Wk 10 T1 2021 Assess Bklt 4 : VU22606.3 / VU22358 : Term 1 Review

 

THIS WEEK ... WCEC STUDENTS ONLY                       Monday ZOOM CLASS 1 (everybody) 10.30 pm to 12 noon	MONDAY CLASS  check your Gmail for Dale's invitation for you to edit. Click the OPEN IN DOCS button ... and start your work!   You received this assessment booklet in Google Docs / Type straight into the Workbook / Complete the tables / No need to save or send to me / I will correct at the same time from my desk /    You may also need to work with a partner on the workbook so be ready to ring each other! MONDAY MORNING Prepare for the Assessment Let's look at the assessment together so you understand what you have to do ZOOM CLASS 1   10.30 - 12 noon PROBLEMS WITH GOOGLE DOCS?  Are you having problems with Google Docs? Do you want to download a PDF instead?  SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THIS (WCEC students only) Note: You will need to print out the workbook (on your own printer or go to Office Works for printing) Complete the workbook, take photos of the Activity pages and send to me by email or by text
TUESDAY  Learning Circles 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Small groups of 4-5 students  working together on projects	Today we will divide into 4 groups and you will all start and finish at the same time. I will send you the ZOOM link for your Learning Circle Follow the instructions of your Learning Circle leader Look at : Jane's Visit to China (adjectives and adverbs) Tom Sawyer (Chapters 7 - 12) Practice Sharing the screen in ZOOM You have everything you need in Google Docs (Jane's Visit to China) and your Google Drive (Tom Sawyer Reader)
WEDNESDAY  ZOOM CLASS 2 (everybody) 10.30 am to 12 pm	WEDNESDAY ZOOM (10.30 am - 12 pm) Check your Gmail for the Zoom invitation Morning Zoom Class (everyone) 10.30-12 noon VU22358 : Let's Review Term 1 I will send you an exercise through Google Docs.  1) Find all of your results for the term 2) Complete the questions 3) We will discuss how the term went for you! Reading : Tom Sawyer (Chapt 13) Let's read the last chapter together ..such a great book! BREAK UP + Info about Term 2

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Wk 7 T 1 Assessment Booklet 3 VU22603.1 and .2 : Read and Write Emails

 

THIS WEEK ... WCEC STUDENTS ONLY                       Tuesday ZOOM CLASS 1 (everybody) 10.30 pm to 12 noon	MONDAY CLASS  check your Gmail for Dale's invitation for you to edit. Click the OPEN IN DOCS button ... and start your work!   You received this workbook in Google Docs / Type straight into the Workbook / Complete the tables / No need to save or send to me / I will correct at the same time from my desk /    You may also need to work with a partner on the workbook so be ready to ring each other! MONDAY - Public Holiday TUESDAY MORNING Prepare for the Assessment Let's look at the assessment together so you understand what you have to do ZOOM CLASS 1   10.30 - 12 noon PROBLEMS WITH GOOGLE DOCS?  Are you having problems with Google Docs? Do you want to download a PDF instead?  SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THIS (WCEC students only) Note: You will need to print out the workbook (on your own printer or go to Office Works for printing) Complete the workbook, take photos of the Activity pages and send to me by email or by text
WEDNESDAY  ZOOM CLASS 2 (everybody) 10.30 am to 12 pm	WEDNESDAY ZOOM (10.30 am - 12 pm) Check your Gmail for the Zoom invitation Morning Zoom Class (everyone) 10.30-12 noon Extra Activities: Txting Exercise

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Wk6 T 1 Assessment Booklet 2 VU22601.1 Participate in a Simple Conversation

 

THIS WEEK ... WCEC STUDENTS ONLY                       Monday ZOOM CLASS 1 (everybody) 10.30 pm to 12 noon	MONDAY CLASS  check your Gmail for Dale's invitation for you to edit. Click the OPEN IN DOCS button ... and start your work!   You received this workbook in Google Docs / Type straight into the Workbook / Complete the tables / No need to save or send to me / I will correct at the same time from my desk /    You may also need to work with a partner on the workbook so be ready to ring each other! MONDAY MORNING Prepare for the Assessment Let's look at the assessment together so you understand what you have to do ZOOM CLASS 1   10.30 - 12 noon Assessment Group 1  Monday afternoon  I will send you an appointment time by email. We will ring and assess you. I will also be recording our conversation PROBLEMS WITH GOOGLE DOCS?  Are you having problems with Google Docs? Do you want to download a PDF instead?  SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THIS (WCEC students only) Note: You will need to print out the workbook (on your own printer or go to Office Works for printing) Complete the workbook, take photos of the Activity pages and send to me by email or by text
Tuesday Time for a catch up! Oral Assessments	TUESDAY CLASS - Check Gmail Morning Assessment Group 2  Tuesday morning  I will send you an appointment time by email. We will ring and assess you. I will also be recording our conversation Afternoon Assessment Group 3 Tuesday afternoon  I will send you an appointment time by email. We will ring and assess you. I will also be recording our conversation
WEDNESDAY  ZOOM CLASS 2 (everybody) 10.30 am to 12 pm Oral Assessments	WEDNESDAY ZOOM (10.30 am - 12 pm) Check your Gmail for the Zoom invitation Morning Zoom Class (everyone) 10.30-12 noon Extra Activities: Autumn Activity Weekend Vocab / Grammar / Spelling Patterns Activity Email writing (VU22603) Wednesday Afternoon Assessment Group 4 Wednesday afternoon I will send you an appointment time by email. We will ring and assess you. I will also be recording our conversation

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Wk3 T1 2021 Wkbk 2 : Invitations

 

