Up, Up and Away ...

Online Forms, Schedules, Timetables and Itineraries

Make your own air ticket online! Click here to go to Ticket-O-Matic, a very simple online form where you can create a pretend boarding pass ... up, up and away!





Last week we used the Air Asia website to look for cheap flights between Melbourne and other cities in our region. All flights from Melbourne go to Kuala Lumpur (KL). From KL you can look for flights to other parts of Asia.











Let's find some flights ...go to Airasia's flight search by clicking here



Level 1 - Can you find a return flight between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur in August for two adult passengers? What time do the flights depart? When do they arrive? What are the dates? What are the flight numbers? How much will it cost?

Level 2 - Search for a return flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur for two people. Also search for a flight from Kuala Lumpur to another destination. Make sure the flight connections are okay. What time do the flights depart? When do they arrive? What are the dates? What are the flight numbers? How much will it cost all together?

Level 3 - A. Search for a return flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur for two people. Also search for a flight from Kuala Lumpur to another destination. Make sure the flight connections are okay. What time do the flights depart? When do they arrive? What are the dates? What are the flight numbers? How much will it cost all together?

B. Continue to the next part of the booking process. Fill out the online form for Booking Contact, Guest 1 and Guest 2. Print out the information. NOTE : DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER.


Listening and Speaking - Inquiry about an airline ticket

Many people prefer to book tickets through a travel agent. This week in class we heard a man making inquiries about a return trip to Darwin.

Exercise: Use the tapescript to write a new dialogue. This time you want to inquire about a return flight to Kuala Lumpur.

Here is some good examples from the Level 3 class:






Exercise: With a class mate, friend or family member phone in your dialogue to the Duke Street Student site on ipadio.com (Click to view)

(You already have the phone instructions and FREE 1800 number and codes ... ps. remember to switch on 'speaker phone' to use your mobile or home phone like a microphone)

General - Australian Government Elective


Download information about the 2010 Federal Election in your language. Click here.



Search these pages to find out where you can vote. Remember: if you live in the Sunshine area you are in the Gellibrand electorate.

Use the polling place locator. Click here to do your search.



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Ring, Ring Why Don't You Give Me a Call?

MOBILE PHONE ENGLISH

This week let's use our mobile phones - and home phones too - for learning English!We can now use our phones to make voice recordings on the internet - and it's free. We can do speaking practice, give talks, tell stories and express opinions from anywhere at anytime! Just ring the number and speak!

We will use a FREE service called ipadio.com
I will give you an instruction sheet, the free 1800 number and password in class.

Listen to this recording I made online from my home phone! It's simple!



Level 3 - What are they saying about the Election on Community Radio?

1)Listen to one of the community radio programs below

2)Use your mobile to tell me (in English!)what is being said about the Election

3) Use the FORM below to write a short summary about what they are saying on community radio about the Election

We will compare your spoken and written summaries in class.

VIETNAMESE:


CANTONESE:


MANDARIN:


SPANISH:


HINDI:


ARABIC:


Here are some of your fantastic phonecasts:

Tanu about the Hindi radio broadcast...



Tuyet about the Vietnamese radio broadcast...



Abir about the Arabic radio broadcast ...



Kim about the Vietnamese radio broadcast...




LET'S SING ...



Here is a link to the lyrics of "Ring, Ring" by Abba.

Level 2 and 3: GRAMMAR - Reported / Indirect Speech

Try this online quiz on Indirect Speech.

Level 2: Listening and Speaking - Lost in England



CLASSWORK:

Use the worksheet I gave you in class - look at the maps, read the dialogues. With a friend practice the dialogues in class.

HOMEWORK:MOBILE ENGLISH

Can you give instructions by only looking at the maps? Use your mobile or telephone to give instructions.

(Use the instruction sheet, free 1800 number and code I give you in class to phone into ipadio.com)

ONLINE GAME : DESTINATION IMPOSSIBLE (BBC)



Use the BBC Game to help people get to their destinations and collect things along the way. Fun! Fun! Fun!

CLICK HERE TO START --->








Level 1 - The 24 Hour Clock

Look at this clock and review what we learnt in class about telling the time.

