VPAU503.3 and 505.3 : Follow (spoken and written) instructions
Taking care of Things
Do you have some dishwashing liquid, some ammonia and a bottle of vinegar? You can make your own carpet cleaner! What cleaning "secrets" do you have? How do you get your windows squeaky clean? What do you use for cleaning your kitchen benchtops? Graham Haley has lots of great ideas ...
Download the worksheet for this video
Vocab Exercise 1- Cleaning the House (learnenglishfeelgood.com)
Vocab Exercise 2 - Cleaning the House (learnenglishfeelgood.com)
A whole lesson about housecleaning (Listening/conversation/vocab/activities (learnESLwithDrew!)
Grammar:
This week we are looking at Unless / As long as / Provided/Providing that
(Murphy, English Language in Use, Unit 115)
Elective: 560.2 - Current Affairs (International)
You have probably seen the terrible images on TV. Sadly, wars are always in the news.
Watch the video and read more at the UNICEF WEBSITE - SYRIA.
Discussion
What do you know about Syria?
How many children have been affected?
What does the little girl say?
Listening : 1 Million Syrian Child Refugees (Sean Banville, Breaking News English.com)
Download and print off the complete lesson (Comprehension/Matching/Fill the Gap/ etc - pdf)
This term we start the second part of our Current Affairs Elective (VPAU 560.2 - Explore a current issue of international significance).
This term you will keep an 8 Week Collect, Watch and Tell Diary - VPAU 560.2 (Assessment Task and Diary download) (Note: I will send you the link by email)
Each week you will collect articles and images from newspapers, magazines and the internet, watch news programs and videos, tell your teacher and class members about your project.
You can choose to follow one (or a mix of all three themes if you like). Use Dale's examples to guide you. Look for photos in newspapers or on the internet, print them and attach them to your diary entries. (Get your teacher or a friend to help you if you do not know how)
*War - Example 1
*Celebrities and Movie Stars in the News - Example 2
*Natural Disasters - Example 3
(Available from me in class only)
Perhaps you know that Prince Harry came to Australia recently. What do you think about celebrities, Royals and rich people? Why are we so interested in them?
And then there are natural disasters - earthquakes, typhoons, tornadoes, tsunamis and bush fires.
Can you think of other sorts of natural disasters?
Check out this map of the latest natural disasters.
Exercise 3: Take some notes from the Recent Natural Disasters website and tell your class about a recent natural disaster. Where did it happen? Was anyone hurt? Was there damage?
Grammar: Talking about the Future
In class we studied 6 ways in English we can talk about the future. There are really three forms though that we use most of the time ...
Will +verb (definitive / strong)
Going to +verb (intention)
Present Continuous for the Future (plans)
If you want to study more read: Murphy, English Grammar in Use (3rd Edition), Unit 19
Still confused? Watch this ...
Try these exercises ...
Exercise One: A Dialogue Between Friends (Englishexercises.org)
Exercise Two: 100 Sentences! (Language Worksheets.com)
We also looked at the use of So vs. Such
so +adjective ... Madonna is so good
such +noun ...Madonna is such a good singer
but it get's more complicated ...
Watch this video ...
If you want to study more read: Murphy, English Grammar in Use (3rd Edition), Unit 102
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Showing posts with label VPAU560. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VPAU560. Show all posts
Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Micro Living
SPEAKING: MICRO APARTMENTS
VPAU560 Current Affairs
1) Watch the video 2) Download this worksheet and work with a partner to answer the questions
READING (Level 3): Read this article about micro-apartments in Melbourne (The Age, August 19, 2013)
What are the advantages and disadvantages? What are the main criticisms? Would you buy a micro-apartment?
DISCUSSION & DICTATION : Australia Votes for a New Government (VPAU 560.1)
Read the full text and listen (from ESL News New Zealand)
READING: Expectations
Did you expect the Coalition to win? Did you expect the Labor Party to lose? What were the big issues in the election?
Compare the information on this graph.
How many seats did the Liberal Party expect to win?
How many seats did the Liberal Party actually win?
What about the Labor Party?
VOCABULARY : to expect to / to suppose / to suppose to / to actually +verb
DICTATION/LISTENING : SWEDEN TOPS ENGLISH SPEAKING LIST
Source: "Sweden Tops English Speaking List" from www.NewsEnglishLessons.com
1. Print the Gap Fill exercise (or do the listening exercise totally online)
2. Listen to the story
3. Check your answers by reading the full story here
4. Do the follow up exercises - download the whole lesson here
Listening and Speaking (Level 3): Instructions (Assessment Task) VPAU 503.3
1) Comprehension: Download the assessment task, complete and either give me or email me your task (Duke Street Access 3 students only)
In class ...
2) Speaking: Bring a tie to class (and be able to give clear instructions about how to tie a full Windsor Knot)
Silent Films (Level 3 VPAU 505.4)
Today in class (level 2) we watched this silent film.
Where is it filmed? Who are the characters? What happens : how does it start? what happens in the middle of the film? how does it end? Does the film have a message, meaning or lesson to teach us? Did you enjoy it or didn't you like it - why?
