Week 9 and 10 Homework : Buying a Car

VU22601 : Vehicle Accident (Elllo.org)


Mixer 78  Have you ever been in a traffic accident? from elllo on Vimeo.

We listened to Lindsey, Paul and Matthew in class.

Here is the full lesson - listen to the experiences of Helen, Amir and Shalini

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Grammar - 2nd Conditional

If I had ...


Exercise 3 Download and complete the worksheet I have made for this video 

Read the transcript for this video
  
Here's a song ...

  

VU22601 / VU22603 : Buying a Car

That same young lady is in trouble again ...

She buys a car for $8500 but she forgets about the interest payments

If you were not in class for this lesson download it here (pdf)

Here is the transcript to the video




Parts of a car

Exercise 4 Can you label the diagram?

Using the passive voice to describe a problem with your car

1. The _____________ is damaged

2. The _____________ is cracked

3. The tyre is ________________

4. The paintwork is scratched

Can you think of any others

Week 7 and 8 Homework: On the Road Again

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VU22601 / Transactions / Negotiations

(Source: What's the Law? Legal Aid Victoria)

What do you do if you have an accident -- or if someone damages your car?

Spelling/Vocabulary:

insurance / registration / cover / third party / comprehensive / compulsory /accident / damage / police /

Watch the video and discuss or answer the questions ...

Exercise 1 : Questions

1) What do the drivers exchange?

2) Does car registration cover the driver for damage to another car?

3) What does Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurance cover? What doesn't it cover?

4) What is Third Party Property (TPP) insurance? What does it cover? What doesn't it cover?

5) What does Comprehensive Insurance cover?

Transcript of the video story

Watch other video stories about the Law here (Legal Aid Victoria)

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Grammar

*Should (advice)


SHOULD (level 1)

What should you do if you have a minor car accident?

First of all, you should stay calm. You should make sure the other driver is ok. What else should you do?

Exercise 2 

Try this cloze exercise/dictation (Word)

What other advice would you give someone in these situations ...

*Your friend's wife leaves him for another man
*Your son wants to start his own business but has no money
*Your neighbours have parties everynight and you can't sleep

Try this Grammar exercise (Should/Shouldn't) about healthy living (Oxford Uni Press)

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Week 5 and 6 Homework: Accidents Can Happen

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VU22603  Reading and Writing : Accident Report Forms

This week we looked at different types and accidents and injuries.
We filled in some simple report forms.

Here is the table we used for writing a simple report on an accident in the classroom

WORKPLACE SAFETY

Workplace safety is very important.
Here are the two other accidents we watched ad wrote reports for ...

WARNING :
THESE VIDEOS HAVE STRONG IMAGES AND MIGHT UPSET SOME VIEWERS

At the Bakery ...



Accident at the Bakery

I was at the bakery working when a customer came in and wanted a loaf of bread. I got a loaf and put it into the slicer. I put the bread in the wrong way so I tried to remove it. However,  I could not get it out and cut my fingers. My workmate gave me first aid and an ambulance was called.

At the Restaurant ...



Exercise 1 :

Can you write a similar report about the accident in the restaurant?

Use the table and report above to help you?

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Grammar : You will notice in the report that we use the PAST CONTINUOUS and the PAST SIMPLE together to describe actions that are related, close to one another in time, or when one action is interrupted by another. We also used the conjunctions WHEN and WHILE

eg. I was putting the bread into the slicer when it got stuck.

If you are still not sure how to use it, watch this video ...



Exercise 2 : Try this exercise (Englisch-Hilfen.com)

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Vocabulary : Parts of the Body

We looked at some vocabulary to do with body parts (especially body parts that can get injured)

Do you remember these? 
thumb / palm / wrist / ankle / ball (of the foot) / arch (of the foot) / heel / eyelash / brow / eyelid / eye socket / thigh / calf / forearm / chest / lower, middle, upper back / throat / back of the neck (nape) / torso / trunk / limbs / buttocks

Here are some diagrams for you to study (7ESL.com) ...

Here is a chart of the FACE

Here is a chart of the HAND

Here is a hart of INTERNAL BODY PARTS

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REVIEW ...

Grammar: Have / Get + Something + verb

eg. I'm getting my hair done tomorrow / I had my car serviced yesterday

Watch the video if you are not sure how to make these sentences ...

We also looked this week at LET and MAKE + PERSON + VERB

eg. I let my son stay up late on the weekend / I made my son do his homework last night.

Watch the video if you are not sure how to make these sentences ...

OUR SILENT MOVIE VIDEO FOR THE WEEK

Why is the movie called "Too Quick to Judge"?

What would you do if ...you were the boy?

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Week 4 Homework : Returning Faulty Goods / Getting Things Done

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VU22601 : RETURNING FAULTY GOODS




Exercise 1: a) Watch the video above  b) Download the cloze exercise (fold-listen-check)

Exercise 2 : Complete these 3 sequencing exercises / learn the vocabulary (moresettlement.org)

Vocabulary 1 - Returning Faulty Merchandise (1)

Vocabulary 2 - Returning Faulty Merchandise (2)

Dialogue - Returning Goods for an Exchange or Refund

Exercise 2 : GETTING YOUR HAIR CUT (2) 

Last week we made an appointment to see a hairdresser. Now let's review what we learned about telling the hairdresser or barber what you want done ...

