Week 7: A Sunday Bike Ride

On Sunday, I went for a ride with my friends, Jules and Jules (yes, they have the same name!) Watch PART ONE of the movie we made.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? / WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT?



With a friend look at the photos.

(Exercise i) Can you put the photos in order (1-8)to complete the story?

(Exercise ii)Write what you think is going to happen in PART 2 of the movie.

START YOUR STORY LIKE THIS ...

It was a nice Sunday morning. Dale and his two friends went for a bike ride. They crossed the Yarra river on the Punt ...

(Exercise iii)Copy your story into the COMMENTS section below (look for the little pencil and the word COMMENTS)

CLICK HERE to get a web-copy of Exercise i and Exercise ii

In the next lesson I will show you PART 2 of Jules, Jules ... and Dale Go for a Sunday Bike Ride. You can compare your story with the movie!


ROAD SAFETY - STOPPED BY THE POLICE

In class this week we are looking at road safety. We are also reading and understanding fines. Have you been stopped by the police before? Why did they stop you? (eg. speeding, drink driving, to check your licence or registration)

Watch this video? What do you think it is about? What is the message? Are the police good or bad? Write your answers in the COMMENTS section below.

Week 6: Access 2 & 3: Online Banking For Beginners

ONLINE BANKING FOR BEGINNERS WEBSITE (HOME PAGE)








Last week we were paying bills at the post office. As you already know, we can also pay our bills on the internet - but many of us are afraid of online banking. Maybe someone will steal our login details and then steal all of our money?

This week we will do some exercises using the ONLINE BANKING FOR BEGINNERS WEBSITE. There are many good activities and you will get a tour of what it is like to do internet banking so you can see for your self.

Exercise One: Complete the four exercises in the FOR AND AGAINST SECTION (click here). Write down your answers from the HAVE YOUR SAY exercise.

Exercise Two: Use the COMMENTS section at the bottom of this posting to write your paragraph. (Look carefully for the little pencil and the word 'comments')

Exercise Three: Go to the HOW TO BANK ONLINE section (click here). Work through each step and finally TRY SIMBANK.

Exercise Four: GO to VOXOPOP and leave your opinion about Online Banking (click here)



ACCESS LEVEL 1: ESL BLUES - Grammar Games

This is a fun site with lots of simple, grammar games. Enjoy. Click here to go to ESL BLUES - Grammar Games

Week 5 : Access 2&3 : Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Did you watch the Eurovision Song Contest final on Sunday night? It was a great show. Congratulations Moscow! Norway's Alexander Rybak won the competition with a record number of votes. The festival was very controversial this year. The Georgian group, Stephane & 3G, was disqualified because their song was considered too political. The song "We Don't Wanna Put In" was seen as an attack on Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin.



Exercise One: Watch and listen to the winning song from Norway. Watch and listen to the song from Georgia.

Read the lyrics of both:

Fairytale - Alexander Rybak (Norway)

We Don't Wanna Put In - Stephane & 3G (Georgia)



Exercise Two: Vote in our Micro-Poll. Which country had the best song - Norway or Georgia?



Exercise Three: Leave a COMMENT at the bottom of this posting (Week 5) about the two songs. Which one did you like the most? Which one had the best music? Which one had the best lyrics? Which song has the best presentation? Should Georgia have been disqualified? Is pop music the right place place for politics?

Exercise Four: Leave a voice message at our talkgroup on VOXOPOP about the discussion.

Watch clips by other 2009 Eurovision finalists by clicking here!!!

ACCESS 1 : Paying Bills



Paying Bills can be a headache. We have been practicing conversations this week where we pay bills at the post office by cash, cheque and EFTPOS. Go to our VOXOPOP talk group and practice the model dialogues with a friend.

Week 4: Make me a cuppa

Hi students, this week we are studying INSTRUCTIONS. Our theme this week is TEA ... mmm! very nice as the weather gets colder and the days get shorter. Watch this video by Ruju from India about making Indian-style tea. Make notes. Talk about the video in groups of three.Not everyone makes tea the same way. How do you make tea at home?



ACCESS 1.

How to make a cuppa




Verbs: FILL / PUT / TAKE / BOIL / POUR / TAKE OFF/ TAKE OUT / ADD / SERVE
Vocabulary : TAP / KETTLE / STOVE / TEA BAG / CUP / MILK / SUGAR
Sequence words: FIRSTLY / THEN / AFTER THAT / BEFORE / FINALLY

Exercise One: Use the words above and pictures. With a friend write down the instructions HOW TO MAKE A CUPPA

Exercise Two: Click here and Go to VOXOPOP. Tell me 'how to make a cuppa'.






ACCESS 2 & 3

How to make Indian Chai

Exercise One: Watch Ruju making chai again. Use the verbs, vocab and sequence words we discussed in class to tell me how you would make chai tea.

Exercise Two: Click here and Go to VOXOPOP. Tell me 'How to make Indian Chai tea'.

For fun ... here is a nice video called Morning-Cuppa-Chai (New Delhi) ... seems everyone around the world loves tea!

Week 3 : Getting to Marciano's (Yummy!)

Hello friends at Duke Street and West Sunshine.This week we are studying directions and instructions.In class we have used Google Maps to find our way to one of the best cake shops in Melbourne, Marciano's South American Cakes in Maidstone.

Exercise 1: There are 3 easy ways to get to Marciano's by car from Duke Street in less than 10 minutes. Go back to Google Maps (click here) and write down the three routes.

Exercise 2: Go to our talk group on VOXOPOP (click here) and tell me how to get to Marciano's using the DEVONSHIRE ROAD route. Remember what I told you about direction, time and landmarks.

PS. Make sure you go to Marciano's and try a cake ... the Milhoja is my favourite and the empanadas (Chilean meat pies) are very good too!