1) Ring ipadio.com using the instruction sheet I gave you in class

2) Practice telling me the time

eg. This is me telling the time in the normal way. Can you tell me the time using the 24 hour clock?



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Election 2010 : Issues

ISSUES: TV ADS - Labor, Liberal, Green

Labor, Liberal, Green. Same or different?



1)Watch the ads above and below.

2)Download this worksheet:




3)Make notes / or write words you see or hear on what they say about:

the economy
education
health
migration
the environment







Be a PA for an MP. Organize a politican's diary!

Play this fun game from the Kids View Parliament website! Click here!

BEHIND THE NEWS

Here is an interesting video about the PM, Julia Gillard and the ex-PM, Kevin Rudd. To read the script and other material click here.



Level 1 - Let's Practise Telling the Time

Here are some of my favourite online games to help you tell the time ...




Click here to play STOP THE CLOCK (15 minute intervals - easy)

Click here to play STOP THE CLOCK (5 min intervals - medium)

Click here to play STOP THE CLOCK (1 minute intervals - harder)

Click here to play BANG ON TIME (tricky!)

Click here for other games and worksheets about telling the time (Maths Zone)





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Love Thy Neighbour

GENERAL

Do you think someone should keep 130 cats in a house or flat?

What problems would this lady have living with 130 cats in Sunshine?

What does your local council say about pets?

LEVEL 3

Read the local council regulations for keeping pets here.

Download the Animal Registration Form from the same page. Read it with your teacher. Fill in the form for the lady from Siberia!

LEVEL 2 and 3

Remember the article we read in class, Love Your Neighbour? Sometimes it can be difficult!?

We discussed these problems:

They talk loudly.
Their babies cry all night.
They have noisy parties.
Their dogs bark.
They watch TV late at night.
They move furniture.
They play the violin.
They argue with their partner.

Speaking: Requests - Asking your neighbours to change their behaviour

Click here to go to VOXOPOP.

Use the situations above. Practise kindly asking your neighbours to change their behaviour.

eg. "Could you please turn down the TV? It's late. I have to get up early.
eg. "Would you please stop moving your furniture. My kids can't sleep.

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Democracy, Voting, Politicians & Parties

Welcome back to Duke Street students !!!

This semester we begin our new learning unit: Australian Government. There will be a Federal Election soon and then a State Election in November. So this is a good time for us to learn about Australian Government, Voting, Politicians and Parties.

But before we start ...

ARE YOU ENROLLED TO VOTE? YOU CAN CHECK ONLINE!

Click here and go to the AEC Website to check if you are enrolled to vote. Voting is important. Make sure you are enrolled!

If you are NOT enrolled or have changed your address, please click here and follow the steps for FILLING OUT AN ENROLMENT FORM, PRINTING & SIGNING and RETURNING IT TO THE AEC. ASK YOUR TEACHER TO HELP YOU !!!

Now let's start with a guessing game ...

FEDERAL POLITICS




WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

1) Match the photos with their names:

Julia

Bob

Tony

2) Do you know their surnames?






3) Match the people and their jobs:

Senator

Prime Minister

Opposition Leader

4) Match the people and their parties:















Let's make some sentences ...

eg. Julia _______ is the ___________ and she is the leader of the ________________.


Who are these two women? What are their jobs? Are they from a political party? What do they do in our system of Government?






















Level 3 : Who is Julia Gillard?



Watch the video. Take notes. What do they say about Julia Gillard in relation to :

Deputy Prime Minister
Wales
1961
six years later (1966)
student politics
solicitor
John Brumby, a shadow minister
education / employment / social inclusion
hairdresser


STATE POLITICS

Who are these two men? What are their jobs? Which parties are they from? Write sentences about them.











Listening: A Day in the Life of a Politician

We are going to watch a short video about Andrea Coote (a Victorian Liberal Party MP).

Level 1 : Download the activity for the video here.

Level 2 and 3: Download the activity for the video here.




GRAMMAR: WHO DECIDES? Federal / State / Local Government

Instructions: Click on the picture below and print out in full size

1) Can you make 10 sentences using the Present Continuous tense? eg. The worker is sweeping the road.