FOR MEN ...



 You can read and study the video script here (Learning English Essentials)

FOR LADIES ...

VOCABULARY: long, short, medium length, bald, blond, brunette, red head, curly, straight, permed, dye, tint, highlights,shaved, trim, layered, tapered, fringe, side-burns around the sides / on the top / up the back / combed / blow dried / shampooed/

READING / LISTENING 1

Listen and/or read the story about Susan.

Exercise A : Download and complete this comprehension exercise

Exercise B : Listen to the story and complete the dictation. (Fold / write / check)

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GRAMMAR : The Causative (Having / Getting something done )

We use this voice to talk about many situations where we pay or ask someone to do something for us. It is like the passive voice. We do not care so much about WHO does something for us ...we just want the job done!

examples...

• I got my hair cut yesterday
• They're getting their house painted next month
• He had his car serviced two days ago

Try some online exercises using the Causative here (Perfect English Grammar)

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VU22603 : READ AND COMPLETE FORMS

A Missing Bin!

"My bin's gone missing!"

So what can you do?

Download this FORM from Wyndham, read carefully and complete

Week 3 Homework : Lost Property / Hair Cuts

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In class today, we started looking at the language of transactions and more formal communications.

VU22603

We read the story, "My Dictionary, My Friend" and wrote emails / filled an online form sent to the Lost Property Department of Public Transport Victoria (PTV).

VU22601

We also practiced ringing PTV and inquiring at the Lost Property Department about the lost dictionary - and a lost Japanese umbrella.

Download the worksheets (if you were absent)










We also discovered that many of you are confused about Pronouns! That's okay :-)

Here are the exercises I promised ...

Subject Pronouns / Object Pronouns (English-Hilfen)

Possessive Determiners / Possessive Pronouns (English-Hilfen)


We have also progressed  to studying Present Perfect (Have + past participle) - see the picture of our whiteboard above

Here is a video if you want to review




GAME

Read about the Present Perfect and play a game (British Council)


GOING TO THE HAIRDRESSER (VU22601.2)

Are you confident going to the hairdresser or barber? Do you know how to make an appointment?

Here is a great video lesson  from Animated English.com



Download the PDF for this lesson

And then you have to watch Mr Bean at the Barber :-) ...




FILM

From red umbrellas to The Red Balloon ... (my favourite silent film of all time)

Week 2 Homework : What I did on the Weekend / Climbing the Learning Mountain

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VU22358 Develop Learning Goals

  

Setting goals? Making plans? Learning to learn? Self study? These ideas can be very confusing.

Let's use some time in class to research a project that will assist you in meeting goals, improving skills and understanding your learning journey.



Let's think about Learning.

Learning English is like climbing a mountain ... it can be very difficult! But if you have good training and tools it can be a lot easier.

Discussion Exercise 1: What do you need to learn another language well? What tools do you need? 






Order these from 1-8 in importance ...

motivation 
dictionary 
a teacher 
other people to practice with 
computer and internet 
textbooks 
a class 
CDs, tapes and videos

Can you think of two other "tools" you need?

Discussion Exercise 2: Learning Mountain

We study Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking skills in our English class. Which skill is the easiest for you? Which skill is the most difficult?

1. Print out this Learning Mountain exercise
2. Fill it in by yourself - from easiest (base) to most difficult (peak)
3. In groups of 4 compare your Learning mountain. Are your feelings / opinions the same or different?

Download Learning Mountain worksheet (PDF 60kb)

Now compare your Learning Mountain about learning English to my own learning mountain about learning Spanish. Are your feelings / opinions similar to mine?

Download Dale's Learning Mountain worksheet (PDF 72kb)

Mini-Grammar: Adjective / Comparatives / Superlatives

easy --> easier --> the easiest

difficult --> more difficult --> the most difficult

the same --> the same as

different --> different to/from

similar --> similar to

GOALS

What are goals? How do we achieve them? What do we need to achieve them?

Like kicking a football goal we decided you needed skill, experience and coaching to do this

Remember our classroom discussion ...





Exercise 1 --- Complete the table

MY GOAL IS ... TO HAVE A HAPPY LIFE ... so ....

WHAT DO I NEED TO GET THERE?

I need ...                                                                          How will I get it?

GOOD HEALTH     <<< What can I do to get this? eg. exercise, eat well, sleep well, rest everyday
GOOD ADVICE     <<< What can I do to get this?

MONEY                  <<< What can I do to get this?

LOVE/FRIENDSHIP <<< What can I do to get this?

TIME                     <<< What can I do to get this?

INTERESTS        <<< What can I do to get this?

Exercise 2 --- Create a plan

Use Future Tense "going to" (for intention)

Example ...

