Week 4, Term 4 : I've got a Cold

Watch the video. Can you list the symptoms of flu or the common cold? How do you treat flu symptoms?

Level 2 and 3 Listening - Conrad's Got a Cold

CLICK HERE to listen and do the comprehension exercise

The H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu)

You can get a FREE injection from your local doctor to protect you - and others around you - against swine flu. With your teacher talk about Swine Flu. Is it different to other types of flu? Who does it affect the most? CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SITE.

How can we PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES from flu?

DOWNLOAD THESE 2 SIMPLE POSTERS and PRINT OFF from your laptop.

POSTER #1: Cover your mouth

POSTER #2: Wash your hands

We read a story called "I've Got a Cold" (AMES) ... what did you learn about treating colds and flus? Can we use antibiotics? Wht is the difference between a virus and an infection? WRITE ME AN EMAIL by clicking the envelope icon at the bottom of this lesson.

Level 3 Catching up on some odds and ends

Click here for Adverb Grammar Exercises

How good is your Aussie slang? Click here and see

Try this Grammar quiz on Permission and Requests. CLICK.

Vocabulary ... try the BBC Word Master Game

Week 3, Term 4 : Tell me about it ...

ACCESS 2 SHORT TALKS (West Sunshine Class)

Here are two excellent short talks by Raquel and Walter ...

CLICK HERE to listen to Raquel's short talk about ceramics and mosaics








CLICK HERE to listen to Walter's short talk about his art.









OTHER TWO MINUTE TALKS YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:

Phan ... on her auntie who never married;
Joanne ... on her trip to Europe and Hong Kong;
Kien ... on 'Health is Gold';
Kim ... about the wonder-food, broccoli;
Thanh ... on eyelash extensions;
Yvonne ... tells us about her vegetable garden;
Q ... talks about her mother's guo hua (Chinese traditional painting)

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE WONDERFUL TWO MINUTE TALKS










Access Level 2 and 3: Giving a Short Talk

This week we are practising giving a short 2 minute talk. You can choose any subject you like - maybe your favourite sport, hobby or pastime. You can talk about an animal, your favourite city or maybe a story from the news ... you decide!

CLICK HERE AND WATCH THE VIDEO OF AMIR FROM IRAN TALKING ABOUT HIS COUNTRY'S NATIONAL SPORTS - WRESTLING & FOOTBALL

When planning your talk think about the stages we discussed in class.

1. Amir Introduces himself and the subject of his talk to his audience;

2. Amir's main points are about a) Football - Iran is not doing so well in Asia b) in Wrestling, however, the country is #1 or #2 in the world;

3. Amir explains why Iran is so good in Wrestling - a) they have a long history doing the sport b) it is a very spiritual activity for Iranians, he says;

4. Amir closes his talk by inviting his audience to talk about their national sports and to ask him questions.

Remember to FIND and PRINT some pictures from the internet / or find a short video on YouTube to show the class - it is good to have something to show the class as you talk.

Level One - Today's Question is ...



CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO HOA FROM VIETNAM TALK ABOUT HER FAVOURITE ANIMAL.

LEVEL 3:

CLICK FOR THE LISTENING ACTIVITY ABOUT CATS OR DOGS

CLICK HERE AND PRINT OUT THE LESSON ABOUT CATS AND DOGS










COMPUTER USE : LEARN TO PRINT USING YOUR LAPTOP



HERE IS A POSTER OF DOG BREEDS

HERE IS A POSTER OF CAT BREEDS




The Lady and the Tramp is a nice story with good dogs and bad cats.

Click here to go to the colouring book website. PRINT some pages to take home for your kids. Show me how to print to the photocopier from your laptop.

Week 2, Term 4: At the Beach

Level One: I HATE THE BEACH

I Hate the Beach by Ann Dunn (PRACE,2006) Click here to order PRACE PAGETURNER KITS



This week we read the funny story of a woman who hates the beach.

Do you like the beach? List the things you like about the beach. List the things you hate about the beach.

Send me an EMAIL by clicking the small envelope icon at the bottom of this posting.
Use the book, I Hate the Beach, to help you complete the email writing exercise.

LESSON UNIT : Australian English at the Beach. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SITE!

This is a really interesting and fun website about the beach - famous beaches, the history of the 'Aussie Cozzie' (bathing suit), Dangerous Creatures, Beach Safety and First Aid. (Developed by Barker, Chalk, Dunn, Malakar, Hanrahan and PRACE, 1999-2007)



SOUNDS OF THE SEA GUESSING GAME

With a friend listen to these sounds. Can you guess what they are? Use the expressions to talk about the sounds. Check by CLICKING HERE TO SEE

1. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN | THEN CLICK HERE TO SEE

I think it is a ______. It could be a ________. It might be a _____. It may be a _____.

2. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN | THEN CLICK HERE TO SEE

I think it is a ______. It could be a ________. It might be a _____. It may be a _____.

3. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN | THEN CLICK HERE TO SEE

I think it is a ______. It could be a ________. It might be a _____. It may be a _____.

GRAMMAR - REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

We have been studying reflexive pronouns this week (myself/yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) and the use of phrases EACH OTHER / ONE ANOTHER as well as BY MYSELF / ON MY OWN

Click here for a SIMPLE REVIEW WORKSHEET

CLICK HERE TO TRY OTHER FREE GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS FROM www.eslpdf.com

Week 1, Term 4 : Playing it Safe

LEVEL 2 and 3



This week we have been practising listening / video comprehension and reading skills for our assessment task next week (interpreting information texts). Watch the Worksafe video above. Think about the CONTEXT, PURPOSE, TONE, INFORMATION (it is presenting), MESSAGE and your OPINION about it.

Do you remember the meanings of the words?
Match the words and the meanings below:

A. CONTEXT
B. PURPOSE
C. TONE
D. INFORMATION
E. MESSAGE
E. OPINION


1. What you personally think of the text, story, article or video?
2. The feeling of the text - serious / fun / educative / comical / ironic
3. What the text is trying to do eg. warn us about danger, help us to understand something better, make us laugh.
4. The facts and ideas a text give us
5. A strong idea or piece of advice eg. Be careful when using machinery or power tools, do this or that to avoid problems.
6. What is this text? eg. a TV commercial Where would you find this text? eg. an article in a newspaper (sports section)

WATCH THIS VIDEO:



Email Writing Exercise - Slip! Slop! Slap!:

Write about the CONTEXT / PURPOSE / TONE / INFORMATION given / MESSAGE and your OPINION of the Slip! Slop! Slap! Advertisement that appeared on Australian Television in the early 1980s.

Send me an email (click on the little email icon below and use the form to write your response or use your GMAIL account)