Where do the Children Play?

VPAU557.3/.4 - Recreational Services in the Local Community


Watch the video. What do you think this song is about? Where do the children play in your community? Where is the closest playground?

Listening/Viewing: Complete this cloze exercise based on the Yusaf Islam song, "Where do the Children Play?"

Check your answers ... complete lyrics here

Try another listening exercise called "This Used to Be My Playground" (by Madonna)

Speaking : Playgrounds - Dangers and Hazards

Grammar : Prediction (going to+verb) / about to+verb (talking about the near future)

Exercise 1 : Look at the picture above. With a friend list the dangers you see. What is going to happen? What is about to happen?

Vocabulary: (verbs) to bite / to fall off / to break / to hit /to hurt / to hit / to step on / to get stuck / to shit /to let off / to cut / to stick out (nouns) swing, slide, carousel, bridge, grass, bottle, rubbish, leash, rope, bin, syringes, pipe, sand

Exercise 2: Can you match the vocabulary and picture on your left?

Reading : Brimbank Park Walk

We have been reading about Brimbank Park in our classes. Walking can be fun and it is good, free exercise. Click here (or above) to find out about Stephen's Brimbank Park Walk.

Exercise 1: Download this worksheet about Stephen's Brimbank Walk and answer the questions.

Writing/Research (VPAU 557.3/.4 Assessment Task)


Exercise 2: Class Project. Think about a walk through Sunshine with your classmates. Where would you take a visitor to Sunshine.

STEP 1 ... As a class discuss and plan ... 1) A brief description 2) Points of interest

STEP 2 ... Ask your teacher to register and CREATE A CLASS WALKING MAP.
(If you prefer, create your own - it's not very hard!)

STEP 3 ... Plan an excursion. Take some photos of the points of interest.

Use Stephen's Brimbank Park Walking Map as your model / look at some other examples too!

FACEBOOK GROUP

What is happening in the Free ESL Facebook Club?


Join Dale Pobega's Free ESL Club Facebook Group today

Visit the ESL 3 Multicultural Walk of Sunshine!



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Cars of the Future / Cars of the Past

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VPAU 503.1 (Listening) - Interpret an Information (Oral) Text
VPAU 505.1 (Reading) - Analyse a Range of Information Texts



Level 3 : Assessment Task (VPAU 503.1) Listening/Viewing

WHAT IF ....?

New Vocab: ... to check on / to switch on remotely / zero emissions / to top up / to power

If you have problems with the form below click here to open it in a new window

Reading (Level 3)
VPAU 505.1

Discussion : What do you know about this car? Where is it from? How is different to other cars?

Reading Text (Simple Wikipedia)


Download and print the Assessment Task

Task only available to DSCH students and members of Dale Pobega's Free ESL Facebook Club)

Bring the task to class or send it to me via email

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DISCUSSION (Level 1 + 2) / READING/WRITING (Level 2 and 3) 

READING

Read the story about the Crushed Car

Download this reading comprehension worksheet (VPAU505.1)

WRITING (Opinion)

SUPPOSE ... = guess / assume ...something 

eg. I suppose they'll come

Online Exercise 1/2/3/4 (English Grammar Lessons)

 "If" CLAUSES

eg. If I were you ... +would/could, etc

Online Matching Exercise (Englisch-Hilfen)

And as usual we need to review our use of Relative Pronouns and Clauses, don't we? (Do this exercise)

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You in the Community

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This week we begin our first Elective - the Local Community (VPAU557) - which we will be studying for two terms

DISCUSSION : What is a Community?

Where do you live?

What services or facilities are nearby? (eg. schools, shops, libraries, parks, train stations)

READING (Level 2 and 3)  (from Local Stuff - SA Govt)



Vocabulary : to have been down to / to head home / to call into / to log on / to involve the use of / to maintain / to provide / stormwater / drainage

Exercise 1: Use your dictionary or Google Translate to find the meanings of the vocabulary above

Exercise 2: Find your house using Google Maps. Look for nearby services and facilities.

Exercise 3 : Click on the picture of the Brimbank City Council below (or here).

(i) What services are listed in the Community Directory?
(ii) Where would you go to make a request for a service?
(iii) How can you pay your rates?

http://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/Our_Home

Reading Activity: Brimbank City Council Info Hunt

Download the worksheet and use the Brimbank City Council website to answer the questions


LISTENING - Community Places Game (10 - 20 mins) from English Raven.com

Instructions

1) In your book write down the numbers 1 - 10;

2) Listen to the clues Jason reads to you. Write your answers next to the numbers;

3) Ask your teacher to pause the video between the clues Jason reads;

4) Can you remember some of the clues?
 ... eg. a post office is a place where you go to send a letter;

5) Do some of the grammar exercises below about ... where ..., ...who ..., etc.


GRAMMAR : Defining Relative Clauses (...where..., ...who..., ...which..., ...that...)

eg. a post office is a place where you go to send a letter

eg. a Mayor is a person who is the head of a council

Exercise 1: Can you write some sentences about your community with a defining relative clause?

Exercise 2: Try these exercises (Level 1 - ex.1 only)

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What are we talking about this week? ... Duke Street's New Community Garden!!!

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