Exercise 1 : Ask yourself these questions as you watch the film again. Can you answer the questions?
Download the Silent Film Reading worksheet to see Dale's notes.
Exercise 2 : Here is a link to many other short, silent films on YouTube.
Use the worksheet to take notes on another silent film. Use Dale's notes as a model.
Bring your notes to class to share and show your teacher. We will write a review together.
Can't find a film? Try taking notes and writing about this short, silent film ...
Listening : Making A Film (Level 3)
Jeff and his brother made a film about their journey across India in a motor-rickshaw.
Listen to his story. Complete the vocab and comprehension quizzes.
Watch the film and read more about Jeff's journey across India in a motor rickshaw here!
GRAMMAR:
WRITING NARRATIVES using Past Simple and Past Continuous (VPAU505.4)
In class we looked at the possibility of using the past simple and past continuous together, especially when we are writing narratives or sentences with two actions occurring.
Try these exercises: Past simple and past continuous, by lovinglondon
Find this and other past continuous exercises in English Exercises .org
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VPAU560 Current Affairs
1) Watch the video 2) Download this worksheet and work with a partner to answer the questions
READING (Level 3): Read this article about micro-apartments in Melbourne (The Age, August 19, 2013)
What are the advantages and disadvantages? What are the main criticisms? Would you buy a micro-apartment?
DISCUSSION & DICTATION : Australia Votes for a New Government (VPAU 560.1)
Read the full text and listen (from ESL News New Zealand)
READING: Expectations
Did you expect the Coalition to win? Did you expect the Labor Party to lose? What were the big issues in the election?
Compare the information on this graph.
How many seats did the Liberal Party expect to win?
How many seats did the Liberal Party actually win?
What about the Labor Party?
VOCABULARY : to expect to / to suppose / to suppose to / to actually +verb
DICTATION/LISTENING : SWEDEN TOPS ENGLISH SPEAKING LIST
Source: "Sweden Tops English Speaking List" from www.NewsEnglishLessons.com
1. Print the Gap Fill exercise (or do the listening exercise totally online)
2. Listen to the story
3. Check your answers by reading the full story here
4. Do the follow up exercises - download the whole lesson here
Listening and Speaking (Level 3): Instructions (Assessment Task) VPAU 503.3
In class ...
2) Speaking: Bring a tie to class (and be able to give clear instructions about how to tie a full Windsor Knot)
Silent Films (Level 3 VPAU 505.4)
Today in class (level 2) we watched this silent film.
Where is it filmed? Who are the characters? What happens : how does it start? what happens in the middle of the film? how does it end? Does the film have a message, meaning or lesson to teach us? Did you enjoy it or didn't you like it - why?
Exercise 1 : Ask yourself these questions as you watch the film again. Can you answer the questions?
Download the Silent Film Reading worksheet to see Dale's notes.
Exercise 2 : Here is a link to many other short, silent films on YouTube.
Use the worksheet to take notes on another silent film. Use Dale's notes as a model.
Bring your notes to class to share and show your teacher. We will write a review together.
Can't find a film? Try taking notes and writing about this short, silent film ...
Listening : Making A Film (Level 3)
Jeff and his brother made a film about their journey across India in a motor-rickshaw.
Listen to his story. Complete the vocab and comprehension quizzes.
Watch the film and read more about Jeff's journey across India in a motor rickshaw here!
GRAMMAR:
WRITING NARRATIVES using Past Simple and Past Continuous (VPAU505.4)
In class we looked at the possibility of using the past simple and past continuous together, especially when we are writing narratives or sentences with two actions occurring.
Try these exercises: Past simple and past continuous, by lovinglondon
Find this and other past continuous exercises in English Exercises .org
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Australian Stories
VPAU 560: Explore a current issue of significance in Australia / Explore a current issue of of international significance
VPAU505.4: Write a descriptive or narrative text
WRITING: Watch the video with a friend.
Exercise 1: What is the story about? Who are the characters? When was the video made? What is the attitude to refugees? (Talk about this)
Exercise 2: Watch the video together again and correctly order the sentences and phrases ...
Ali arrived in Australia nine years ago
Exercise 3: Write the phrases into a story (without looking at the video)
GRAMMAR: The First Conditional
Worksheet: Review the FIRST CONDITIONAL (if + present simple + will/may/might
LISTENING / VIEWING COMPREHENSION / DISCUSSION:
Should Quad Bikes Be Banned?
Discussion Questions
1. What was the main point raised in the Quad Bikes story?
2. Most people who ride quad bikes live:
a. Near the beach
b. On farms
c. In the city
3. What are the benefits of having a quad bike on a farm?
4. How many people died from quad bike accidents in Australia last year?
5. Kids of any age are legally allowed to ride quad bikes. True or false?
6. There are no laws saying that kids have to wear __________ while riding a quad bike.
7. Why do some people want to see changes to the way quad bikes are designed?
8. Give some examples of improved quad bike safety.
9. List the arguments for and against making stricter rules for quad bike riders.
10. What do you think should happen next?
Transcript of the video
Download the entire ABC TV Activity Unit - Persuasive Texts
GIVING AND ASKING FOR DIRECTONS : VPAU 503.3/503.4
X You are here
Exercise 1: With your teacher or a classmate, give and ask directions using the map
Exercise 2: Complete these online exercises using the same map (from englishonline.org)
GRAMMAR 2 : Something made of/in/from / Something used for (Passives and Past Participles)
Download this board game and play with a friend (you will need dice and a coin) - From ESL Tower
Vocabulary: Crossword Puzzle "What is it made of?" (Download the puzzle and answers)
VPAU505.4: Write a descriptive or narrative text
WRITING: Watch the video with a friend.