My GOAL is to have a good life so I am going to improve my health, get lots of advice from other people, save $50 a week so I can go on a holiday at the end of the year. I am going to make more effort to see my friends and spend more time going out with my kids. I am going to limit how much time I spend watching TV and staying back at work. I'm going to put aside 1 hour everyday to read more or do some drawing. 

Barriers ...                                                                                   Strategy ...

I might be too tired after work to exercise                         Wake up earlier and do exercise before work

I might not have $50 a week to save              Look at all my purchases to see if I can make savings

can you think of other barriers and strategies?

Exercise 3 --- Try our approach with these (possible projects)...

Goal - I want to get my licence

Goal - I want to reduce my energy bills

Goal - I want to do internet shopping and banking

Goal - I want to learn yoga



ASK YOUR TEACHER TO HELP YOU WITH SOME IDEAS AND RESOURCES. HATCH A PLAN TOGETHER. YOU CAN REVIEW AND CHANGE IT AS YOU GO


VU22601 / VU22603 : WHAT DO YOU DO ON THE WEEKENDS?

In Week 1 we listened to people talking about "what they do on weekends" (present simple) and we practised dialogues about "what we are doing on the weekend" (plan for the future).

Exercise 1 : Here is a homework activity to do about Valeria from Argentina (elllo.org)

Exercise 2 : Here  is a practice exercise and dialogue about what someone is going to do on the weekend (Elllo.org)






Let's change the time frame and talk about "What we did on the weekend" (past simple)


Here is a unit about "What did you do on the weekend?" and the past simple to help you revise (PDF) Interchange, Cambridge Uni Press


Grammar : 

Past Simple for Talking about Ourselves (and what we did)

This week and next we will focus on the Past Simple for talking about ourselves just in the way Maria and Carmen did in the stories we read (Passages to English 2)

We need to know how to form the past with regular verbs (using -ed / d)

We need to know some irregular past verbs (eg. make --->; made)

We need to know how to form questions (using the helping verb "Did / Didn''t ...?"

Lots of exercises here (just do a few) (First English Org)

Here is a good video to review your study of the Past Simple (especially the tricky question form)

  

Spelling and Pronunciation
Many people new to English find the correct pronunciation of -ED difficult because it changes depending on the final sound of some verbs --- /id/ /t/ /d/

Here is a chart to help you ... (Woodward English)

Watch the video if you need to practice more ...

Week 1 Homework : Introductions, Casual Conversations and Invitations

Homework Week 1 : Casual Conversation




I'm Dale, your teacher.

I wonder what questions you are going to ask me?
You can find out a little bit about me here :-)

Let's use this site and its links for study in and out of class.







VU22601 - Introductions, Casual Conversations and Invitations

Let's review introductions (and spelling names)

Watch these people introducing themselves ...



You can do some simple exercises about the video here. (from Real English - Lesson 6)

When you meet someone for the first time what questions are OK to ask?
What things are OK to talk about? Which things are not OK to talk about?

Exercise 1

Decide if these questions and comments are POLITE (OK) ✓or IMPOLITE ✘(not OK) when you talk to someone for the first time ...

• What do you do for a living?
• Why don't you have any children?
• Tell me a little about yourself
• Whereabouts do you live?
• What's your street and house number?
• How old are you?
• Have you visited any other countries?
• Do you play or follow any sports?
• You're really good looking, you know.
• How long have you been in Australia?
• What shocking weather we're having!

Download this worksheet for you and partner to complete

Listening 1

Let's listen to two people meeting for the first time (WCEC students only)

Mp3

Quiz

Vocab

Script

Exercise 2 : Practice Dialogue : Making Conversation (OUP)

Click here or on the picture above to visit the OUP site.

We will use this dialogue in class but you can also use it at home for your own practice.
Print the dialogue and change it to talk about you in your local area.

Exercise 3 : Watch Our ESL Soapie for the Semester ...

"Sisters and Brothers" (Living English / Australia Plus) 

Pay attention to what people say when meeting one another for the first time ...

 

VU21458 / VU21461

Exercise 4 :  Listening / Speaking : Invitations (Certificate II)

In preparation for the first Assessment Task in Week 3, here are some conversations by students from last year's Certificate II.

Let's see if they include ...

1) A Greeting
2) An opening
3) Good turn taking
4) Clear communication
5) Confirmation of time, day, date
6) Use of 1 or 2 common expressions
7) Good pronunciation
8) Closing of the conversation

Remember : There are no hard rules for a casual conversation

1. Invitation to a Wedding  (Speakers : CS and ND) - MP3 (45 secs)

2. Invitation to a Party (Speakers : JP and HH) - MP3 (50 secs)

3. Invitation to a BBQ Speakers : GZ and DP) - MP3 (1m 06 secs)

4. Invitation to a Party (2) (Speakers : SP and TS) - MP3 (33 secs)

You be the judge! Listen to the conversations ...

DOWNLOAD this worksheet and give the conversations a score


Grammar Review for this week ...

Simple Present Tense



Present Continuous for the Future