Week 3 and 4 Term 1 --- Tell me a little about yourself --- Homework and Review

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(VU22606) - Access Internet and Email to Develop Language / VU22601 - Participate in short conversations and transactions / VU22358 - Develop Learning Goals)

VU22601 - "Tell me a little about yourself"...

...this is a request for personal information you will hear when you meet new people at a BBQ or Party. It is also a request for information made in a very different situation --- at a job interview

(Source: Briya Classes) 

We watched this video in class. The interviewee gives some funny and strange answers ;-)

(Homework) Exercise 1 : Replay and pause the video. When you are ready do the listening exercise.

LISTENING FOR QUESTIONS EXERCISE

(Classwork Week 3) Exercise 2: Write out the correct answers from the LISTENING FOR QUESTIONS EXERCISE. 

You will practice asking and answering the questions with the role play cards I give you in the next class.

Past Simple Review

Past simple tense, an interactive worksheet by jecika
liveworksheets.com

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Let's move on to the second part of the VU22601 unit : "Transactions" ...

VU22601 : RETURNING FAULTY GOODS

 

Exercise 3: a) Watch the video above  b) Download the cloze exercise (fold-listen-check)

Exercise 4 : Complete these 3 sequencing exercises / learn the vocabulary (moresettlement.org)

Vocabulary 1 - Returning Faulty Merchandise (1)

Vocabulary 2 - Returning Faulty Merchandise (2)

Dialogue - Returning Goods for an Exchange or Refund

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Exercise 5 - Listening

Shopping listening, an interactive worksheet by lorenagarcia
liveworksheets.com

GRAMMAR : The Causative (Having / Getting something done )

We use this voice to talk about many situations where we pay or ask someone to do something for us. It is like the passive voice. We do not care so much about WHO does something for us ...we just want the job done!

examples...

• I got my hair cut yesterday
• They're getting their house painted next month
• He had his car serviced two days ago

Try some online exercises using the Causative here (Perfect English Grammar)


Exercise 6 : GETTING YOUR HAIR CUT (2) 

Last week we made an appointment to see a hairdresser. Now let's review what we learned about telling the hairdresser or barber what you want done ...

FOR MEN ...



 You can read and study the video script here (Learning English Essentials)

FOR LADIES ...

VOCABULARY: long, short, medium length, bald, blond, brunette, red head, curly, straight, permed, dye, tint, highlights,shaved, trim, layered, tapered, fringe, side-burns around the sides / on the top / up the back / combed / blow dried / shampooed/

READING / LISTENING 1

Listen and/or read the story about Susan.

Exercise A : Download and complete this comprehension exercise

Exercise B : Listen to the story and complete the dictation. (Fold / write / check)

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Exercise 7 - PAIRWORK

Role play - At the Clothes Shop, an interactive worksheet by sueuk
liveworksheets.com

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VU22328 : LEARNING DIARY WEEK 2 BLACKBOARDS

Week 1 and 2 Term 1 --- Welcome! --- Homework and Review

(VU22606) - Access Internet and Email to Develop Language / VU22601 - Participate in short conversations and transactions / VU22358 - Develop Learning Goals)

HOMEWORK using a device  :  Click / Print / Complete

1. Click on the link and read the story, "Ünhealthy Breakfast"                          (ESL.Civics)
2. Print out the story at school or at home
3. Complete the exercises
4. Bring the worksheet to class on Monday (3 Feb) for review

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CLASSWORK using a device

VU22601 - Introductions, Casual Conversations and Invitations

Let's learn about introductions (and spelling names)

Watch these people introducing themselves ...



When you meet someone for the first time what questions are OK to ask?
What things are OK to talk about? Which things are not OK to talk about?

Classwork Activity 1 : Read / Discuss

A.

Decide if these questions and comments are POLITE (OK) ✓or IMPOLITE ✘(not OK) when you talk to someone for the first time ...

• What do you do for a living?
• Why don't you have any children?
• Tell me a little about yourself
• Whereabouts do you live?
• What's your street and house number?
• How old are you?
• Have you visited any other countries?
• Do you play or follow any sports?
• You're really good looking, you know.
• How long have you been in Australia?
• What shocking weather we're having!
• How much do you weigh?

