Week 8

G'day all

I can't believe that this is the last post for the semester and the last post I'll publish for an AMEP class for a very very long time!

Well I think you all had an enjoyable time on the excursion last Thursday! I know I did! I hope you weren't too concerned when we headed towards Wollongong on the way home!!! You did get to see a magnificient view of the coast down to Kiama! That was an added bonus!

Naturally, your first task today is to write a recount of the excursion. You can look at the slideshow to jog your memory about what we saw!

Create a slideshow

When you've done that, you can use the time to perfect your powerpoint for tomorrow if you wish.

If you don't need to do that, then watch this episode of The Road Less Travelled. Here is the audio and  these are the activities For those of you who want to follow the serial to the end then look at Cork2010 and you'll find the rest of it there in the posts.

Have a look at Issues in English in the start up menu. Choose a topic that interests you and complete some of the activities. When you've done that, send me an email (address on the board) with a short summary of what you read/listened to and what kinds of activities you completed ie grammar/comprehension etc.

Well, that brings me to the end of this blog for the semester! I hope you've enjoyed your time learning English with us and I wish you all the very best for the future! Those of you who are leaving St George, I hope that one day you'll come back to study here! For those of you staying to do other courses here then don't forget to say 'hello' when you see me! And remember, you can always look at the blog any time you like!

Take care and happy blogging!

Powerpoint tutorial

G'day all

As part of your oral presentation you'll have to produce a powerpoint slide show. I told you that I would show you how to use the program and that you could practise at home. So, have a look at this link and follow the prompts to produce your own powerpoint presentation. Have a look at my first attempt at creating a slide show! I just tried to use as many techniques as possible for fun!

Have fun!

Week 6

G'day all

I hope you all had a great weekend. I had a lovely one. I went to a card making class on Saturday morning and in the afternoon I went to a party. I also went to a housewarming party on Sunday. Being out so much meant I didn't get much housework done but never mind, it will still be there next week!!

If you didn't do any of the activities from last week's blog then you can do them AFTER you've done today's work!

Posture is very important as you all know. The first exercise most of you did in this class was correct posture when using a computer. So, print off this worksheet and open the video link to answer the questions. DO NOT read the transcript. Look and listen to the video. You can practise your reading by opening the 2 links on the right hand side of the page. When you have finished, write an information report about Posture in your blog. Andrew has explained to you what the structure of a report should be and the language used. Do a draft on paper and when finished, show it to me for correction. Then you can publish it.

Remember that next Monday will be a public holiday. Do you know what it's for? Put a comment at the end of this post if you know the answer!

Here is the audio and activities for Episode 7 of the radio serial!

Take care and happy blogging!