Photos taken yesterday somewhere in Sydney. Do you know where?
- Check your emails. You will receive and invitation to a party. Please reply following the structure that we learnt last week (refusing an invitation).
- Today is Melbourne Cup Day. Do you know anything about it? Check the information in the Australian Government Culture and Recreation Portal, Melbourne Cup, and answer the following questions:
- What is it?
- When does it take place? (time and date)
- What happens to the nation on that day?
- What is a sweep?
- What would you be looking for if you checked the milliners directory on the Racetrack Fashions link?
- How long has the Melbourne Cup been around (existed/taken place)?
- Which is Austalia's most famous racehorse? Why?
- What can you see in the National Museum of Australia?
- Who won the 2006 Melbourne Cup?
- What do you think about all of this?
- Use the answers to these questions to write a short report about the Melbourne Cup, with your opinion about it at the end. You can compare it to other celebrations or festivities in Australia or in your country of origin.
- Last Tuesday Luisa Odelli, one of the college career counsellors, gave a talk about educational & vocational pathways. She showed us two very useful websites with course and work information: TAFE Find a Course and My Future. You should start thinking about your pathway for next year.
- Last Tuesday we corrected all the answers of the webquest. Well done everyone and thank you to Marta for helping all of you.... Today you can write a draft of your report. Email it to me or print it and revise it before we can check it together.
- Did you email your questions about Grant Mizens to me?
- Today's ESOLForum question is about drivers. First do this short dictation in Time4English: Advanced 3L, Bad drivers!. Then go to the last entry of our ESOL forum and give your opinion. Don't forget to read everyone else's opinion before you write yours.