B.  Click and Print ...

... this worksheet for you and your partner to complete

Classwork Activity 2 :  VU22601 : Listening / Speaking : Invitations

In preparation for the first Assessment Task in Week 3, here are some conversations by students from past Level 2 classes

Let's see if they include ...

1) A Greeting
2) An Opening
3) Good turn taking
4) Clear communication
5) Confirmation of time, day, date
6) Use of 1 or 2 common expressions
7) Good pronunciation
8) Closing of the conversation

Remember : There are no hard rules for a casual conversation

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 ...



Classroom Activity Exercise (Click and Print) ...this worksheet and give the conversations a score


GRAMMAR REVIEW

Watch and discuss ...

This week we looked at OPEN QUESTIONS vs. TAG QUESTIONS. Do you know how and when to use them?



Now try this interactive worksheet  ..

Tag questions, an interactive worksheet by Kharina
liveworksheets.com

Present Simple

We also reviewed the Present Tense so we know how and when to use Do / Does / Don't / Doesn't when we make questions (as well as negative and short answers)




Now try this interactive worksheet ...

Present Simple Tense, an interactive worksheet by jecika
liveworksheets.com

IF YOU WERE AWAY !!! 

VU22358 - Learning Diary ...what we learnt this week ... and blackboards from Week 1




You can also download and print this week's blackboards for your learning diary here (PDF)

MOVIE OF THE WEEK ...



Lucky Penny - Silent Short Film from Eugene Hattingh on Vimeo.



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REVIEW (Listening) - Telling the time ...

1) Click on the clock to hear the time 2) Is it right or is it wrong?

What's the time? - listening, an interactive worksheet by mada_1
liveworksheets.com

Week 9 and 10 Homework : Buying a Car

VU22601 : Vehicle Accident (Elllo.org)


Mixer 78  Have you ever been in a traffic accident? from elllo on Vimeo.

We listened to Lindsey, Paul and Matthew in class.

Here is the full lesson - listen to the experiences of Helen, Amir and Shalini

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Grammar - 2nd Conditional

If I had ...


Exercise 3 Download and complete the worksheet I have made for this video 

Read the transcript for this video
  
Here's a song ...

  

VU22601 / VU22603 : Buying a Car

That same young lady is in trouble again ...

She buys a car for $8500 but she forgets about the interest payments

If you were not in class for this lesson download it here (pdf)

Here is the transcript to the video




Parts of a car

Exercise 4 Can you label the diagram?

Using the passive voice to describe a problem with your car

1. The _____________ is damaged

2. The _____________ is cracked

3. The tyre is ________________

4. The paintwork is scratched

Can you think of any others

Week 7 and 8 Homework: On the Road Again

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VU22601 / Transactions / Negotiations

(Source: What's the Law? Legal Aid Victoria)

What do you do if you have an accident -- or if someone damages your car?

Spelling/Vocabulary:

insurance / registration / cover / third party / comprehensive / compulsory /accident / damage / police /

Watch the video and discuss or answer the questions ...

Exercise 1 : Questions

1) What do the drivers exchange?

2) Does car registration cover the driver for damage to another car?

3) What does Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurance cover? What doesn't it cover?

4) What is Third Party Property (TPP) insurance? What does it cover? What doesn't it cover?

5) What does Comprehensive Insurance cover?

Transcript of the video story

Watch other video stories about the Law here (Legal Aid Victoria)

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Grammar

*Should (advice)


SHOULD (level 1)

What should you do if you have a minor car accident?

First of all, you should stay calm. You should make sure the other driver is ok. What else should you do?

Exercise 2 

Try this cloze exercise/dictation (Word)

What other advice would you give someone in these situations ...

*Your friend's wife leaves him for another man
*Your son wants to start his own business but has no money
*Your neighbours have parties everynight and you can't sleep

Try this Grammar exercise (Should/Shouldn't) about healthy living (Oxford Uni Press)

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Week 5 and 6 Homework: Accidents Can Happen

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VU22603  Reading and Writing : Accident Report Forms

This week we looked at different types and accidents and injuries.
We filled in some simple report forms.

