Accidents Happen

Conversation Class Weeks 2 and 3 / EAL Cert 2 Weeks 7 and 8 homework / VU21456.2 transactional exchanges VU21458 Forms / Workplace Accidents / Road accidents / Reading workplace accident reports / Giving Advice / Modals of lost opportunity "should have" / advice imperatives/

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(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 ...

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 have (regret) ...

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?

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)

SHOULD HAVE (level 2)

Using "should have" is quite different to using "should".

"Should" is for advice. eg. You should stay calm
"Should have" is for regret. (something you did not do in a past situation and now there is a bad consequence) eg. You should have stayed calmed (instead you got angry and now everyone is upset)

Try this exercise (BBC)

Here is a video about "should have" and some other "modals of lost opportunity" ..."would have" and "could have" ... (expressoenglish.net)

Australian Law Semester 2, 2017

VU213471 Investigate Features of the Australian Legal System

Here are the links for working through the 4 assignments which you need to complete and submit to me through Semester 2.

Assignment 1 : 

1) What is COMMON LAW? What is CRIMINAL LAW? What is CIVIL LAW?

2) What are the three main courts in Australia and how are they different?

In the first assignment for the year you need to watch the video below ...

Download ASSIGNMENT 1  (Access: Duke St students only)

Complete the assignment and submit to your classroom teacher for assessment.

Assignment 2: What's the Law? Issues for discussion

The 10 videos for Assignment 2 are online here.



A You need to complete and submit 10 (of the 14) units of work related to the videos below

B You need to do an introductory presentation to the class to show you understand the issues and key messages. Speak to me to find out which unit and week you have been allocated.

The 10 videos for Assignment 2 are online here.


Assignment 3

Part A  The Police and Punishment




Links for answering questions in Assignment 3

Police Powers and the Law

Police Powers: Your Rights in Victoria (2015)
(a useful pamphlet which will also help you answer the questions)

                     
Part B Crime, Justice and Punishment

Assignment 4: Accessing Legal Representation

Here are the links for Assignment 4:

PART A - Getting Advice

PART B - Legal Advice Services

PART C - About Costs and Fees

PART D - Locating Legal Resources in Your Community

Australia and the Law

VU213471 Investigate Features of the Australian Legal System

 

Assignment 1 : Civil/Criminal Law, Court Structure, Notetaking

Assignment 2: What's the Law? Issues for discussion

Assignment 3 : (Part A) The Police and Punishment
                       : (Part B) Crime, Justice and Punishment

Assignment 4: Accessing Legal Representation

The above Assignments are only available to EAL Access 3 students from Duke Street

Here are the links for Assignment 4:

PART A - Getting Advice

PART B - Legal Advice Services

PART C - About Costs and Fees

PART D - Locating Legal Resources in Your Community


Assignment 2

The 10 videos for Assignment 2 are online here.

These accompany the excellent kit, "What's the Law?" produced by Victoria LegalAid and AMES which is free to order. Visit this site for more information.

Goals? Plans? Learning? Journeys ...and the Law

VU21323 Develop and document a learning plan

  

Setting goals? Making plans? Learning to learn? Self study? These ideas can be very confusing. We will take a new approach this year to "developing, documenting and reviewing" a learning plan.

Let's use some time in your EAL Class (Dale) and EAL Digital Literacy class (Margaret) to research a project that will assist you in meeting goals, improving skills and making sense of where your learning is going?

Download,print and work through PARTS A - F this term to establish your goals, think about your language strengths and weaknesses and to plan a self-paced learning project for yourself. You will not be on your own, your teachers will support you in this. This project will form part of your Learning Portfolio. We will Review your documents in Week 8 as part of your assessment.

My Individual Learning Plan 2015 Cover (Public)

Part A : Learning Goals (Public)

Part B: Factors Impacting Learning (Duke St Students only)

Part C: Making Changes (Duke St Students only)

Part D: Starting a Self Study Project (Duke St Students only)

Part E: Self Study English Project-including links for research (Duke St Students only)

Part F: Self Study Project Planner (Public)

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VU21471 Investigate features of the Australian legal system

THE LAW

This week we also start our first Elective of the year. We will cover these areas:

1 Describe the main features of the Australian legal system

2 Examine the process of accessing legal representation

3 Take notes of features of the Australian Legal System

4 Discuss issues raised

Watch the video we viewed in class:

What do the boys say about "politicians", "judges", "the police", "lawyers"?

Vocabulary Activity: Create a mind map. Write "LAW" at the centre of the page. Write as many words you associate with the law around it.

We will discuss the following 10 issues about law based on the kit, "What's the Law?" (Victorian Legal Aid, 2012).

You can view all of the videos from the kit on the What's the Law You Tube Channel.

NOTE TAKING

Assignment 1 : Introduction to the Australian Legal System

1) What is COMMON LAW? What is CRIMINAL LAW? What is CIVIL LAW?

2) What are the three main courts in Australia and how are they different?

In the first assignment for the year you need to watch the video below ...

Download ASSIGNMENT 1  (Access: Duke St students only)

Complete the assignment and submit to your classroom teacher for assessment.

Grammar : Pronouns

Can you list ... Subject or Personal Pronouns / Object Pronouns / Possessive Pronouns / Reflexive Pronouns? Do you know how and when we use them?

Here are some lists and worksheets about pronouns you can browse and/or print.

This week we focussed on Reflexive Pronouns. Try this exercise (PDF)

VU21466 Give and respond to a range of straightforward information and instructions / VU21468 Read and write straight forward informational and instructional texts

Journeys - Instructions / Directions / Processes / Procedures

Writing :

Write directions for a friend who wants to walk from Duke Street Community House to Brimbank Library

1) Use the Google map link.
2) Use sequence markers, imperatives, landmarks, time markers in your text.

Practice your prepositions and reading a simple map (American City)

Listening; Direction Game (Find Your Way to My House) (www.elllo.org)

Listening: What to Pack? (Instructions/Advice) (www.elllo.org)

Make Your Own Windowsill Garden

Make Your Own Balcony Garden

DIG IN (BBC)

We will be getting our fingers dirty at Duke Street this term!






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