News

We are going to listen to another BTN episode this week.

Go to BTN. You have to watch episode 32.

Last week we heard about what it means to be the US presidentl. This week we can learn about Obama himself. There is also an item on ballroom dancing that some of you (especially Wendy) may find interesting.

News

Read the article on your right to find out what to do this morning.

This is a better link to BTN. You have to watch episode 31.

News: Sculpture by the Sea

This is the picture that I posted as a puzzle yesterday. You were right, it's called i-sea! Why do you think it's called that?


Part of our course is Reading News. This is an article about Sculpture by the Sea in the Sydney Morning Herald.







Read it and answer these questions:

1. How many sculptures are described in the article?



2. What materials are they made of?



3. Give an example of interaction of the art work with the environment.



4. What's a synonym of elephant?



5. How do participant artists feel?

Once you answer the questions, write a short text in your own words and add it to the post you wrote yesterday on Sculpture by the Sea.

News time

A tea shop in Newtown yesterday arvo

A couple of weeks ago we were discussing how to get better in English. Helen was saying that she would like to do more work listening to the news. We can both read news from the newspapers and listen to radio or tv news. Let's start today, Answer this poll and keep watching it. It will keep changing as people do it. We will see which type of news people prefer.

Get your own Poll!




Here you have a very good site, Behind the News, produced by the ABC weekly. Watch the 26th episode. There is a permanent link to it in ELS links on the right hand sidebar.

Ask me to give you a print out of the exercises. Today I would like you to concentrate on the segment Copyrtight Crackdown. You can just watch one segment (part) of the whole program by clicking on it on the right hand side of the BTN screen.

In the college Learner Support Centre (B1.19), you can listen to many radio news items with exercises to extend your vocabulary and understanding of the news.