Here is the table we used for writing a simple report on an accident in the classroom

WORKPLACE SAFETY

Workplace safety is very important.
Here are the two other accidents we watched ad wrote reports for ...

WARNING :
THESE VIDEOS HAVE STRONG IMAGES AND MIGHT UPSET SOME VIEWERS

At the Bakery ...



Accident at the Bakery

I was at the bakery working when a customer came in and wanted a loaf of bread. I got a loaf and put it into the slicer. I put the bread in the wrong way so I tried to remove it. However,  I could not get it out and cut my fingers. My workmate gave me first aid and an ambulance was called.

At the Restaurant ...



Exercise 1 :

Can you write a similar report about the accident in the restaurant?

Use the table and report above to help you?

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Grammar : You will notice in the report that we use the PAST CONTINUOUS and the PAST SIMPLE together to describe actions that are related, close to one another in time, or when one action is interrupted by another. We also used the conjunctions WHEN and WHILE

eg. I was putting the bread into the slicer when it got stuck.

If you are still not sure how to use it, watch this video ...



Exercise 2 : Try this exercise (Englisch-Hilfen.com)

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Vocabulary : Parts of the Body

We looked at some vocabulary to do with body parts (especially body parts that can get injured)

Do you remember these? 
thumb / palm / wrist / ankle / ball (of the foot) / arch (of the foot) / heel / eyelash / brow / eyelid / eye socket / thigh / calf / forearm / chest / lower, middle, upper back / throat / back of the neck (nape) / torso / trunk / limbs / buttocks

Here are some diagrams for you to study (7ESL.com) ...

Here is a chart of the FACE

Here is a chart of the HAND

Here is a hart of INTERNAL BODY PARTS

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REVIEW ...

Grammar: Have / Get + Something + verb

eg. I'm getting my hair done tomorrow / I had my car serviced yesterday

Watch the video if you are not sure how to make these sentences ...

We also looked this week at LET and MAKE + PERSON + VERB

eg. I let my son stay up late on the weekend / I made my son do his homework last night.

Watch the video if you are not sure how to make these sentences ...

OUR SILENT MOVIE VIDEO FOR THE WEEK

Why is the movie called "Too Quick to Judge"?

What would you do if ...you were the boy?

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Week 4 Homework : Returning Faulty Goods / Getting Things Done

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VU22601 : RETURNING FAULTY GOODS




Exercise 1: a) Watch the video above  b) Download the cloze exercise (fold-listen-check)

Exercise 2 : Complete these 3 sequencing exercises / learn the vocabulary (moresettlement.org)

Vocabulary 1 - Returning Faulty Merchandise (1)

Vocabulary 2 - Returning Faulty Merchandise (2)

Dialogue - Returning Goods for an Exchange or Refund

Exercise 2 : GETTING YOUR HAIR CUT (2) 

Last week we made an appointment to see a hairdresser. Now let's review what we learned about telling the hairdresser or barber what you want done ...

FOR MEN ...



 You can read and study the video script here (Learning English Essentials)

FOR LADIES ...

VOCABULARY: long, short, medium length, bald, blond, brunette, red head, curly, straight, permed, dye, tint, highlights,shaved, trim, layered, tapered, fringe, side-burns around the sides / on the top / up the back / combed / blow dried / shampooed/

READING / LISTENING 1

Listen and/or read the story about Susan.

Exercise A : Download and complete this comprehension exercise

Exercise B : Listen to the story and complete the dictation. (Fold / write / check)

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GRAMMAR : The Causative (Having / Getting something done )

We use this voice to talk about many situations where we pay or ask someone to do something for us. It is like the passive voice. We do not care so much about WHO does something for us ...we just want the job done!

examples...

• I got my hair cut yesterday
• They're getting their house painted next month
• He had his car serviced two days ago

Try some online exercises using the Causative here (Perfect English Grammar)

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VU22603 : READ AND COMPLETE FORMS

A Missing Bin!

"My bin's gone missing!"

So what can you do?

Download this FORM from Wyndham, read carefully and complete

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)