Topics
Last week we talked about what topics to cover in our English class the first semester. You can look at them here:
Topics.
When the document opens, click on
view (top bar) and tick
print layout. This will allow you to see the page better.
There are many websites where you can practise listening. Melinda Gleeson (who wrote
Computer Health) has allowed us to check hers. The link is on this post title. You can also find it on the right sidebar of our blog (
Time4English).
You will need a Username and Password. I will give them to you in class. Ask me on Monday!
Username: *******
password: ********
Once in her website, click on News,
THIS WEEK'S NEWS STORY or THIS WEEK'S ODD SPOT (on the left).
Feel free to use it. Write in comments to let us know which exercise you found most useful or if they were too hard for you. Melinda will appreciate your comments.
Sydney Excursions
Sydney Excursions
Go to this site and start working on the planning of our end of the term excursion:
Sydney Excursions
View from the Botanic Gardens Sapphire Princess leaving Sydney Harbour.
Last year's bush fires.
If you want to learn more about our beautiful city, click on this link: Sydney Webquest (onestopenglish)
Buddy Icons
On our first computer class we learnt about Ergonomics and good posture. Don't forget to stop and do the streching exercises recommended on the website linked to the title of this post.
At home you must also pay attention to your posture: elbow, wrist and leg position, distance from screen, time spent typing, etc.
Check how much you know about good posture in this
Computer Health QuizRemember to do your homework for next Thursday: sentences giving advice on good posture, etc.
And remember to prepare your descriptions to post next to your photos. It'd be good to have them ready for next Thursday too.
St Valentine's Day
Go to this website
Saint Valentine and read about the history of the day. Answer these questions:
- Who was St Valentine?
- Who did he write a letter to?
- When did he die?
- Which emperor had him killed?
- Who sent the first valentine cards?
Now visit this other site The History Channel and read the History of Valentine's day.
6. Why did the emperor order Valentine to be killed?
7. Fill in the statistics:
- number of marriages in Nevada, USA per year
- money spent on flowers
- money spent on jewellery
- amounts of candy (sweets) sold
- average age at first marriage for women and men in 2003
Now in groups of three or four students prepare questions on the
Valentine Story and its
traditions.
2004 Competitions
You can look at Our Class 2004 and you can try to answer the competitions. To do so, go to comment and click on anonymously.
Later on, when I have invited you as contributors, you willbe able to write with your own name.
The quizzes are:
CompetitionSpot the difference2nd CompetitionPhotoguessCollageHave Fun With English QuestOz QuizDescriptions of PeopleGoing Global
Welcome to Our Class 2005
Our Hogben St classroom
Hello everybody.
Welcome to Our Class 2005! (can you decode this message?)
This year we are going to use it differently: you will be writing posts directly. I will invite you as
contributors* and I will show you how to send photos and create links.
It's going to be an interesting year. I'm really looking forward to doing interesting things with you.
Cheers!
Rosa
These are some of this year's students and three of the teachers:
Grace Sheriye
Jessica & Mirjiana
Chris & Rita
Cassie & Nentis
NENTISMy name is Nentis. I am married. I live in Penshurst. I've lived there for 2 years. My flat has two bedrooms, one lounge room, a kitchen, a laundry and a balcony. I haven't got a garage. Just a car park. There is no garden, as I live in a flat.I go shopping every Saturday afternoon, after the mosque. I watch TV after everytyhing is finished, sometimes before going to school. I listen to the radio sometimes in the car and sometimes when I am ironing.We go to a restaurant if we haven't got any activities in our leisure time, because sometimes on the weekends I'm more busy than on the weekdays. I do a lot of volunteer work for the Indonesian community (magazine editing, organising Tsunami Appeals, etc).
I cook every two days. I cook Indonesian dishes because I don't know how to cook from other countries. Every day we just eat Indonesian food.
Ivy & Athene
Jian & Rosa
Nada & Jenny
Natasha & Echo
Eva
Anu & Marion
*
contributors: you add your own posts to our blog. To see examples of how some Japanese students of English do it click on their blog
Feel the Season and read some of their posts.
Forum*:
HolidaysClick on the forum topic (Holidays). Now click on
post a new message to tell us about your holidays.
You may be asked to type a name and password. To get the user name and password you have to
send me an email and I'll give the name and password to you.
*A forum is a place in our website where we can discuss topics in our own time.
Summer Quiz
Do you know what these things are? I know... it's very easy, but anyway, if you know... tell us in comments! 
And if you feel like doing a very interesting New Year's Quiz, go to Dave Sperling's Happy New Years! Quiz. You will learn a lot about other cultures.
