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!

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Week 8: Let's Party!

Hello friends. Hope you liked the BIRTHDAY BLOOPERS :-)Now the serious stuff ...

ACCESS 1 & 2: INVITING SOMEONE TO A PARTY

This week we are learning how to make INVITATIONS and ACCEPT or DECLINE INVITATIONS. Have you had a party recently? Did you invite friends and family over the phone.

In class we listened to Sam inviting Hanna to his daughter's birthday party.


EXERCISE ONE : Now I want you to write a similar dialogue.

READ and PRINT this WORKSHEET called INVITING SOMEONE TO A PARTY. Follow the model. Write your own dialogue in the second table on the worksheet. CLICK HERE.

EXERCISE TWO :With a friend record your dialogue in the discussion called MAKING INVITATIONS at VOXOPOP.COM. Click here.

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ACCESS 2 and 3 : WHAT JULES, JULES and DALE DID NEXT (PART 2 of the MOVIE)

Here is PART 2 of the video students. Were your stories the same, similar or different to what happened in PART 2 of the movie? Did you like the movie? Leave a COMMENT below if you like.

Access 2 (Sunshine West) and 3:

EXTREME (and OTHER) ACTIVITIES

This week we are looking at Lesiure Activities - extreme ones like EXTREME IRONING and your favourite activities, maybe cycling, walking, swimming or knitting - whatever you like.

DOWNLOAD this worksheet called EXTREME AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

You have completed the listening exercise in class. Fill in the table and add your own answers.

Go to our Talkgroups at VOXOPOP and leave a message in the discussion called EXTREME AND OTHER ACTIVITES. Make sure you cover all the points about EXTREME IRONING as well as YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY.

(Remember the general rule about the use of VERB -ing with 'activity nouns')

Week 7: A Sunday Bike Ride

On Sunday, I went for a ride with my friends, Jules and Jules (yes, they have the same name!) Watch PART ONE of the movie we made.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? / WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT?



With a friend look at the photos.

(Exercise i) Can you put the photos in order (1-8)to complete the story?

(Exercise ii)Write what you think is going to happen in PART 2 of the movie.

START YOUR STORY LIKE THIS ...

It was a nice Sunday morning. Dale and his two friends went for a bike ride. They crossed the Yarra river on the Punt ...

(Exercise iii)Copy your story into the COMMENTS section below (look for the little pencil and the word COMMENTS)

CLICK HERE to get a web-copy of Exercise i and Exercise ii

In the next lesson I will show you PART 2 of Jules, Jules ... and Dale Go for a Sunday Bike Ride. You can compare your story with the movie!


ROAD SAFETY - STOPPED BY THE POLICE

In class this week we are looking at road safety. We are also reading and understanding fines. Have you been stopped by the police before? Why did they stop you? (eg. speeding, drink driving, to check your licence or registration)

Watch this video? What do you think it is about? What is the message? Are the police good or bad? Write your answers in the COMMENTS section below.