Term 2, Week 1

G'day all and welcome back to term 2!

I hope you had an enjoyable break and that you managed to do a couple of fun things! Why don't you log on to your blog and write a short text about how you spent your holidays! Include any photos if you took some!

I'd like you then to think up some questions you could ask someone about their holidays. Once you're sure the grammar is correct, interview one of your classmates. Record the conversation and then upload it to your blog! We'll have to see how the internet is working today to see if we can do this from here! Always a challenge!

That's all for today. If you finish these 2 tasks then I'll direct you to something else!

Happy blogging!

Week 8

G'day all

Hard to believe that this is the last class for term 1. I hope you have good plans for the holidays! I know I have!

Today is a chance for you to catch up on any outstanding work that needs to be done as well as a little bit of fun!

Log on to VOKI and sign up! Choose an avatar and create a little story. Try to use the microphone and record your story! I wasn't too successful with the voice recording only because the name I chose was pronounced incorrectly! Have a play and see what you can create.

When you're happy with your selection, send me a comment to let me know you've posted your creation.

Now, finish off any outstanding work. Not everyone has done the research on the famous Australians on the banknotes!

If you're looking for something else to do then open Issues in English 2 from the menu selection in the Programs and choose a topic to work on!

Have an enjoyable break and try to have a bit of a break in between doing your 'homework'!

Happy blogging!

Voki

G'day

Isn't she cute? I created her through Voki! Why don't you sign up and create your own stories in English. You can record your own voice or type the text you want spoken! it's lots of fun!

Week 7

G'day all

Well, I'm sure you're all keenly looking forward to the Easter break and the extended time off! It'll give you a chance to work on some homework and assignments!!

If you get to have a break, perhaps you'd like to visit the Easter Show out at Homebush! It's a great way to spend a few hours looking at the farm animals, fresh produce and handicrafts from around the State. It can also be VERY expensive unless you can curb your spending or have a strict budget! To find out all about the event, log on to the Moodle and  print off the worksheet for Topic 6 and complete the activities via the web link.

This morning we read about people on our Australian banknotes. Choose one of these people and look them up on the web. Write down some key facts about their lives on a timeline. Put the info in your blog.
If  you haven't had a chance to complete the activities from last week then please take the opportunity to do so today.

I'll be checking your blogs over the next couple of days and I expect to see some recent content.

Have a good week and have a very Happy Easter. Enjoy a blog free day next Monday!

A bit of fun!

G'day all

Found this on EFL classroom and thought I'd share it with you! Who would have thought that a Pink Panther video could provide so many English verbs! If you feel like a challenge, then use the verbs to write a recount of the video! I wonder how many verbs you can use?





Find more videos like this on EFL CLASSROOM 2.0

Week 6

G'day all

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! I had a lovely time and celebrated Ireland's National holiday yesterday! I didn't get stuck into the Guinness as I don't like it but I did wear green!

Last week you worked on some grammar so today it's time for some more listening and reading. As we mentioned this morning, you'll hear Heather and Sue talking about their favourite places. It's a good example of extended dialogue that could be part of Stage 2 in the IELTS speaking test.

Click on this link, watch the video and complete the worksheet.

On Thursday this week the college will be celebrating this year's Harmony Day event. Have you ever heard of this? What do you think it means? Click on this link to find out what's the themefor this year. When you've looked at the 2 short videos, click on the link to Harmony Heroes (on the left of the page) and read about this year's hero. In your blog, write a few sentences about Thomas Kenneally.

Next Saturday evening, the 23 March  there will be a world wide environmental event taking place. Do you know what it is? How long has it been running? Will you take part?
Do a Google search and see what info you can find. For example, how long has it been running, how many countries take part and anything else you think might be useful. Write up your answers as a short informal report in your blog.

Well, that should keep you busy for a while!

Happy blogging!

Week 5

G'day all

I hope your weekend was good and that you rested up so that you can survive another week in class!
Today's work is mainly practising a bit of grammar. This morning we did a bit of work on the article 'the' but here are a few more exercises to practise this. Try this link for some more!

Anne said you wanted to do some work on the passive voice too so have a look at these activities and see how you go!

If you have a look at this English language site, you'll find many many activities on every aspect of English grammar imaginable! the website opens at the home page so click on Grammar Activities and go for broke!

For those of you who want to have a break from grammar, have a look at Study English from the Australia Network. Here you can listen to the text and complete the written activities too. It's full of good ideas for English language learners. Have a look around the rest of the site too and explore what it has to offer!

Well, have a good week and happy blogging!