THIS WEEK ... WCEC STUDENTS ONLY                       MONDAY ZOOM CLASS 1 (everybody) 1 pm to 2.30 pm	MONDAY CLASS  check your Gmail for Dale's invitation for you to edit. Click the OPEN IN DOCS button ... and start your work!   You received this workbook in Google Docs / Type straight into the Workbook / Complete the tables / No need to save or send to me / I will correct at the same time from my desk /    You may also need to work with a partner on the workbook so be ready to ring each other! MONDAY MORNING Activity 1 : Friends and Neighbours MONDAY AFTERNOON ZOOM CLASS 1    1 pm to 2.30 pm PROBLEMS WITH GOOGLE DOCS?  Are you having problems with Google Docs? Do you want to download a PDF instead?  DOWNLOAD PDF HERE (PDF) (WCEC students only) Note: You will need to print out the workbook (on your own printer or go to Office Works for printing) Complete the workbook, take photos of the Activity pages and send to me by email or by text
TUESDAY Time for a catch up! Learning Circles Day 1 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Small groups of 4-5 students  working together on projects	TUESDAY CLASS - Check Gmail Morning Workbook - Activity 2 / Activity 3 Invitations Invitations to a picnic ...by email I will also be catching up with some of you by phone Afternoon Extra Activities (check your Gmail) Learning Circles 1 (1.30 - 2.30 pm) Learning Circles 2 (2.30 - 3.30 pm)
WEDNESDAY  ZOOM CLASS 2 (everybody) 10.30 am to 12 pm Learning Circles Day 2 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Small groups of 4-5 students  working together on projects	WEDNESDAY ZOOM (10.30 am - 12 pm) Check your Gmail for the Zoom invitation Morning Zoom Class (everyone) Afternoon and homework Check your Gmail for Extra Activities and homework after lunch Learning Circle 3 (1.30 - 2.30 pm) Learning Circle 4     (2.30 - 3.30 pm)

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Week 6, Term 2 --- Assessment and Video Rooms

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This week we are doing assessments for our unit VU223603 - Read and write simple personal communications and transactional texts.

Download Student Assessment Booklet 1  (WCEC Student only)

VIDEO CLASSROOM TRIAL

I will be discussing the assessment with you during our first VIDEO CLASS meeting on Monday. I will send you a link by email. Just click the link, add your name and follow the instructions ...you will then be in my Video ClassRoom. You do not need any special app or program.

DROP IN ANYTIME TO ASK QUESTIONS, GET HELP OR TO HAVE A CHAT 

You will be able to drop into my room anytime on class days to ask questions or just to have a chat!

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Wyndham Community Education Centre Students ...

Please check in with me on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY (9am -10am) by SMS OR EMAIL ...

I will only mark you present on the roll if you have checked in,

On Monday morning I will send you a time for a personal 30 min "mini-lesson" by phone or email but only if you have checked in,

 If you do not check in and I cannot contact you on Monday, you will be marked absent.

Important: Check your gmail each morning on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for more news and activities! 

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)

Maps, Charts, Invitations and Emails

Weeks Three and Four Homework : VU21456 - Nice to meet you / VU21461 - Werribee Zoo Site / VU21458 - Read and Write Emails slideshow / VU21462 - Your Local Area  : MAPS and Assignment 2 : Neighbours / VU21456 - Invitations  / VU21456 - Living English Ep.2  / Pronunciation - BBC website , using chart and dictionary / 44 Phonemes of English for spelling

VU21462 - Exploring Your Local Area (2)

MAPS

Can you find where you live on this Google Map?

Do you know how to use Google Maps?

Do you know how to use directions?

Mini task 1: From WCEC's main building at 20 Synnott Street ...

... how far is it to Melbourne's GPO, Bourke St?
... how long does it take to get there by car? By train? By bicycle?

Write down directions for taking the train.

Mini task 2: Find these places on the map...The local library / Wyndham City Council / Police Station / Werribee Open Range Zoo / Werribee Outdoor Pool / Werribee Mercy Hopital / 

ASSIGNMENT 2 : NEIGHBOURS (VU21458) - DOWNLOAD HERE (if you did not get a copy in class last week)

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VU21461 - Locate information using the internet

Let's do an exercise in class navigating the Werribee Open Range Zoo websitex

Download the worksheet to use in class

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PRONUNCIATION

Last week we started using the phonetic chart and our dictionaries to help us with improving pronunciation ...

Over the Semester we will do some Pronunciation work and create a pronunciation list.
You will slowly learn use the International Phonemic Chart and  your dictionary to improve your general English pronunciation.

BBC The Sounds of English

Introduction

The Sound of English - Dipthongs 1

The Sound of English - Dipthongs 2

SPELLING

Download this chart The 44 Phonemes of English to help with spelling. It lists all of the ways you spell or write the major sounds in English words. A good study tool.

We will play a game with this chart in class.





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VU21456 : Talking about the weather 



We have listened to neighbours and others talking about the weather. Do you remember the expressions we learned?

LISTEN : TS and SP chat about the weather in Asia (Mp3)

VU21456 Listening / Speaking : Invitations (Certificate II)
Listen to some conversations by students from our class. We are concentrating on 1) openings 2) turn taking 3) clear communication 4) confirms time, day, date, etc 4) the use of some colloquial expressions 5) good pronunciation 6) Closings ...and fun (of course)!

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

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VU21458 : Reading and Writing an informal email : Inviting someone to morning tea

Here is a slideshow to help you remember the stages for planning, drafting and writing an email. This one is on the theme of inviting someone somewhere

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VU21456: VIDEO: Brothers and Sisters (Living English, Episode 2)

The next installment of our ESL soapie!
(You may need to view in Internet Explorer if you are using Windows 7)

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