Exercise 1: What is the story about? Who are the characters? When was the video made? What is the attitude to refugees? (Talk about this)
Exercise 2: Watch the video together again and correctly order the sentences and phrases ...
and the Australian way of life.
changed everything.Ali arrived in Australia nine years ago
before the civil war
Ali's wife...
Ali's wife...
and dream of owning their own farm.
He once owned his own farm.
Ali and his wife have worked hard...
Refugees...
A new country...
actively contribute
They are saving money...
to Australian communities
makes for new challenges.
makes for new challenges.
to make a new life.
is one of the town's doctors
Exercise 3: Write the phrases into a story (without looking at the video)
GRAMMAR: The First Conditional
Worksheet: Review the FIRST CONDITIONAL (if + present simple + will/may/might
LISTENING / VIEWING COMPREHENSION / DISCUSSION:
Should Quad Bikes Be Banned?
Discussion Questions
1. What was the main point raised in the Quad Bikes story?
2. Most people who ride quad bikes live:
a. Near the beach
b. On farms
c. In the city
3. What are the benefits of having a quad bike on a farm?
4. How many people died from quad bike accidents in Australia last year?
5. Kids of any age are legally allowed to ride quad bikes. True or false?
6. There are no laws saying that kids have to wear __________ while riding a quad bike.
7. Why do some people want to see changes to the way quad bikes are designed?
8. Give some examples of improved quad bike safety.
9. List the arguments for and against making stricter rules for quad bike riders.
10. What do you think should happen next?
Transcript of the video
Download the entire ABC TV Activity Unit - Persuasive Texts
GIVING AND ASKING FOR DIRECTONS : VPAU 503.3/503.4
Exercise 1: With your teacher or a classmate, give and ask directions using the map
Exercise 2: Complete these online exercises using the same map (from englishonline.org)
GRAMMAR 2 : Something made of/in/from / Something used for (Passives and Past Participles)
Download this board game and play with a friend (you will need dice and a coin) - From ESL Tower
Vocabulary: Crossword Puzzle "What is it made of?" (Download the puzzle and answers)
Monday, July 22, 2013
In the News
VPAU 560: Explore a current issue of significance in Australia / Explore a current issue of of international significance
VPAU505.4: Write a descriptive or narrative text
SPEAKING/WRITING: VPAU560.1: National News (video)
Watch this video in pairs and answer the questions together
1.What is the video about?
2.Who are the two men?
3.What is the Coalition?
4.What is the ALP?
5.What is a poll?
6.Who is the preferred Prime Minister?
7.What percentage of people in the poll said they would vote for the ALP?
8. What was said about women?
LISTENING: VPAU560.2: International News (audio)
LISTENING: Download and print this listening comprehension quiz . Play the audio.
READING: Read the story about the Panda (and check your answers from the listening quiz)
VOCABULARY: Parts of a Newspaper
Last week we played games with the newspaper and learnt to identify parts of the newspaper.
Download this matching exercise, print and check your answers as a class or with a friend.
CLASS DISCUSSION: VIDEO
1) Look at these two graphics. Compare them and discuss.
2) How many arrivals by boat were there in Australia in 2013?
HOMEWORK:
Find out some more about the issue of Asylum seekers. Watch TV, listen to radio, do an internet search and read a newspaper for the next week. Report your research to the class.
GRAMMAR : IF / IF NOT vs. UNLESS
Watch the video and complete the exercises below
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
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VPAU505.4: Write a descriptive or narrative text
SPEAKING/WRITING: VPAU560.1: National News (video)
Watch this video in pairs and answer the questions together
1.What is the video about?
2.Who are the two men?
3.What is the Coalition?
4.What is the ALP?
5.What is a poll?
6.Who is the preferred Prime Minister?
7.What percentage of people in the poll said they would vote for the ALP?
8. What was said about women?
LISTENING: VPAU560.2: International News (audio)
LISTENING: Download and print this listening comprehension quiz . Play the audio.
READING: Read the story about the Panda (and check your answers from the listening quiz)
Last week we played games with the newspaper and learnt to identify parts of the newspaper.
Download this matching exercise, print and check your answers as a class or with a friend.
CLASS DISCUSSION: VIDEO
What is this video about? Is it a national story or an international story?
1) Look at these two graphics. Compare them and discuss.
2) How many arrivals by boat were there in Australia in 2013?
HOMEWORK:
Find out some more about the issue of Asylum seekers. Watch TV, listen to radio, do an internet search and read a newspaper for the next week. Report your research to the class.
GRAMMAR : IF / IF NOT vs. UNLESS
Watch the video and complete the exercises below
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
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