Employee p.155-160

* Reading Questions
--Reading 2: Making My First Post-College Career Decision p.162-167
* Materials for online lesson
* Online Lesson p.169-174

--Reported Speech with present tense and shifting tenses p.171-175

* Using "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" to teach Reported Speech

* Reported Speech: Grammar ESL Listening

* Reported Speech Naruto PowerPoint Game

Unit 7

Unit 7 Introduction p.182-184

* Slideshow for online teaching

--Reading 1: A Tribe is Discovered p.185-191

* Materials for online lesson

--Reading 2: Alaska's Pebble Mine: Minerals vs. Nature p.193-199

* Materials for online lesson

--Unit Assignment p.207

* Planning document

Unit 8

--Reading 1: The Promise of Play p.213-218

* Various Materials

--Reading 2: Child's Play: It's Not Just for Fun p.220-226

* Various Materials

--Unit Assignment: Write a Persuasive Essay

* Persuasion Essay Lesson

Unit 1-8 Review

* Various Activities