2) Can you name the services and/or guess who takes care of these government areas eg. The worker sweeping the road = road repairs and maintenance = local government. (Work with your teacher)


















INTERNATIONAL POLITICS - FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS POLITICIANS

Here are some politicians from different times and places. Who are they? What words would you use to describe them? Were they good or bad politicians? Or both? Why?




















(Teachers: Click here for excellent FREE materials about Government and voting)

Global Village

LEVEL 3 : If the world were a global village of 100 people, what would it look like?

Here is a video related to the work we did in class about the Global Village Project.



Take Notes:

How many ...

would be ... Men? Women? Asian? European? African? Latin American? North American? Christian? Muslim? Hindu? Buddhist?

...would have ... electricity? safe drinking water? a college education?

...wouldn't have enough to eat?

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT AT WWW.100PEOPLE.ORG











I'm sure you remember this song? Let's have a class Karaoke!

Here are the lyrics to "We are the World".


Level 1, 2 and 3 : The World Game






Are you sleepy? Have you been watching the World Cup 2010 in South Africa? Do you like soccer? Will the Socceroos go to the next round? Which teams are strong? Which teams are weak? Which are your favourite teams? Who are your favourite players? Which team will win?

Here are all the match results. (so far)

Answer these questions using the match result tables above:

1. Which teams played the first match of the tournament in Johannesburg?
2. Who won the match between Australia and Ghana?
3. Which teams played in the city of Polokwane in Group C on June the 13th? Who won?
4. Which Group G team lost 7 - 0 to Portugal in Cape Town on June the 21st?

Here is the latest schedule of matches from South Africa? Can you read it? Who will play next?

Use this page to find some information about your favourite players

Level 2 and 3


TOPICS - An Online Magazine for ESL students

Are you still having a problem choosing a topic for your talk? Maybe you should take a look at this easy to read magazine written for and by ESL students. In the It's International section topics include: holidays and festivals, food, traditions and superstitions, clothing, proverbs and folktales. Take a look ...

If I had a little money ...

Level 2 and 3 : The Second Conditional : If you won a million dollars, what would you do?

Watch this video. What answers do the people give? What would you answer?

LISTENING EXERCISE & SURVEY: CLICK HERE and PRINT the listening exercise and survey. Watch the video again. Complete the survey in class.





ONLINE GRAMMAR EXERCISE - SECOND CONDITIONAL - CLICK HERE (from Grammar Aquarium)

If I got me a wealthy man, I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball ...

Here's a classic song from ABBA (using the 2nd Conditional) ... watch, enjoy, and sing along. PRINT THE LYRICS HERE.




Level 2 and 3: The Conditional : If +will, would, were

Last week we looked at the First Conditional (if +will). Watch this lesson if you are not sure how to use this grammar



ONLINE GRAMMAR EXERCISE - FIRST CONDITIONAL - CLICK HERE (from Grammar Aquarium)

IF - Online exercise (First and Second Conditional)from UsingEnglish.com

LEVEL 1 : HOW MUCH IS IT? / ... FOR HOW MUCH?

SHOPPING AT ALDI

This week we read the Aldi Catalogue. There are some great specials this week. Do you remember the dialogue?:



Customer: Excuse me, can you tell me how much the Vanilla Soy Milk is?
Assistant: It's $1.99
Customer: For how much?
Assistant : For a one litre carton

Vocabulary: litre / grams / kilo / carton / pack / box / bottle / packet / tin / block

It is easy to confuse HOW MUCH? (Price) and FOR HOW MUCH/MANY? (AMOUNT/NUMBER)

REPEAT THE EXERCISE WE DID IN CLASS ON YOUR OWN

1) PRINT this worksheet.
2) GO to ALDI'S ONLINE SPECIAL BUYS page. CLICK HERE.
3) Use the worksheet and write down the PRODUCT / THE PRICE / AMOUNT

MAKE SOME DIALOGUES LIKE THE ONE ABOVE AND PRACTICE THEM WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER

LEVEL 1 - VIDEO : What have you got in that bag?



COMPLETE THE VIDEO LESSON (Click here)

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