Week 2

G'day all

I hope you're not feeling too hot today with the sudden rise in temperature!!

The first thing I'd like you to do today is to finish off any work from last week that needs to be done! Some of you work a bit more slowly than others so you need a bit more time! I hope you all had a good laugh at  Mr Bean!

I enjoyed having a chat with you on Tuesday about shopping habits you had in your home country and those you have now. It's interesting how many 'good' habits there were and we're trying to adopt them now in Australia! I hope it's not too late!

Do you have any food waste in your home? Have a look at this BTN video and answer the questions on this worksheet. Print it off if you like! Try to answer the questions at the end of the page without reading the text! You can give me the completed worksheet to correct!

When you finish this work, have a look at Living English and work through some of the episodes. It's a very good way to improve your listening and grammar at the same time!

Happy blogging!

Term 4, Week 1

G'day all and welcome back to Term 4!

I hope you enjoyed the time away from TAFE but I hope you haven't forgotten how to blog!!! 

On Tuesday, we talked a lot about plastic bags and the problems they create. Have look at this BTN video which looks at many of the same things as we did. You can read the tapescript if you like. When you finish watching the video, open your blog and start a new post. In the title write Plastic Bags. In your post write 5 pieces of information about plastic bags. For example, you could write some positive and negative things:  They are light and easy to carry; They are dangerous because small children can suffocate if they put them on their heads etc...

When you've finished that, look at this YouTube video with Mr Bean. Then in your blog, write a recount of the story!

Happy blogging!

Week 7

There are 2 sentences hiding in this WORDLE. Can you unjumble them and write them in COMMENTS at the end of this post? The first words have capital letters (The and I). The bigger words mean that those words are in both sentences! Good luck!

G'day all

I can't believe that we've come to the end of the term already! It has gone quickly, hasn't it? Today is an opportunity for you to catch up on any work that hasn't been done.

By now you should all have the following posts in your blogs:

1. Information about yourself, where you come from, how long you've been in Australia, things you like etc and also a photo of where you come from and a link to a website where people can read more about your country.
2. A paragraph with answers to the story about Bananas.
3. A post about Father's Day
4. A post about someone who's on Australian banknotes.

If you are up to date then you can do the following work.

On Tuesday most of you had a bit of trouble with tag questions so try these exercises to help you understand them a bit more. Print them off if you want!

Have a go at this fun language game! You won't forget to read the instructions, will you?

If you still have time left, open the Living English link (in the menu on the right hand side of the blog) and continue from where you got up to last time.

Have an enjoyable break from TAFE and I hope to see you all back on Oct 11 for a short 8 week term!

Week 5/6

G'day all

I hope you all enjoyed the 'holiday' from this class last week! Did any of you work on your blogs or were you too busy doing the sheets I gave you!

On Tuesday afternoon we looked at the story of Mary Reibey whose picture is on the $20 note. Someone asked about the other notes so I thought that you could find out that information today! Have a look at this link and look at the pictures of the Second Series (1991-). Choose ONE person who is  pictured on the notes. Print off this worksheet and answer the questions. Click on the link to this website and type in the person's name in the SEARCH box. If there is a lot of information, you can use the Life Summary menu on the right side of the page. This will give you the most of the information you need!

When you've done that, write the answers in your blog.

Good luck and happy blogging!

Week 4

G'day all

Well done on all the grammar you did last week. Your blogs are looking good too but I'll have to check them with you today because I'm not able to write comments on them. It is important that I can do this so you know I am reading what you write!

On Sunday 4th September, Australians will celebrate Father's Day. Look at this video to find out what happens on this day, who celebrates it and when and why the day was 'invented'. Is Father's Day celebrated at the same time in your country? (The same as in the video or the same time as in Australia?) If not, then when is it celebrated? Will you celebrate this day with your family? How?  Answer these questions in your blog. Write 2 things about Father's Day in your blog. Write a little information report in paragraphs about this day and also write how you and your family will celebrate this day.

When you've done this, have a look at this interesting website. It is very good for listening and speaking skills as well as reading! The early episodes are quite easy but they're very good for revision!.

Happy blogging and a very Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in the class!

Week 3

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G'day all!

Well done on all the hard work you did last week. Here are your tasks for today.

1. Make sure you have written about yourself in your blog.
2. Write a short paragraph about the topic of BANANAS from last week's class.
3. Put a link to my blog if you don't already have one. (Ask me to show you how to do this)
4. Print off this worksheet and complete the online tasks.
5. Show me your completed worksheet so that I can check your answers.
6. If you still have time, you can try this exercise and this one or even this one on the present perfect for practice!

Have a good weekend and happy blogging!

Week 2

G'day all

I hope you are all able to log on today without too much trouble! First of all, Congratulations on creating your blogs last week! I'm looking forward to seeing them each week and watch you do more and more things in them!

The words in the puzzle (wordle) above make 2 sentences about this class. Can you work out what they are?

When you finish that, the next thing I'd like you all to do today (if you didn't do this last week!) is to open your blog and go to NEW POST and put in a title... maybe...my first post or about me or whatever you like! Then I'd like you to write a few things about yourself, for example, where you come from, how long you've been here, what you like doing etc...anything you think might be of interest!

When you have done that, you can ask me to check it! Then I'll show you how to add a link to your post!

The next thing to do is to look at the Behind the News (BTN) story. This week it's about bananas. Open this link to see the video. Print off this worksheet and complete the questions. Then write a short paragraph in your blog about the topic. Remember to put in a picture of some bananas!!

Have a good weekend and happy blogging!